The sun., 1885-10-22

tending to your old milk pans while
the breakfast is cooking, | suppose
There is nothing like economy in
work."
But it was a mortal hour before the
milk was strained and the pigs fed
and by that time the house was blue
with sort of smudgy smoke.
"Hullo!" shouted George, coming in
"What's all this-is the house on
fire?"
NO" said Lefty calmly, "only the
breakfast has burned up"
George uttered long sigh.
"Who'd have thought the fire was Sc
hot?" said he. What am l to dc
now?"
"Cook another, l suppose" said
Lefty.
"And what next?" demanded George
fercely.
"Why set the table, and then clear
it away and wash the dishes"
with this cut tinger?" complained
the husband.
Il was obliged to do it all the weeks
l had a felon on my little finger" re
marked Lefty. "The young geese and
turkeys ought to have been let out
and fed long before this; and the three
calves in the barnyard to be attended
to. And then there are the kitchen
and sitting-room to be swept and
busted and the beds to make, and the
string beans to be picked, and the
bread to bake and the huckleberry
pies to make, and your white vest to
be ironed, and the potatoes to bt
pealed, and the preserves to be scald
ed over, and the cheese to be turned
and the table to be cleared and the
dishes to be washed"
Hold on!' cried George, "you've
said that once"
Very likely, but it has to be done
three times day-and the chickens
to be looked after, and the linen pill
low cases to be put to bleaching, anC
the windows to be washed and youl
trousers to be patched, and the stock
ings to be darned, and the fire to b.
made up again, and tea to be prepared
you know you always want some
thing hot for supper. And there's tht
tllSllt > II1lh " Dt DIouSill III ttiic
strained, and the pans scalded and
and the geese and turkeys to be fec
and put into their coops; and, oh
dear. | forgot the churning. That will
take an hour at least. But, dear George
am getting hungry.--and | don't see
the least signs of breakfast George
Where are you going? -want-my-
breakfast"
For George had disappeared in the
midst OF her eXordium.
In twenty minutes or so, he returned
and by his side trudsed Mary Ann
Putt, the nearest neighbours twenty
year old daughter.
Il take it all back, said Mr.. White
Glover my colors, Lefty. Your work
is harder than mine. I'll be everlast-
ingly blest if it amt. Why, Icouldn t
take care OF the milk and cream for the
wages q girl would ask. l never real
lied before how much a woman had to
do"
care you quitesur that you realize
it now?' asked Lefty, misch!evously.
well, I've got a pretty fair idea on
the subject nodded George.
But you should be here on washing
day" said Lefty, "or on ironing day or
onthe day when we chop sausage-meat
Or make soft SOAP, Or"
"Stop, stop!" shouted George. "Il
you sayanother word III go for Mahala
Binks, too. Haven't | said that I'll
takeit all back? What more would you
have?'
wal, squire" said Mary Ann, who
by this time had removed her hat and
shawl, ''what II do tirst?"
DO" echoed Mr.. White. do every
thing and let me get Off to the hay-tield
as fast as can"
"Jes' as your orders is" said Mary
Aup.
.'And I say, tstty'" he added.
Eyes. George
write to your Cousin Dora. Tell her
we'll be glad to board her, if she will
assist you about the house"
:sBut you've hired Mary Ann.''
"There's work for 'em both,'' said
Mr.. White.
And he sat down and took refuge in
last weeks paper, while Mary Ann
wrestled with the charred remains OF
The breakfast and cut fresh slices of
home-cured ham,
In this world there are bloodless
battles and victories won without o
clash of steel; and in this category
may be ciessed Mrs. Whites victory
over her husband, in respect to the
question of "hired help. Helen For;
est Graves.