The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-01-29
The Man Who Did HOusewOrk.

Translated from the Norwegian by Nellie V.
Anderson
There was once man who was cross and
peevish, because he thought his wife never did
enough in the house.
He came home one evening from the hay
field, cursing and scolding, till things seemed
to fairly glow around him.
"Dear, don't be so angry" said the woman,
sin the morning we will change work. l will
go out with the hay workers, and NOW, while
you do the work at home"
Yes, the man thought this Il good idea,
and was very willing TO show her thing or
two.
So early in the morning the woman took
the scythe, and went out in the meadow with
the rest, to now The man was there to
work in the house First, he made ready to
churn, but after churning awhile, feeling very
thirsty, he went down cellar to tap some
beer. While doing this, he heard the pig in
the kitchen. He ran upstlirs, leaving the
faucet open. AT the sight of him the pig ran
against the churn with disastrous c0nse-
quences. When the man saw this mischief
done, and the pig greedily smacking and sip
ping of the stream that ran over the floor, he
was ready to fly with rage, and completely
forgetting the beer-barrel, he punished the
pig as best he could. He reached it again in
the door, and gave mighty kick that killed
it on the spot.
Now he remembered leaving the faucet
open, but on going to the cellar all the beer
had run out He then went to the milk
room, and again found enough cream to fill
the churn, for butter he must have for dinner.
When he had churned awhile he remembered
that the COW was yet in the stable, and had
received neither bite nor sup, though it was
late in the day. Thinking it would take too
tn np n ha nDnpln1pI n
put her ON the sod roof, on which grew short
green grass. AS the hut lay by steep side
hill, he thought by laying plank from that
to the roof it would be an easy matter to get
the COW up. But he dared not leave the
churn, for the baby was crawling around on
the floor, and might upset it; so he took the
churn on his back, thinking he would give
the COW some water before putting her on the
roof Leaning down to dip water from the
well, down came the contents Of the churn,
deluging his head and neck, then dripping
into the well.
1t was now near dinner time, and as there
was no butter, he thought of cooking mush,
and Immediately hung a kettle of water over
the fire. But now he bethought himself, that
the cow might fall off the roof and break her
legs, or neck, SO he must go up to tie her
One end of the rope he bound around the
cows neck, and dropping the other through
the chimney, he went down and tied it around
his leg, for the water was boiling in the ket-
tie, and he must make the musb. While do
ing this the cow fell off the roof and dragged
him up the chimney by the rope There he
hung, prisoner, while the poor cow dangled
between heaven and earth, able neither to 60
up or down.
The wife had waited seven long and broad
hours, to be called home to dinner, but no
summons came. At last she thought it was
too long, and finally went home. Upon see
ing the cow hanging in such a remarkable
manner, she quickly cut the rope with her
scythe. At the same moment the man fell
down the chimney, and his wife found him
standing on his head in the mush kettle.
Thus ended the woful experiences of man
who found fault with his wife, and as this
type of the genus homo is not confined to
one nation alone, let every man addicted to
similar practice, take solemn warning.
-PhtlddelphSd Press