The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-05-20

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Then go upstairs, take Rober,
and Guy with you, make the beds
sweep the rooms, dust the furniture,
wipe up the hearth, aud also wip,
uff the nantol, empty the slop-buck-
ct aud clean the wash~bowl and
pitcher. After this is done. wash
and dress tho baby and put him to
sleep Wash Robert mud Guy, aud
lot them go outdoors to play
Then wash out few things for the
baby, put dinner on, aud while il il
cooking iron those few thing for thc
baby"
Mrs Hosard arose from the table,
won't up-staus aud dressed for the
street. After she had gone Mr.
Howard smiled 10 think how soon
be was going 10 get through with
lis wifes work. He managed to get
tho children's beds out to air, profit
ing by tho instructions of Ada, the
eldest cLili. Then he began on the
dlsIes, forgetting to pat on Mrs
lioward's apron, which she had laid
out for him to HGar. Such another
racket among dishos and splashiug
water. regardless Ul trousors aud
stiff shirt bosoDs, was never heard.
The children left their play aud
rHn in to see tho fun. Guy, who is
fourteen mouths old, climbed on a
chair Mr.. Howard pulled him do"n
and turned to lis fight with ihe
dishes. Robert, who is u little over
two years old, climbed on the table
and turned the castor over. Whiie
Mr.. Howard was taking him down,
little Guy,auSious to 6ud out things,
pulled the dish-psu over and nearly
drowned himself with it's coutents.
Then he commenced yelling at tue
top of his voice. Robert bumped
his head by slipping down in tho
greasy dish-water, aud engaged in
prolonged howl. To add to the
music. the baby set up = tremeu-
dous vail.
Mr. Howard took the children up
stairs. He put dry dress on Guy.
but put it on bim wrong side out
aud the hind part before. Still
they kept up their yelling
"Confound it! Cant you stop
that noise ?" he thuudered.
AT this juncture Johnnie, who is
four years old, came in crying with
his fipger bleeding. Mr.. Howard
tied it up and cent him about his
business.
al Il clean mp the ROOM thought
Mr.. Howard, "and loave those ,nis-
erablo dishes till the children Gre
ont of the way"
lie commenced turning things
around the room.
Il don't SEQ why Kate cant put
her clothes away, and not leave
thea lying around on the door like
this. l always put mine away" he
Bat when he began
gathering them mp, he found that
not one Of tho articles belonged to
his wife. his soiled shirt WAS in one
place, collar in another, and So OF.
BY this time Robert and Guy were
getting sleepy, and they began
pulling at their papa. ne tried to
get them away from him, bat they
cluug the closer.
"Ada, cant you stop that baby'S
yelling ?" he loudly shouted.
Ada got some boiled milk, and
Mr.. howard fed it to the little fol-
low, aud he soon went to sleep,
much to hiS papa's relief. But
Robert and Guy kept up an inces-
SAINT strain Of sobs and screams.
"Will you never stop ?' cried the
father, who was thoroughly arounsN
ed I'm go down-stairs and leave
you up here by youraelyes,' and be
started down-stares. The children,
fearing lie would leave them 10y
themselves, started aitor bim--Ada
Johnnie, Robert and Cuy-all Of
hem crying.
stop that noise, or L will leave
y and 60 up town i' At this the
Children cried tho harder. Mr..
howard sat down Oh The top step Of
tho stairs and watched his children
cry
I'll I wasn't man, I'd Join 10 your
concert said he.
They stood around, poking their
little fists iu their eyes aud sobbing
At intervals: 1t was now 1890.
A "Well.n thought Mr.. howard, 81