The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-05-10
BERRY BAKER

i BERRY BAKER
Keeps Batch During Sally's Absence ani
| Makes Some Discoveries.
| have been Eliminating, solilo-
quising and wondering how a batch
elor can raise family and keep all
the machinery in running order
without a woman. ] can't though
I've worn my patience thread bare
experimenting. 1t might have been
otherwise if l had commenced soon
er. Sally is away from home now,
gone to see some of her children
| hence / am Monarch of all I sur
vey.o l can never realize the life
of a bachelor only when she's away
from home, and that's pretty fire.
quently here of late. She has a
heap of them to look after and she
seems to enjoy it hugely. I am
getting pretty we'll batchelorized-
at least l think have made some
discoveries in that direction. It
looks like all the rends come in my
wardrobe and all the buttons fall off
when Sally's gone. Many will be
the sin the bachelor will have to
answer for, omitted and committed,
in looking after the cares and ankle
ties of a household without a wo
man. He ought to be sympathized
for by all and censured by none,
as he is wholly powerless to
change his condition. It is dis
ease or an epidemic and considered
by some to be contagious. Sally
says it's sketchin' "a heap more
have 1T now than when she was a
girl and they are heap older. She
says there is something very strange
or mysterious about the disease any
way. As old as she is she has never
known a woman to have it. It's a
disease heretofore pronounced in
durable and has proven fatal IN
many cases but there 10 consolation
for the afflicted, remedy has been
found and some have been treated,
cured and restored by the use of it
to their former usefulness. I would
say to all applicants this new batch
elor remedy has no curative proper
ties unless the application is made
by a woman. It's q strange dis
ease, isn't itS Nobody can have it
but men and nobody can cure it but
women. The Squire is my judge if
I hadn't rather be buried a dozen
times after / die than assume the
responsibility Of rearing a family
without q woman. There is but
one charge IN the whole family cat-
alogue that batchelorie not guilty
of and that is nursing. In this be
has clean record. Eve been play
ing batch nigh on to 2 or 8 days
and as many sleepless nights. I'll
tell you what I'd do if were one of
long standing, I'd take an agency
for the You Taw Woman's Journal
and work up Salt Lake City the
first thing. After doing up the
chores this morning concluded I'd
go to town and hear from the pri-
mary, and in order to have the ben
eft Of my wardrobe, as we'll as for
the protectionlof the person of Sal
ly's husband, / had to sew on some
buttons. / will say right here for
the benefit Of the rising generation,
| there are five things requisite in
sewing on buttons-a needle, a
| thread, a thimble, great deal of
patience and a button. piligent
search was instituted and all the ar
| ticles except the thimble-couldn't
use it no how. In my rimageing
and ransacking found a heap of
things (some Of which have gone
ont of use), besides butte W.
49,. vent off and left her
.nlngs unlocked and you may be
Decaturedsif didn't have 4th Of
July occasion prying into her hid
den treasures, trinkets, keepsakes
and hideaways. Time, space, dis
| position, inclination and the short
ness OF my pencil forbid that
should speak of all l found during
| nv short search. A keepsake OF
relic is an article carefully lait
away and by the recollection or thu
producing Of it will enable one t.
live the past over again. Most eve
lrybody has keepsake or some
thing by which to remember SOM
special friend, place or thing.
A Hideaway has special mission
and in its early stages is used for {
different purpose altogether, but il
its latter days frequently becomes
, keepsake. They are very small
things and are made out Of variou
kinds of fabrics and are quite fash
lionable. Seldom but one mission t
perform during the year, most al
families use them sooner or later
! Ours were made out of red fame
and came into use during the frs
liz months after marriage. Hav
no use for them now only as n
o minders.
The foregoing is strictly confider
, tial. If Sally gets hold of it m
J cakes all dough and my opportuni
ties for other discoveries will be .
an end. She does hate q NEEDLE
and l hate equally as bad to b
caught up with in my declinin
! wears. There are other things
!, desire to look into and my OIL
chance is when she is away frol
: home without the keys.
III She's coming-will have to clos
: If make any new discoveries wi
,fl let you know by return mail.
II BERRY BAKER.