The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-28

little gentle muscular activity Is wha
Ineed to stimulate appetizer"
you might paint the house or d.
some less tiresome work than wood
saving" replied Mrs Mouser
'Oh. you underrate my capacities
my dear. And saving wood is no
such hard work Come and see hov
simply it \ done. yet how ever,
muscle is brought into play. l an
enchanted with my idea and shall
carry it out The man can finish th;s
job. but it shall be the last ever pay
for What think you Of it wife?"
Well" laughed the lady. demure.
ly. Il think we shall be obliged to
live on cold victuals aud wear blan
kets to keep from freezing. Bat seri'
ously. dear. you had better consider
what hard labor you are planning for
yourself II were you l would ex.
pertinent on a few cord-sticks and as
sure myself that it is as easy as it
looks"
That's just like womanr' retort-
ed Mr.. Mouser. disdainfully; 'she
never does any thing heroicaIly; she
is totally incompetent in matters of
physical calculation. Now. ! can see
just as well as if l had stood over that
mans saw-jack for an hour the
amount of.force required to drive a
saw through stick of cor!- wood.
Aud declare to you. here and now.
that am going to do the next load
myself 1t is play-nothing but
play!
Lisbeth laughed so tantalizingly
that MIR Mouser turned upon her in
furry of indignation, saying:
You seem to have your doubts.
madam
Seeing is believing. sir!'
"Well. you shall see. You ought to
know by this time that l am man
with mind Of my own, and when l
say l am going to do thing l do il.
Please bear this in your shallow men-
tality, Mrs Mouser. that l. your hus-
band. am determined to never more
pay one dollar for wood-sawyer's
hire"
II am afraid l shall have to do
little of the wood-sawing myself
then" gravely murmured Mrs. Mou-
ser.
Mr. Mouser meant business. He at
once ordered the very best kind Of a
sawing-jack made. He purchased a
splendid saw, with sharp teeth and a
light frame. He pranced about hap
py as a school-boy, with daubs of yell
low and green paint spattered all over
his person. until finally the saw frame
suited him in his bright yellow coat
The Jack he painted a lovely lighl
green.
Daily he promenaded impatiently
around the sheds where the wood was
stored, and grumbled because the fuel
a,ted so unusually long. Al inter-
rals he added another coat of green
paint to the highly decorated saving
ack buck it is called some-
imes), and bade all his acquaintances
and friends come and inspect his
patent calisthenic toys, until every
me for miles around became familiar
With NJ, Mouser's green sawing-jack.
At last the longed- for day arrived. A
,ig load of fine hickory had been piled
Up in close proximity 10 tho tools Of
lecmation.
Mr., MDuser was all excitement. He
'assed by his amused wife with im-
,ortant disdain, and scarcely gave
himself time to devour his dinner. he
vas so eager to be at work.
Nothing more. thanks" he replied.
IS his wife wished to replenish his
up. Rising, he hastened to handle
rs pets with an ardor that caused
.jsbeth 10 smile knowingl y as she
watched him pick out the very small
st and most slender cord-sticks.
That was great mistake on Mr..
iouser's part He should have tackled
iflicult ones first. on the simple but
ruiful theory that custom would
ave sweetened his toll with the balm
I gre atcr ease.
Ny! how the saw rented. and the
bbrcviated sticks tumbled to the
round! Sill. Lisbeth. who was
'eeping with laughter. brimming eyes.
otccd that at the third cord-stick
work seemed to slacken just little;
nut seven were finished, and Mr.
iouser came in. declaring he felt
.lorious.
The second day Mr.. Mouser re.
nained at table a trife longer. -Four
ord-sticks in broken lengths licked
he dust, however.
Third day-Mr. Mouser took lime
o glance over the daily news after
inner. Record. three corl-slicks.
"Lisbeth," said he, Il think I've
zen cheated in that saw-jack. It's
ot put together on as practical plan
5 / was led to believe. 1t wiggles
Fourth day-Mr. Mouser toyed over
is dinner extensively. He smoked
is pipe and read the paper. He
lanced over his monthly magazine
ntil dark, and then started up. ex.