Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-27
After that | will tell you what else to

After that will tell you what else to
do"
1t was a hard dose to swallow but
he got it down and finally inquired what
else should be done. 1t was then after
ten clock.
"Well. the baby comes next"
whats the matter Of the babyp"
"You must wash his hands and face,
change his apron, comb his hair and
doctor that sore on his toe
.'Do you do that every morningp"
Every single morning"
He got the crash fowl from the
kitchen. made some soap-suds Of bar
soap and secured baby until he got up
a squall which lasted half an hour. 1t
took him another half hour to put on
the apron, and when he came to the
sore toe he applied little axle-grease.
| felt sorry for the poor thing, but
was determined not to interfere. II
was now eleven o'clock. and the girl
came in to get her order for dinner.
turned her over to Mr.. Bowser. and
he said
"Well, Katie. exercise your own
judgment. Get what you please"
When she had gone he said to me:
"There, now, the work is all done,
and haven't been three hours about
it. l can do it in half tie time to-
morrow. TIE idea that you women
are slaves is all nonsense. Why, /"
"But this is only one room. Mr..
Bowser. You will now take the hall. ="
whats the matter with the halir'
at must he swept and busted. Then
you can take the parlor. Then comes
the front stairs, the upper hall and our
bedroom"
"Wcll. I'll show you that can do
it!' he SAID after IA moments hesita-
ton. and by dinner-time he had fin
ished the hall. When we sat down to
the meal there was some very tough
steak, some potatoes with the hides on,
and loaf of bread and hunk of but
Bowser grew white as he showed back
and asked what it meant!
Its my judgment, sir. You left 1t
all to me, she replied.
"But you-you--'
I'D be fool to spend an hour over
dinner when I've got floors to clean
and windows to wash!"
'And ! always spend at least twenty
minutes planning the dinner with herr'
added.
Mr.. Bowser nearly choked rs he
gulped it down. expected he would
start down as soon as he left the table.
but he didn't. He took off his coat
and attacked the upstairs work. 1t was
three O'Clock before he finished, and AS
he came down with his hair askew and
his collar wilted said:
There's about an hours patching
and mending, and baby wants to be
rocked to sleep. Then you can Dress
yourself to receive callers or to &c
shopping"
an be hanged if 1 do!'' he said a.
he fixed himself up to go down town.
When / went up to the bedroom
found my night-dress on the bureau
and his night-shirt under the bed. The
| foot of the mattress was six inches
| higher than the head, and every sheet
and quilt was put on wrong. l left
| things as | found them, and he had
scarcely got in bed that night when he
| growled out:
What in Jamaica ails the old thing
anyhow
"Why, nothing, Mr.. Bowser 1t lay,
beautifully"
heard him growing away at inter
walls all night, and he was like beal
in the morning.
"Well, do you give upP" 1 asked as
he got into his overcoat.
"Give up! Give up! What is there
to give up about! turned to yester
day and proved before your eyes tha
! any sort of a woman ought to do thi:
whole work before noon with one hand
tied behind her; and now you want tc
know if l give up!'-Detroit Ere.
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