The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-28

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hung it up and said:
"Now, then, I'm going to do this work
by system. You lie down on the lounge
and take your comfort, and I'll have
everything cleaned up in one hour by
the clock"
Iobeyed orders, and he stood in the
center Of the room, looked around him
for q spell, and then said:
THE first thing, Of course, is to sweep
and pick up things"
He wheeled the chairs back in way
to make the Castors rattle, grabbed the
papers Off the floor and tucked 'em into
the waste basket, and then ran for the
Carpet-sweeper. He pushed it twice
around the center table in q circle, kick
ed foot stool into o corner and
triumphantly observed:
Gust four minutes, and all is doneW
"You must wipe of the windows"
ooh, yes. Now, what else"
"Dust the woodwork"
His four minutes had heightened into
forty before he paused to wipe the
sweat from his brow on the tidy and
said:
"Well, I'm all through and it's only
nine o'clock"
"You must take the feather duster
and go over the pictures, Mr.. Bowser,"
"All right. What else?"
The rugs must be taken out on the
back steps and busted"
Eyes; what else"
"Dust those door curtains"
"Anything moreP"
HShGke down the two coal stoves and
call the girl to fill lem up. Then you
want to wipe of the stoves"
When that had been done he began to
figure up the time, but said:
"Those zinc boards must be washed and
dried, Then you can take wet rag and
wipe the door knobs. Then the cigar
ashes must be emptied from the holder,
and some matches put into the box.
Then you must bring in the broom and
sweep under the heavy chairs and in
the corners OF the room. After that |
will tell you what else to do"
1t was hard dose to swallow, but he
got it down and finally inquired what
else should be done. 1t was then after
10 o'clock,
"Well, the baby comes peGt,"
"What's the matter Of the babyf"
"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 morning"
every single morning"
He got the crash towel from the kitch-
en-, made some soap.suds OF bar-soap
and secured baby until he got up asquall
which lasted half an hour. u took him
another half hourto put on theapron, and
when he calno 10 the sore toe he applied
little axle,grease, lfelt sorry for the
poor thing, but | was determined not to
interfere. It was now eleven o'clock,
and the girl came in TO get her order for
dinner. / turned her over to Mr.. Bow
ser, and he said:
"Well, Katie, exercise our own judg'
ment. Get what you please"
When she had gone he said to me:
'sThere, now, the work isall done, and
| haven't been three hours ahoHt 1t.
can do it in half the time tomorrow
The idea that you women are slaves is
all nonsense. Why, u
"But this is only one room, MI: Bow
ser. You will now take the hail.
"What's the matter with the hall
at must be swept and busted. Their
YOU take the parlor. Then comes the
front stairs, the upper hall and our bed
ROOM" ,.
"Well, I'll show you that / can do itH
he said, after moments hesitation, ant
by dinner time he had finished the hall
When we sat down to the meal there
was some very tough steak, some pota
toes with the hides on, and LOAF o
bread and o hunk OF butter sat in thu
centre OF the tahle, Mr., Bowser grew
I white as he showed back and asked Wha
1t meaptI
ats my judgment sir. You left i
all to me" she replied.
"But you-you-"
''I'd be a fool to spend an hour owe
dinner when I've got floors to clean anC
"And ] always spend at least twent,
minutes planning the dinner with AerF
l added.
Mr., Bowser nearly choked as he gulpet
it down, | expected he would star
down as soon rs he LETT the table, but h
didn't, He took off his coat and at
tackled the upstairs work. II was
o'clock before he finished, and as h
came down with his hair askew and hi
collar wilted ! said:
"Theres about an hours patchinI
and mending, and baby wants to b
rocked to sleep. Then you can dres
: yourself to receive callers or TO go shop
ping ,,,,,
fixed himself up 70 go down town
When went up to the bedroom foun
nv night dress on the bureau and hi
night shirt under the bed. The foot Q
Inc mattress was six inches higher tina
J the head, and every sheet and quilt We
mt ON wrong. / left things as 1 foun
them, and he had scarcely got In be
that night when he growled out:
/, WWhat in Jamaica ails the old thin
anyhow
i heard him growing away at int
II walls ali night, and be was like bear
the morning.
1. "Weil, do you give up2" Iasked as !
got into his overcoat.
y "Giye upl Give up! What is the
), to give up about turned to yesterdi
and proved before your eyes that al
sort Of woman ought to do this who
, work before noon with one hand III
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