Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-03-14
D.. MONDAY EVENING. MARCH IA, 1892.
SILAS PETERS WIFE.

Bishop is going to preach to-day"
know all about that, but it's 3 o'clock
now, and with all have got 70 do can't
be ready to start by half-past ten.
Let me help you. Mandy. lean wash
the dishes and sweep.
Yes. and make all the beds. get the
children ready for Sunday school, clean
the stove, skim the milk, wash the pans,
pare the potatoes, get the meat cut and
into the spider, and lay the fire ready TO
light when we get home. replied Mandy,
scornfully.
Il meant all right. said the crestfallen
Silas. Can't you leave the cleaning up
part for this time, and we can do without
potatoes for once? II will be change
II you want a change so bad you had
better go and board with Mrs. Russell.
You'll get change there, reckon.
"What do you meant"
eWhy, when | went over there tho
other morning to borrow little -four.
they had just finished breakfast and such
o breakfast
What was it. Mandy" asked Silas.
bis curiosity aroused.
"What was it? You'd better say what
wasn't it There wasn't single bit OF
pie on the table, nor pickles, nor cheese,
nor jelly, nor anything-much.
well, they had something At % eat.
hadn't they asked Silas.
Yes. they had bread and butter.
mashed potatoes, steak. oatmeal a..
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Peters He sat in M. new with his two
children. but his eyes kept wandering Ia
the Russell's pew.
ashe's almost as old as nv MANDY =
mused he. aMandv's 20. and Mrs Pa.
selI is inst %. she doesn't look worr,.d
NO wrinkles or lines Poor Mandv,
Mavbe haven't helped her as much as T
might Mrs. Russell looks 40 hapnv and
rontented. Wonder IL she had az much
60 do "a MANDY this morning Yy as a sud.
den thought struck him.
After service he returned home 70 find
clean house. beautifully shining stove.
and a deliciouslv cooked dinner. but 4
Worried and irritable wife
aIts been SO warm, sbe said ait tires
me all out cleaning up. / haven't sat
down a minnie sice Won left with the
.ir az amartyr who fancies duty NJ what.
,ver cost
sMandv wl,v don,t Won LET aomatb;po
90 once in n while and rest little This
dirt fight will wear Won ont.
aRestl Meg with all tbis work 10 ao ,
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a,,sb an bar faca when had ha callat
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