The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-08-10

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kindlinR Ia jiffy.~ be said So sag
Ing. hc chopped up q board and met
withno further mishap than to injnrc
himself with flying splinter
As he passed through the back yard
with the kindling he glanced toward
The east n wonder where Is the god
~ day2. he remarked Then he start
"a the fire In the kitchen stove and nut
thu kettle on. II was 80 dark that ne
was obliged TO keep the gas lighted
tits funny the sun doesn't come up.
he commented as he drew his ahlver.
Ting form nearer the Gre and watched
the tea-lscttic, which was now emit
ting steam and whispering the while
one 1T It's soft lullabics- Between the
lpnffs, the kettle murmured: ''Wouldn't
you like 70 60 70 sleep WHO'D. whoo q
nice early morning nap pun. pun the
lAweeteet sleep Of all the night2 WHO'D,
Ewhoo While this Rhythmic measure
WINS going on and he hal nearly yield.
ed % tho influence. bell rang out the
Lhonr Ono two--threc. Then there
was silence. Tho other bells followed
aud they all struck three times We're
the bells made Three o'clock? Impos-
sihlel Had not the alarm clock gono
OF and had not the clock boon vet for
six n'clock2 Then why should All tile
bells strike three2 We're they wrong9
! Or, WAS Il possible that the alarm
clock had gone OF ut two o'cl0cls2 IL
was more reasonable to suppose that
the fault WINS with tho alarm clock. He
Ind heard that they sometimes explod.
ed before their time. With many silent
blessings on the clock he silently stole
upstairs and crept into bed Moan
while the kettle downstairs went right
ION murmuring: tWhoo--whoo- lie, i go
Ing 70 take his morning nap paif
pnttls At the same time his wife whis-
pered: rs breakfast ready yet. love2.3
mo. was the gruff response. Thsn
she sauls into dreams and he followed
suit, his slumbcrs being broken by ex-
lpladin9 alarm clocks and tho flying
splintcrs 81 kindling wood. Suddenly
there was a loud pounding He started
up just is another clock had COMO on
III his dreams
sWhiit Is that2' he exclaimed
Sits the millsman, ! think. dsar.n
said his wife,
At the same time, Ii confederation
of her statement. a sonorous voice
arose from below:
"AIillr.
..why doesn't ne come In the middle
Of the night2s growicd the husband AZ
he arose and threw q blanket around
him.
/ my dear. you are not going down
like that2 You will catch your death
| Of cold
| - don't care he answered. deaper-
i ately. As he opened the back door the
/ wind blew lii upon him and the snow
covered his bare feet He looked like
- hleaehnd Indian chief rs he stood
there wrapped IN his Dfnnisrt. He
conghcd In funerea1 manner as he
was roughly greeted by the wintry
! blasts. The milkmnn, who was COW
cred with snow and had iciclcs on his
beard. regarded him n amnzement
"Mornin. he said.
Never mind about exchanging any.
civilities. my friend, Z returned the
other with chattering teeth. just
tpour out your milk
Can't
"Why not2r
ss;It's frozen. hut I'll leave Il cyiin-
arical chunk Of Ice in tho jar, and you
Foam thtlw II out. With that he cIat-
tered his pals and disappeared whist
Hing blithely as though life had no
cares The husband returned 10 the
kitchen with the cylindrical chunk OF
frozen milk, intending 70 melt IL near
the fire. Hut to his CONSERVATION he
found that the fire had gone out The
kettle was pulling away despairingly,
singing very softly: .'Whoo- WHO'D
you've got TO build the fire again
whoo WHO'D pnff-puff and then,
after exuiting moment the steam
suddenly ceased coming from the
spout While setting md lighting the
fire once more, he soliloquized upon the
migratory propensity 81 servants and
told himself that the next girl they en-
ployed would have to sign contract 70
remain ut least mouth. by this time
he was getting quite warm with in
| dignation, and. although the atmoa-
lphero was SO chilly indoors, he would
soon have been comfortable. He knelt
On the floor before the stove and began
blowing at the fire, his temper not be-
| ing improved by his Intellectual at
tempts to fan the flame into promising
proportions. The flame wayered, fint-
tered, looked as though 1t might bel
come promising coniiagration. and
then went ont. lie wrapped his man
tic more closely around his form and
was about To give audible vent TO his
feelings when be heard light voice
behind him:
You had better 60 to bed, love, and
allow me to make the fire.
TWAS his wife, and there was Z aus
picion Of laughter In her bright, blue
| eyes,
So saying she kneN In turn before the
stove and soon acheerful rirc was burn
ing. Then the kettle began to sputter
again Its all right now she knows
how to do IL whew, whew You'd bet
ter 60 70 bed pun, pun y
Then followed day Of tribulation.
the guests being given an explanation
which they received good-naturedly. I
In the afternoon the wife went to an
intelligence Office and left word to have
a girl sent at once. That evening there
was a timid knock At the side door.
The wife went to SEQ who was there.
A familiar and welcome voice was
heard.
TITS me Katie. II you please.
ma'am, ! wants to came back. I've
changed my mind about LAWN"