New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16

trouble you to take off your shoes and stock
Shoes and stockings What for?"
Cos L orders it. Off Wi 'em to vance. or
you'll get taste o. the ropes end as a relish to
finish up wi after them buttered buns"
Jemima obeyed trembling
mo" said Sam. as she handed the stockings
take 'em no other way"
She submitted. Then he pocketed first the
stockings and after that the shoes.
H0w'm 1 to go about the floor with bare
nail"
'You'n chance to tread on nothin' but the
crumbs you've thrown down." retorted Samuel
never left nOthin' lynn about"
What be you in such a cruel hurry for to
have all cleaned up? I'll do it all by-m-bye."
"By-m-bye won't do for me-" said Samuel
when now advance is best" After a pause
I'll tell y what. I've been TO the house of my
mate Josh Blossom, and he blushed for shame
to let me what dogs hole il were so dirty
and neglected, and all because a slut of a female
as had been there neglected her dooties as TO
be FOR ever round the corner tOrkin. I'll have
none of that ere. and that's why I've took your
shoes and stockings"
Jemima colored TO her TEMPLES. and without
another word proceeded to clean uD
That done, She looked toward him pleadingly
mo, not yet Jem." said he There's wot they
call a lucid interval under your right arm. Just
get needle and thread and make that right"
She Obeyed meekly.
mo. that won't do" said he consciously
You pull out the old threads afore you put in
the new, and. wots more, don't throw them
thread ends on the floor. but behind the CRATE
And when you've done that there the gathers
out o your skirt. as wants takn up. And arter
that again there's the braid off The bottom hang
in in a great loop as if you was out seine fish
Whatever be i to do with MYSELF" asked
F1oribunda, as she stood in the street huttering
the copy OF her marriage register.
FIorry had no home. Her parents were dead
She had been in service when Samuel had
courted her; Her nearest relative was brother,
married, hundred miles away. She was more
than doubtful whether he would care to receive
her. she and her sister did not agree and
there were ructions in the house when she was
present.
Il can't stick here" said Florry. "And they
won't take me in at the wOrkhouse as I'm a
married CONAN, and my husband be bound to
support me. Whatever shall 1 do?'
After 4 struggle with herself, WELL said she
Il may as we'll just go and see to it. l suppose
10y law I've as much right 20 Josh Blossoms
'Ouse and earnings as he has hisself ANYHOW
Til see if ] can shake down there Bit
Accordingly. FloTibunda made her way 10 the
street where stood the dwelling of Josh Blossom.
The door was open, ana the owner vas within.
sitting by the fire, smoking.
Nov. them" exclaimed Florbunda, "wot do
you mean sP,ttin' about the CRATE and fiTerOns
fit TO cover EN- wi rust blisters? I'm not gon'
TO allow them drashy ways in my house, / can
tell you"
Then Floribunda looked about her
Here's purity piggery,'' she said. Bless my
soul, itil take me four and twenty hours right
end - get This fifty. And, loramussy!" she
exclaimed after exploring the back kitchen,
there's never nCthin' to clean up with Hand
me your money. I'm Soin' TO buy a bar of soap
a pail scTubbin' brushes, a mop. a broom and
silver sand. Give me your money. A man is
bound to maintain his lawful wife in yaler soap
and other EeceSsarieS.'
The woman left the house. having secured
what she had demanded
Josh sat with an extinguished pipe between
his fingers, resting on his knee, and with the
other hand he rubbed mis- head.
On the table she had left the certificate. He