Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-29
Mr.. TIBBS'
WASHDAY.

| her hands from the suds and felt OF
| her crimpng pins 10 make sure that
none Of them had slipped out for the
sewing society met that afternoon. and
she wanted 10 look well. and she re-
marked with emphasis that she wish
ca to heavens that II didn't always
blow like sixty on washing days" And
she added as a meteorological fact that
III blowed last Monday and week
ago last Monday too"
Tibbs scratched his head and gave
vent to his perplexed state Of mind by
exclaiming, WAL, by jimby. ! don't
see what man can do
"I'll tell you what to DO" said Mrs
Tibbs, whirling the clothes wringer
round with viii as she ground out
the grist Of Tibbs' shirts and drawers
into the clothes basket You 20 and
put up that clothesline and hang out
them clothes. The wind blows enough
10 take woman right off her feet"
Tibbs rose reluctantly. All men dread
the clothesliue racket. 1t Is trying 10
the masculine nerves Tibhs put his
hand TO his back and volunteered the
information that he guessed he was
going to have another spell of lumbago
into his spine"
Mrs Tibbs was not in the slightest
degree interested III Mr.. Tibbs gloomy
anticipations. but went on wrestling
with the the clothes wringer and spat-
tering the soapsnds in every direction.
Mr. Tibbs put on his hat. buttoned
his coat tied his neck up in a red muf-
fer and shiyered. Seems TO me-" he
remarked. "iLat | feel a touch Of that
old sciatica in my hip joint"
Now. you put that clothesline up
tight" said Mrs Tibbs, entirely ignor
ing his observation Last week the
sheets dragged on the ground. and I
had to rinse 'em over Pull il tight.
Mind the hooks don't come out OF the
posts Re careful Of II where It's tied.
Put up the oldest part Of the line under
the pear tree for the towels and don't
90 to hanging out them clothes in none
of your slipshod ways. Tits Hang all
the stockings feet down. Put Annie's
flannel petticoat in the sun and hang ii
square. Pull them tablecloths out
around the hens after you get EN- on
TO the line. Pin the colored things on
with them oldest clothespins or they'll
mildew the white things. Hang that
ragged sheet under the shirts SOS the
holes won't show. Folks IS allus star
ing at a clothesline. Put that embroid-
cred nightgown Of mine next to the
street. Mind. now. and not set the
basket SOS it'll tip over
Aud In the midst Of 1t Tibbs went
out with bag of clothespins and the
line in one hand and the basket bal
anced on the opposite hip and the wa
ter which the wringer had not squeezed
on, running down over his leg in little
rills. There had been some snow, and
then, by way Of variety there had been
some rain. and then it had frozen, and
the footing was exceedingly slipper
and insecure. Tibbs soon found that
beyond doubt that passage of Scrip
ture which tells us that the feet of the
wicked stend on slippery places is
true lie had great difficulty in pre-
venting himself from going down the
side hill. where the clothes posts were
located, faster than lie wanted. OF
course tie line was fun of kinks. which
IS the family trait of clotheslines, and
Iibbs skinned his hands by pulling the
line through them 10 get out the kinks,
and when he got mad and banged the
board on which the offending line was
wound against the wood pile he barked
his knuckles and tore off one corner
of his thumb nail.
Mrs. sbbs and her cousin, Sally
Green, who had dropped in for a morn
ing call, were looking out of the win
dow TO see how he was getting along.
and they both laughed at his mishap
and said that was just like n man.
Mr.. Tibbs got desperate. He took his
! pocketknife and severed the line in its
/ kinkiest part. and. having tied up one
I piece Of 1t. he began 10 hang up the
! clothes. lie had his mouth full of
I clotIIespins Just as he had noticed Mrs.
/ Tibhs always had her mouth on such
1 occasions. aud he slapped the clothes
4 on 10 the line with a VIII
Up flew the kitchen window, and Mrs.
! Tihhs stuck ont her head.
Turn that shirt t'other side up!
Don't hang them sheets by the corners!
Put the towels on the old line! Don't
hang them flannel drawers Of Toms
/ NJ by the legs, Pull ont that edging
on Mary AIMS skirt, Look out. there
! you've stepped right into the clothes
basket What fools men are, | know
/ Cd you'd make mess Of IL, | wish Ia
hung EN- mp myself if | had bowed to
I Guinea in doing it,
ribhs discharged the elothespinS and
began 10 swear II relieved his mind.
j II. tsof fha 80 hat, f,fat4a If limo and IA -
tened one end Of il 10 the post, then he
gave a good pun on il 10 make sure il
WAS tight. aud it parted amidships. and
the sudden let - upset TjhhS' equiiib-
I RUM. ami in spite Of himself Ike went
rolling down the icy hin like an empty
-four barrel
Mrs. ponovan'S pet goat was enjoy
| IN lffln feast on n hafnh Of old To-