The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-09

exactly about this housekeeping
mania"
Street Cleaning Department.
Women ought To be in the street
cleaning department Wouldn't they
stir things up along these cutters and
dirty walks if they were on the Job.
My wife never passes that brick side
walk on Third South without aching
for broom to sweep it, and register
ing a neat little swear word in her in
sides about the way she'd look after
things. Time and again she's told me
that the cutters ought TO be cleaned
out once week. When theV got
those white wings on the downtown
streets last summer. she thought il
was some Improvement, but COM
planned right away that their suits
looked dirty. Wouldn't that get YOU?
She'd do il herself with a clean
starched white dress and every curl in
place. Women beat the Dutch with
their ways"
They do pretty well with keeping
the paved streets clean, but out our
way it's dust or mud the year round.
Cutters are all grown uD with weeds,
and 1 don't wonder the missus kicks
sometimes. We've got a shiftless lot
of neighbOrs that don't seem to care
about anything but the front lawn.
Back yards look like the Continental
market or worse. A fellow with any
gdmptiOn would clean uD a little
nights if he couldn't afford to hire il
done Look at that row of houses.
Every darn one of them needs paint
ing, and it wouldn't hurt to brace up
the front steps a bit. Cad, it's the
limit"
That's all right. Crouch" observed
Bassett, when he found an opportuni-
~ TO speak. But you object to house
cleaning, you said. and these fellows
only go step farther and don't clean
up at ALL
ooh, rot" answered his partner. q
don't object TO having a place kept
clean, but it's this everlasting ripping
up carpets and DOking into corners
that 1 can't stand for. Bet you don't
like il yourself"
"Oh. I'm used to it," replied Mr..
Bassett. expect any day to come
home and find the furniture on the
front lawn. Here's where 1 get out
See you this afternoon. Don't forget
your appointment with Black at %
Having an Auction?
"In be there" called Mr.. Crouch.
as he drove off. Talk about furni-
ture on the front lawn. / say, Maria"
he called when he reached his own
home. whats the matter here?
Having an auction? ."
My gracious, William" said Mrs.
Crouch, appearing at the front door
with her head done up in a big towel.
Didn't you get my message? We're
not going to have any lunch, and
things are so torn up / didn't want
YOU 10 come home"
Didn't want me 10 catch you at it, |
I'll bet. What did you promise me
sOlemnly last summer, Maria, when I |
let you have the whole house papered |
upstairs? You said there wouldn't |
be any more housekeeping for |
year"
We'll, not regular housekeeping, of |
course" answered his wife. Were |
just taking out few things and pol |
shing up little. Honest, William. il |
won't take but a few days. and think |
now comfy Wen be all winter
"Oh. yes. and how comfortable |
AN right now with my wife rugged up /
Ike "A scrubwoman, and no lunch or |
-yen a place TO sit down when 1 come /
lOme tired from business. No show |
Or "a hot meal, / suppose? ?"
wen get you something. dear. il
.ou'il be- nice and let me have a man
10 10 clean the basement and paint