News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-01-31
Looking
After Things

ldSS. .4NOJ one WOFu! ne Sdlu. We
got some sense if you haven't, and
guess l can see case of nervous pros
tration coming on If you can't! You
need rest, Elmira, and you're going
to begin today. It's Sunday and
there's nothing special to do, and"
Mrs. Blanket groaned. Nothing to
dol" she repeated, in faint sarcasm.
If that isn't just like a man! Why"
"Well, then, I'm here to do it, am
l not? demanded Blanket. you're
to stay in bed and sleep if you want
to, but at any rate you're not going to
get up. 1t isn't beyond mere man
to run a dinky little house like this
one for one day."
WELL" said Mrs. Blanket, there's
a lot to do and"
whats that?" Blanket demanded,
Indignantly, as shrieks arose from an.
other room.
II think Thomas is pulling Ange.
lines hair" Mrs. Blanket explained.
You'd better go and see!"
| l. SIlOuIu LhIhh1 NC SdlI, ludJ JOu u
have enough control over those young
hyenas SO that they'd mind better
when they're spoken to! They have
absolutely no sense of respect for"
Something's burning in the kitch.
en-" broke in Mrs. Blanket. You'll
have to go and see"
Blanket went. 1t was the breakfast
oatmeal and lilly was in highly dis.
turbed state of mind. She was more
so when Blanket explained that the
mistress of the house would not be
visible that day.
"But What'll l do?" lilly asked. She
was not strong on meeting emergen.
| cies.
do" repeated Blanket. 'Wh-what
do you usually do when the oatmeal
burns?"
1T never burned before" Tilly told
him, anxiously. when the meat
burned once, Mrs. Blanket She
well go without breakfast food
for once" Blanket said, with dignity
He felt proud of the inspiration. And
I'll take up Mrs. Blankets breakfast if
you'll fix it.
Mrs. Blanket" explained Tilly pla,
cidly, "she fix it herself"
Blanket clumsily got things on the
tray, burned himself with the coffee
tripped On the stairs and stepped on
Angelina, who was crawling through
the upper hall on her hands and
knees. She explained Indignantly that
she was caterpillar and that he had
"squashed" her. Blanket set down the
tray with a slight bang. Then he
spanked Angelina and attended tc
Thomas, who was shrieking for the
exact location of his fresh underwear
you've got to learn us the text"
they both chirped to their father.
Thomas and Angelina were enjoy
ing themselves greatly. Fathers
way of doing their hair was novel in
the extreme and they expected tc
cause excitement on their arrival at
Sunday school. When Blanket got
them off he was putting and exhaust
ed.
You'll have to see what Tilly is do
ing to the dinner" Mrs. Blanket woke
up long enough to tell him. There's
to be fricasse and tell her not to for
get the biscuits, as she did Last Sun
day, nor the cranberry jelly. And I'm
sure don't know what kind of salad
she can do by herself Or"
Blanket found lilly in tears. "Ths
dessert" she explained, "he will not
get hard! In the icebox!"
Blanket investigated. Tilly opened
the icebox door to show him and Their
The dish of gelatin she
had set on the ice had slipped and top
pied side up. What shall 1 make
now?" lilly walled. What shall
make now?"
Blanket swallowed hard. "We-we
will do without dessert today" he
said. Mrs. Blanket said something
about cranberry jelly-there's the
phone!"
"Why, Of counsel" Blanket cried
nobly over the phone "If you're dowr
this way to church come right on over
Tor dinner-glad to have you, Aunt
SARAH"
Put on an extra place." he or
1ered Tilly, who was running around
n circles in the kitchen. There's
fix something for des
,ert-I don't know what-fried ostrich
I you want to-whatever you're used
o fixing when the dessert tips over!'
Angeline fell down on the way home
rom Sunday school and was muddy
rom hem to throat. Aunt Sarah
.ame while Blanket was in the throes
# re-dressing his offspring. She
tayed till o'clock and Blanket had
o sit and entertain her instead OF
eaving that acrid duty to Mrs. Bank
1 while he retired with cigar and
ook to the den. Thomas and Ange
me. being somewhat unrestricted, had
made a wreck of the usually orderly
ownstairs.
Hungry, tired to death and wiser,
ianket opened the door to look In on
FRS. Blanket after dusk. She looked
o rested and cheerful that 1t made
i'm angry. Here" he reared, "if