Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-24
Looking
After Things
"But, James" protested Mrs. Bank

got some sense if you haven't and l
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
/ 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 a mere man
to run a dinky little house like this
one for one day."
WELL" said Mrs. Blanket, there's
q lot to do and"
whats that?" Blanket demanded,
Indignantly, as shrieks arose from an.
other room.
Il think Thomas is pulling Ange-
lines hair" Mrs. Blanket explained.
You'd better go and see!"
81 should think" he said, "that you'd
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 kttch-
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"
We'll 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 lilly 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 a caterpillar and that he had
"squashed" her. Blanket set down the
tray with a slight bang. Then he
spanked Angelina and attended to
Thomas, who was shrieking fec the
exact location of his fresh unGere ear.
you've got to learn Us the text, -
they both chirped to tLeir father.
Thomas and Ange!ine were enjoy
ing themselves great. Fathers
way of doing their hair vas novel in
the extreme and they expected to
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 a fricasse, and tell her not to for.
get the biscuits, as she did last Sun
day, nor the cranberry jelly. And I'm
sure l don't know what kind of salad
she can do by herself Or"
Blanket found lilly in tears. "The
dessert" she explained, 'he will not
get hard! In the iceboX!"
Blanket Investigated. lilly opened
the icebox door to show him and Their
screamed. 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. View,
will do without dessert today" h,
said Mrs. Blanket said something
about cranberry jelly-there's tn,
phone!"
''Why, Of course!" Blanket erie,
nobly over the phone IF you're dow,
this way to church come right on owe
for dinner-glad to have you, Aun
SARAH"
Put on an extra place." he OF
dered Tilly, who was raining aroun
in circles in the kitchen. There
company-and fix something for des
sert-I don't know what-fried ostric
IL you want to-whatever you're use
to fixing when the dessert tips over!
Angelina fell down on the way HON
from Sunday school and was mudd
from hem to throat. Aunt Sara
came while Blanket was in the tkroe
Of re-dressing his offspring. Sh
stayed till o'clock and Blanket ha
to sit and entertain her instead {
leaving that acrid duty 20 Mrs. Banl
ct while he retired with cigar an
book to the cen. Thomas and Ang,
line, being somewhat unrestricted, ha
made wreck Of the usually orderl
downstairs.
Hungry, tired to death and wise