Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-05-16
Looking
After Things
But. James" protested Mrs. Bank.

got some sense If you haven't, and ]
guess 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 tc
dol" she repeated, in faint sarcasm
If that isn't just like man! Why
well, then. I'm here to do it, an
not?" demanded Blanket. you're
to stay in bed and sleep if you wan,
to, but at any rate you're not going tc
get up. 1t isn't beyond a mere man
to run dinky little house like this
one for one day!"
WELL" said Mrs Blanket, there's
a lot to do and"
What's 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!"
II should think" he said, chat 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 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 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 caterpillar and that he had
"squashed" her. Blanket set down the
tray with slight bang. Then he
spanked Angelina and attended to
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 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 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. "The
dessert" she explained, he will not
get hard! In the icebox!'
Blanket investigated. Tilly opened
the icebox door to show him and then
screamed. The dish of gelatin she
had set on the ice had slipped and top
pied side up. What shall | make
now?" Tilly walled What shall
make now?'
Blanket swallowed hard. We've
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 down
this way to church come right on over
for dinner-glad to have you, Aunt
Sarah!"
Put on an extra place." he or
dered lilly, who was running around
in circles in the kitchen. There's
company-and fix something for des-
sert-I don't know what-fried ostrich
II you want to-whatever you're used
to fixing when the dessert tips overt"
Angelina fell down on the way home
from Sunday school and was muddy
from hem to throat. Aunt Sarah
came while Blanket was in the throes
of re-dressing his offspring. She
stayed till 6 o'clock and Blanket had
to sit and entertain her instead Of
leaving that acrid duty to Mrs. Bank
ct while he retired with cigar and
book to the den. Thomas and Ange-
line, being somewhat unrestricted, had
made wreck of the usually orderly
downstairs.
Hungry, tired to death and wiser,
Blanket opened the door to look in on