| Show I 1 11 I 1 atly I 1 TW TW ar OF bf VS us I 1 I 1 by ams itono I 1 I 1 1 1 ve made an engagement for you to spend the day out t this is week 5 observed squire brosby as his wie was placing din ner upon the tible table ittai ave you pm fin sorry for I 1 fear I 1 shall be I 1 too bv busy y to fulfil fulfill it ab rejoice d ih a i slight tone of regret I 1 I 1 I 1 baay about testily exclaimed the I 1 speaker q 1 I would I 1 d trully inquire or for somewhat less lea than han the hundredth time I 1 I 1 what you yon ean can ros possibly sibly find to do it seems to me ma that you 61 must toaty suffer iufer from what want I 1 of exercise 11 I 1 q do uli undoubtedly said mrs brosby I 1 d r I 1 I 1 y alt it cant be 0 otherwise o th arnises ar wises continued the 8 squire ire dm decidedly ideal qt it is a evoly adle 10 life for r a woman to attend tend 36 to a 6 few household careo cares I 1 I 1 A A tvr aw household carew yesa beg my dear deaf Mrs mf Crosby and wid the washing ant in into the bargan what W hat il a labo 1 rious basi business squire S qu ire or crosby 0 ab y looked very I 1 inq wise kad and spoke I 1 with 9 slight degree I 1 of iron irony I 1 I 1 you talk like one wio who is unacquainted with IMS guB object jept but ai theace time I 1 am wi willing t allow that you jou know as much about it as the generality of men and that I 1 banti be construed into a compliment to th the I 1 sex by any means 1 f I 1 I 1 qa auf a t t I 1 the fut fact adelf a self I evident one Mrs Crosby I 1 eyes dyes I 1 and canti I 1 observe look about about me compre I 1 benca hend demanded the squire 1 you on mig might wl without oa boult ou but U w whether you a do isan is another t ahing eugil rejoined his wife I 1 be t that st as it may however 1 I a am satisfied Is I 1 that 1 I can find d enough to do to keep I 1 me I 1 out of idleness 0 I 1 when ahen theres anly two of q ne 1 I I 1 ion W t two a of us as i I 1 added mrs k quietly f f or i it is just is as necessary that tw two I 1 should d four 1 I 1 I 1 eat aa 0 I 1 I 1 aw W A it certainly must be a great undertaking X I 1 to I 1 cook a little litile food wash a few I 1 wishes dishes and lay the arige limes aaa a aay I 1 why I 1 could accomplish the whole in less time aime than two tours those di duties 11 ti 08 you on 2 h have ave named do not compra comprise se the whale whole i of housekeeping housekeep 4 ipg mr crosby perhaps not ot I 1 rim mind id throwing in a little dusting and sweeping g once in while rat but it certainly apo appears m laughable to hear a woman cam complain plaid of the th work when wl ien thero there is ia only twp in we the faiai i venly 7 er I 1 1 l believe its nothing but bu habit thabit gnoth I 1 I 1 t he squire with becoming gravity I 1 k oppose you try it for one 1 flay jy apro proposed 7 oe SA mrs brorby with like sen seriousness F 4 11 ill ll go I 1 to the office offic ji andio and do jour wo and you can roii iain st at home and do mine I 1 its rather 4 s novel I 1 prop proposition loi wad and I 1 dont at ak this th is ri recall J to M mind alid any 44 celebrated I 1 I 1 moo men ano have aone done housework I 1 I 1 the I 1 to try trying in it sot not withstanding I 1 n ap and d resume presume ii it ditl tj be tike the easiest days work V gull ahall have this year ra joined led the husband I 1 I 1 apat being i agnesd 16 nest day was s se a I 1 the change of employments A I 1 quiet smile amile lurked upon uri mrs croaks mouth a and ad the squire evidently thought it a joke one which w ich would afford him a I 1 large fund of merriment pt and ve be the means meano of proving provin ato to his wafe that housdo housework was nothing morg more than a pleasant the deluded woman thought tier her hertice time was I 1 oce occupied bied in ke keeping a good sized boas tidy devising aeils ing new mes means of gratifying the palate of abe he squire who 3 I 1 tr arie i to a say liked good food ana and abend it il tle he seemed to think that this upon th them table ready cooked and hat 44 40 rosby ox ov some other person I 1 I 1 had bad bat efto to utters utter a few magical 64 cods and I 1 I 1 evat i spag wai was done N buff to biear these I 1 trifling fing duties termed ormed enormous when there i WAS only loidy two of thea them to look a air teri see reemt nl t ed i a greit absurdIty to Cl brosby iosby an and a he inwardly resolved to io write an article cle on I 1 the subject and lot let tafe ane sea know I 1 I 1 how much acu imposed 11 7 while reflecting this thia lauds Ittu daole bli ater 1 ufa mra cozby had occupied herself in jotting aown do feigt K t of ue tle duties dut ies which de the next morang this I 1 she f foiled 0 ed and aad qa ay handed to lier he husband civi to make aake out a Lai Wilar papera pa perso so that no M 0 sm out might I 1 I 1 ensue I 1 the heliotis he list listis is no ab wager than usuf 1 sa the lady conling 9 at the with ellich he surveyed it av ge 0 a through with t the sortie per f evy day it 1 i is s I 1 necess un dorthey lor for they cannot ba but dont dona he be fright oRed you yon can take biow boar owa time she ebe added in a VauteR gi tone 9 the utmost indifference indi ference io the I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 k I 1 results h he remarked that he should probably make imas quick work of it and placing the paper in his pocket returned to the office tie liege lord of mrs crosby practiced law in a suburban town and andrad had acquired property by the same asme hit his bifi had independence enough to 90 40 her own housew housework gr k but could not help thinking that she deserved some credit for so coill doing she had no i io particular desire to be praised pral sel cju justice J 8 tion where justice is due dae 1 was her bier motto oudoue and our readers will perhaps coincide with her in the belief that it was hard to work busily a whole morning and id T then be told that she he had done no nothing h n g comparatively it was not encouraging to say sai the oie least and she awaited the expert exon mont ment of the next d day with much interest I 1 morning came and the squire aroused his wife and formed informed her in a significant tone tofie hat it was quite time to dress and nd make a fiew mrs crosby did not wait for ft a second bidding but remarked ai as she left idt the chamber that he might put fut himself in readiness to see about breakfast 9 I 1 our heroine had the precaution the night previous to prepare the kind lings sad and in a abort time had a bri bahk fire shallow she allow ed ad herself to do j just ast what her husbard had been in the habit of doing aldno and no more he usually left the coal dust and cinders for her to sift and cle clear ar away as well we ll 11 as the remnants of wood and shavings to pick up and n she feel inclined to limit his privileges r he ea at this time the dining table atoo stood in the middle liddle zi room also covered with abbo books s papers writing materials and other articles used the evening before these the did not molest and without pulling up the shades or putting bick back the chairs she tooka took a newspaper and began to read I 1 T the he squire had A ev evidently completed his tt toilet of i et quicker than common but it was vms nevertheless a erth rth eless nearly an hour before he ae made his appearance P esprance esi rance it was sonio cometh thIng mg novel to see his hi eife wife reading before ore breakfast and he could not help smiling to witness her perfect 1 ave been up a long time and renewed the fire twice mr mi craib crosby V she ahe remarked welt without hout looking up this was the squires favorite i salutation ala tation when who n WT his wife wi fe happened to take an extra nap ap of five minutes miwa the gentleman made no reply f for or he understood der ders stood what the remark mendt meant without the aid of an hp to business with great alacrity alaci ity piling the books boas and ocoa opoa chirst chir sf andl and nearly spilling some oil by carry carrying I 1 a laa banfi tb the wrong way and by allowing the kettle to boil over some five minutes before he got ready to ta take I 1 impat it out he succeeded in getting the cloth laid though in rather an awkward ni manner I 1 it T think asb should r relish e 11 is I 1 I 1 ft a piece leee of beefsteak mr remarked tte the lady in the rocking chair I 1 I 1 t I 1 I 1 I 1 ali ah then you shall h have av e lt it 1 replied the ho housekeeper hodecker deeker of the ahe d day ay i e as he busied himself with nap napkins k ino I 1 au coups ps and saucers plates knives forks bot petriea he tried to recollect how hov mrs mr i s crosby arranged thelm but in spite of all his attempts he could make no application to that lady for advice as she apparently was aborted ab orfed in jn jaher her reading I 1 adjoining g to the kitchen the squire attended athe to alie making 11 of f a delicious cup of coffee aind and had a long long pt struggle of beefsteak which refused to broil to hl his satisfaction when returning to the c dining room after a long absence looking heated and impatient mrs crosby brosby ra remarked mArked consulting 6 her wat watch that bedad he had been abs absent ent jolting long enough 0 ugh to make a beefsteak 9 1 this observation the squire remembered I 1 ored to have heard before buti but did abot make it a apparent at length the coffee and meat were brought in i nd and all things were pronounced ready by bv the I 1 officiating g master of ceremonies I 1 mrs crosby seated herself md and began to carve all the squire took his place at the head of the table and ad proceeded to pour out ont the coffee offee fi I 1 I 1 the breba bread mr crosby I 1 suggested the lady bless me I 1 forgot it I 1 he exclaimed dio dropping we the coffae appt pot and jumping so hast apsy ita it ha became bame very near 1 overturning the table the bread wat wag soon procured out cut in slices dices varying tary ing in from a wafer or to a junk of four inches I 1 I 1 the butter mr crosby suggested his companion when he was as again fairly seated i 11 declare what a po poor memory m I 1 have gott and setting down the cup for the i time he started for tho the g ar tide placing it in triumph b eside bromide llis hig cifes alae b he renewed his s attempts at coffee pouring and this tibb wa was s successful but lit it must be ba co confessed that he eyed the dark looking beverage ail with th some uncertainty as fie be passed it across tile the table addy y coffee again sir 11 crosby Cro shy ab evly said the lion I 1 the be squire e a w hordof rd of reply cepl y very smoky my de dead I 1 what hv have we you done aon to icv she continued continue K pushing sh ng a amarge piece of the obnoxious article on one side 0 o of her plate yow yon must mst be ba extremely trem tr emely ca careless I 1 1 or such thin things happen so 0 obea as 48 they I 1 whit what a woman thi this s is is to reme remember to be a sure anybody would suppose that she biad feest t a diary of my unlucky as observations er v for a year why she has haa them thein all it at her tongues av end thought the individual addressed t though hough lie he sea see fit to make guv immediate mine diate I 1 the squire had but little appetite his wile eife remarked tho the fae cacti and hoped simple exercise of getti getting m breakfast had not taken it away onaca 9 oia who should sh guld be nameless was As in the habit babit of asserting I 1 I 1 I 1 IT the he gentl gentleman L man and prepared himself a i generous slice ot of bread and butter but tei which he proceeded p to dispose I 1 of as though he had lacked 1 food fa od for weeks when the morning mornia I 1 mw was concluded abs her bonnet and shawl and aio remarking that she rould send home th he dinner loft left the house our hero was vas I 1 I 1 now alone and could carry on 0 operations a 8 without an eyewitness eye witness which he observed I 1 ed was wag much more plo pleasant ant I 1 vow ow well consult theA the list iet 1 he added 1 loud cand nd hiie have fc hinga go on ili in regular order hero here goes abt t breja breakfast fase clear table wash dishes put globits in order viive down sheaves sh eTves eTtes clean clea n knives kni vs dense sink in rub silver black bliele stove keep fire attend to doorbell sweep hall hail brush iwed pr parlor lor dinin dining room and kitchen OVA fur far jitni iture 0 trim tr im fl bamps tamps am i i do chamber work wa wash sh meat for 0 clean c te 4 an vp vegetables ge stew cranberries make priding pw iding anden and entertain berta in visit I 1 tra 8 ial f alte bey happen aall 5 less me is that all cried our housekeeper househ h aper ta coall aa tha malting making a great reat fuss fuse about a little matter it sounds lar larger ta than it really it ia I 1 think dpn clear the tame to e to io bagua with AS thatis that is put pt down aown next nest 5 so at who it he went knocking things hither arid and thither thit ber kt at a great hazard of their der de mAsh ment nt AR ai the iden hea feour to him that he should carry a waiter f full till of ar kiclis at one dirae 14 L made a great bainy I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 f 1 I 1 ti journeys urness between the lining dining room vand kitchen which necessarily consumed considerable sid erable brable time the dishwashing dish washing proved rather an awkward affair and progress ream so rapidly as he could have wished crishe he wipe the cups caps Van handily dandily nan dily the saucers banc c a seamed tined bungling and the plates would slip back into the water but bat after breaking a out glass tumbler which he felt certain of matching the next day doy knocking a large piece out gut of a platter which he resolved to paste together whilo while dinner was cooking and cra cradling dKing a pet dish of his lifes while settin setting of up abile of pla plat teethe esthe matter was waa brot to a close ose the knife cleaning was another thing altogether there be any danger of breakages break ages and he ha could autem through quick but the black spots were deeper set iet than he imagined and required the exhibit exhibition an of more elbow grease than he be had any idea of he coi contended tended longest with the carving knife which in consequence of being awkwardly handled inflicted a deep cujas a slight token of remembrance rance was wag a mistake that caused many other mistakes during the day owing undoubtedly to the clumsy clumpy bondage bandage which the aquire wrapped about his hand it may be well to remark that the aforesaid list was laid carefully all in a conspicuous position posidio n and frequently referred to he att attended eudel to the silver aud and then glanced at the ilie clock the hands pointed to an hour which admonished moni shed him that time waited for no man and had no sympathy for housekeepers next on the docket I 1 wonder he thought consulting his memorandum ali ah stove to back well I 1 must admit that the coffee which boiled over over improved its appearance much ill look up the brush I 1 so saying he prepared the polish and set about the operation at once the stove move was quite hot and he work to any advant advantage afre the more liquid he put on the more it would sputter and fly off with a crackling noise he thickened the liquid but it would not adhere 16 the stove and he i began to think it was was bewitched I 1 at this stage of affairs he hp happened to recollect that somebody bad said that milk was the best thing to wet wei the powder with so go he hastened to the pantry and pouring buring out a quantity applied it to the refractory stove that mend the matter much and the smell of burned milk began begaii to be quite i t disagreeable the room was filled with it h smoke the floor around the stove was dotted with little spots of d blacking and the squared squired hands sUnds were certainly not the cleanest chat ever ev or was wasi when w hen a violent ring of the I 1 bell re sounded through the house making our hero start as though he had bad been surprised i in n some dishonorable act I 1 1 he 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