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' T h tid in in g ta b le sto o d iti t h o m ith d le o f ( h e room, a ls o covered W ith books, pajpers, w ritin g, m a te ria ls an d o t h e r wM 'ticles u sed th e e v en in g before. Those sh e did n o t m olest, and w ith ou t p u llin g 1 up tho shades, o r p u t tiu g back t h e cliaira she .took a ntiw sp aner and b eg a n to read. The squire 'h a u ev id en tly co m p leted his to ile t quicker t h a n com m on, b u t i t w as n ev erth eless n e a r ly an h o u r before he m a d e hisA ppearance. I t vv^as so m e- th in g novol to s e e liis w ife r e a d in g bo^ fqro breakfast, ar/d h o . t o iild n o t help s m ilin g to w itn e ss h er perfect sang froid.0 \I’v e been up a long tim e, -roncwod tho Are tw ice, Mr. Crosby,” s h e remark- ed, w ith ou t look in g up. v ‘ • T liia w a s tins sq m r tfs favorite, saluta- titip w lic n liis W ife h app en ed t o t a k e an- -oattMSr n a p o f flvo-m iim tes. Tlio g en tlem a n mudo no r e p ly , for lie undorHtood w h a t tb o roipark m e a n t w ith ou t th o a id o f an internret<fi\\~Tie-nro- ccoded to b u s in e s s with g r e a t alacrity, p ilin g ,th o books e n d p a p e r s u p o n chairs, and n ea rly ^p illin g som e oil, b y carrying a lam p tho Wrong Way, and, b y allo w in g t h e b o ttle to h o il o v er, som e fiv e m inutes before h e g o t r e a d y to ta k e i t out, he su cco ed ed in g eU ip g\ tlie d o t h laid, tlid in ratlifer an tHvkw^ffhSiffinSf. beef- d c a y . t“ ......... .. clbaweim^q'hflf fit©, Attfeffdtcildborxboil, aireap tudljlnm sh s t a ir s , s w e e p parlour, diningri$pm .'*udi k itc h e n , ch a m b e r 1 W S j e v f lP T h o u s e y c e p e r ., “I p I L U g t jprn^ pg g / $ a t fuss a b o u t a, ^ tllc^ itta fter . _ i‘ S f e t p b e g u ? U faxbdkipft things hith;. 1 th ith e r, a t a g re a t bofeard o f their' jshment-A sjh e idea didn’t occur an a k itcE cn A v lim lliiece ssa r ily c o n su co n sid era b le tim e. T h e c iah-wasl p ro v ed ‘r a th e r op aw kw arfli affair, d id n ’t p ro g re ss •so ra p id ly he c h a v e w ish ed . He* coujfdmt w ip e c u p s h a n d ily , tliq jBaucers seem ed b lin g , and t h e p la te s w o u ld suf> back t h o w a te r ; b u t after breaking a glass,,tu m b ler, (w h ich lie felt certai: ruatchihg th o noxt d a y ,),,la io c k i la r g o p iece o u t o f a p laU er, (w jncli J so lv e d to p a s t e to g eth er w h ile d W as cooking,) an d crack in gfp j ic t dhl I liia wifo’B,w hile settin'g. u p a pile o f upi I t h o m atter w a s b rought to a close. Vuv .khifo cleo n in g w as anotl{ct> thinf alto- : g e t h e r ; th e r e wouldn’t h e any < in g er o f broajiages, * and b e coqlq“ ] u t’em through” quick: But th e black s p o ts w e r e d eep er s e t than h e im agine , artd required t h e exhibition o f more ‘ jlbow grenso” th an lie lmil a n y idea Of. H e con ten ded lo n g est w ith thocarvibt-knife, w h ich , in consequence o f being cjum sily handled, in flicted a d eep cut, ‘ad'I s lig h t token of rCmemhpranec. Tliiatt'i s a m is- ta k e th a t caused' m an y other n is t a k c s ^Ihring tho d a y , ow ing, undoubt id ly to th o clu m sy bandage w h ich 'tM Squire /w ra p p ed a b ou t Iiin liand. ^ I t m o y b o w e ll to reniark'tlmt tho-afore- sa id list wnq, laid rarefu lly in /vjeonspic- uoUs p osition, and frequ en tly referred U o a tte n d e d t o the s ilv e r , and th in e d a t tlio clo ck . wiio, a fte r m aking;* few bonnnonqrii remarks, to o k her le a v e ., I. r \\Y liat pn,mgpnioH?(Rxcu Nobody b u t a lawyer wodld jof ftP s o ltto q u iz e # o u t'm joompiacen'tty liiv d JmirWi* _ th e Iiafcrttoe^ 1'Im agine ■ hi&moriBknilbiR at, d jsccrn in g ii black.Streak AOTfl# baiily b u t goqd'm anners restrain ed from a h e a r ty. laugh. y m * I(||-tjsp«afe,*, ^ririOl’lfor m nx ............. t o l i m a x o f h i s f o R M ^ J ) W d iis i »i4 ii>« ^ ! ! in a v er y .g q a y isS x-jkn fb»I • “Helpt f i m , 3tou.- ini t-nj -o,.'' ' ..ftniotK jfctilW R ycatoFdtiyK -M td-^W lirrr ■ W W P ' ..f .• ' . Ci\r „ ‘?‘N ovor f e a r ; I ’Jl w a r r an t y o u in t h a t q ifo p rel: w e ’ll bring h er round, in - n:o t im e t T o m ; b u t^ -b u t—I m u st g e t th r o ’ With th e l i s t” . , • , . It “I’ll p u t y o g dcari th ro u g h i t b y - ^ b y - ^ “A lb Trim, don’t &wear I”, ,i i . ; - : imf.‘ ‘-‘B1! :5 •: .:BX intOi-iKCarf^sdKI'i ■ :• ' us. 4 at‘ /D 33'1?i.i ' “1’y o .m a d e on a rra n g em en t f y r y o f tt o Bpciia f t < 3 a / out t h i s week,1\ o b s m e d S q u iF cO rdsb/, as h i s w ife w a s 1 p la c in g 1 dinner: TMtori the,tpT&Ie.-_..: • , m X, I’m nor tlieapbfikerlt iI itiwaMld^Ttiti^ptfollyultle :1>‘ll!tto, tttJd(H}litfe^>€fi(d Mr&. €rt>«by, dflyl^i! v ., t..f..ljfa .nisfov.ii d '- . . t; s. l m t v “” -: w theywjrtTL JjSjL -i,til A i •fiA.iBPpfl m t mow m m j i f W i ' pjtf’Aa-W f,'\ '' ty. wrkg en tire ly out, th e room vrasJtt' a sa'd; plight, th e list of duties n o t iu li tiompiti* telly gnd th e m e a t, vegetables, otu^r.e-. maincd u n to u c h e d .. r l-i H is ze a l h a d co o led am azingly, sin ce alf-i” ')'l mtirning, atfd'he! Kalf-repchtcd atcedipg to his wifiVs proposition.' Ho had ex- pected to sfo h e r entefi'every.tnoinenty express herself ment, m anner tti fed* 1 sqm e h is legitim ate sphere o f Action. B u t M rs-O rp sb y d id riot Appear j and he w as at> le n g th obliged to collect his energies for tije purpose of making tho firo. . • nJM.WlftBtaikk'inlfchty h»ad : „■ pt> -■<■) ,{;•»' ■ .\ nJ ' -it . -if! 1*&, & b o W an tod tliM^ftorhSori',1 tliM^ftorhSori',1 tliM^ftorhSori',1 t lM t tRbf1 jrojt n e e d p o t Ycturiri tSo tRbf1 amuec’^ o u r s e lf in ariji’Wirrj'o: b y g o in g tp setiM a W p the Office andfJgitti'm---- foteel: yotiY seril^s ”JJ‘! fi Ott t iie r rtit»itf,^'-p«{ mpt lidr scfifi8{ria8‘ ■ ririd fa a v t WiAk to tiohsrilt h ^ 1ijilikriitL\?a homo to dinner; • 'A r i 's l t e ’ .'ai a t d F i i i M ed tlic house,-ri arid f i r i i d ; T a l e o n i c a l l l # ^ f f A 4 H i n ^ 'W h a t r i 'ludirifM rirfiritito*et‘r i l f e t i ^ risiop, Mir. Cratiby'M tV -'a ritg^aeMt pquAsh in one Uiridi‘^ d a !^ a h i % - t i i # other. ’’ / “I h a v e h to tik f it- ner, Mr. C r ^ b r ,’’’a d d e d l i d y . ; “T h e deuceyouhjivei” cricdthehbklre; elevating tw o notojriously sriiutty'OTbi brows, half in vexanori, half.ii'wtiadiiir} at h is Wife’s gravity! V \1 \\ H e w eoori yrin d y i y ' b e ^ t Wwl^ ?\ 1 she continued, ih a w ir ig - ^ th ^ ie r Wa^ch with th o am ofopfe in *'m iiny. • “Jrid g in g b y presefht impoirahceib will bo . ort th d 'iab lo iq aptit ' and a I ^ l f from thus titiitii” Said th tii housekeeper, opening th e oven dOOri'/i v Tibok at-{ho merit, w htoh Was n o t y e t mis- ^ _tered w ith tKd h’cpt. : ‘ “A s there is orily tWO of us, Mr. Cros- by, I cannot listen to imVc^cliBe ftir thia unpardonnble delay. F or tpY p a r t i can’t Bee w hpt you h a v e found to c tiip lw yourself about P ',<i * ' “Come, Mrs. Crotiby don’t' ex u lt i r i t S Movrwork h As been inq u ired into. 'Therij Is su ch a th in g as CTowing before tind io out o f tho woods.\ »*•.*■ ..^««UoTnon(lrqh. q fjboslpw iy, ,,; bolsvoi \h a, w ^ r. ■■>*. x a i rflitKycTtho triirrkirti 'aCtiia »Wrra,'. liiBlUihe ithrinldMwlrttth ctii6*.X^>''J'n *7 >* t<j tho$,,' fin gtvOfi' ho pulphur graoko, * l*iiray iho’ bottid-atroko, f - v j m teaitfMe&Iinga Blifco a&r, •jrainbowk**! thd dotal of war, i ^ ^ W t e f v t p t o r y l ' lU vr i- iiea J i ’iti } d 1<> '- s;x:}:'< \ \Jit d an ’fcbo oilierjyi8i?,,’ eontinued tJjo Bquito, decidedly.“ Iti^'O, com parative^ ly idle lif e for a .woman io .a tte n d to a few iiduseliold c'arcjif ! ; ' • _■ ‘‘A f e w household bares !” . '.\Yes m y .dear M rs. Crosby, and the npashmg-p u tii) into th e bargain. W Jiat jq,i|aborious-'business I\ Squire Crosby looted v e r y wise, a n d spoke w ith a slight ; degree o firo n y .« • 'Y o u t a l k like one who is unacquaint- ed with, liia Subject; 'b.tit at th e sam e time I am w illin g to f»lion*tbntf yo u knolv as much aboii); it as tb d generality of-men ; dluitba t c'atit bo construed into a conipli- p W fl^ R nfm rrorB y tiriy m ean s.- ' WRtlf. is n ’t Hin fiinf 'n trnlCn-m^ MBut ’ttbo a c t aself-oVidont ono, MfS - C roeby ? H aven’t I eyes, am lp an ’t lIsCQ — observe—-look about m o—-comp re- bond 7” demanded tb o squire. “Yoti might, W ithout d o u b t ; b u t Wjiother. you do, is 'a n o th e r th in g” rc- jbined b i s wife. , -\Be th a t,n s it m ay, however, I ajn sat- ftficd t h a t I can Gnd enough to uo to keep me o u t o f idleness.” - , /.(W ell, I don’t k q o w .what a ll t h is m eatfs ; - h u t b lastrm i-—t h a t ain’t s w e a r - irigi\. m a’a m —r-if I don’t do-m y b e s t for y n u in .a n y w a y y o u n a ra ey . • t . “M argaret-is a fine g ir l—n ex t 'compel thp '> qu it-claim doe«h. Y o u h a v e g o t b la n k s r h a d y to fill up, d o u b tle s s !” .1.',‘E x a c tly 1” . . : “H ip y o u r pen-and-daslM t-off,’’ a d d e d M rs. Crosby.* - W h ile P ettifo g g e r w a g filling u p t h e d eed for S ty le s , in-popped C aptain S a u n d e r s tp take ad vice co n ce rn in g an a ctio n for d a m a g e s b rou gh t a g a in s t h im b y J a m es, J o n es. . A fter w e a r in g o u t h is p a tien ce, ho su cc ee d e d in h is U ndertaking, and con- sig n ed t h e m ea t to, a cold o v e n . It w us too la t e to th in k o f a p u d din g. Mrsj Crosby ih u s t e x c u s e th o t item , although ho lia d a lw a y s e x p e c te d i t o f her, timlcjr alb c irc u m sta n c es. H e b eg an to think if did rcq u iro som o in g en u ity an d calculab tion to d isp o se o f s o m an y d u t ie s in a m orning, an d to h a v e som o faint suspi- cion tim e lioiiBo k eep in g w a s n ’t such a flno jok e after nil. H o w ond ered how Mra, Crosby pK Spbred, and w h e th e r shir didn’t.w is h horseTf safe a t hoim r; b u sied h im s elf in an tic ip a tin g h o w frightened sh e w o u ld J^o a t finding h ow muflh work lmd b e e n laid ou t, and h o w co m p letely n on p lu ssed sho m u s t in e v ita b ly ai_ if a c l ic n i sh o u ld h o p p en i o callj& r »d-‘ vice. T h is lo st w a s su ch an am tising idea, t h a t our la w y e r ru b b ed his h an d s to g eth er and la u g h ed t o h im s elf a t the ridiculous figurevwliiob ho fancicd Mrs, Crosby w a s a b ou t th a t tiiho m aking. L eav in g t h e sq u iro to w o r k o u t th o raat-ot tho,iUnntk,'vo~wi\l h tt e n d t b e foot- stc p s o f Mrs. C rosb y tti h er-husband’s ■office, an d n o te h er ex p er ie n c e tlioro. T om P e ttifo g g e r , th e la w y e r ’s clerk, sta r e d A om ew hat perseV cringly w hen lie sa w Mrs. S qu iro C rosby en te r tho office w ith an a ssu red stop, and ‘ proceed to hqng u p her b o n n et and s h a w l w ith a g en u in e, b u sin e s s air. “T o m ,” said Mrs. Crosby, sn a p p in g her fingers ca rele s s ly , \is th is office in per- fect o rd o r.? ’’ . ___ “Y e s m n’o m ,” rep lied th e in fan t bar- rister, m oro su rp rised . “I b e g .lea v e to differ w it h you sir. Do you s e e th e se pnpers senftoriKl, aJj about hfifrol 1’iek them up m id file lherti m-p -a p c r order.” W h o r e is th e — squiro ?” asked Pctti- r -j w ith m outh agape. “I m sq u ire to-day, Tom, nnu you are my m an of business. Mr. Oro8?>y told mo th a t you h a d a m em orandum o f to- d a y ’s w ork . Fjroduce it if th ere’s such a th in g .” . . . , I'c ttifo g g er fu m b led a b q u t .awhito a- lli e p a p ers, aud su cc ee d e d in find- juong in g tfiCj, d o cu m en t in q u estion . W ith thh fa in te s t p o s s ib le sm ilo .th a t a w om an coulil p rod uce, Mrs. Squire, C rosby xead as f o l l o w s : ' • Items,— HabcsA corpu* fo r LeVi L ew is. A Writ o f rep lev in for th o distress o f Sim eon Snooks. F ill out a quil-cfaim d eed for Jo h n Stylch. A dvftfi Captain S au n d e rs a b ou t a c t io n ' for d am ages a g a in st F arm er J on es. A Writ o f d e ta ch m e n t in th e ca s e o f B row n vt. Sm ith. E x a m in e le tte r s r esp ectin g h liss B right’s breach o f p rom ise case.. S en d H iggin ’s bill. W r ite a th r ea ten in g letter to Th om pson . T errify J o e B unker, if. p o s- sible. R esp ec tfu lly in v ite C olonel Drum- mer to ca ll an d s e ttle Major Cretin’s bill. To ta k e d ep o sitio n s in W ig g in ’s slani^er Paso. G et up AD issrie b etw e en ToWn- sen d an d F erris. D istress th e W id o w Sanb urn. M ake ou t c o sts an d dam ages in c a s e o f Folgcr. and Folsom ^ Exam ine th e t it l e o f la n d s ly in g n orth o f the Mist- leto R iver, cla im ed b y T a lb o t and Tom kins. K ick B ill Buzzlcton (firm o f Buz- zicto n & B u g g a ) outjof th e office. Brow- b ea t Mrs. C handler for lier landlord Hog- gin. T w cd k J o h n son ’s n ose. The above to b e done, b e s id e s a tte n d in g to inciden- tal office b u sin es s, as it m a y Occur. > “W e ll, here’s work [\ '’th o u g h t our la- dy, h er ardour con sid era b ly cooled b y th is form idab le array o f d u ties. “Tom, do y o u k n o w m uch ?” sh e asked, recov- sii fly. W ak^ T \ W •a .'■u Hoavo In wild w*c*th« (ho baftle-ihroadL, _______ S*noe*g7oir,‘ uAitd co Wring (i3a rhtilim k ittrifetU . * h o J feth g^fiwjtiannlflwWnWiBfltelow ; r • ■; •>«. - t o u a i >3 n D o * I*, t» x l i <WSfl»*WRr»ar.u*> - i f When <loath, careering on t h e Rale, • tWwHpfa & iU y r a m a W b to fc r i Ml<! « \*■>: -JAkX Mghttki MlV^hMlk.VrlldlirJjttkV.T >i vaf Solhro‘th«hftMid«Md*i:^eUns xSScf .<, F ’I■ ; .(^ r^ .^ f^ .T M ^rc r-o f.y io n o * ...(, T, <.. t , ^ . l o o H u t o w t o twrc^amlUjfo,, t And wnllo to boo (hr nriotnlot* By • mlrlilrimkb’orhhdttrfti&'tiye. ' ■ '« 1*i I*1!’ > ' dttrftig fa - ■ , ») * - . ■ . Y* . . . ‘ J lfU g o f Iho froo h a i r t ’a Iroper« n d TiomOt i ' 1 B y ^ g o l ld h ^ W T A io n r^ B tv c n ' ** t!.TWsJrt«n Hi'vo 1ft’Iha.w lslklit'tfem e,' fn lA n d UifH w* wcrtbomim-lirtTbk- ^ . h n&ccfc;^ , , \ i S SM one T , J a es, J o es. “My h u sb a n d i b n o t in a t th is m o m e n t, • C aptain,” s a id Mrs. C ro sb y . “P le a s e s i t dgw n an d w a tt a little w h ile .” . N o w . o u r heroine w a s a v ery p rtitty an d had e x c e e d in g ly c a p tiv a tin g m anners, w h io li w e r e g en e r a lly p le a s in g t o ;thc o th e r sex . T h o ca p ta in w a s n tit a t all. a v e r s e to “w a it in g a w h ile” W ith much-sa tisfa ctio n . , . \Please t e l l m e so m e th in g a b ou t th is difficulty o f you rs, C aptain. 1 eh op ld lik e t o k n o w th e p a rticu la rs, for d o y o u know t h a t I have s t u d ie d law i-cxten sive- l y m y self?” w om an , con tinu ed t h e sq u ire’s w ife With a p le a s a n t sn rila S aunders w a s q u ite r e a d y to ro la to his troubles to su ch a listener, a n d s o s tra ig h tw a y u nbosom ed h im s elf I t ap- peared . t h a t h is n eig h b o r J o n a s’ s w in o bad tre sp a ssed upon l i i s grou n ds, d e s troyin g, a t certa in tim e s , su n d ry q u an titie s o f c o r n and p o ta to ca , a n d t o in-, damnify hftnself, h e h a d s h o t on o o f sa id quadrupeds, for W hich a c t th e o w n e r had b ro u g h t an action . “I can t e ll y o u w h a t to d o in t h is ca se p rec ise ly a s w e ll a s th e sq uire h im s e lf^ said Mrs. C rosby, s m ilin g s t ili m oro phfas- an tly.“ W b a t w a s 4h'o .anim al w o rth , do y o u s u p p o s e ? '/s h o resu m ed. “J u s t a b ou t six dollars, Mrs. C ro sb y .” “W h a t d o you im a g in e tho w h o le af* fair Will c o s t i f it gopS t o trial t” - “T w e n ty -fiv e or t h ir ty dollars, p erh a p s. ro a il f b e m t c i n n g . II‘:-' £1 ’ • “W h e n there’s o n ly two of us V “O n ly two of us,” added Mrs. Crosby, quietly ; -'-for-iti& j u s t as necessary th a t two s h o u ld oat as four.” > . “I think I should relish apietio of beef- steak, Mr, Crosby,” rem arked th e ‘ tho rockilfg^lfiil*, ' • “A ll, -thott y o u shall havo it ,” replied tlio h ousekeep er o f the day, patronizin g- ly, ns ho busied h im self w ith napkins, clips, saucors, p la te s , kniVcs, forks, etc. Ho tried to *rccqllcct how S irs. Crosby arranged them, Im t in gpito o f a ll liis at- te m p ts , \\t> cou ld vnako no ap pticn tioa t o th a t la d y for n d v ic e a s s h o ap p a ren tly w tis absorbed in h e r reading. A djoin ing to t h o kitchen, tlio squire a tte n d ed to, th o m a k in g o f a “delicious cu p o f coffee,” a n d hnd a lo n g stru g g le w ith th o Btcak, w h ic h refused to broil to hjflM tisfaction. W h en re tu r n in g to tho inimjsr^ujii, nftqr a long a b sen ce, look- in g heiM eduinjK im pntiont, M rs. Crosby rcm a rk a l, ctih su ltin g .h e r w a tc h , \tliat ho had been a b s en t Ippg en o u g h to niftko a beefsteak.” - lady h r . •YVoll, it certainly must bo a grpat.un- dortj»ing to cook a litt£o food, wash a few dishes a n d lay th e talilo tlirco times a day f_Why, f*\Con!d nccoinplisli the wlrolo i n less tiiUo tiia n two hours I” tho-afore- /vjeonspic- referred to. in g la n c “I f you refer to m y office buBineri£, T ,8m v e ry g lad to b e Able to irifohn, y o u (h a t i t is successfully tcto m p irsh ed ian d I have half a day to p p are^ replied t w lady, consulting h e r watch.* “Theboie«ibt)rp*i»—\began M r.C foeby “A nd tbo w i t of replevin in te rru p t- ed MrS. Crosby. . . ' 1 ’ ‘A n d t h e S a u n d ers Case?” resum ed tlio sq u ire. . • 11 “A n d t h e th r e a te n in g letter V chftncd in t h e lad y. >.-„«i “T lic la n d casp, a n d th e breaph o f p ro m ise afiair r • it “A ll atten d ed to/ sir, Ah Tytilt i T o m ?” ;■ ’ . ^ r . . “L o c k e d tl\e . officw -and s e t did n o t tfftp ^ Iy ra -rlm , m orrow.\ ■ sak o j t o . thti. c a s e s p a rlo u r s w e p t »n d d r iv e d , j l a i p H ttf**- W oman w h o naa d on e i t e v e r y j for y e a r s” ' “F o r on ly t w o . o f oa F .r — — ^ F o r o n ly t w o . “A r e y o u 'aV ojftiah d f v e r a c i t y / M ff i M C roeby T a sk ed t h e sq r ih e w it h A im if o ^ .. “N o g eh tiein an h ’A a 'y et presurritid t^ dctll i t ih questiori,'’ raiqionaecl tlie. J w it h A s lig h t in c lin a tio n o f t h e b o d y / . ,‘T h e p I g iv ti i t o b /ifo 'd in a k ti a'fritoe-T a! au rrend cr o f th crie pitiinhjes.-* 1' ' *' ’/ “A n n o n ly tWo o f _ *'* ' * *“ “M^s. th o s b y , I b ^ y o u r ^>ar4oif; I th in k th a t l . a m a l i t t le w i a e r t k a i T v r i s h ia m orn ing. 'I Maurti1 ydfcf ir^O trtlie h on o r o f a gcntlem A h, t h a t . l w u l W r e r spcafe d is p a r a g in g ly rif #otfta&’* 'd h i ie a a g a in . . T w o o f tt8 ,.I llr i^ Inake^epB M - crab lb Work, encm gh a t ldMit foc'tiiiie Ht- . c t m e a d r if t - f a i F t h f T\J - ™ li m a n o t,’’ ' ‘ • ' ' V * ' * r a n ' . , , , ., . . • “Arid y ou t’ h a m b le'to r v a rita n k m fe 'd ie b y r & g . ;•{ W e h a v e orilk t o .a d d t h a t t h e aqtiiri k e p t h is »worm t h a t W * * n * l* tia 2 L ^ c . • .‘‘T h p so duties y o u have nam ed do n o t M n ^ ris o the whyle of housekeeping Mr n o t ; I shouldn’t mrnd throw ing in *. little d u stin g and'Sweeping, onco Ijn .ft ,wJ<ile.' B u t i i certainly appears lau g h ab le to hear a woman complain of the w o r k when th e re is only tw o in tbo faiufly. I vorilv belicvo its notiling b u t iiabil^” 'q u o th th e Squire, w ith becomibg gravity. \S u p p o se you t r y it for o n e day,” pro- ved M r s . Crosby, w ith iiko serio u sn ess. P.os \M jvod t o the office Und do y o u r work,ahd remain a t honw and d o mine.” ‘•'Pit’s rather, n n o ^ el proposition, and don’t k f c t l i i s tim e recall to m ind a n y cel- cb ra tcd men w ho lla v e done housework. I h a v e n ’t ilic le a s t objection to tr y in g it, jitit,w i|hstniuliiig( an d p resum e it w illb e jjiip j c a s lc s l dfty*s w o rk I sh a ll h a v e this m - he liusbaUd. W ,”x e j o ii ie i, , , rB o t p Jtnlng a g r e e d , - th o n e x t d a y w a s • - 1 BClce'fed'for the I'ic h an g c of em p lo y monfs.-*|JUur A q u i e t sm ilo lu rk ed upon Mrs. C ro sb j’s Uiouth, an d the sq u ir e ev id e n tly thou ght it a ffu o jo k e j ono w h ic h w ould affprd him a la r g e fuqd o f m errim en t, an d be th e m eans o f proving t o his w ife t h a t housc- work w a s nothing moro th a n a p lea sa n t a m u sem en t. . The h an d s pointed to an kotlr w h ich adinoniHliocl, M m t h a t tac n o man,” 'a n d h a d 'n o s y m p a th y -fo r tin -j ex p erien ced liousckgepers. “W lm t’s n e x t on thoTdocket, I w onder?” h q thought, con su ltin g h is memorandum. “A h, sto v e to black I \V cll, 1 m u s t a d m i t that t h o coffeo w h ich b o ile d over h a sn ’t im p ro v ed its appearance m uch. I’ll lo o k u p tlio brush.” S o sa y in g , h e p rep ared tije polish and s o t about t h e operation, n t once. Tlifi s to v e w a s q u ite h o t, h n d lie couldn’t w ork to tin y ad vantage: Tiie m ore li- quid lie p u t o n the m oro it would sp u t- te r mill fly' o ff with a crackling noise. H e th ick en ed tlio liq u id , but i t w ould UOt nflficru tV ■»■»«! imJjQfrmi th in k it w u s b ew itch ed . , • ^ “T h is Observation tho sq u ir o rem em bered to linve lienrd-before, b u t did P o t, p iakc it nppiBjeut. At length tlw coffee and m ea t H ere b m u g lit in, an d a ll things w ere pronounced ready b y tlio officiat- ing muster of cerem onies. ^ Mrs. Crtisbv s e a te d h erself an d began to c a t r c ; th o Squire took Ids plnco a t tho bond o f th e tab le, and p ro ceed ed tO' Thu ca p ta in m u sed ft iu om eiit, and then exclftim ed, ‘T i l d o it ( *111011' me, I f I don’t b elip vo y o u can s e ttle i t if an y - bodv can 1” 'flic cap tfiin jeft tlic m oney a n d ,do- pairfed. T h e , hiotnont bo h a d ■ g on e ,« note w a s d isp a tc h e d t q Fnriher J o n e s, . ip v t l i e o f l l ^ Inift to sto p u p ' m g et WJilfo Tom w as eng<l 4 riri th e W Hi'of Brown tCrsxu Spiith, Jo n es mAd'e h is ap- pearance, an d thti swihd affair was. tled for stiven dollars. / TO© le t t e r s o f M iss B r ig h t , inc’d, and! p o D iin g lik e £ ptomis«'Of-itiftr-j t ,i!r ■iage_could Jbe m ade d u to f jh en a , Mrs. tion o f tn e cade, ftS tp e r p wari ridie'Asori- ablp h o p e for W fiu c ce ed in ^ '^ T W 1 le t ters w e r e th e o n ly cvideride m t h o prci- miaes. H ig g in s ’ bifll.Was ticriL A nd Ttiin w rote a th r ea ten in g ’ letter, to T fid m p son ; h u t h o w w a s s h e t o “ieF rify J o e B u n k er”—th e it e m n e x t Ori thc, p ro g ra m m e? \N o th in g casicY,” s a i d Tpm. “W r ite and to il h im his easq* v^ill co m e o n in a few d a y s ; th a t w i l l W i n g him r i g h t to a settlem en t.\ ., j ' 1 ’ • * . v P e ttifo g g e r w a s iristrncttid t o w r ite a ndtti to th a t effect, a rid , ajso r e s p e c t- fully in v ite Colonel B r im m e r to c a l l arid s e ttle Major Green’s b ill. A s th o w it- n e s s h ad n o t com e to d ep o se in t h e slan d er case, W ig g in s versus B riggs, th e-fa ir la w y er an d w illin g cftirk p a s s e d o h to thfl. n e x t item . d-«£ • If3f C‘, A t this S ta g e of affuirsho happened to recollect t h a t som eb ody had s a i d that m ilk w a s th e best th in g to wet th e pow d er with ; s o he h a ste n e d to the p antry an d p ouring o u t a q u a n tity , applii d i t t o the refractory s to v e . That d idn ’t m o n d fh c m a tter inuali, pnd-the sm ell of burned m ilk began to b e quite d isa g re e- ab le. T h e room w a s filled w ith sm oke, tlie ’ floor 'a r ou n d tho s to v e wag d o tted w ith .little sp o ts o f blacking, a n d the' sq uire’s h an d s jvere certainly *not th e clea n est t h a t ever w a s , when a v io io n t r in g of th o b elf resounded through th e h ou s e * m a k in g o u /h o r o start a s th o u g h h e had b een su rprised in some d ish on ourable a c t. S tM o n X lo iw 'u t tR u a a 'S o iM iic I ii • ,. ' *' I 1f I *• • b ■ 0r‘ irf Xho Cwtivaior gives an e x tra c t from a p O cm tjr.-^ 'la rb slejih ^ g la m d T r-tllP <?!?e ,.^tc<wi JPIm o,, w h ich > i t ,8opma h##Wr ey p r-w o n ’t g(V-«U]>d t,bo .o th e r ;* S to m p that. i t ? seem s cam gin up h i l v w ‘ td p w n , on sm o o th or r ou g h .g r o u a d f Aqd,tJimi;n .fiom ops wUh ea s o ; aii4-d r »w ■ jinyiquqntityof plow s, & c .,a (lc r it.-. I t , i s - called JSoyielf* Steam Tractor. It: is * . lo- -fombM ve^bat carries its tr a c k uttackicd ,tp jth c , vvheels, a p i j lays i t down an d tidc&is i t tip o f itself, P r o . w heels * r c w it h .six sh o ea .^ f 3 to 4 f e e t ‘ ^ which jqjo.-Bimpiy;t n i t iingeniotis- ’ d j^ ifsa m sp h il .wi.Ho tho felU e s i n e u c h a ittHjmi|tjdt\qhi^rp then b o jtir.in »r i g h t Jjp*L s^ ;jljm g;:o q ; tho g r p u n 4 * ith c n e x t in s t an t h ow ev er, th e w h e e l ^Olls n p o n . M i the h i n d m o s t u lifted. . T h e S h o e s are m a d e o f itoht^plink^'IV t o lO H tieh es 'Wide, • an d h b iv ily a r m e d w it h iron b a n d s , and e a c h J w »Ju t ih m r a i l .on w hich the-w heol r un s . e n g r i f l n p ^ i l l shortly b o obtainable. Hi** remained on the t r i a l monfs.-*|JUur o u t the coffee. ! T h e brcau, Mr. Crosby,5’ s u g g is t e d th e la d y . “B less me, I fo rg o t it 1\ lie exclaim ed , d ro p p in g tho coffee-pot, an d ju m p in g up so h a s tily th at h o eam o v e r y n ear o v er- tu r n in g the tab ic. T lic bread w a s .soon p rocu red, cut in co s varying in A h ick n o ss fro m a wafer a i u n k of four in ch es. “T ho b u tter, M r. B rosb v,” s u g g e s t e d liife com panion, w h c ii he w a s a g a in fair- ly ^seated. ”declare !-*—w h a t a. poor m em ory I h ave g o t I” A n d se ttin g d o w n th e cu p Which h e had t a k e n up for t h e socond tim e, h e sta rted fo r the m is s in g article. P la c in g it in triu m p h b e sid e liis w ife’s p late, he r e n e w ed h is-a ftem p ts a t coffec- pouring, and t h i s tim e w a s s u c c e s s f u l; b u t i t m u st lie con fessed t h a t h o eyed th e dnrk-Iookingh everogo w ith HQttte uncer- ta in ty as h c 'p a s s c d it a cro ss th o table. “Muddy coffee again, Mr. Crosby F a b ru p tly saicL t h e lady. T h e Rqhiraliadn’t a w tifd o f reply. “V e r y sm o k y beefsteak, m y dear ! w h a t havo y ou d o n e to it ?” slid contin- ued, p u sh in g a la r g e p ic e # o f th o obnox- iou s article on o n e side o f h er p lafc. m ust b e ex tr em ely careless, or such th in g s co u ld n ’t happen s o often as th e y do I” T h e d elu d ed w o m a n th o u g h t her tim e -was f u l l y occupied in k eep in g a good- sized houBo tidy, an d in d e v isin g n e w m eans o f g r a tify in g .th e p a la te o f th e squire ; who, S tra n g e tti sa y , lik ed good food, * p d a b bn dan cc of i t . H e seem ed to th i n k th at th is jum ped u p on tbo table read y cooked, an d th a t Mrs, C rosby (or some o t h e r person ) had ljut to u tter a few m a g ic a l words, a n d ev ery th in g w a s done. But t o hear th ese trifling d u tie s term ed en orm ou s, when th e r e w a s “o n ly tw o o f thorn” t o look a fter, scorned a g re a t ab- s u r d ity to Squire Crosby, an d he inw ard- ly r e s o lv e d to w r it e an article on th e sub- ject, a n d let th e sterner sex. know how m uch ‘t h e y w ere im posed upon.' W Tiflo reflecting upon th is laudable de- term in ation, Mrs. Crosby h a d occupied h e r s e lf in jotting d o w iy v lis t o f tlic d u ties w h ic h dem anded attention th e n e x t m o rn in g . -J h is' s h e folded, an d q u ie tly h a n d e d to her husbAnd, re q u es tin g him to m a k e out a Sim ilar paper, so th a t no m ism an a g em en t m ig h t ensu e. “T h e list is no longer th an usual,” said the l a d y , sm iling a t the ea r n e stn e ss w ith w h ic h he s u r v e y e d it. “I g o through w ith t h e same perform an ces ev ery day. It i s n ecessa ry , for they c an n o t be oniitr FcdT B u t don’t W ' ' He looked tow ards tho door, th en a t h is hands, an d finally a t a largo s t a in On h is shirt bosom , w h ich bore a s t r o n g re- sem b la n ce to blarking. I w o n ’t g o ! they m a y r in g a ll d a y i f t h e y l i k e !” lie exclaim ed im p a tien tly , g o in g to t h e wash-basin nnd t r y in g to b rin g h is h&nds to th e ir accustom ed col- ou r ; h u t a second r iD g warned h im th a t s o m e p e r s o n w ithou t w a s n ot in clin ed “to g iv e u p so .” - “Con'fourid th at tintln ahu la 1 I su p p o se it’s so m e old m an for boots, clo th es, grease or ra g s . I f h e does it a g a in I’ll bring a s u it o f a ssa u lt and b a tte r y ?” cried our in cip ien t honsi-kceper,\making a few d esp era te d a sh es at the dish-cloth, which he m istook for th e ttiwel, and hur- ry in g to w a r d s the door, which h e open- ed with a trem b lin g hand. ‘A ll, g o o d m orning, squire 1” said, a w ell-dressed, good look in g y o u n g lady, ex p ec ted to see so m eb o d y else appear. “Is M rs. Crosby in.?” w h o e v id e n tly . “T o g e t up an is s u e b e tw e e n T o w ti- send an d Ferris. D o n ’t t h * t ’picari a quarrel, Tqm ?\ ff . “J u s t th a t,” sa id T o m . *■' . ' “W ell, th en , le t u s p r e v en t it,, b y all m ca fts.^ „; ' ' ‘ . , - ig to a n d last n ig h t, and w h a t tho ju d g e s .Will decide w ith regard t o it is n o t y et .kftpWn. «I t seem s to. involve a valuablo pHnciple, a n d excites v a s t, in te re s t. I d id n6t sec i t in-operationj but s a w n iOfte.-horse .c a rt w ith w h eels ,rig g e d on /.V* . . |h e , 8amo plan, which w a s pretty h e a v i- v t ;.y>aded With' tiles a n d driven a b ou t nafckca-jftd ttiibied sh o rt, over r u g g e d a n a recently p lo w ed la n d / and its a c tio n • WaS. W i«nofds , 1 d o u b t: if, the load ivoulu have bppn pearly-so easily d r a w n ' w ith a coi^mqn cart. • I n crossing tho. * \ Shoes .in a m a n n e r b ridged the. h o llo w '-b o t allowing the w heels to ra n so l o w 'a s t t e y must h a v e (done otherwise. I should, m ention t h a t ,th e shoes notched at th e erfds, s o t h a t w h en .laid Hot, the end of one rcacheshy. th tit tof the o ther, thus \after the tc h d l had ru n ti f f on e, th e cud o f it outsidWtif th e wheel is s till a fdtit beyond' a liiio rlc t fall from t h e axletrce. This c a r t is W course m ainly intended for s o f t or ipl&wed laud, a n d doubtless it w ill not . ho lopg iu becom ing useful and u s e d . \W h a t a w o m an this is to rem em ber, to bo sure ! A n y b o d y w o u ld su pp ose th a t sh e had k e p t a diary o f m y unlucky o b sefv a tio n s for a year. W h y , she h a s th em all a t iter to n g u e’s en d i” th ou g h t “Y es-^ I—-rio. slio . is n ’t in” he stam - m crcd : for tru th t o tell, tim sq u ir e w a s thinking m o re of h i s personal appear ancc than h is wife’s absence ; besid es, he im agin ed that th e y ou n g la d y looked a t him w ith ftomo c n rio sity /a m l this! em barrassed him the m ore. \Now i t m u st be ob served t h a t ourJio- ro w as rem arkable f o r - the n ea tn e ss o f b is dress, an d the sta in upon his linen assum ed enorm ous dim ensions u n d er th e sea rch in g gla n ce of h i s visiter. H e drop- cd h is e y e s , and fo rgot the s t a in in con- tem p la tin g Ais s o o ty hands,; “E x c u s e tho disorder »f my drfe^, th is m orning, M iss Haynes,\ he a d d ed . “I w as so unfortunate a s to u p set tho ink- stand j u s t a s you rang, ilnd yov^ sco tho effects o f t h e accident.’’ „; . , “W e h a v ti o n ly to l e t i t s t a n d l f i i r i s , then,. t h e y arc p e a c e a b le f e llo w s that: w on’t qu a rrel for th e m se lv e s.” 4akefy o u r ow n t im e j ’ sh e added, in a b a n te r in g tone. ^ F e i g n in g th e u tm ost indifference to the r e s u lts , he rem arked t h a t he should p r o b a b ly “m ake .qpifck w o rk of'it',” an'd p la c in g tho p a p er in his pock,et, returned to t h e oftlco.' . T h e liego lord ofM rS. C rosh y practised l a w in ' a siiburban town, an d had acquir- ed co n sid er a b le p rop erty b y tho sam e. H is w ife .h a d in d ep en d en ce e n ou g h to do her p w n h ou sew o rk , h u t co u ld n ot help t h in k i n g that q he, deserved so m e c fc d it $ijjjs6 idSmg, S h ti had uo p a rticu la r de- tiif e t b j b e p ta i8 ed ’; 1ju stic e whcr-e ju stic e is d u e , ” was h e r m io tto ; a n d our readers w ill ^ e r b ip ^ © o i 0cid o w ith h er in th e be- I j pF k l t A l Si w »* .<• • -• -- iy lief th a t - ltoMrjgi r a th e r Jiard to w ork busi- l a w holo lUflijujng, an d th en b o ,told that“ sh e had d on e n o th in g eo m p a ra tiv e- lj’.” I t was n o t Cnctfusaging, to s a y the le a s t, and ehe' a w a ite d t h e M p e r im c n f o f the n e x t day w it h mueli i n t e r e s t ' g didn’t see fit to m ake an y im m ed ia te re- joinder. Torn d idn ’t seem to k n o w w hether h e did or n o t—)-aw n ed t w ic e — b u t ex p re ss- ed n o opinion In words. - \ L “I m ean, are yo'u a n y p a r t o f a laW-^ ycr V resum ed our fair b a rrister. I know a ll a b ou t th o sq uire’s b u si- n ess m a’a m i’ . “V ery g f io d t * Y o u m u s t co-opcratc w ith me, to d ispatch, oil t lic item s. hci;e n a m ed w it h t h e le a s t p o s s ib le delay. • I w ill t e s t y o u r k n o w le d g e a little*. If y o u p le a se . W h a t is h a b ea s co rp u s ?”. “A w r it for d eliv erin g a person from fa lse im p riso n m en t, or from one court to an o th er 1” \said Tom p ro m p tly . “V e r y good . W h at\ abou t this L e w is c a s e !” . q “D is tr e s s tho W iiio w Sanb urp, titii&CS n e x t. I s th a t rig h t, T o m ?” ~ rui ^ “T h e sq u ir e h a d o rd er s t o d a y a n at- 'fa c h m c p t on all h er th in g s,” s a id Toiri, b y ’w a y o f exp lan ation “F or w h a t ?” v “B e c a u s e ..she. can 't p a y so m e k in d of a h u m b u g b ill b r o u g h t a g a in s t h er b y th a t s w in d le r S am p son .” , “Can’t t h is u n ju st a c t io n h c q u a sh e d V “I t o u g h t to hc,; a t a n y rate. I t can be p u t o ff long e n o u g h to g iv e t h e Wid- o w w a rn in g o f w h a t is. g o in g 0 0 , sO that She can p u t her t h in g s o u t o f h i s r e a c h / rep lied Topi. , ‘T e ttifb g g e r , y p u a r c a tr e a su r e ”? J u s t ru n over ap d give th e widow ft sly piece flf advicei and th e n T Will h e lp yoq ftui Fofoom.1 hel q make nut damage^ in. the .ease of* Folgp 404 W as th u s t h a t M rs Cr6 h y Wfeitttifa an d b y n oon , w it h th o able a s r ito ta h tc p 1 t r a T_ . . . \ y o . o f us\ w a s n e v e r u s tid ^ k e e j^ p lc a a a n t j c s t — l i t ^ , iNTorrcxm.—A ^ p erso n , a iH tle a h a k y a b o u t t h e kneea,' s a t / r e e d i »E S i »i t |: w * re cto ry a fe w d a y s ainee; . m u c h ln tc r e s t c d ln thenHtirtaafijti,%hiBk h e w a s \d rin k in g i n \* L -* “W h a t d o y o n rm p eet : b o o k ?” en q u ir e d ) “W h y ,\ l a i d U p a ^ i s e e w -h - © -r »e »y r c b o t h t *« d m »’h o o t i t tk ia I” T h e otittrpany roarA d v w ’ dr ' p i»j-T; . / t Tafc'R axsoN W in r T t-iA gentMmari; t i n . h e a t i h g w l a d y prftfeerhh* t iy e a o f a cor* ta m -J m n ister , W ro te Jtfcer fo iie w in g - a m i T h e squire h a d but lit t lo a p p etitc ; h is ivifo rem arked the fa c t, and hoped' “t h a t th e sim p le, cxerciso o f g e ttin g breakfast” had n o t tak en 'it a w a y , os ono person w ho sh o u ld bo n a m e less , w a s in th e h a b it o f a ssertin g . \ ■ T h e g en tlem a n winced, a n d prepared h im self a g en er o u s slice o f b rea d and b u t- ter, w hich he p roceed ed to d isp o se o f a s th ou gh hi1 h a d lacked food for w eeks. thenHtirtaafijti,%hiBk ¢'( ‘n I '9 hi r w :‘3;_¢a‘ 3,. : 4?: W W h en thti m o rn in g m ea l w a s conclu- ded, Mrs. Grbsby donned h er b onnet an d sh a w l, an d rem arking t h a t sh e w ou ld s en d home t h e dinner, le ft tho house. Our hero w a s n o w alone, an d could\ car- ry oh o p era tio n s.w ith o u t an e y e -w itn e ss; w h ich he observed^ “w a s m uch m ore p lea sa n t.” “N o w We’ll con su lt tlip l i s t ,” he added, alou d, “and h a v e thin gs g o o n in regular order. , H ere g o e s ; “O c t breakfast; This, i t m u s t lie-confessed,w as r a th e r a departure from the truth. {Jut t h e squire couldn’t think of an y »ther-w a y to ex cuse h im s e lf from th e dileffliriri'f and he w as n o t disposed to confess t h e e x a c t state o f .t h e case to his fair-eyed friend, . “I rijade i t ou t la st ev en in g , m a’am” ‘Y 'ou a c te d v er y properly. N e x t t o m e s a Writ o f replevin .” “T h a t’s a ll rea d y — finished it ju s t a s y o u c a m e in .” ^ A. s tm k of 'cor.n, Kcvcntcen feet, ^lifehWjrf length, from Indiana, was e,thibitci] lb Hflffalo, la s t week,
