Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1897 — House-Cleaning Wore Him Out. [ARTICLE]

House-Cleaning Wore Him Out.

The man of the house took to the sofa m the sitting-room, with a newspaper, lireotly after breakfast, while his wife vent on with the house-oleanlng. She was disman-ling-the front room, Ind while he pursued the sporting colnun she carried past him, in turn, seven jhalre, three tables, a desk, four footstools, all of the pictures, a piano stool a bookoase and the rest of the furniture Than she lugged In a pair of steps and 1 Dig pall or water and began to oiean. “Maria, do you want any assistance?' •aid the man just then, rising and folding his newspaper “Not jnst yet, dear,” said Marla. “Well, then, 1 think I’ll leave you,• said he, and he started for the office. On the way gown he told throe men that if there was anythiag that wore him to the ekla and bone It was that unfounded house-clean ng. Said he: ‘We are In the midst of It now, anu 1 mil you I’m about used up. st. Louit hag ispatob