Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1901 — A HOUSECLEANING CAROL. [ARTICLE]

A HOUSECLEANING CAROL.

The melancholy days have come—the saddest of the year; Tbtf carpet’s on the clothes-line and incessant whacks we bear; The bedding’s in the kitchen and the beds are in the hall. The pictures are upon the floor while some one dusts the wall; We eat cold meat and crackers from a wabbly kitchen chair, For this is glad housecleaning time —so free from toil and care. The neighbors line their windows and a hasty census take Of all the bric-a-brac we have, and calculations make If it was bought with ready cash or on installn ent plan; We rescue our provisions from the hasty garbage man. And 'life is gay and careless-like, it makes one want to roam— To hie away—because the folks are cleaning house at home. The melancholy days are here—the days of soap and dust. Stove polish daubs the tableware—there’s pie on Wagner’s bust Piano holds some frying pans—the bath-tub's filled with books — The womenfolks—ah! who could tell who • they were by their looks? Sing hey! The glad housecleaning time—the time of iluijt and soap!. It is a gladsome sight to see—through a big telescope. —Baltimore Amefican.