Who's goin' to cook for you, and sweep and dust, and swab decks, and one thing a'nother?
You'll have to have a housekeeper, as I told you a spell ago.

Have you done any thinkin' about that ?" And the captain, taking his pipe from his lips, stared blankly at his friend, and answered: "By the big dipper, Ase, I ain't! I remember we did mention it, but I've been so busy gettin' this craft off the ways that I forgot all about it." The discussion which followed Mr.Tidditt's reminder was long and serious.

Asaph and Bailey Bangs racked their brains and offered numerous suggestions, but the majority of these were not favorably received.
"There's Matildy Tripp," said Bailey.

"She'd like the job, I'm sartin.
She's a widow, too, and she's had experience keepin' house along of Tobias, him that was her husband.

But, if you do hire her, don't let Ketury know I hinted at it, 'cause we're goin' to lose one boarder when you quit, and that's too many, 'cordin' to the old lady's way of thinkin'." "You can keep Matildy, for all me," replied the captain decidedly.
"Come-Outer religion's all right, for those that have that kind of appetite, but havin' it passed to me three times a day, same as I've had it at your house, is enough; I don't hanker to have it warmed over between meals.