Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-07-18
No. 93

What shall do : was the pitifi ery. trop
triyed TO get along easy, any ,yny. sob.D !
could get earlier released from active
household duty; In u word, Mary, I was .
shlrk Wy husband, punctual, exset. and
WolIlly particular, so | then thmurht. did not
Mt all relish the appearance of things npd.r
my care; 1t was too evident for inc NOT h,
Know It. u hate and Il drpad.' prepiaed
every kitchen day, until NJ LENGTH disbss
plates, pots and pans, In Il mos, t,ofovv,r ri
sta'e, began to accumulate friphtfilty upon
my hands. Ny husband was silent and
Geo tretitil and fault. finding; a sad nags
his VIII never, do = | calculated one rniJ
gray morning, when everything looked BRA
yer and more checrIess than syrr M.
closets, drawers, and store room uaJ NJ,
rats ana the mice made such n striE, ,bo,,
were there somebody to blame. AZ n ,vas
IN me J 'htt i wont dol and | began 10
look about nie. From beneath n liltlr shelf
under the sink, ] drew out two sfsw.pans.
ilrst one and then the other, with annie
burnt and baked and crtsted nm tbs,1. T
aad slowed them away without coura On IN
enforce the soraping and scrubbing nseesza.
y 10 thelr restoration ON the upper shelf
every day for u week had they pseprd az,
and every day had / tried 10 p1sb tb,,n a.
ther underi but no, not they and nov, tbev
stood out as large as lie, with a dozen MIN.
ties IN = similar condition. How I loatbed
the sight o. those stew.pahs, with cold, prea.
sy water standing in their bottoms. What
shall ! do AT this point, II scene If nv
cowardly ineficiency flashed across ~
mind There | was, shrinkine and shiyet
ing between the two stew.pans
no longer shall this be- / resolved
instantly: Taking ofTmy rings-apd ripos
are wonderfully IN the way Of WASHING IN
tying ON a checked apron. +
heroically seized a stew-pan by Che brim.
ScraPe, scrape, scrape, washing. rinsiuc
and they wero clean, invitinrly clean. Tv"
nice, round, agreeably favored ste,v.nors
stared me IN the face | | turned Them dyor.
NOT q speck or flaw could be detected.
mad done il, actually done IL, and not so
had work either. | smiled comp1aceptlv
upon the two, and they reflected nv am;ias
FROM mat moment took courage: I reaoly.
ed 70 DO, and then inward strength rose ur.
from mat moment, Mary, I never suffered
myself 70 shrink from, or dread. or mt oF
anything. Whatever was 70 be- lone dd
u una m ne right time, and from That time.
100, dIincuIties began 10 vanish. I found
could DO; nay, and | roaid do. Denapd
y, MARY, you must seize rfpht bod III
your domestic duties and Discharge Them
promptly and ehacttmlly If you would IN
to yourself and your household
Shrlni1ng dreading, putting Of. coola the
water, without washing u7. Lone li,,. M
Ter, II ever tagged, away ran 70 tbe
shelVes' g refresh my courage By d look a.
he TWO s~tew.pans. They encouroped ANA
strengthened me. Those dear oid siovy.
PANS, with faces 50 clean and sound Fro,n
'hem ! date al my housekeeping skill and
efficiency. MY husband does pot tno,y
low much he owes them when be s,,rveys
ny domain with so satisfied an mir. w
the secret Of il is, afer long misfoiug
We must have a stating point, i sometime
winch 70 begin il good earnest. sor.
'nsly' One thing well achieved. nnd ~
axe courage for the next. And now.
Wary, what lesson do you learn from tbis ~
"Ihat must instantly see If The aait i
N inc pot, and boiling, too" cried Mary.
'Jghtly, Fastening away with more a%lacri.
y'han Ind yet seen her exhibit toward
he kitchen. ""'u
an yes young bouse-keeper, prompt a.
is the very soul Of house.kee
ngl f.you have been a busy idIor during
our maidenhood, in your mothers parIor.
have little prospect ofusefulnesa. bros.
'erty, enjoyment, rs a wife, q mother and
! natron, unless you are willing 10 zee
WIN your " eyes, to work with Your
hands, and become the ubiquitous mia.
ress Of your household.