Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-08-11

keeper knows how unceremoniously they somo
times willard was sole mistress of my kit
chen, pantry, sink, cooking stove, and all. What
shall do! was tho ptful cry. | contrived 70
get easy, any way, that | could get early re-
leased from active household duty; 10 word Ma
ry was a shrll! Ny husband, punc,ua, and
exact, and wofully particular, SO thon thought.
did not all relish tho appea rance of things un
der my care; it was too evident for me not TO
know it, Il hate, and Il dread promised
every kitchen duty, until at length dishes,
plates pots and pans, in u most untoward state,
began to accumulate frlghtfuliy upon my hands.
Nv husband was silent and coo fretfu and
fault finding. This will mover never do'' /
circulated, ono cold, grey morning, when every
thing looked grcyer and more cheorless than ever.
My closets. drawers, and store room Had the
rats and mice made such strife, then were there
sombody TO blame.
From beneath little shelf under tho sink.
drew out two stow pans, first one and then the
other, with apples burnt, and baked. and crIsted
on ,hom. | had slowed them way without cour-
age to enforce tho scraping and scrubbng neces-
sary 70 their restoration tho upper shelf. Every
lav for week had they peeped out. and every
day had tried to push thom further under, but
no, not they: and now they stood out as large rs
hfe with dozen plates IN SIMILAR condition.
| How loathed tho sight of those stew pans. with
cold. greasy water. standing IN their bottoms.
There was shrinking and shiverlng between
two stow pans. NO longer shall tins be- | re.
solved instantly. Taking off my rlngs-and
rings are wonderfully in tho way of washing up
dishes-and tying check apron, horolcaHr
seized stow pan by the brlm. Scrape, scrap'.
scrapc, washing. rInslng, and they were clean,
lnvitincIv clean, Two nice. round, agrceaby-
favored stew pans stared me in tho face. turn
ed them over; not speck flaw could be dotcct
cd. | smiled complaccntly upon the two and
l-ht ftDftYy mil
| took courau rel resolved to o, and then inward
strength roso up. From that moment, Mary
never suffered myself to shrink, from. or dread,
or put oil ANYTHING. Whatever was to be DONE |
did It, and in tho right tino-and from that time
too difficulties began TO vanish. found could
, DO, nay would do.
p Depend upon ii, Mary. you must seize right
/ hold of YOUR domestic duties and discharge them
promptly and efficiently, If you would be faithful
y 10 Yourself aud Your household. Shrinking,
dreadng. putting OFT, cools the water without
washing up Long after, If ever tagged. away
f ran to refresh my courage by look at the twc
new stew pans. They encouraged and streng-
thened mo.-Those dear old stew pans, with
t faces so cIoan and round. From them | date all
my housekeeping skill aud efficiency. Yes Mary
, the secret of it Is, ftcr long misdoing. we mus
have starting point, something on which &c
begin, in good earnest, seriously and honestly
| One thing well achieved. and we take courage
!. for the next Ana now Mary, what lesson dc
/, you learn from this!'
a That must instantly if the salt Is IN tht
o pot, and boiling, too cried Mary. brightly hasten
lug away with moro alacrity than had yet seer
u her toward the kitchen.
a All, YES, young housekeepcr. prompt achiev
:. ment is tho very soul Of housekeeping! If yo,
}. have been busy dler during your maidenhood
/, in your mothers parlor, you have litlc prospHc
Of usefulness. prosperity, or enjoyment. as wife
=, n mother, and a matron, unless your arc willing
n to with your own eyes. to work with your
own ha nds. and become tho obiquitions mlstrcs
: of your household loung Lady's Friend.