Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-04-19
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HOME EDUCATION.
A.sToRY OF EVERYDAY LIFE.

''Come Kitty, you must stir about lively to-day
there's baking 10 do the front to Clean and din
ner to get, besides host OF other things, and after
ALPS done l want you to take the children TO the
square for couple of hours this afternoon"
eyes, ma'am, III try to get through in time,
though don't feel quite smart this morning as
common, as was up so late last night ironingn
CHOW, Kitty" said Mrs. Makedoo, CHATS the
very time to work, when you don't feel like it
make that rule through life, and you will always
find yourself doing something you don't like to it
will be such satisfaction to you to know how
much you can accomplish In that way"
''The dear knows" said Kitty, ''Fve had to
practice that hard rule from necessity long enough
but what shall do about bringing down the break
fast tray, as Miss Araminta has not breakfasted
yetW
$50 she hasn't, Kitty, and | guess | might as
well run up and wake her now, as it is ten o'clock
Poor thing, she came home SO late last night from
the party, that | told her to sleep as long as she
could this morning really wonder if the dear girl
Ger gets well rested; III go and see if she wants
her toast and coffee in her ROOM" With these re-
marks the doating mother assembled the staircase on
the errand of inquiry.
| In the meantime, Kitty makes loud and impa-
tent music with the pots and kettles, and thus So
lilcquzes:
EYES, baking to do, dinner to get the front to
clean, it's all mighty easy talking; then when my
fine lady gets up, she's got to be waited on very
likely she will send me on some errand TO the mil
liners and when come back she'll want dress
pressed in minute, to walk out in. ''Yes, Kitty
can do it, it's nothing for Kitty )" but guess if
| she had Kittys weak back and tired feet she'd
! lay abed week and send me for the Doctor"
"Kitty," screamed her mistress, at the top of
her voice from the head of the stairway.
| ''Ma'am."
''Are there any eggs in the house ?"
NJ ,< II
der what they want with eggs this time of day ~
"Step out somewhere, Kitty, and buy few
Araminta thinks she could eat one on her toast"
eyes, ma'am, but how can leave the bread
| that's Just ready to bake?"
"Ohl be right quick, Kitty, and the bread won't
suffer"
| Away went the distracted housemaid for the
eggs, and when she returned, she cooked one ard
took it up to the young lady's room, where she had
the satisfaction of hearing from that individual that
| it wasn't half done and more than that, she had
waited so long that her appetite was all gone, and
she couldn't bear the sight of il.
Well, after much labor, the work was pretty
well through with, and dinner served at the usual
hour.-Araminta managed with the help of hel
mother, to dress herself, and thereby was enabled
to make her appearance in the dining room with
her heavy blue eyes and dress to match about thu
time of her fathers entrance; her appetite was un
usually GOOu, StlG CODlrlVCu 10 smell Il DIT OF TOaS
beef, and succeeded in eating three Lima beans, al
ter gracefully taking the skin off of each one
''Pa," said she very languidly, 81 heard some on
at ..e party last night speaking Of delightful ghoS
story" Hamlet" believe is the name of the maj
that saw the spectre, and do wish you would ge
it for me if it is in two volumes you need not min
about il though, as shall never get time to reaG
who knows but what it is as interesting as Dom
bey?"
at would not be to you, replied her father, yer
gravely.
"Then don't trouble yourself about it., Pa. Yo
know my taste and can easily judge, but do wis
another number of Dombey would come-I'm S
anxious to know if sweet Florence has heard fror
her beau, Walter Gray, and il he ever intends
come back again. where was it he went to, Pa
MexicoW
Mexico fddlestcks, child no ne went TO th
e Indies, and know where have notion 10 sen
you"
ooh, where? this is delightful weather for tr;
Yelling"
''1to school," replied her impatient father. "f
you mortify me TO death with your stupidity
However, your mother tells me that tomorrow Wi
be your eighteenth birth day, and have an idea
your being married before long, tits quite time yo
understood the practical part Of house keeping, an
my Gift to you shall be either good sized broom
scfubbing brush, which insist on your using.
But Araunta faipted before the conclusion
this sentence