Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-02-13
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THE ANGEL
OVER THE RIGHT SHOULDER /;
err, The Beginning ora New Year.

or, the BetfnnlnE Oh "a VIEW ear.
A woman's work is never done said
Mrs. james, ! am sure | thought should
get through by shutdown, aud here is the
lamp, now, on which | must 90 and spend
half an hour before it will burn
Don't sou wish you had never been mar
red 7 said Mr.. James, with good-natured
laugh
Yes rose to Mrs James's lips, hut a
glance at her husband aud two li;tle ur-
chrs who, with sparkling eyes aud glow
ing cheeks, were tumbling over him, check
ed that reply.
should like the good with the evil, if
| could nave IT, she said.
an sure YOU have no great evil to en-
durc. replied her husband
That is just all you gentlemen know
about it. How should you like it if you
could not get an uninterrupted half hour
to yourself from morning to night What
would become Of your iayorte studiesP
do not think there is any need of that
| know your work could be arranged 50 sys-
tematicaily as to give you some time to call
your own.
Well, all | wish is, was the reply, that
you could follow ne round for one day, aud
see what | have to do
When the lamp was trimmed the CONVEX
sation was resumed. Mr. james had been
giving the subject some thought.
WIFE said he have plan TO propose,
aud | wish you to promise me that You will
accede to II. 1t IS an experiment, and
wish you to give 1t fair trial to please me.
After hesitating awhile, as she had great
reason to suppose 1t would be quite imprac-
I ,icable, she al length promised
This Is my plan. want you to take
two hours out Of every day for your op n
private use. Make point of gong up in
to your room aud locking yourself N and
let the work 60 undone II IL must Spend
this tins ia the way most prohtably to your
sell. Now | shall bind yon down to your
promise iur one month at the cad of that
tIme, II II has proved total failure, we will
! try some other way
When shall begin ?
Tomorrow
Tomorrow came. Mrs James had Sc
lected two hours before dinner as the most
convenient for her; aud as the family DIN
ed al one o'clock, she was to have finished
her morning YORK, be dressed aud IN her
room at eleven. Hearty as her efforts were
to accomplish this, the appointed hour found
her with her work but half done yet true
10 her promise, she retired 10 her room aud
turned the kel IA the door
Alier spending perhaps half an hour in
forming her plans for study, she drew ~ a
table, placed her books before her, prepar-
ed pen and paper, and commenced with
much enthusiasm Scarcely was the pen
dipped in the INK, when there was tramp
hug of iiule feet along the hall, aud d loud
pounding on the chamber door.
Mamma. mamma. ! cannot find my nit
tens, aad Frank Is gong out with me tc
slide =
Go to Amy, daughter mamma is bus,
now
Amy is busy, too, aud says she can
leave the baby"
Upon this the child began to cry. Tn,
easiest way for Mrs. James TO settle the diff
iiculty, aud indeed the only way, was TO q,
aud hunt up the missing articles. Then
parley must be held with Frank to Undue,
hlm 10 wait for his sister, and the little grI',
tears must be dried, aud lille hearts mus
be set right before the children were sen
out 10 play, and lttle lecture given, too
on the ne, csslty of putting things wher'
they belonged. Time slipped away, an.
Mrs. james returned 10 her study; her watcl
told her that one hour was gone. She qni
ELL resumed her task, aud was getting wei
under way again, when a heavier step wa
heard, aud her door was once more tried
Now Mr., James must be admitted
Mary said he, do come aud put on
string for me. There is not bosom in N
drawer IN order | am IN hurry. ough
to have been down town an hour ago
Mrs. James went for her work basket an
followed hun. The tape was sewed on, the
button needed fastening, then a rip i
his glove must be mended.
Mrs. James took his glove and stitched
way at it with smile lurking IN the corr
ers of her mouth.
What are YOU laughing at p inquire
her husband
J. foihink how famously your plan works
replied she,
declare exclaimed he, was this you
study hour : | am sorry, but what can
man do : he cannot 90 down town withol
shirt BOSOM
Certainly not replied his wife quietly
When her lege lord was fairly equippe
Mrs. James returned TO her room again
which she was determined to make the mos
i, Once more was her place found, aud h
- pen dipped in the ink, when there was al
other disturbance in the entry. Amy hu
returned with the baby from his walk. ST
y took him into the nursery TO get him aslee
Now the only room IN the house whel
Mrs. James could have FIRE to herself wi
the room adjoining the nursery. The ord
= nary noise of the children did not distul
her, but the very extraordinary one whis
Master Charley felt called upon to max
when he was fairly upon his back in Il
cradle, was rather more than could be borI
by most mothers without seriously distur
IN ing the tram of their thoughts Mrs. Jam
;, closed her book until the storm should
h. oveTpast. Soon after quiet was restore
the children came in from sliding, cryiI