The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-02-15
THE ANGEL OVER TIE RIGHT
SHOULDER.

"a womau's work is never done" sod Mrs
James II am sure / thought / should get
through by sun down, aud here is this lnmp,
now, on which | must Fu and rprnd half an
hour before it will burn"
Don't YOU wish you had never been mar
ried ?" said Mr. James, with good uamrcd
laugh
f"les'rosc 70 Mrs James lips, but glance
at her husband and two li,tlc urchin-, who,
with sparkling eyes and glowing chocks,wcre
tumbtng over hiu, checked that reply
= Il should Ekr the good without the evil, If
could have a." she said.
II am sure you havo-no great evil to en-
durc," rcplieLher husband.
''Tha' - just all sou goptlcmoa know about
IT, How should you like it IL yna could not
got an interrupted -halc- hanE 10 lnurself
from morning to nighty What would be-
come o. your iayoritc studiosy"
81 do not think there is any need Of that
know your work could be arranged 50 sys-
tcmatically as TO give you somo time To call
your own"
"Wcil, all wish is" was the reply, that
you could follow me round for ono day, and
sce what have to do ~.7'
trrrr ttrU i7rTI 7vas rTtmHTg7i rtE couvJryT=
ton was resumed Mr. James had been giving
the subject some thought
"Wiic," said he, II have = plan to propose,
and ! wish you 10 promise me YOU will aecelc
Tort ftisUn cXpCTimcGL aud wish you 10
give il a fair trial to please me-"
After hositating awhile, ~ she had great
reason to suppose 1t would be quite iupracd-
cable, She at length promised.
This is my plan, want you to take two
hours out of every day for your own private
use. Make point of going up into your
room and locking yourselfin and let the work
90 undone fit must Spend this time in the
way most proftably to yourself Now l shall
bind you down TO your promise for one month;
NJ the end OF that time, il it has proved a to-
tai future, We VIII try some other way.
"Whon shall begin 2"
Tomorrow
Tomorrow came Mrs James had select
ed two hours before dinner as the most con
yenjent FOR her; and as the family dined at
one o'clock, she was TO have finished her
morning work be dressed and in her room al
eleven. Hearty as her efforts were TO accom-
plish this, the appointed hour found her with
her work lplt half done; yet true to her
promise, she retired to her room and turned
the key in the door
After spending perhaps half an hour in
forming her plans tor study, she drew up
table, placed books before her, prepared per
and paper, and commenced with much enthu
sasm. Scarcely was the pen dipped in thC
ink, when there was n trampling of littlc fee
along the hall, and loud pounding on tn,
chamber door
Mamma, mamma, cannot fnd my init
tens, and Frank is going out with me t,
slide /"
Go to Amy, daughter lnnI.,tr1a is bus,
now
! "Amy is busy, too,and says she can't leav'
the baby"
Upon this the child began to cry. Th,
easiest way for Mrs James TO settle the ditTi
Guilty, and iSdeed the only way was to 90 an,
hunt up the missing articles. Then parle,
must be held with Frank to induce him I,
wait for his sister, and the little girls tear
! must be dried, and little hearts must be Sc
right before the children were sent out 4
play, and n little lecture given, too, on th'
necessity Of putting things where they belong
ed. Time clipped away, and AIRS james re
turned to her study; her watch told her tha
one hour Was gone. She quietly resume,
u her task, and was getting well under way 4
gain whe- hcaticr 4tep wa. heard, and he