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The Angel Over the Right Shoulder; Orthc
Beginning of n Year.

now, on which must 90 and spend half an
, hour before it will burn"
. "Don't YOU wish YOU had never been mar
ried?" said MIR. james, with good-naturcd
D laugh.
Yes" rose to Mrs. Jamcs's lips, but n
= glance at her husband aud two little urchlns,
who, with sparkling eyes and glowing checks
were tumbling over him, checked that reply.
81 should like the good without the evil, if
could have it," she said
:" am sure you have no great evils to en-
t dure," replied her husband.
"That is Just all you gentleman 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 fuvoritc studics?"
, ." do not think there is any need Of that
know your work could be arranged so sys-
tematcally as to give you some time to call
your own
"Well, all wish is" was the reply, "that
you could follow me round for one day, and
see what have to do"
When the lamp was trimmed the conversa-
ton was resumed. Mr.. James had given the
subject some thought.
"Wiie, said he, Il have plan to propose,
.. and wish you to promise me that you will ac-
cede to it 1t is an experiment, and | wish
you to give it fair trial to please me-
After hesitatng awhile, as she had great
reason to suppose it would be quite impracti-
cable, she at length promised.
s "This is my plan. want you to take two
hours out of every day for your own private
: use. Make Il point of going up into your
room and locking yourself in and let the work
D 20 undone if it must Spend this time in the
way most profitable to yourself. Nov | shall
J.,
7 at the end OF that time, if it has proved total
. failure, we will try some other way"
"When shall Begin"
"To morrow"
Tomorrow came. Mrs. James had selected
the two hours before dinner as the most con.
venient for her. and as the family dned at one
o'clock, she was to have finished her morning
work, be dressed and in her room at elCvcn.-
- Hearty as her efforts were to accomplish this
the appointed hour found her with her work
but half done; yet true to her promise, she
retired to her room and turned the key of hel
- door.
After spending perhaps half an hour in form
ING her plans for study, she drew up her table
placed her books before her, prepared pen and
paper, and commenced with much enthusiasm
Scarcely was the pen dipped in ink, whcl
there a trampling Of little feet along
Il the hall, and u loud pounding on the chamber
In door:
Or "Mamma, mamma, cannot find my mittcns
and Frank is going without me, to slide !"
$50 to Amy, daughter; mamma is busy
SIS now"
Amy is busy, too, and says she can't leave
- the baby
Upon this the child began to cry. The easiest
way for Mrs. James to settle the difficulty, and
indeed the only way, was to 90 and hunt uE
the missing articles. Then u parley must be
held with Frank to induce him to wait for hi.
sister, and the little girls tears must be dried
and little hearts must be set right before the
- children were sent out to play and little
lecture given, too, on the necessity of putting
things where they belonged. Time Slipped
away. and when Mrs James returned to he
study, her watch told her that one hour was
zone. She quietly resumed her task, and was
getting well under weigh again, when heav-
!, Ter step was heard, and her door was once
II more tried. Now Mr.. James must be ad
= mttcd.
II "Mary," said he, "do come and put on a
Y string for ne. There is not bosom in my
drawer in order. | am in hurry. | ought
e to have been down town an hour ago"
Mrs James went for her work-b ,sket and
followed him The tape was sewcd on, thel
e button needed fastening, and then rip il
his glove must be m"ndcd.
Mrs. James took his glove, and stitched
away at it with smile lurking in tho corner.
of her mouth.
"W hat are you laughing at Z" inquired he
husband.
"To think how famously your plan works,
replied she
Il dcclarcm exclaimed he, "was this YOU
study hour: | ain sorry, but what can a maI
do he cannot 90 down town without a shir
bosom
:, Certainty not replied his wife. quietly.
: When her liege lord was fairly equipped
n Mrs. James returned to her room again. Abou
: half an hour remained to her, of which she wa
" determined to make the most. Once NOR,
~ her place found, and her pen dipped in inI;
when there was another disturbance in the en-
We try. Amy had returned with the baby from
"a his walk. She took him into the nursery to ge
,ir him to sleep. Now the only room in the hous
as where Mrs. james could have fire to herself
all was the room adjoining the nursery. The or
Ee dniry noise Of the children did not disturb her
III but the very extraordinary one which Maste
Charley felt called upon to make, when he wa
fairly upon his back IN the cradle, was rathe
more than could be borne by most mother
without seriously disturbing the train of thei
thoughts. The words of the author rose an,
fell with the bawls and screams of the child
Mrs. James closed her book until the storI
should be overpast. Soon after quiet was res
os tored, the children came in from sliding, cryn
with cold fingers. Just as the dinner bell run
Mrs. james closed her book in despair.
nj, 'IIow did you succeed with your studies thi
A morning" inquired Mr.. James.
"a 'Famously,' replied Mrs. James. Il rea
ng about seventy pages of German, and as man
mora of Ernuch p,
Is, why, am sure did not hinder you long
IT. no, yours was only one of dozen inter
ruplonS.'
'Oh, wel you must not be discouraged
You cannot expect to succeed the first une.-
Persist in it, until the family learns that If the
want anything of you they must come at son
other time
But what is man to do replied his wife
'he cannot 90 down in town with string o
his bosom and rip in his glove
- 'Well, | was in bad fix replied Mr.. jaime
4 dare say it will not happen again. At an
rate, try the month out, and see what will con
~ of it,
IN The second day of trial happened to be