The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-07-09
Thr Art Of Living Easy,


easy Mr-. Jones' SAID merry Ellen 10 her tip,her's
nearcs, neisib"r you. family is larger than cara
aud YOU have less Erlp-but YOU are always in
tine-c1me wien iulll, had things in good
lurlrr-bo hustle, fuss or confusion. Now we
work from morning Ill Dighi ut our house and
our WORK Is never dOue. There must bs witch
work about lt-tonie secret. Do tell W, won't
your
why Ellen don't know that there j. any
great secret sbou, 1t all can tell H. don, seen,
To work very hard bat somehow, | do get along
very easy as you BAY, with all hat seems TO fall
to my lot.
We'll We all know that, Mfs Jones. AMI We
know on that You dS more reading and writing
han any oi the rest Of U.S. aud visit the sick mo-
aud Ind time for ever, thing that is good-oh,
there 10, and you must tell the all about it,"
"Yes, Ellen. will tell all knoy about it, sor
you're real smart, aud will make first rate life
Tor Fred, some day, but you must ptoIiiise to try
and make my secret Of prac ical use to youraelf,
and teach every body else"
Ellen hlushed aid almost wish",i che had no,
been so Igpertnen,. But Ellen was good sen,i
/ hi" glrl. aud was impressed with the idea that
iied would want wife somew what resent bling
bis mother. IN domestic mat.eis; so she stooped
do"n ani t'sd her shoe to hide her confusion
1irs. Jones laid down the cheese knii. (fur it was
eafiy IN the morning. Dok up her babe which her
Sind.heart mud arms had taken home, aud pickts
up basket ot green Deas that were to be shelied
Tor dinner, and sat down 10 nurse her little orphan
to sleetD the pea. Out Of the pod and tell her
story.
( well Ellen my secret is Just this: when go
ont to shake the table cloth, always bring in a
stick uf wood seldom take two steps where one
Will answer. and Try 10 do every thing the shortest
way pul'erlse saleratus enough to last month
at one time. Keep IN convenient vessel aud then
1t Is always ready for u-e-no untying pa peis and
scattering the floor and cupboard; 10 table. roll.
ing pm or mortar, to clean but once instead Of
beating my eggs with a knife or spoon, / have Il
"h'p made OF ware, bent IN All oblong pc ike
tasse and tied with bl, Of twine to hickory
handle, and can beat the white of Elk eggs to
standing foam in two minutes. as easily as YOU
will IN half an hour with knife Any body can
make an egg whip that can whittle stick, or find
piece of wire If they cannot afford to buy one.
only mention these things as samples Of time
saving But If you will not be offended viii tell
you little story.
Offended Not l. LIS the sliest thing in the
world to get offended. particularly with those who
wish to US good. The doctor often has 10 admin.
lister unpleasant drugs to effect cure"
We'll, then Ellen, | was out taking tea with
neghbor las. week, and We went into the milk
room and cheese ruon 10 see the cheese; and as
We ca'ne back we stopped few minutes to chat
IN the kitchen, the lady told the girl she might
make some flannel cake, or gridle cakes as some
call them for tea, She started off on the bound
20 do her duty Fist she ran down cellar and
brorght up the buttermlk jar, holding almost n
paiIfili then she ran back for the eggs united
hall pound Of saleratus, scattered u spoonful en-
The hoor, and another ON the table, rolled it up;
next turned her buttermilk out and spattered
new dress all about the waist, splasied il over the
table on divers things. said "oh p>haw" picked up
tho ssicIa.-- from the floor, cleaned her dress aud
orough. plate and vIu - .ls .,eai room, ard
came back with heaping plate Of flour, put il into
the pan and stirred away aud back aud forth til
1t was submerged and all in Jumps. There was
not -four enough; away -he ran again brought
more; there Was still not enough, aud the third
journey had to Oe made, in il was dashed and
che stirred away until her face gloweJ like
Peony; all at once she thought Of her eggs, and
broke them into the batter. She had forgotten
the salt, aud ran the fourth time into the meal
room Now her batter was too thick and more
butter'nlk had to be used. and consequently the
saieratus paper had to undergo another ope alton
rhdliv. after much labor and toll and an expendi
tuTe oi much time, and waste OF material, the
Iumpy batter was ready for use. But here was
ne" uoGhlei the tre that was just right half an
hour beiuie, Was row exhausted the grlddle
winch had been set upon the stove III the be-
ginng, was now burnt rough, the kitchen and the
ante room foil of unpleasant smoke and odur Of
burnt gresse-the cakes stuck fast to the iron--
Two m.sses were wasted before the sriJdle could
be rubbed smooth, the dish cloths uele in a sad
plight, aud the yosng lady had expended as much
actual labor as would have prepared The meal, and
set the table and ALL
"Oh deAr-that was me; anybody nigh. know
tn. picture. Bu, how would you have manged r.
u should have taken my pun and spoon put my
saeratus INTO the pan gone down cellar, and with
my cup, which keep in the jar for that purpose,
dipped the buttermilk without spatterny it into
my pan; then broke eggs carefully into the milk;
gone from there into the meal room and slf,ed the
proper quantity of flour in ard stirred it careful.
ly, thus b,ating the eggs while stirred in the
-four; dropped in little salt and retained to the
kitchen, all III 1--WE minutes, without having one
thing ont OF place, excep, the egg shells and those
should have removed some other time. SO you
see instead OF four journeys to the cellar two to
carry back and four to the meal room, | should
have done the whole work. saved strength. saved
the wear and tear Of my shoes, save the soil Of my
dress, saved my tire. tue annoyance, and the good
hall hour for something else and a better mess Of
cakes IN the bargain. And this is only one half
hour saved getting supper, by one hand. 1t took
three that night longer by half than 4, would have
taken me TO got 1t alone"
But law me here's the baby fast aslcep--'he
peas are all sheled. snl my story INST be wound
up for It's time to whey off the curd' II thisIb
OF experience does you any good. will I'd b
another story some day