The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-12-06


pieases. and say what she pleases.s
!" She is pnncfual TO duty. Is shs
not !" inquired Mr.. Ashton.
i" oh, ses; she always does her warl
quickly aud neatly but She viii moi
allow me 20 give her any advice about
it's even saney enough to tell me
Sometimes that Il she were to foIlo.s
my directions IN cooking. she would
have nuthing iii 10 pat upon the Ia
ble."
/" ann very sorry that you have 50
many trials. NV dear. have a great
many la my business, and have secret.
y hoped that you might be spared all
these little trials. that you might feel
like di,erting ms mind IN an asreeable
ehil.cLat when return home weary
and dispirifed."
Have you seen Mr.. Barre t0-days'
inquired Emily.
"No. have not" replie, Mr.. Ash.
ton. glad to turn the conversation.
:. Come, tea is ready said Emily.
They both sat down in silence, aud
appeared to be wrapped deep in their
own thoughts.
Soon after tea the door bell rang,
aud visitors we're announced. The
evening passed OH Ia lively conversa-
tion. The hour for retirement came.
Both went to bed with resolution
that nothing should occur TO cloud the
sky over their matrimonial life, For
many times uur young wife had con-
trisrd TO feel sad, and make her. hus-
band as gloomy as il sumo real misfor.
tune were hanging over them.
What say you, Emily, to giving
up housekeeping, and goIng out to
board :" said Mr.. Ashton, after anoth-
er chapter OF the servants deficien-
cies and short comings. and oyergrown
ideas as to /" what was their place. and
what was not" /" should like to try
il, at any rate" continued he.
Why, Mr.. Ashton! Thought you
wished to keep house. because YOU
could have SO much more liberty,
and"
Well, Emily, SO did; but il is
more Tor your sake than my own that
would make the change. see your
house keeping is source of torment
to you. Il has been nothing but one
uninterrupted cha n OF complaints cy-
er since we were married. Precious
little comfort do ! see !"
These remarks sank heavily into the
heart Of the young vile, and she could
not refrain from weeping passionately
over them when she WAS alone. 0ne
day while coming over the ills Of life,
she said E:
81 know what Ill do; Ill just run
over aud see my good and valued
friend, Mrs. Wilson,"
:, Aud so she went. Mrs. Wilson was
friend from infancy: 10 her she un.
folded the whole matter--her whole
heart and all her troubles"
"My dear child, ,n-said Mrs. Wilson
. smiling kindly. you are young yet
that is ALL
I Well, dear Mrs. Wilson, is there
no hope, while am young house
!. keeper, to make my husband happy
Still, would like to have every thIne
in perfect neatness, move in perfect
/ system, aud yet have quietness an,
ease"
/" In the first place, the object o
good housekeeping is comfort, ant
comfort implies quiet and ease. Al
|, WAYS try and have every thing pleasant
, for your husband. II you have any
trials Of trivial nature, never men
tion them. With youth. health, means
. and last, though not least, a husbant
that you dearly love. what right have
petty trials to intervene between yol
aud happiness !"
"0h, we'll, but | have the worst do
mestics in the work, They will no
5 let me instruct them at all !; and no
5 thing is done as | should do it."
/" 1 think | heard you say, not Ion;
E since, that they were very neat an,
! prompt" said Mrs. Wilson.
"Oh, yes; but they will not let mt
command them at all. | cannot .exer
. else any dignity whatever in my owl
il house,"
!, /" DO not exact toninuch." said Mrs
e Wilson. Don't you think, BY you
/ own short experience, that perlec
t obedience is the most difficult OF hu
n man virtues =
il !" Well, perhaps So" said Emily
T. " But how is it that you take ever,
9 thing so easily, Mrs. Wilson !"
! BY keeping a general supcfinten.l
n ence; by not interfering too mue
e witlr.my servants, encouraging thel
p When | have an opportunity, aud sym
pathizing with them in their trials
) IN short, by endeavoring to make eve
ry thing as pleasant as possible BY a
; even collrsp daIly with my hustlau