Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-01-23
SKETCH fOr MOTH ERS
The CANCEL over the Right
Shoulder


was through but just look at that lamp
now it will not burn, and must 20 aud
spend half au hour over it"
"Don't you wish you had never been
married ?" said Mr.. James, with good
natured laugh.
"Ye."-rose to her lips, but was check
ed by glance at the group upon the f'or'
where her husband was stretched out, and
two little urchins with sparkling eyes and
glowing cheeks, were climbing and tumb'
ling over him, as if they found i'll this play
the very essence of fun.
She did say, Il should ike the good,
without the evil, if could have it."
"You have no evils to endure replied
her husband.
"That is just all you gentlemen know
abou, it. What would you think, if you
could not get an uninterrupted halt hour
to Yourself, from morning Til night l
believe you would give up trying to do
anything"
There is no need Of that; all you want,
is system If you arranged your work sys'
temuticalIy, you would tiud that you could
command your time"
"Well," was the reply, "all l wish is that
you could just follow me around for one
day, aud see what l have to do. II you
could reduce it sll to system, think you
would show yourself genius"
When the lamp was trimmed, the con-
yersatiou was resumed Mr.. James had
employed the "half hour" in meditating
on this subject.
"Wife," said he, as she came in, 81
have plan to propose to you, and l wish
you to promise me beforehand, that you
will accede to it, 1t is to be an expert
,nent, | acknowledge. but | wish it to have
fair trial. Now, to lease me, viii you
promise -
Mrs. james hesitated She felt almost
sure that his plan would be quite imprac-
ticable for What does Il man know Of a
woman's work yet she promised.
"Now | wish you," said he, "to set
apart two hours OF every day for your own
private use. Make point Of going to your
room and locking yourself in; and also
make up ycur mind TO let the work which
is not done, 90 undone, if it must. Spend
this time Oh just those things which will
be most profitable to yourself. | shall bind
you to your promise for one month-then
if it has proved failure, We will devise
something else"
"When shall l begin ?"
"To. morrow
The morrow came. Mrs. James had
chosen the two hours before dinner as he
ing, on the whole, the most convenient
and the least liable to interruption. Thoy
dined at one O'Clock. She wished to tulst
her morning work, get dressed for the da,
and enter her room at eleven.
Hearty as were her efforts to accomplish
this, the hour of eleven found her will
r her work but half done /; yet, true to he
promise, she left all, retired to her room
, aud locked the door
With some interest and hope, she i'm
medately marked out course Of readin,
! aud study for these two precious hours
9 then, arranging her table, her books, PEI
b and paper, she commenced schedule
. her work with much enthusiasm. Scarce
. ly had she dipped her pen in ink, when sh
4 heard the trampiug of little feet along th
9 hall, and then pounding at her door.
q Mamma. mamma .. eau not fnd m
q mittens, and Haunah is going to slid
!, without me-"
}, "Go to Amy, y,my dear; mamma is busy
8 $50 Amy busy too; she say she eau
It leave baby.'
: The child began to cry, still staudin
close to the fastened door. Mrs. jaime
q knew the easiest, aud indeed the on y Wa
i. of settling the trouble, was to 60 herse
:. aud hunt up the missing m'tens. The
!, parley must be held with Frank, to ii
!, duce him to wait for his sister, and ii
? child's tears must be dried, and little hear
% must be all set right before the childre
!, went out to play aud so favorable an o.
d por.uni.y must not be suffered to slip, witt
ic out impressing on the young minds tt
+? importance of having "placs for ever,
,e thing, and everything in its place; tn
took time and when Mrs. James returns
% to her study, her watch told ber that Ia
her portion had gone. Quietly resumir
her work, she was endeavoring to mer
her broken train of thought, when beavi
B. steps we're heard in the hall, and the ia
g tened door was once more beseiged. No'
A. Mr.. James must be admitted.
Is "Mary,' said he, "can not you con
" and sew a string on for me! do belize
u there is not a bosom in my drawer IN ord
T. and am in a great hurry. l ought