The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-05-08
Getting Fixed

II ls the fate--lct US rather say the good
fortune Of mon, 20 be always bAlug, nnd
there T., nov and then, Dcdlock who im-
aglnes that hls house Is done and viii la't
forever that be- liycrunder the rule of Ger
tain immulabc institutions, that be- himself
Is solid, immoyablr, impeHshable, Rot he
Drdlooks, though very proud, aye very
miserable people, The fact j. man Is never
so happy as when he + 6Ningi and the poor
fellow who ~ so unfortunate 40 not 20 have a
single impro,H. mt 10 make upon bis place,
or On biz house, tas no resort but 20 sell aud
buy Q.4iu The Woyt foolish thing man
can 'd~9. to perfect everything around him
al niIr, A home needs 20 be- developed WIN
The growing lifc of the owner New ndiresh
ideas need 10 hc introduced 10 engage nlten-
ton and study, The systematic and lifelong
development Of q homes as good for a man
~ a tour Of Europe and liberal education,
combined, no man can afford 20 do, IN one
year, IN fever Of impsiicnee what will add
pleasure aud significance to- a dozen years,
There IL joy IN seeing things grow, and in
growing with them.
We are very apt to get settled down IN our
comfortable houses, and, IN somc lazy hour
wish that nothing may disturb their fixtures
But the spring cleaning comes along. and
men hate spring clcoging.. Such Is not the
ease with women, They glory in it. There
Is savage satisfaction IN It springng up In
ever, womans mind We saw q stove moved
out Of our own house the Other day, and
overheard the conclusion Of a6 6sHuangement
with the men who moved It 10 come, upon a
given time and shake some carpets II has
got 20 be- done. W. saw that In the calm,
determined eye Of the lady of the house. We
we're not consulted in the matter atall Paint
has got to be- scrubbed windows are, bound
10 be washed curtains are 10 be taken down
and done ups there have got 10 BE- complaints
for two weeks Of lame backs procured by
mailing down curpctsi everything must be
turned over and turned wrong side out, and,
at last, all will come right again. The mis-.
trrss will be satisfied, the girls viii be sick,
the house will be- ns clean and wholesome rs
a cedar closet, and tho lady viii survey the
premises with the pride which good house
krrprr' who love lhvif lofd- 80 much delight
to indulge in, NoSt wear the thing is to be
repeated, With The sumo results. NoIhiuR
will stay fixed.
Besides developing Our homes from year
t. year, aud Keeping them clean, We are
obliged to keep them in repairs. That which
Niialill hui,dz aalA loses the Aila-!<i.-s pliall
pie 10 become the prey Of chemistry. The
fence has roitcd and needs repairing. New
wood in a score Of instances, must take the
place Of that which is dccaycd. Violence hns
done It's work also, The tcdmstCf drove
against tn" fence, very carclessly, and broke
1t. Nobody knows how half dozen lights
Of glass were broken out of the wood-huuse
windows. So something always wants fixing
and after it is fixed We feel better, provided
the bill be not exorbitant and this cvcrlast.
ing fNing, are the great comforts Of life. The
man who is really fixed who has nothing
lcfl to be fNcd-who has actually got every.
thing to his mind-has nothing to do but TO
die. Life has no more Of pleasure for him.
There is nothing left to be obtained. SO We
say to everybody who has the slightest temp.
,a,ion to get everything right OF once, and
thus TO have il done with, to dnuo such thing
Cherish your wants Husband them, for
there is more comfort in them than in your
choicest possessions. 1t is what you expect
to have which blesses you SprnAddd
Republican.