Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-11-18
Kittie looked troubled, arose and walked
the floor several times, and then said kind

Kittie looked troubled, arose and walked
the floor several times, and then said kind
ly-
"You will forgive the pain have giver
you, Sue p
1.-The pain %
Eyes, the pain, Susie; for [ know you
suffer. I have no doubt given you very
nearly the meaning of my secret; my hus-
band (and I say it without boasting) loves
his home not alone because the one he loves
is there, but because it is place of comfort,
cheerful tidy, and the abode of peace; he
enjoys chair by the Greside, for no discord
jars it. He is met with smiles, and they
are reflected upon his countenance; order,
neatness, frugality, cheerfulness and indus
try are the pillars that support the great
temple of domestic happiness without them
love fails, home looses it's attractions,
and even the one best loved looses that
charm formerly possessed; think of it, Sue,
and if my secret is worth trying see if the
old love cannot be brought back again.
II know [ am miserable houskeeper," !"
said Sue, at length, through her tears; II
have often regretted the fact but never
dreamed that an untidy house could drive
domestic happiness away, or that order and
neatness could be the means of retaining
that love prize above everything else. I
was never brought up to do housework, I
was indulged and spoiled; my parents were
wealthy, and considered it a disgrace to
know anything about household affairs I
don't know how Kittie don't know how
to do any better than do p and Sue sob
bed bitterly.
Never too late to learn, Sue )" and Kit
tie wound her arms about her friends neck;
e..let me be your teacher; come, dry your
tears, and as this is leisure afternoon, I'll
stay and assist you, we'll commence at the
kitchen, for there is where neatness should
always begin; you cannot judge accurately
of housewives tidy habits by her parlor.
but go into her kitchen and pantry, peep
into drawers, and behind barrels; squint
under the stove, and under the cupboard,
behind the doors, and behind boxes if you
discern nothing but neatnes I don't care q
fig. if the parlor's in the awfulest topsy -tur-
icy. hnt IS a. neat housewife that rn]a
wvshs u0Uf1- Pfzct; Due,
there should be place for everything, and
everything in its place; time in which
things should be done and they should be
done in that time the LATEST way is always
the hardest, the most slovenly va y is the
most wearing. And so Kittie rambled on.
1T is strange how William has changed
the past weeks" said Sue, one morning a
month later, to her friend Kittie, who just a
moment before surprised her turning a
morning glory vine over the parlor window
fsGhanged why you woldn't imagine how
different he is, pleasant, sociable, never
finds fault. and encourages me in every way
possible; he is good, loving husband Kit
tie. - -
''Ah you wouldn't exchange husbands
now Sue ?''
e "Oh, Kitw Susie looked so vexed.
.sAnd you mustn't divulge my secret ;
you know told it to you conidentially,
said the teasing Kittie.
Sue didn't promise, and Til never tell
how | found it out; but [ have written it
down, reader, and if it scents too much of
domestic affairs to suit you, I'm sorry; be-
lieving there are others besides Susie who
might profit by observing Kittie's secret, I
can but recommend it and leave it thus s.re-
spectfully submitted
CONVERTING THE DEvIL.-A Mrs. III. F.
M. Brown has been lectnring on Spiritual
ism in Cincinnati, and in answering objec-
tions that the manifestations" came not
from good spirit, but from an evil spirit
she is reported to have said:
''She did not care if they did come from
the Devil-that was really no ground of OBJ
lection to them, but if the Devil did COM
municate such beautiful things us came to