Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-08-28
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1t is the fate---let US rather say the good
foriuue--of men, TO be always fixing and
never fixed There is, now and then a
Dedlock who inagines that his house is done
aud viii last forever, that he lives under
the rule Of certain ilEmutab!e instructions,
that he himself Is solid imtnogabIc, imper-
ishsble. But the Dcdlaeks, though VERY
proud, are very miserly people, The fact
Is, man is never SO happy rs when be is
liking, and the poor fellow who is SO unfor-
tunate as not to have single Improvement
TO make upon lis place or IN his house, has
no resort but to sell and buy again The
most foolish thing mau can DO is to per-
feet everything around him at once. a
home needs to be developed with the grow
ing life Of the owner New and fresh ideas
need 10 be introduced to engage attention
and study. The systematic and lifelong
Development OF home is Us good for a
man as tour Of Europe and liberal edn-
cation combined. No man can afford to
do in one year, in fever or impatience,
what viii add pleasure and signifcanee to
dozen years. There is a joy iu seeing
things grow, and in growing with them.
We are very apt 70 get settled down in
our comfortable houses, aud, iu some lazy
hour, wish that nothing may disturb their
fixtures. But the spring cleaning comes,
along, and man hate spring cleaniags. -
Such is not the case with women. They
glory in il. There is savage satisfaction
in it, springing up in every woman's mind.
We saw stove moving out of q our own
hcnse the other day, and overheard the con-
clnsion Of an arrangement with the men
who moved TO come, upon given time,
and shake some carpets. 1t had got to be
doue We saw that, ia the ealm deter
mined eye of the lady Of the house. We
were not consulted ia the matter at ALL
Paint has got to be scrubbed; windows
are bound to be washed; curtains are to be
taken down and done up; there have got
to be complaints for two weeks Of lame
backs procured by mailing down carpets;
everything must he turned over and tnrned
wrong side out, and. at last, all viii come
right again The mistress will be satisfied.
the girls will be sick, the house will be as
clean and wholesome as cedar, closet, and
the lady win survey the premises with the
pride which good housekeepers who love
their lords SO much delight TO indulge in
Next year the thing is to be repeated,
with the same results Nothing will stay
fixed.
Besides developing our homes. from year
to year, and keeping them clean. we are
obliged to keep them in repair Thst which
vitality builds only loses the vitalzing prin-
ciple TO become the prey of chemistry. The
fence has rotted and needs repairing. The
wood, 10 score of instances. must take
the place Of that which is decayed. Fio-
lence has done its work also. The teamster
drove against the fence very earelessly and
broke it, Nobody knows how half dozsn
flights OF glass were broken out of the wood
house windows. SO something always
wants fixing. and after il is fixed We feel
better, provided the bill be not exhorbitant;
aud this everlasting fixing, is the great
comfort Of life. The man who is really
Gxed-who has nothing left TO be tixed--
has nothing to do but die Lie has DO
more Of pleasure for him. There i nothing
left to be obtained, SO We say TO everybody
who has tho slightest temptation to gei
everything right at once. aud thus to have
il done with, to do no such thing. Cherish
your warts. Husband them, for there il
more comfort in them than in your choicest
possessions. II is what you expect 10 hare.
which blesses you most.