Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-01-28
MIS- c Ell l. A N Y.
HOW SHE FOUND THE TIME.
ny nRs. cARoLIsE A. souLI.

"Ah!" said Mr.. Nelson, rs drawing his
chair to the centre table, his eye resting on
one OF the popular novel. Of the day, e 50
you have new book to read, Sarah?
Where did you get i,9"
- borrowed 4, Of Mrs. Merton. or ra,h.
cr she lent IL TO me-insistcd upon my IA.
king 1t, because, she ald, she knew II
would interest me. faseinats me-indecd, |
told her IL WASH, much u-e 10 take it, for
I should never find timo TO read It,"
4" but she had found time, hadn't she3"
asked her husband little rnguishly.
"Of course she had. She always find.
time to do anything she want. to never
saw such a woman In my llfe."
And ye, she has four children, and
keeps but one gIrl!"
And have only two children, and as
many girls, I suppose yod would like TO
add, wouldn't you ?" responded tho vile,
just little bit ou, Of humor.
81 must Ynccs' you have guessed rish,
my dear. Hat would have said IL IN a
iaultfnding way. but simply from desire
to find out II We can, why you have so little
time to devote to rradins-why you always
have 30 much rcadins-why you always
have 80 much to do. Does Mrs. Merton do
up everything 50 neatly a, yourself' Her
parlors know, always seem the perfection
Of order and comfort, her husbands aud
children's cloihe. are always tidy. and sh-
herself, in appearance the per'onitication Of
nea,nes. and taste. Bu, after all, pcrhap.
there may DO some oversight. thar is KEEP, out
Of view"
"You are mistaken" said Mrs. Nelson.
emrha,ically. "She i. one Of the most
thorough housckecpsrs ever knew. have
been sent thcro when she ha, been takeu
suddenly III, aud 50 violently. too as 10 be
unable to give a single direction. and yet
everything needed was found without the
least trouble. every drawer and closet was
in order, and the whole house would have
borne the closes, scrutiny Of the Quaker
si',erhood And ye, shc is never in hurry
and though always doing something, never
complain. OF being tired. She does all her
own and her childrcns sewing. even TO cut.
ting dresses, and coats. and pants, embroid-
er. all her collars and sleeves, and little
girls rulle. write. more letters every year
than have done since my marriage. and
rad. more than any other wom'n no,
strictly literary ,ha, lever knew. DO, how
she does It is a mystery"
why don't you ask her to solve It,"
~ have thought Of doing so; but-to
own the truth, am ashamed to. II would
be a tact, confession that am IN the wrong
somehow"
But do you think you are?"
"Someiimcs do and then again think
my failures 10 do what wOnli - dearly do
are the results Of the circumstances which
| cannot control. For instance, yesterday
afternoon | mcan,to have emp,'ed my mem
ding basket entirely. | could have done 30
easily, and then one worry Of the week
would have been over. 2 Bat, Mrs Lawrence
and her friend IRON Boston cams in quite
early, and a. you know, passed the after
noon. | could not blame them for coming
when they did, Tor | had told them tp come
any afternoon this week. and was glad to
scc them and enjoyed their welt. Yet itup-
.et my plan. about mendins entirely, for Of
course, II would never have done to have
Uttered the parlor with that. Tho after
noon was lost, as Ear as work was concern.
ed"
(" But was there nothing you could do p
"Yos, II had only had it. There were
the handkerchisls ani cravais yon want to
take with you next week, which | might
have hemmed lf | had only had them. But
you SEQ | had designed them Tor this alter
noon, and 50 did not g1 out to buy them till
to-day. Aud 50 it goes. | wish sometimes
the days were for,y.eisht, instead OF twenty
four hours long"
"Well don't, I'm sure" said her hus-
band good.naiuredly, Z" for sc, tired now,
and doubt Sarah, IL either you or | would
find any more time than We do now
Well one thing is certain, | shall never
find time, as the times are now, to do any.
thing | want to-"
"Bat you say Mrs. Merton does"
Yes; but she ., an exception to all the
rest OF my acquaintances.
An honorable one"
"Ye., an honorable one. wish there
we're more with her faculty"
Perhap. there would be wero her eI.
ample followed"
81 understand you and perhaps some day
will heed the hint, bat here her further
reply was prevented by request IRON his
head clerk 20 SEQ her husband alone on ur-
gent business.
All this time while Mrs. Nelson was be-
wailing the want Of time, che had sat with
her hand. lying idle in her lap. To DO sure
she was waiting sor Bridget to bring the
baby to be undressed. but she might have
s,i.I,aJ ha,nminy the Last crayat in those