Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-07-05
SELECTED STORY.
Confessions Of a HOusekesper.


This happened very few year. aftsr nv
mauIage, and Is sue Of those feeling |, ci>
dents in hie that we n We, f"rget Mybu.,
bano's iDeon,s Vas moderate. aod ue found
il necessary to d-hy ,urseiv many liule
articles OF ornsm ut aud luIury. 10 tie esd
that there nigh, he no serious sbs'emsut is
the comforts Of liz la fUrsi.hiDg our bcu .
vo had been Obliged g. routebt ourselves
mainly with things usefu'. Our par'or
could bUss' OF uioe esne-seai eh.its; one
h'Rb-bsek-d oanc see ro king chair a pa,
OF card ble, q pair Of oitoma ., tie COW
ere for Which bad ve,k ked in woated :;
aud fsw illus rat d b & upon ibs I'd
tables There we're no pictorss os The wallis,
nor ornsneptS on she MAJ tie 81. oes
For time sfte' my marriage wi,b Me-
Smith. l did DOT think m och about .ke plain
ness Of our sty'e Of living bot, arer while.
contrasts between my oVn pzrlors and those
OF oue or iuo friends. would take place 10
my piDd shd ofieD fosad ny ,;fsisbipg
that We could Jffori se, ofcsndleb as, t4ir
OF china vsses, or some ohoios pieces Of 10,
bemiAn glass. 10 fact, set nv hart IN
something Of the kind, though eoueealrJ
my weakness from my busIand.
Time stole on, sSd o0e inc reass after an
ether TO our family, kept up the n.cesHty
81 careful 'xPcnditurs, ard at no time was
there money enough ", the paFso 20 jastify
sny outlay tond what the wants Of he
housebold required. So my psniel pieces
rsmdbtd bare ., ~ 6rst. not wiih-ts edinR
the d'sir- for something to put 0O them still
Tems ned active
ODe afternoon. ns ! st ~ ny work. rem.
oys'ifR sn old gsr@sni. wiih lhe hsps of
Bsk'pR 10 hook almost 'As good IS ne w. nv
cook entered aud said
There's man down stsiTs. Mr.. Saith.
With bask. fall Of the most bess,iful sisss
dishes sud china ora meats that you ever
did sc and be Gays that be vi | sell them
Cor nld clothes
'FF Cd clothes responded. bat hal
compfehsndiug vbai the girl a. ant
Yes Ds'sm. Ify0u have got en- old cost,
OF pair OF papiAl'o 'oss. thai si0t good for
po'Lihg, be viii buy tbsn, sBa psy you 10
giles ot ch,oa.'
paused for moment to think, snd lksD
said
Tell t.n 20 come Up iO,O che disiag room
Mary
The girl wsoi down stairs. end soon cane
beet IN oowpass siih doll loliaR old
Dsb. ubo carried 90 bis s,a large Lssts.
10 uh'eb v'Fs isnp'iuRIy d. physd rIeh o J.
ha vsess. DotiO sod pF,sshts,i cups spd
savers. g'ass disbss. sbd suBdry othsr aiIi-
elsa sf . Ike sbsrasss.
'Any oil eosss. psnssloorS or rss.s = sad
ihs old msH. as be rlseed esrsfoiis bis bss-
| bet 90 the assr. sDyat eant aoy tDoaey
See hsssl Hesufiful =
Asd % b. ., ole, Ne tosk up pair ~ va
sss sBe bsld ihem befoFs my svss Tbsy
seVs jos he thing fos nv ssn ls piso ..
sad ! n vs'ed tbs ~ - tbs isstast
~ bats ~ pile 2 ssgai -
Goa 90 old ooasf wus my 0uly susNeF
! Dat srbt neasy
~ husissd bsd sosi ihss Ned sssn
/ pretty good ssfv -, ssd stish be hal aot
seTn ief s0ms tps 10 fec. ., hsd be-.
/ VStsd ~, sfsnt.as' ~, sad eoEsignsd - DARK
oofB,f 10 tLs Slsih pres. The 'heushi II
ibis gaImeni esmr ssfy baiuFslly into ny
miud, "a eth he tbosaht Ylssssnt ~
bilaisiioi q fasiius. fsF slrssdy So ths
vsFts % - mstisis.
'Api Cd olstbes o Fspssisa ths vssdsf n
china Hsfs
I Wtb0ut 9 sofd. I lsf, The dibiaa room
aud gUifd up shois osf lsfgs els' bss psssa
s'oce ia ths ptfs Rs shove Ffoa tti.
eos sts fse'sa he eoai, sas lhsu dsacsn8ss
sith qpisk sisls
Tts dBi zee 81 fhs nsa hfiehtsnsd ths
mslafst his syss ~ spec ihs gsfmest--
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spd Seen, - tats ia lise5nditios 81 sin,
sis si,ue- Appsfsnsig, ne sssaiesitpa
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psuts
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