The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-10-16
The Angel Over the Right Shoulder.
A STORY FOR MOTHERS.

"A woman's work is never DONE said Mrs.
James. i am sure | thought would get
through by sundown, and here is this lamp,
now, on which must 90 and spend another
half hour before it will burn
"Don't you wish you had never been mar
riedF said Mr.. James, with good. natured
laugh.
'Yesr rose to Mrs James Iips, but glance
at her husband, and two little urchias who,
with sparkling eyeS, and glowing checks,
were tumbng over him, checked that
reply.
Il should like the good without the evil, If
| could have it, said she.
i am sure you have no great evil to en-.
dure,' replied her husband.
That is II you gentlemen know abou: it.
How should you like it if you could not get
an uninterrupted half holr to yourself from
morning to nlght? What would become of
your favorite .tudicsF
Il do not think there is any need Of that.
| know your work could be arranged so sys
tematlcaIlv II, To CIV You some time TO call
your own
Well was the reply, 'a ] wish is, that
you could follow me around one day, and sea
whst | have To do
When the lamp was trimmed, the conyer,
sstio1 was resumed. Mr.. James had been
giving tn" suij"c' son" Thought.
Wife, saii t", i NAV. plat 80 propose,
aud wish y u to pro,ns" n- yu.'. ga. nd
acc~de To il. IL it An exprrimr"t, All VIA
you would give it fair trial, just 10 please
me-
After hosi atng awhile, As she had great
reason to suppose it would be quite inpract-
cable, she at length promised.
'rn', is my plan: | wish you to AXE two
hours each day for vouI own private use; and
make a pout of going up Into your room aud
locking yourself in, and let the work 60 un-
done it it must. Spend this time in the way
most profitable tc yourself. Now shall bind
you down to yo'r promise for one month; NJ
the enl of that lmc if il has proved total
! failure, We will uy some other plan
when shall bcginT
Tomorrow
To morrow came Mrs James had select.
ed the two hours before dinner as the most
C. nvsnient for her; and as the family dinsd
at one O'clock she was to have finished her
mornings work, be dressed aud in her room
by eleven.
Hearty as her efforts were to accomplish
her task, the appointed hour found her work
bu, half don't; yet true to her promise, she
retired to her room, and turned the hey in
the door.
After spending perhaps half an hour in
forming her plans for study. she drew up her
table, placed her books before her. prepared
pen and paper and commenced with much
earnestncss. Scarcely was the pen dipped in
/ the ink, when there was II pattering Of Ii lie
feet along the hail and a loud pounding on
he chamber door.
Mamma, mamma, cant find my mittens,
and Frank is going without me to slide
Go to Amy, daughter, mamms's busy
now
'Amy's busy now, too, and says she can't
leave the baby
Upon this, the child began to cry. The
easiest wav for Mrs. James to settle the diff.
Guilty, and indeed the only way, was to go and
hunt up the missing articles, Then parley
rust be held with Frank to induce him to
wait for his sister, and the little girls tears
must be dried, and little hearts "udst be set
right before the children could he sent ont to
play, aud little lecture given. too, on the
necessity of always putting things in their
proper places.
Time slipped away, and when Mrs. James
returned 10 her studies, her watch told her an
hour was gone.
She quietly resumed her task, and was
getting well under way again, when heav
er step was heard and her door was once
more tried. Now Mr.. James must bead.
miited.
Mary said he, do come and put string
on for me. There is not bosom in order in
my drawer. | am in hurry. ought 10
bave been up town an hour ago
Mrs. James went for her work-basket, and
followed him The tape wn. scWoI ou, then
button had to be 'aslcncl, and r,p IN hi,
glove must b. mendcd.
Mrs. James took the glove and stitched
away at it. with an arch smle lurking in tho
corners Of her mouth.
What are you laughing att inquired her
husband.
TO see how famonsy your plan works. re-
piled she.
Il DECLARE he sal: 'wai this your study
hourl am sorry, but what can wan dol
He cannot 90 ont without shirt bosom
'Cera My not, replied III. Tif" very qni
ctly.
When her lirgc lord WAS fairly equipped,
Ms James returned To her room n. ain. A
! bout half nm hour remained to her, Of which
she was determined tn mako tie most Once
more was her place found snA her pen dipped
/ in the ink, when ,hcr" was another disturb.
aucr in the entry,
Amy had returned with the baby from her
walk. She took hltu into the nurs 'ry to get
him to slrrp Now the ONLY room in the
house where Mrs. James could have fire to