Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-03-13

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How many Of You can make a
,iplate of nice biscuit, that will be
neither sour nor heavy, or worse
than either, be golden with sale
ratus? have visited at some OF
your homes, and, without any be-
travail of hospitality, will say
that 1 have seer bat very few of
iyou that were capable OF getting
tea alone. Instead ofyour doing
it, / have seen you in the parlor
vainIy endevoring TO entertain
visitors of three-score wears,
while mama was overseeing the
preparation OF supper. To meet
you on yonr own ground, was
this polite? Politeness is kind
ness kindly expressed, but do you
lconsider this as kindness to your
pafents or to their guests? |
need not ask yon about cake, pas
try, &c, for you have doubtless
learned something about them
from your cock books, and sue
ceeded tolerably well, without
much experience.
/ | should like very much to
know If you can cook meats and
Z vegetables properly, for this
knowledge is very essential to
your success as a housekeeper.
/ By the time Bridget sends up the
steak overdone, and fowls under
done, a few times, you will be
ready to attend to these things
yourself.
How many of you take the en-
tire care of your rooms and ward
robe? Isn't your eyeslght as
good as your mothers that you
bring her the torn dress to be
mended with the dantiest OF lit
tie stitches. What in the name
of common sense hinders your
! doing these things for yourself!
, 1t would be a thousand times
!, better for your health than tins
: fashionable idleness. There is
no use of your dreaming away
Il your lives in waiting for some
great thing to do. Do the duty
that lies nearest you. 1t is of nc
/ use to spend the day in glorious
plans for the future. A log hut
over ones head is a FAR better
protection from the cold than the
/, lordliest of these castles in spain.
There is only one queen bee in a
hive, and the chances are that
;, you are not that one; so you must
= take your choice between a drone
: and working bee. | tell you
!. girls,
A "The world has need of wealth and arts
But far more need of patient hearts.
The world has need of glorious plans,
e But far more need Of toorkiRg hands"
X And now | want TO know what
: you read. If your tables are
e loaded with novels and Ledgers
: there isn't much hope for you
r Such reading destroys the taste
/ for that which is solid and sub
r tantial. You might as we'll ex
'e pect to preserve your body heal
IL thy and strong, by dining wholly
i on sweetmeats, as to expect q
S we'll balanced mind, when all the
aliment it furnished Is of the
milk and water order. 1t may
be very pleasant Tor you to talk
with CHARLES AUGUSrUs about
the last novel, where the heroine
a was so lovely and the hero, "sucL
!, a hero" But such talk isn't cur
* rent among sensible people. /
t CHARLES AUGUSTUS was possessed
If OF the qualities of true manhood,
ID he would discern that "these are
r, the times that try mems souls. >
L He would shave that elaboratly
5, curled moustache, and some Of
z these fine mornings, come to say
N good by" ere he was "oli to the
r wars Life is real, and novel
reading is a poor preparation ior
v its realities. There are some
:, books that it is worth while to
l. have lived TO read. They 81.
Ie lence doubts, quiet fears, anC
: strengthen the spirit. If you are
a confirmed novel reader YOU viii
e meet with the Hill of Difficulty
: ere you can relish these books.
All, well, you are getting
J. weary, so will close without
n saying all | intended. With Mr.
J. MooRE's permission we will re
IS sumo the talk another time.
e ELSIE CRAIG.
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