Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-12-23
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These Washing days are great nui-
sance, Mrs, Brown, and picked up dinners
three times week is more than a reasonable
man ought to put up with"
"But, Mr.. Brown, with the work of eight
in family to perfo:m-aud six Of the eight
childrcn-I cannot find time to get up extra
nice dinners every day."
" II is system, not time, that is wanted
with you Only have an hour, or half
hour, as the case may be, FOR every partcu-
lar duty, and you would soon realize, my
dear, how easy the work for a large family
could be made. With nsy ideas could keep
the house and kitchen much more orderly
than it is kept with one. half tho labor
"I'm sure one cannot work only all OF the
time, and never allow myself n moments
rest or recreation during the day" and there
was half smothered sigh heard by the hus.
band as he lee. the room for the Office,
Angry thoughts almost came to be spoken
words with patient Mary Brown because of
her husbands fault finding.
"Tf Harry could only know my cares, and
appreciate my labor-but he never seems to
think but what system can be carried out
as easily in household matters, with half n
dozen children as stumbling blocks in the
way, as in his business affairs"
wonder If men arc all alike! wonder
il any one Of them could wash, dress, make,
mend, cook, md keep from breaking their
necks year in and year ont, any number Of
Juveniles, from four to n dozcng wonder
If, with crying baby in their arms, and
three or four, just above babyoood, holding
on to their coat skirts, the steak wodld not
sometimes he ovcrdonc, and the eggs boiled
a trihc more than three minutes?
wonder il every breakfast, dinner and
supper they could appear at the table with
their hair parted exactly three. fourths over
the left, and with an immaculate "dickey"
and shirt frontp
wonder if there would never be grease
spot on their coat sleeves, where bultercd
fingers had Left their impress?
| wonder If every chair coaH be KEEP,
straight back against the wall, and the sofa
always remain in stdtu quo if u.an WAS at
the helm?
wonder If sticks, welded by chubby
hands, would ever make prohlcs in the ashes,
sometimes to the dctr!mcnt Of the stove
hearth?
wonder if habys can be sys,cTnaLiscd so
as never 70 cry only so mary minutes in ev.
cry twcnty.forr hours 3?
wonder If pins can be 20 planted as never
to prick the darlings; or collie and tccthing
robbed Of pain?
Many woman has, to herself, asked all of
these questions, aud yet they remain unan.
swercd. And, after having asked them,
shc will grew more calm, and, finally, with
tear in The eye, and slight trcmor in the
voice, she viii say after all, my husband
is not so bad" Memory recalls ten years
gono by, and the pleasant days of their
courtShip. or course Harry meant every
loving word he uttered, md when he pic.
tured the glad future they two, made one,
should pass together, he expected to realize
it," And Mcn the wife wonders il no fault
lies with her, "Therc mist, and dear Hsr-
! ry is only thougbtless unkind." /,
he could only know how truly his wife loved
him, and how earnestly che desired TO please
But ho never will understand until some day