The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-05-24

done halt enough"
"If you're dissatisfied you'd better 90
Bridget; but first consider what it is tC
have a good steady place, with good re
ligious people. You Irish girls nevel
know when you're well off,"
"And it's not well off any one is that
works in this house." answered Bridget
II sha'n't listen to any more of youl
impudcncc, bridget wish you to keel
ON with your work till | can get another
girl said Mrs. Simpl>ins.
There was something indcscribably gal
ling and oppressive in her tone and man
ner, that. reused the worst feelings the
generous, good-naturcd Bridget was ca.
pable OF, and She dashed the dipper from
her hand to the floor before Mrs. Nimp-
kins had turned her back.
Mr.. Smp&ins came home tired and
worn with business and the first thing
that fell upon his ears was the dash OF
the dippcr aud the next, complaint
from his wife
''What worthless things these low
Catholic Irish urr!"
What now h, asked
-. Rri l.ct has fiarcd up
"What the matter
"-hc complains Of her work"
II don't much wonder. shes at it
every morning at five O'Clock and leave
her hard at it when | 90 to bed, and yet
| don't believe its ever done"
"Wel, whose fault is it, | should like
TO know p asked Mrs Simpkins.
at aint mine | know" ''anl it don't
seem TO be Bridget's.'
Then sposo you'll have it that its
mine responded the wife.
4 didn't say So
you might as we'll.
DO YOU think so Now whose fault
is itl All our girls complain OF being
ovcrworkcd, and scolded, and undcrfed.
and undcrpaid and you have the whole
management of things here. | leave all
house-matters to you.'s
And this is what get for MANAGE
ment,' interrupted Mrs :.
But not all, responded her husband.
va ~ - EA'1s iNi'hAtAAlOii iOl lltttF Il
great deal Of time TO 90 to meetings.
preachingS, prayer meetings. male and
female, sewing societies, maternal asSoci-
ations, anniversaries, and every her re-
ligous meetings, far and near, that YOU
can hear of. And you get money for
Guides to Holiness and lifc-member-
ships, and great expensive frames TO hang
their certificates in, thereby obeyiug the
Divine command mot to let your left
hand know what your right hand doeth, ;
all your good work done secretly that you
may be rewarded openly
What has all this to do with Bridget ,
interrupted Mrs. SimpAins, Il little touch
ed by the cutting irony.
1T has great deal to do with her.
answered her husband, if it puts part
of your work on her, or tires you out so
as to make you cross and unreasonable
with her, Or if it makes you pinch her
in wages, or deny her in food, or wrong
her i'll any ways you'll allow that, won't
you ?
Yes. y'd doe'.'
ell, don't 1t | ask the question
what would you have me do more
than | do now should like to know
Perhaps not more, but | wauld have
you do somewhat differently. You can
make some equalization. BE as sweet
and angelic with Bridget as you are with
your deacons, as mild in the nursery,
where only God AMI the children hear
you, as you would be if the whole mater
nal association were there. Show lit
tie Of your deafness TO the world and
heavenly mindedncss when the new fash
ions come. Stop taking the Guide to
Holiness and give the money it costs to
Bridget, rs her rightiul due. Don't fur
bish up the parlor with any more rc!igi-
Gus show till you've given her as good
wages as you'd think yourself deserving
OF, if you were in her place. Don't 20
to single meeting wien she will lose
more by your going than you will gain.
Don't say anything more to the church
about sanctilication here below till vou've
made your own family think such a thing
is possible. Learn to be Just before YOU
even aim mt perfection; learn to be "a
ticnt before you think you have reached
it: and be sure and take the opinion of
those who know you best before you come
to settled opinion ON the subject
Don think I'm prosecuting you, wife,
nor anything Of the sort. I'm glad YOU
are piOus woman, and that's one reason
why | married you. Every man likes to
have II good wife. But | want little
OF yonr piety for myself; and the children
wouldn't he the worse off for some, nor
Bridget, neither. We aint deacons, nor
ministers, nor saints, but we should like
to be treated in a sweet, heavenly way
and perhaps 'twould make us
better. I'm sure 'twould make us hap
pier, and you too. Suppose you try to
give us little more Family pje,y. This
Is my first sermon, and hope it viii be
productive Of good. There's no company
here, so | won't pretend that it has been
preached from n Sense Of duty, but be-
cause feel out of patience and Just like
speaking my whole mind
Well, what did Mrs. Simpkins say in
answer This onlyi that she was glad
there was no one but her o~n family to
hear him; that she was glad there were
some people who had a good opinion of
her; that the Rev DIR. Smoothtongue