The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-04-11
For the Pioneer.
Dread of Housekeeping.

Twas evening. Anna B. was seated
by the window of the pleasant sitting
room, looking at and enjoying the
beauties of the setting sun, when her
younger sister came in from supper,
and, throwing herself carelessly into
an arm chair, said, 80
80, dear, do think there never was
as lazy a creature as / am; and if l
could only live without ever striking
another lick I'd be satisfied"
"Why, Lou.,' responded Anna, 81
should be miserable, and could not en-
joy myself for ever one day, without
doing something. And I think you,
too, would soon become discontinued,
and cheerfully go to work, as you have
never yet done, if you had the privi-
lege Of ofindulging in idleness fora short
time only-say week or two
''No | wouldn't, Anna. Tn sure
I'd never tire. O, Of course, there is
work that I'd like, but I assure you it
is not house-work and if I were not
such a dull creature, might set my
brain to work. / sometimes sit and
| wonder-if I'm doomed to keep house
until my mind becomes so disturbed
that am obliged to dismiss such
thoughts, and indulge for while in
building air-castles about being an ar
tist or poet, which would certainly
be more pleasant for any one, than to
be shut up in some hum drum house
| watching and managing affairs as our
grandmothers did of yore; but sup
pose they were contented.
'For my part rejoined Anna, 81
think nothing could be more pleasant
than to have a comfortable house fur
nished neatly, surrounded with trees,
vines and flowers. Then / could be
happy-proyided that / could go to
church every sabbath. I would not
care about very gay society, but my
friends, I'd have none but true ones
I'd like to have come often to see me-"
ooh yes,' said Lou, Il too would
like to have my friends come, that is, if
l were obliged to keep house; but I'd
rather be excused from cooking for
them; for I'd be so .fusteriIed that l
could do nothing as it should be done,
time for fear of burning all. Oh dear !;
the idea! I'd rather see them away from
home at singing school or somesother
place of amusemement that might not
be troubled and confused about burnt
biscuits, ,unsalted potatoes &C. "Well
Lou, YOU are indeed strange girl, ,and
you'll never be happy until you over
Af
Why djust take delight in serving up a
nice dinner or rsupper for those love" !"
Pshaw! Anna, you're only gassing !;
but it would be nice enough, no
doubt, if some one else would superin-
tend the cooking, and freside at the ia
ble, but, really, I'd rather live on some
far off island alone than to oversee and
bother my brains about such things as
[ can never necer understand, and if /
should never be so fortunate as to be-
come an artist Or a poet, believe I'd
like book keeping, in fact anything but
housekeeping
But answered Anna, "where
would you live. Rather than live about
any and everywhere, I'd live like Gran
ny Gibbony alone with my chickens. -.
Lou, laughed at the very idea but
just then her mother called from the
kitchen for her to come and assist her
in washing the supper dishes, she arose
very reluctantly and went, wishing that
housekeeping had never been invented
or at least that it would never trouble
her. Which will live the happier?
- L.