Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-12-17
Eternal Brh-Ha ,h;ns.

The 4uie; fidelity with which she VIII dish
wash her life away tor ''him'' Is "a marvel Of
endurance and grace. Just here is the seryi-
tule of woman heaviest; no sooner is her work
done, than it requires TO he done again Man
works up jobs ends them, aui tskes his r,v.
This pay can be TRANSLATED into somc.h.a- else
desirable. A man works all day. and draws
pay for his days work. This pay allures him.
ss oats = horse homewarl bound Thrs mon
worA 10y terms auI jobs, and although work is
end.e-> as o. 4uanuij, Yet when cu; up thus
into terms ana Jobs, We men 60 heartily on our
journey ami count our milestones.
Not 90 with our mates - She rnerls oar
socks, and We put our irreprossible toe upon the
darnel spot, and she darns it again. She
washes for the flmily. and the family makes
haste to send back the same garments 70 be
washed again. ''She'' puts the room in orier.
and We get it ready TO he rid up aga;n. The
same socks, the sane washing, the same room
every time She has no successive Jobs. no
terms, no payday, no tally-stick ot lie She
washes the same dish three hundred and sixty-
fyo-yes, three times three hundred and sixtv-
hve times every year. No wonder she breaks it
and Is glad Of IT, What relief 70 say. .. I've
done with that dish :"
Not only have We washed dishes. but also We
'bated appetite because Of c0oking), and nov We
are astounded at the number Of thoughts. and
steps, and ACTS. and processes involved in a very
plain supper. Only two Of Us. iolly cronie~.
caring nothing for style, and needing only
very plain supper. And We had IT, and With i,
came wisdom.
Gentlemen, we all We 20 irto room and
see 4 table ready set II seems to US one thing
it Is, il fact, from fifty t. two hundred seper-
ate tn ngs, taken down one by one Tor US TO use,
and for &" her to wash and put back whence
they came. There IS p plate Of biscuit Io that
plate OF simplicity we, with our own hands and
feet, brought together new quick Grc for hts-
ing, viz; kndling wood, rabing out stove. and
hod Of coal; -four from the bin. Shortening from
the gravy-drip down cellar. salt from one box.
sugar from another. soda from the Jar, acid (mu-
riatc) from bottle, spoon, a pitcher Of water.
a drppng-pan, and tin pan for mixing Up
these ingredients and after all, happening to
forget the things for ten minutes. We burned the
biscuits half through, in way which We men
reckon quite objectionable in a cook. Mean
while, that one plate Of biscuit added To the
eternal dish-wash, two spoons, two pans. one
plate and little cup. just piece OF steak I
contributed eight p;eces to the dish-wash 4 .
few Strawberries sent in six pieces 20 be 90; .
ready to soil again. Four eggs impressed them .
selves on six separate articles.
Gentlemen, We began at ten minutes Of six
and quarter to eight We found ourselves tri-
mphsnt-everything cleared away except the
dish-clotb. You see. We washed up the bread
pan and the sink, scalding them all (and our
fingers too), and dried them off with the dish
cloth Now, where on earth can we 20 10 wash
out that dish-rag? No; in the clean pan Not
over the clean. dry sink We stood aghast for
FIVE minutes, aud then wadle1 up the rag. round
like a ball, and tucked it into the far corner Of
the sink, and shut down the cover. But that
rag, though hidden, was heavy on our conscience
g She - never would have done 80 We have
seen clean dishcloths, but how they washed them
passes our skill.
And 50, as we said, "she " i away. leaving
us to thought and good resolutions. We shall
be wiser and better man fer at least two
days after her return. And whenever VIC stop
to think, shall rank asuccess:ul h0usekeeper and
a. worker second to none on
scale Of achievement and deserving Her sell
vices sre ike the air. the rain and the sunshine,
yet too often enjoyed without
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