Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-02-05
2 The World.
ITS Ups. AND DOWNS.

1H6 WOrlus
ITS UPS AND DOWNS. .:--i, /
f'Sir, bring me good plain dinner" said
a melancholy looking individual to a waiter
at one Of our principal hotels in the State.
eyes, sir" a=-,.,i,s.-53 81, Is uai .ra
The dinner was brought and deyoured,
and the eater called the landlord aside and
thus addressed him :, ,s nos:a Tot sand
,,,s ','You are the landlord p Z aosg Glssag
Yes A.. y4sg ss;7.l..; es3d3 i,as .4sls
III on do good business here?" 81
: 4, eyes" Gin establishment. gstaH 4a.ga
y - 'i'You make, probably, ten dollars a day
clear 2" i 30 l.a,.- ar r.
eyes" 5.. ea4f{ 4a t SIX
sS'Then l am safe. | cannot pay for what
[ have consumed, I have been out Of en-
ployment for seven months, but have engag-
ed to work tomorrow. [ had been without
food for four-and- twenty hours when | en-
tered your place. I will pay you in a week.
49, n cannot pay my bills with such promi-
ses,"' clustered the landlord, Sand | do not
keep poorhouse. You should address the
proper authorities. Leave me something
for security.
II have nothing" GG
!, II will take your coat" r afs5 n .,5f
i, ''.IfI go into the street without. that,
will get my death, such weather as this"
, 20 gu should have thought of that before
you came here "a. Ia aii,Fai, ~ Va .ysa
: ssYou are serious? Well, / solenarlly ave-
that one week from now / will pay YOU ie..
II will take your coat" s.f.sa,E lii oso,,
The coat was left and week afterware
redeemed. .,y,a9i3,-. h 4.i.,5.,., i];v u.,of
!, Seven years. after that a. wealthy man. en-
tered the political arena and was presented
to caucus as an applicant for a Congress
sional nomination. The chairman of thu
caucus held his peace. :, He heard the name
and history Of the applicant, who was mem
BERG the church and one Of the most res
pectable citizens. The vote was. a tie, am
he cast the negative, thereby defeating thf
wealthy applicant, whom he met an hhou
afterward and to. whom he said - ,s -. .:
20 "5You dom, remember me" .1.s h geil,
Mo- IF -. -. ~, 80 T..
IT once ate dinner in your hotel, and al
though I told you I was furnishing. an(
pledged my word and houor to pay you in ;
week. you took my coat and saw, me 60 gu
into the Indictment air at the risk Of my liifi'
without it, ,;a.i. III. 49, -ai..aQ -9r
"Well, sir, what then ~ II -
'Not much. You called yourselfa Chris
tian., Tonight you were a candidate fol
nomination, and but for me you would have
been elected to Congress" ......'..-'',
Three years after the Christian hotel keep
er became bankrupt. The poor dinnerles!
wretch that was, is now a high functionary
We know him well. The ways Of Provi.
dence are indeed wonderful, and the worlds
mutations almost beyond conception or be;
lief. III. .-.....,.,..
Girls Should Learn to Keep House. j
The following suggestions from an ex-
change we heartily commend to our lady
readers-not from any experience in the
matter of housekeeping on our part, but a
life of observation has taught us the value
of the knowledge on the part Of the ladies,
both old and young; s1.s s-.4.g.'..'.a 54t
No. young lady can be too well instructed
in anything which will effect the comfort Of
a family Whatever position in society she
occupies, she needs practical knowledge
of household duties She may be placed in
such circumstances that it will. not be nee
essary for her operform much domestic labor ;
but on this account she needs no less knowl-
edge than if she was obliged to preside per-
sonally over the cooking stoves and pantry.
Indeed, I have often thought that it is more
difficult to direct others, and requires more
than to do the same work with
our own hands. 5ta aiii q o3aHaiss 9as
Mothers are frequently so nice and par
ticular that they do not like to give up any
part of the care to their children. This is
a great mistake in their management, for
they are often burdened with labor and need
relief Children should be early taught to
make themselves useful; to assist their pa
rents every way in their power, and to con-
slider it "a privilege to do SO. ~ I'D -%2Gle
Young people cannot realize the impor-
lance of a thorough knowledge of house wife
ry; but these who have suffered the incon-
venience and modification of ignorance can
well appreciate it. Children should be ear
ly INDUCED in their disposition to bake and
experiment in cooking in varions Ways It
is often but Troublesome help thatthey af-
ford still it is a great advantage to them.
I know a little girl who at nine years old
made loaf of bread every week during the
winter, Her mother taught her just how
much yeast, salt, and -four to use, and she
bacame quite an expert baker Whenever
she is disposed to try her skill in making
simple cakes or pies, shells permitted TODD
soo7 She is thus, while amusing herself,
learning an important lesson. Her mother
calls her her little housekeeper,. and often
permits her to get what is necessary for the
table She hangs the keys by her side and
very musical is the jingling to her ears
l think before she is out of her teens, upon
which she has not yet entered, that she will
have some iiaea bow TO p9lfpk'I l'p s',t. ss
Some mothers giVa fh|eir. daughters the
care Of housekeeping, each, week by turns,
It seems to me q good arrangement and q
most useful part Of their education. Do
mestic labor is by all means compatible with
the highest degree ofreinement and mental
culture. Many of the most elegant, accom-
plished women | have known have looked
we'll to their household duties and have hon
ored themselves and their husbands by so
Economy, taste, skill in cooking, and neat
ness Of the kitchen, have a great deal to do
inr making life happy and prosperous. The