The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-05-28
The Sunny Home.

Shirley Dare," in the Golden Age
writes: "l know Il room where sun
shine always fingers, and there is a
breath of summer and mignoncttcs in
the air whenever thiuk OF it. There
tired man comes home, and throws
of ovcrcoat and hat without looking
to see what becomes of them. There
is broad table in the light, strcwn
with papers and magazines, and wo-
mems wcrk, with litter Of rose
leaves dropping over them from a
central vase. There is wide sofa
of tue days Of the Georges, fresh GOV.
cred in chin:z, with fcrus and hare
bells for pattcrn,sand the tired man
goes down there with grcat rufAed
pillow under his shoulders, aud opens
parcels and letters, dropping them as
he gets through on tho floor, the most
natural place for them. y girl has
been painting, and her water colors
and paper lie on a side. table, lust
as she left them to rush away for an
impromptu ride. l have never been
able to discover any disarrangcment
Of the household economy by this
flight. Somebody left a shawl on a
chair. There Will be nothing said
about it at breakfast next morning.
There are, no laws hero against
playing with tho curtain tasscl, no
regulations rs TO how often the snowy
muslin curtains may be put up or lei
down. They do not last the season
out, crisp and spccklcss as our neigh
bors do across tie way, but the only
consequence is they are oftcncr new
and clean. There is nothing very
fine about this house, but things are
renewed oftcner, and look brighton
than ;%cy do in ststelier houses.
Tho chairs have no particular places,
and anybody feels at liberty to draw
the sofa out when it pleases him.
There is no primness about the place.
If there is grass on the lawn it is
meant to be walked on, and the &c
raDiums arc iondIcd, and potted, and
caresscd as if they were children
DO yon know there is magnetism in
green leaves aud growing flowers
derived from the oarth's heart, that
makes it good to handle and feel
them 7 THIS house is known as the
l.lace where one da1cs to be late ct
breakfast. There is no ceremony of
waiting. Coffee and cakes are put
whore they VIII DO hot tho table
is cleared to suit the housekocper's
convenience, and n small ono set for
tho late conner.
Nobody lies awake at night till Tie
light ceases to shine under your
chamber door, if you want to sit up
and read your novel thre ugh. There
Is an unwrittcn law Of convenience
for tho household which regulates
everything better than any code
NaHolconic. And the benefit of al
Lowing people to be law unto them
selves is, that they are much better
naturcd about it when they do obey.
There is indulgence and reposc in
this lovely home, and n great deal of
time for things which most people
cut short, an hours play with tho
chi!drcn,a fright down good" chat
with II nciehbor, day of lettcr writ.
ING once fortnight. And the worth
OF these merry, comforting letters
quite outwcighs the fact that there
arc cigar ashes on tho mantel, and a
pile of work on the sofa. Disorder
docs not imply dust Or soil of any
kind. 1t docs not include shabbiness
or mnan chaos. 1t means "leavo to
be'--in most cases, thinking Of poo
pie moro than Of things. Order is
simple harmony of fow notes.
Disorder is the flowing, branch
! G melody Of one and that
theme individuality.
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Judge Pjerrepont declined the