Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-01-29
From Demorcsts Magazine,
General Supervision.
ny LYDIA NJ NILLARD


ny LYDIA N NILIARD
"My dear, | wish you would try aud
have general supervision over thugs
real thorough housekeeper knows what il
going on all over her house, from garret
to cellar. | noticed this morning that
Bridget had dropped two or three potatoes
on the cellar floor. wish you'd tell her
to be more careful. You 60 in some houses
and the cellar is as clean as the parlor. |
don't want you to do these things yourself,
only want you to see that they are done.
Mr.. Littlcsoe walks diguifedly through
the hall, and seeing one of the children's
shakers lying on the back piazza, he walks
back again, more dignifedly STILL and says
with agrieved, injured tone, " taink those
children are old enough now to be taught
to hang up their bonnets; when | was a
little boy three years old, wore bon
net, aud | had to hang it up on a nail be-
hind the door, every time took it of. |
was opposed to your buying those shakers
in the first place knew would 6ud them
all over the yard Don't you thiuk that if
anybody would come and stay here two or
three weeks, they'd say that these children
we're the most careless children they ever
saw 2"
mot quite so bad as that, my dear, ~
said Mrs Littlesole. " know they are
very careless but can't say think they
are the most careless children in the world %
never can get you to agree with me,
said Mr.. Li,tlesole; "you oppose every
thing l say. wish you ronld agree with
me Tor once, L should feel SO much en-
couraged' and we might have things better
| don't expect to make good housekeeper
OF you. gave up trying maj long ago !;
but l want my children brought up to good
habits" Mr. Llttlesole walks out OF the
gate, looks over the fence, and comes back
again. Mary" he says 81 wish you
ioo'tld try and see that ohm gets the weeds
out of the garden. IL looks shamet"fly"
-" You have told John, said Mrs Little
sole, to draw manure, hoe the corn, weed
the onions, plant tomatoes tie up the grape
vines, trim the raspberries, wash the car
riage, and pIow Tue rye'held; heard you
say all these thlngs must De Immediately
DONE besides cutting an 'ne grass on the
lawn-and one par OF names cant DO every
thing 1ohn grumoles now ne mas 50 much
70 uo' ne oon kno" "hat 10 10 nts'' l
cant get MN minute 10 20 anything 10
Inc garuen'
Wei wen know you We way oi
getting around everything IL was al
home all the time as YOU are l "ouldn I
have the garden looking IKE mat, Wish
you "oulu nave general suppression over
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and Tho hs,s soma ovs,er sbens and ~
Mos some but,erm;lk LET CharIie's should.
S ers h. ws,bsS with salt and water and
inst watch Jobn , little ,ce that he doe.
GOOD dav,s work bu, GOOD morninc nv