The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-20

SHIRLEY Dare" in the Golden Age,
writes II know room where sunshine
ALWAYS fingers, and there is breath OF
summer and miguOnette in the air when.
ever think of It. There tired man
comes home, and throws off over
coat aud hat without looking 10 see what
becomes OF them. There is a broad table
in the light, strewn with papers and mag.
azines, and wOmen's work, with litter
Of rose leaves dropping over them from a
central vase. There is wide sofa Of the
days Of the Georges, fresh covered in
chlntz, with ferns and harcbclls Tor pat
tern, and the tired man goes down there
with q great rutlled pillow under his
shoulders, and opens parcels and letters,
dropping them as he gets through
on the floor, the most natural place iOr
them. A girl has been painting, ana
her water COlOrs and paper lie on side
tnble, lust as she lett them TO rush away
for mn impTOmptu ride. | have never
been able TO discover any disarrangement
OF the household economy by this flight.
Somebody left shawl on chair. There
will be nothing said about 1t at breakfast
next morning. There arc no laws here
against playing with the curtain tassel, no
regulations us to how often the snowy
muslin curtains may be put up or let
down. They Go not last the season out,
crisp and spCCkless US our neighbours do
across tho way, but the only consequence
is they arc OitCnCr new and clean. There
is nothing very fine about this house, but
things are renewed oItener, and look
brighter than they do In statclier houses.
The chairs have no particular places,
and anybody feels at liberty to draw the
sofa out when it pIeases him. Therei no
primness about the place, 1fthere Is grass
on the lawn, 1t is meant TO be walked
on, and tho geraniums are fondled, and
petted, and Caressed US II they were chill.
dren. Do you know there Is q magnetism
in green leaves and growing flowers de-
rived from the earth's heart, that makes
it good to handle and feel them? This
house is known as the place where one
dares 10 be late at breakfast. There Is no
ceremony Of waiting. Coffee and cakes
arc put where they will be hot; tho table
is cleared TO suit the housekeeper's con-
venience, and small one set for tho late
conner. Nobody lies awake at night till
the light ceases 10 shine under your cham.
Der door, il you want to sit up and read
your novellhrough. There is an unwrit-
ten law OF convenience for the household,
which regulates everything better than
any code NapOleonic. Aud the benefit
ofallowing people to be law unto them.
selves is, that they are much better natured
about it when they do obey. There is in
diligence and repOse in this lovely homo,
and great deal of time for things which
most people cut shOrt,uu hours play with
the children, u fright down good" chat
with neighGor, day OF letter writing
once fortnight. And the worth oil these
merry, comforting letters quite outweighs
the fact that there arc cigar ashes on the
mAntel, and u pile OF work on the sofa.
Disorder does not imply dust or soil Of
any kind. 1t does not include shabbinCss
or mean chaos. 1t means "lcave to be"
i'm most cases, thinking OF people more
than of things. Order is simple harmony
of few notes. Disorder is the Towering
branching melody OF one thcmc-and
lhGA theme individuality.