The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-03-14
4lert Sorp.
Fiorb bfhw's Home Magdsine.
THH NEW LEAF.

BY RosElIA RICE.
Ii was 4 fcary kitchen-the walls were
dirty and inoky, the breakfast dishes
stood on Il table in the middle Of the
floor, the ding stove was open, with ket-
ties and pa ION it, and cold ashes on its
hearth, its Sty plates awry, pot of dish
water standg on top Of the stove, and
the broom u poker and tongs lay just
where the lie riders had left them when
they were fed to prepare for school.
johnny nadine Of crying, and his whine
could even In be heard coming up the
hollow, in thirection of the schoolhouse.
The milk hdbeen strained, and the flies
were buzzin; ;bout it as they sat ou the
edges of tn two brimming pals, slipping
and rubbineloir hands together in a sat
isfed way he baby was teething aud
cross, and tIone pair of hands that could
have brouglprder out Of this disorder
was trying tsoothe it.
Is it any hder that tears were in the
mothers eydas she cuddled her baby to
her bosom, / walked across the floor try
ing to still ieriesg
"0h, dcayhat life what life y
said she; "Fy to be patient and make
the best Of itut it does seem hard" Just
as the babe ) growing quiet, aud as his
little blue hals had fallen listlessly upon
his bosom, adow fell across the door
way, and q husband entered, saying
"Jane, eau ! tell me what the children
did with the ltchet yesterday"
at was oion the rock, behind John
ny's wagon, / night said she, speaking
low, and gem laying the baby down in
bed that ] not been made up yet.
Seems me you're good while get
tin, your ores done you haven't the
knack Of gdn' along like Mrs Leyondike
her work done up long ago. an she's
busy in theArdin. Tell you, she's nice
gardiner, dit look much like our'n, you
don't put tltime on our'n that she does
on her'n.'
"0h, Johd said the little woman slip
ping back heIleeyes and tying on afbig
apron, and ting to keep her face turned
away to hidche gathering tears, "with
four little dldrcn, aud baby sick, and
three cows tdlilk AND calves to feed, and
hands to coofor, aud all the other work
to do, l onlyonder that get half my
chores done a whole day"
"Well, Tisurc | don't see how it is
said he; "lnmother had ten living child
ren, and she pnagcd to get along frstrate
and do all oil own weaving, besides tax
ing in weays for the neighbors. You
have more rtn than she had, and you
don't have tharry water forty rods, like
she did-he it is right at the foot Of the
hill; and y9neyer have to cut your own
fre-wood, uess il is in the midst of har-
vest and Ink you shouldn't complain.
If there is ything hate to hear, 1t is a
growing, wning wife. Now, | have to
be out o'doo all the time, no matter how
the sun shin. or how cold the wind blows,
while you aIin the shade aud comfortable
if you onlknew it. All, you have an
easy time off, you women, il you only
knew it; so, beer up, married you for
a helpmatc, M you know? The girls
will be big cIugh in three or four years
to help you, ID then you can take times
easier, and nybe by that time the bottom
farm will be lid for, and we'll be able to
ride in carlge, like the Levondikes.'
allow lon since you brought in this
watcr?" sadie, as he took drink from
the tin dippd and finding it not fresh he
squirted it Of coolly on the floor among
some pans st had slipped down of a
shelf.
As he toolthe hatchet aud started out
to the wago4o fix the hay rigging op j.,
he said, aJae, IL you can as well as mot,
sposin' you I've some o them new beans
that grow iilhat fur lot for dinner
"Well, II try,n said she hopelcssly, as
she slipped Or shoes of SO she might step
softly and ith more comfort All We
working woen know what . task II is to
put disortcd kitchen into neatncs, cs-
pecially viii little children have been
about. Fir she strained the milk, say
ing one qual with which to mix the bread,
for the yeas swas set the night before, and
had been bIbling two hours she mixed
it and set 1.-THE warm sunshine, aud then
started fiIand made feed Of skim milk
aud meal d the noisy, frolicksome calves
that ran ithe dooryard. Then she swept
and pickcap playthings after the Guild
rem, hungp their coats and aprons, and
set their a shoes away, and moved their
sleds and hgons from about the doors.
While q dish water was heating she
hurried ustairs and made the beds thcn
washed thIdishes, and went down into the
cellar and kimmed the milk. There was
cream enoeh for churningj the churn