Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-03
Good Advice.

Many years ago | adopted the plan Of do.
log my fall sewing in midsummer, and my
spring sewing in midwinter, aud it came
about in this wise. An old Quaker aunt
came to pay me visit in August We had
moved in May, and the before aud after ar.
rangemeuts, which take SO much time and
are so diacult to specify-the fitting Of car.
pets and curtains, the odds and ends of work
in the way of u little paperipg Of closets, q
little stopping Of mice holes, little painting
and whitewashiug here aud there, the adap.
tation of somebody else's house to the new
family habits and wants-had occupied SC
much time that warm weather had come be
fore the children's spring clothes bad beer
thought Of, or the last summers stores looked
over TO see what would answer for further
use and what must be discarded.
All at once summer was upon ps, with
Summers work aud summers waiting pleas
ures (; jelly and preserves to make, summer
visitors to receive, and nothing for anybody
10 wear.
The boys were rupning around 10 thick
shabby. winter paDtaloous, and tender, rag
ged shirts, instead Of the comfortable linen
blouses and suits which it was my wont K
provide for them; aud the girls we're with
out the clean cambria and Bingham dresse
which ma girls had always looked so fresh
and neat 10 during the hot weather. wal
worn out with the work and worry Of getting
settled there was no one who could do mI
sewing rs l was accustomed to having il
done, even If had felt justified in the ex
pense, and l was getting into that state o
nervous worry and excitement which III,
pressure of impossible duties is sure Il
induce.
Just then Aunt Mary made her appear
ance, with her placid. sweet old face and
store of uncommon common sense. Who il
it says, " Nothing is 80 rare as commoI
sense p Whoever said il, it is certainly 4
truth, for what we call common sense
means bringing great judgment, as we'll Al
originality Of thought and invention, TO beaI
upon the commoH events Of life. Bhs whI
has good store Of these, and does not dissi.
pate them upon literature or the arts, w
speak of as having common sense, when il
fact, we mean genius applied to common
things.
Well, then, my aunt had this, and after
being in my house twenty-four hours she saw
precisely where the hitch was 10 the famil
machinery.
prudence" said she, "thee is not 10 4
hurry for winter clothes, why does thee mol
make them p
"Why, aunt Mary exclaimed wonder
ingly "we need summer things so much tina
| am worried to death to get through with
them just now"
"Yes," she rejolned, 81 see thee is. an
thee cannot possibly get them done until tn,
hot weather is over. and il | we're thee
should leave them until January, aud theI
thee will not be worried"
thought over aunt Marys propositio
aud | could see exactly what she meant.
l went on as was doing should get m
summer things done just as the necessity 70
fall things commenced, and l should z
from one worry 10 another. 1 should b
hurried all Of the time, and should not hav
the sweet satisfaction of being ready for an
thing, and judging from the experience o
the last few days, should come TO the en-
of my six months worry with spoiled tenn
per and confirmed habit Of frettipg.
| fixed limit to my efforts for summer veal
spent day or two in "letting down" OIL
calico dresses for the girls, aud cutting o
the legs of last years pantalOOns which wer
too short for the original owners and to
long for the inheritors, and the next week
got out the last winters dresses and OlOthin
and commenced with an easy mind the nee
essary adaptations.
1t was such luxury not to DO too busy
| could take aunt Mary to visit all of be
old friends, and could make cake aud Civ
a regular "tea," or we could aud did max
little parties 10 the seashore, or picnos /
the woods. And when fall came was full
prepared for Il and had had lovely summe
and was very fully confirmed in resoutiO
never, never, never TO live 10 hurry and
worry, and 10 that end, to do my summs
sewing IN winter and my winter sewing /
sumner.