St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-05-05

As far as go, think the place for any
thing Is where you can get at it most
easily. | have in mind now the study
of Il clerical friend of niue. The domi-
MES slippers, when not on his feet, will
be feund repOsing calmly under the
study table, while on the table itself, a
pipe is apt to jostle Il Cruden's Con-
cordance, and as my friend dabbles in
water color il little, an unfinished pic
tnre with brush lying beside it, will
often Overtop ponderous volume of
Edwards on the will. Every chair in
that room is utilized, one being filled
with newspapers which are worth keep
ing, second may have upon it pair
of gloves and Il box of water colors, and
the rest are loaded with books When
one is needed, its burden is carefully
placed Oh the floor. and consequently
there are IL few picturesque little heaps
of miscellaneous articles dotting the
carpet here and there. The good wives
of the parish hold up their hands at the
disorder. But there is really no disor-
der about it. Everything is in its place.
There is another kind of order which
gives me the same sensation feel when
the pianist strikes wrong chord. 1t is
the kind which hangs on the wall-a
long picture in the middle and two
small ones on either side. No matter if
the big picture represents IL madonna
and the small ones Il pair of mischiev-
Gus urchins, the trio fills IL space well
and that is sufficient. This is the sense
of order that an excellent old lady next
door. possesses Her son is book worm
of the most lnvctcrate species, and has
Il fine library which he keeps in the best
possible order. poetry in one place. his
tory in another. and science and the
"logy well separated. SO far us the
backs of the books 60, there is no sym
metry about them. and as the old lady
knows nothing of their contents, when
ever her son goes to New York for Il
week she puts that library in order: !;
big book up in the corner of the highest
shelf and the line gradually descending
to IL tiny volume. OF course all the blue
bindings 60 together. the green ones
below. the red next. then the morocco
coated. and finally the half calf. Alto
gether those book shelves present a
most pleasing appearance to the son
when he returns home, finding Tenny-
son shaking hands with Darwin. Mark
Twain with Wordsworth. and Milton
with Carlyle. His mother will never
understand how there can he any rule
or method in his arrangement. and to
him, poor fellow, her idea of order is
chaos and confusion.
To z" to II higher authority: Web
>ter'S primary definition of older is.
''mcthodical arrangement" but the sec
ond definition Is proper condition.
The houSekceper must not let methodi-
cal arrangement visit the pallor, as then
il will he in disorder. for it will not be
i'll proper condition. This may sound Il
tritfe contradictory. but reflect, what Is
the proper condition of Il room which is
to hc the gathering place of the family
and round which Il thousand pleasant
memories are to liuger? l. it to he
i'll methodical arrangement with chairs
standing due west and table planted on
ii certain figure in the carpet
Under such circumstances. it will not
be fulfilling its function. for nobody
wants to sit III such drearv room. and
from it pleasant thoughts will take
wing; 81 it will not he in its proper
condition. and therefore it will he ont
of order. To my thinking. it is plain.
order does not mean angulaIitN. and il
l. Il comfort To know that Il gentleman
81 renowned lis DRYDEN agrees with me :
set all things i'll their peculiar place.
And know that order is the greatest grace
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