The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-09-23
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per from her hand to the flour before
Mrs. Simpkins had turned her back
Mr.. Simpkins came home tired and
worn with business, and the first thing
that fe upon his ear was the dash of
from his wife.
What worthless things these ser.
wants are -
What now ?" he asked.
"Oh Bridget has flaied up"
What's the matter p
I" She complains Of her work"
"I don't much wonder. She's at It
every morning. at five O'Clock, Nnd !
leave her hard at II when go TO bed,
and yet don't believe II lie ever done"
Well. whose fault is IT, l should
like TO know ?" asked Mrs. Simpkins.
1t isn't mine, know" answered
her hnsband and it don't seem to be
Bridget's."
Then s'pose you'll have it that
It's mlne,' responded his wife.
didn't say So"
You might as we'll"
" Do you think so? Now whose fault
is it ? All our girls complain OF being
and underpaid and you have the
whole management of things here.
leave all house matters to you"
And this is what | get for my
management, interrupted Mrs. Simp-
kns.
" But not ALL" responded her hus.
band "you get a good reputation for
piety a great deal of time to go to
meetings, male and female, sewing so
cieties, maternal associations, anuiver-
saries and every other religious meet
ing, far and near, that you can hear Of.
And you get money for Guides TO
Holiness and life memberships, and
great expensive frames to hang these
certificates in, thereby obeying the di-
vine command not to let your left hand
know what your right hahd doeth, all
your good work done secl etly that you
may be rewarded openly"
What has all this TO do with Brid-
get ?" interrupted Mrs. Simpkins, a
little touched by the cutting irony.
at has a great deal to do with her, I"
answered her husband if iG puts a
part of your work Oh her, or tires you
out so as to make you cross and un-
reasonable with her, or if it makes you
pinch her in wages, or deny her in foCd,
or wrong her in any way you'll allow
that, won't you ?"
" Y IS, ii it does "
"Well don't it? l ask the question. I"
What would you have me do more
than do now ?"
Perhaps not more, but would have
you do somewhat differently. You can
make some equalization BE as sweet
and angelic with Bridget as you are
with your deacOns, as mild in the nur-
sery, where God and the children hear
you, as you would be if the Nation
Association were here. Show little of
your deafness to the world ard heaven
ly mindedness when the new fashions
come. Stop taking the Guide to Holi.
ness and give the money to Bridget as
her rightful due. Don't furnish up the
parIor with any more religious show till
you've given her as good wages as
you'd think yourself deserving il you
were in her place. Don't go to single
meeting when she will loose more by
your going than you will gain. Don't
say any more to the church about Sancti
fication here below, till you've made your
own family think such thing is posi-
Dle. Learn to be just before you even
aim at perfection learn to be patient
before you think you have reached it
and be sure to take the opinion of thost
who know you best before you come Il
settled opinion on the subject. Dom
think | am prosecuting you, wife, OF
anything Of the sort. I'm glad you att
piOus woman, and that's one reason
why l married you, Every man likes
to have good wife ; l want little o
your pety myself and the children
wouldn't be any the worse for some no
Bridget either. We aren't deacons, no
ministers, nor saints, out we should lik,
to be treated in a sweet, heavenly wa,
sometimes, and perhaps 'twOuld maxi
us better. I'm sure it would make Il
happier, and you, too Suppose you tr
TO give us little more family plety
This is my first sermon, and / hope
may he productive of good. There's n
company here, su l won't pretend tina
it has been preached from sense u
duty, but because | feel out of pa nc
and just like speaking my whole mind.
v ell, what did Mrs. Simpkils say 1
answer This only that she was gla
there was one in her own family to hea
him that she Was glad there wer
some people who had good OPT a
her ; that the Rev. DR.. Sm00thtongu
had told SOME of the church that yer
week he wished there were few MOI
women Just like her.