Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-04-28
Farm and Household.
Keeping Ahead Of Work.

The old adage is trite, but to the
point: "Drire your work, or it will
drive YOU" Ths farmer with threc
hands, right and left, and little
behindhand," is in sorry plight. lie
is ever hurried and Worried rain
comes when not wanted, and SLOW out
of season; the days are hot when his
work requires cool ones, and cool
when he wants hot ones; and thus he
goes on always tired and never feeling
satisfied with his weeks work; and
as it is with man so it is with woman,
only worse, for the woman that is
forever behindAand- with her work is
more perplexed ard harrassed than
about anything else. For instance,
Monday is conceded by nearly every
good housekceper to be the best day
for washing; the rest and change
brought 10y the Sabbath, inspires tue
woman with more courage and she
can take hold of the washing with
more zest on Monddy, but for some
whimsical reason she delers it and
devotes Monday to some other work.
Tuesday it rains, and as she has no
legitimate work fog Tuesday the day
is wasted, more or less of it. We'd
nesday comes the washing, leaving
only three foreroons in the week for
ironing, churning, sweeping, baking,
&C., thus crowding too much work
into the last Of the week, and causing
her to be tired, discouraged, and
tretty. Again, she goes to the bread
pot some loon and finds the bread
nearly gone she thinks she. ought to
make up some yeast after dinner, that
she may set bread for rising in the
evening, Feeling little more tired
than usual and having q dress to trim,
or something else bewtching. she
neglects it, the next morning cooks
something for breakfast and datters
herself she is getting along nicely.
At noon, one or two extra Glands
come IN to dinner, and she begins tC
fear she shall have to cook again fOl
supper, but as she finds there are
enough biscuits left for tea with tbs
addition Of plate of crackers she
settles down to her sewing with great
complacency, but alas, for human
expectations, about four o'clock there
is a rattle Of wheels, a stir and cIatter
rash and rustic, and .three or -four
friends from a neighboring village
greet her with pleasant faces ant
receive warm welcome; but hel
heart sinks within her rs she think.
Of supper and knows that instead o
staying in the sitting room and chat
ting, she must go into the Kitchen
heat up the stove, aud bake biscuit
the company meanwhile cXpostulating
with her for putting herself TO any
trouble for them" Now, this nigh
have been all saved by "drIvng The
work"
Dreading to do q thing is otter
worse than doing it. A good house
keeper keeps ahead Of her work
There are many contingencies to lool
out for, Thousand little things com
ing up that she has made no allowanc;
Of time for, and if she once gets into
the habit Of being behind hand, SHE
will be always in 4 hurry Sh,
should plan her work well and execute
it rs she has planned, unless some
thing outside and unlocked for
binders. Cline is money" | know
in some instances, but it is more thai
money with q woman, it is time
Ne er spend time doing one thing
that ought to lie devoted No some
thing else,
Plan your work every night for til,
next day and execute it, Providenc,
permitting. You do not realize wha
q wonderful difference it does make
Saturday night will find you in al
amiable frame of mind, ready t,
enjoy The day Of rest prepared for II
by One who knows the necd we have
Of it.-NelO England Farmer,