The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-11-14

ies Polly run before, and ye0'e Be ; dlh'
srent set Of people 10 month
DO you really think sef
Not only that, bu, II you'd change your
way Of living, dos't believe yoa'd need
to think Of going to Fiorida u All.
Why, Mary Gay, wha, do You mean
demanded Mrs. Bennett, sitting cree,
upon the coach iu ber surprise at thls IN.
expected remark.
have .ofien waited to say this before
aud now ! will, though you may think
I'm an Interfering woman II do. Neyer
mind, II can only save you farther wor'
ry aud expense and suffering ! won't
mind, IL you are offended for a time. ln
the FIRST place, you must move, aud Mrs.
0aY gave such a decided nod that the
other lady could only ejsculaIe; Whyf
wherei wheug
Because you want more sun aud space
into this room because you will tnd both,
aud to-day because | stn here 10 help you.
Mrs. Bennett gave a little gasp and
looked about her 10 dismsy At the bare
idea OF living ia her cherished best par.
lor
But the back room does very well, she
protested Il IL warm and small aud
handy to the kitchen, aud we always live
there.
No, my dear, IL does not DO very well
for those very reasons. IL Is too warm
and small aud near the kitchen to make
it it place TO live in, especially for little
children. Why don't you put your plants
there II il is such nice placer asked
Mrs. Gay, bent on making clean sweep
of her friends decisions aud prejudices.
Why, they need more sun aud air aud
room, so keep them in here.
Exactly! and your babies need sun and
air aud room more than your roses, ger
aniums aud callas, The plants wonld
soon die Ia that close, hot, dark north
room; do you wonder your babies are
pale aud fretful aud weak5 Bring them
in here, aud see how soon they will bloom
II you will give them chance.
never thought of That, Pm sure !
would do anything to make them well
and hearty; but il seems pity to spoil
my nice parlor. Wouldn't the best cham.
ber overhead do just as wellS
want that, too, for your bedroom,
and the little one 1t the side for the chill.
dren You use the back chamber now,
and have the cribs there, also, don't you
Yes. My paliencel Mary, would you
have me turn the house upside down just
for little more sun?
DO you love your best rooms better
than your children? Hadn't you rather
see them spoilt by daily use than empty
and neat, because the little busy feet were
gone, never TO come back Pm in earnesl
Lizzie, aud know you will agree with
me when you think IL over. My own
dear little boy was killed by my ignor-
ance, and have learned by sad expert
ence that we mothers should make ii the
study of our lives TO make home healthy
and happy for our boys aud girls, no mat.
ter how much we sacrifice show and
fashion. Come now, and try it for a
month, aud see il you don't all feel the
better for enjoying the best and sunniei
side OF life.
Mrs. Benefits eyes wandered around
the pretty room, and went from Polly
singing TO herself as she sat looking out
of the pleasant win low, to baby content
edly playing bopeep through the bars of
the fender with the yellow flames, which
were his delight, then came back to her
friends kind, earnest face, and seemed TO
wake with sudden energy and life and
resolution.
I'll try II, she said, feeling that II was q
heroic thing TO give up all her cherished
ideas aud put her Sunday best things
into every day wear. Bnt Mrs GAY,
words touched aud startled her, and with
a self reproachful paDg she resolved that
il should never be said that she loved her
Piau'H HipiN thAH uei ttithiCHB VI thaA Alle
house should ever miss the sweet clamol
OF baby voices If sue had the power 10
keep The music there
Good | knew you would, aud ! an
, going 10 show You how easy IL will be tC
change the climate you live IN as well as
the scene, aad lighteu your work, aud
beaetit your health without goiug fal
away cried Mrs Gay, delighted with hei
success, aud eager TO see her reform wei
carried out.
> What will John sayl and Mrs. Bennett
felt inclined both to laugh aud cry at thu
thought OF the coming revolution.
He will approye; men always like Il
( have things bright and roomy aud nieC
about them | have been through Il, and
q | know, for when we kept 10 two roomi
, we got careless aud narrow aud low spir
lied. Now we live all over the house ant
keep everything as bright and pretty anC
e nice as We can. George does not shu
b himself up in bis untidy den, bat stay
4 with me, and people drop In, and W.
have a social, happy time Of II, All enjoy
Ing our good things freely together, anC
feeling the worth OF them.
q How do we beging asked Mrs. Bennett
!. nred with The spirit Of emulation nov
that the first shcck was over, for Joht
: did shut himself mp because the dining
D room was go fall Of an evening with tw,
d sumultuous boys, and the little womai
}. wanted to see ber husband during the on
b ly leisure hour she bad out Of the twenty
four.
! should iust move all the delicat
o lhings into The little library there out 0