The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-11-23

clded nod that the other lady could only
/ calculate: Why? where? when?"
Because you want more sun and
/ space; into this room because you viii
ind both, and today because Pm here
TO help you"
/ Mrs. Bennett gave a little gasp and
/ looked about her in dIsmay at the bare
idea of living in her cherished best par
dor
But the back room does very well, ,
/ she protested. alt is warm and small
and handy to the kitchen, and we al
ways live there"
/ No, nv dear, it does not do very
well, for those very reasons. 1t is toe
warm and small and near the kitchen tc
make it a fit place to live in, especially
for little children. Why don't you put
your plants there If it is such a nice
placef' asked Mrs. Gay, bent on making
and prejudiees.
Why, they need more sun and all
and room, so keep them here"
Exactly and your babies need sun
and air and room more than your roses,
geraniums and callas. The plants would
soon die in that close, hot, dark north
room; do you wonder your babies are
pale and fretful and weak? Bring them
IN here and see how soon they will
bloom if you will give them chance y
:" | never thought of that. I'm sure |
would do anything to see them well and
| hearty, but it seems pity to spoil my
nice parlor Wouldn't the best cham
Der overhead do as weI9"
want that, too, for your bedroom,
and the little one at the side for the
children. You use the back chamber
now, and have the cribs there also, dom t
your"
Yes. My patience! Mary, would
you have me turn the house upside
down just for little more sum-"
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? I'm in
earnest, Lizzie, and | know you will
agree with me when you think it over.
Ny own dear little boy was killed by
my ignorance, and | have learned by
sad experience that we mothers should
make It the study of eur lives to make
home healthy and happy for our boys
and girls, no matter how much we
sacrifice show and fashion. Come now,
try it for a month, and see if you dom t
all feel the better for enjoying the best
and sunniest 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 window to baby content
eddy playing bo-peep 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.
"Tll try it," she said. feeling that it
was a heroic thing to give up all her
cherished ideas and put her Sunday best
things into everyday wear But Mrs.
Gays words touched and startled her,
and with a self-reproachfuI pang she
resolved that it should never be said
that she loved her plants more than her
children, or that the house should ever
miss the sweet clamor of baby voices
if she had the power TO keep the music
there.
Good | knew you would, and I'm
going to show you how easy it will be
TO change the climate you live in, as
well as the scene, and tighten your work
and benefit your health without going
far away" cried Mrs. Gay, delighted
with her success, and eager to see hel
reform well carried out.
- What will TAhu sav937 apI Mrs.
Bennett felt inclined both to laugh and
cry at the thought of the coming revo-
luton.
He will approve; men always like
to have things bright and roomy and
nice about them. | have been through
it, and | know, for when we kept in two
rooms we got careless and narrow and
low-spirited. Now we live all over the
house and keep everything as bright and
pretty and nice as We can. George does
not shut himself up in his untidy den,
but stays with me, and people drop in
and we have a social, happy time of it.
all enjoying our good things freely to-
gether, and feeling the worth of them"
How do we Begin" asked Mrs. Ben
nett, fired with the spirit of emulation
now that the first shock was over, for
John did shut himself up because the
dining room was so full of an evening
with two tumulruous boys, and the little
woman wanted to see her husband dur
ing the only leisure hour she had out OF
the twenty-fOur.
| should just move all the delicate
things into the little library there out Of
the way Of the children. That room is
rather bare, and they will make it more
attractive. Leave the pictures, they are
safe, and it IS good to have pretty objects
for young eyes to rest upon. Put the
covers on your furniture, a large drug
get over your carpet, and take that other
bay window for Polly and baby's play
corner. 1t Is sunny and snug and look
ing out always amuses them and at night
you can just drop the curtains before
the recess and hide their little clutter
without disturbing it. In the other
window there is room for your table and
chair, and work by the machine There
you can sit in bower with your flowers
about you, a pleasant view outside, and
everything cheerful, wholesome and
pretty-three very important things to
woman. Keep up the open fire; it is
worth dozen furnaces, and have Their
mometer 20 be sure you don't set too
warm; that takes al the strength out of
you, and makes taking cold easy"
" 1t won't take long TO make the
change. John isn't coming home to
dinner, 20 we can be all ready by night,
if you can really stop and see me through
the job. | declare / feel better already,
So 70 E ha+ h,