Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-31

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about you, a pleasant view outside
and everything cheerful, wholeAc m
and pretty, three very impoftan
things for woman. Keep up th,
open fire, il is worth dozar fur
naces. and have q THERMOMETERS .C
DC snre gou don't get too warm
that taxes all the strength cut o.
you. and makes taking cold easy
1t wouldn't take long to make the
change. John isn't coming home to
| dinner, so we can be all ready by
night, if you can really stop and see
me through the job. | declare I feel
better already, for | am tired to
death of that back room, aud don't
wonder that Polly is always teasing
sto go in parIor.' The boys will
dance for Joy to get full SWING here :
they are never allowed it, except
Sundays, and then they behave nice
~, and seem to enjoy piano aud
pretty things. and go does John. Yes
III do 1t right away aud up jump
cd Mrs. Bennett, finding Der most
powerful impetus in the thought of
pleasing father and the boys.'
Working and talking buslly togeth-
er, the friends soon made the neces-
sary changes below to tho great de-
light of Polly and the entire bewil-
derment of baby, who fell asleep on
the best sofa, as If bound to make
the most of his comforts while they
lasted.
A hasty lunch. and thon, with Bid
dy to lug heavy arti cles, they rea.
ranged the chambers, making a
splendid nursery of the large one,
and nice sleeping room of the
smaller one for The two children.
Now you see you can undress
them by this pleasant CRATE, and
then put them in cool quiet place,
to sleep undisturbed by you older
people, Only be sure The little mat
tresses and bed clothes get q good
airing and summing every day. You
can shut the door, and let them lie
for hours rs you couldn't in the back
room, and that is great advantage
said Mrs. Gay who wac in high spin
its at carrying everything before her
in this fine style.
It's lucky we seldom have guests
to sleep in Winter, for that north
room isn't at all my ideal of beat
chamber, though we have put some
of my pretty things there. l teel
like company myself 10 here, and
John won't know what to do with
50 much space. I've kept him oramp-
cd 50 long. It does seem a shame to
shut up this big room and not enjoy
it. Mary, [ have been goose, and
I'm glad you came and told me So
Conteuted with that confession,
Mrs. Gay kissed her convert, and
leaving Biddy TO finish off, she took
her departure, with many last in
junetions about air, oatmeal, brown
bread and sunshine
When Mr.. Bennett and the boys,
who had been enjoying a holiday,
came home to tea, amazement fell
upon them at the eight of Mamma
and the babies waiting in the new
sitting room with the announcement
that there was not going to be any
best parlor any more.
When the events of the day had
been explained and discussed, sort
of jubilee ensued for all that a
pleasant change in the domestic at
mosphere bad taken place, and all
enjoyed il immensely. Mrs. Bennett
played, and the boys and Polly dane.
ed, and Papa frolcked with baby,
who forgot bis teeth, and crowed
| gleefully till bedtime.
OF course Mr.. Bennett had bis joke
about women's notions, nnd his
doubts as to the success of the plan
but anything that cheered up bis
wife pleased him. for his heart sank
at the thought of home without her,
and Florida was a most distasteful
idea to him. He expressed much
satisfaction at his improved quarters
however. and that repaid Mrs. Ben
net for the sacrifice she had made,
though he, being man could never
know how great it was. 1t took
some time to get fairly settled, but
the sunny side of things grew more
delightful, as the change of scene
and better influences did their quiet
work. The children soon showed
the effects of the daily sunshine, the
we'll aired chambers, simpler food
and cheerful place allotted to them
for these little creatures show as
quickly as flowers their susceptible
ity to natural laws. Polly was mover
tired of looking out of the window
at the varying phases of street life,
and her observations thereupon gave
her mother many a hearty laugh.
| Baby throve like dandelion ID
spring, though infantile ills occasion
ally vexed his happy soul, for the
mistaken training of months could
not be recsifed oil at once, of teeth
ing made easy.
! Mrs. Bonnet had her moments O.
regret as she saw the marks of little
fingers on her paint and furniture
watched the fading of her carpets
ard Iabored vainly to impress upor
the boys that whiting, ball an6
marbles had better be confined K
| tie dining room. But the big, pIeas.
ant parlor was so inviting, with tht
open fire, the comfortable chairs, tht
| flowers, babies, work and play, tina
| no one could resist the charm, ant
tired papa found it SO attractive tina
he deserted the library set apart fol
him, and spent his evenings in The
bosom of his family, to his wife,
great delight.
| People got into the way of drop
ping in, not for a formal call in the
prim best parlor, but social visl
with gossip and games, music oil
whatever was going on, and soon i
was generally agreed that the house
| of The Bennets was the pleasantes
one in the neighborhood.
| The Doctors standing Joke wa,
Well, ma'am, are you ready fol
| Florida 2 and the answer with ever
increasing decision was, Il guess W.
can get on little while longer with
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