Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-09-30

far away cried Mrs. Gay. delighted
with her success, and eager to see her
reform we'll carried out
"What will John say % and Mrs.
Bennett felt inclined both to laugh and
to cry at thought of the coming revolu-
tions.
"He will approve; men always like
to have things bright and roomy and
nice about them. I've 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 mo; and people drop in
and we have social, happy time of it,
all enjoying our good things freely to-
gether, and feeling the worth of them."
"How do we begin p asked Mrs.
Bennett, fired with the spirit of emula-
ton now that the first shock was over;
for John did shut himself up because
the dining-room was SO full of an even
ing with two tumultuous boys, and the
little woman wanted to see her husband
during the only leisure hour she had
out of the twenty-four.
Il 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 to your furni-
ture, large drugget over your carpet,
and take that other bay-window for
Polly and baby's play-corner. 1t is
sunny and snug, and looking out al
ways amuses them; and at night you
can just drop the curtains before the re-
cess and hide their little clutter without
disturbing it. In the other window
there is room for your table and chair,
and, close by, the machine. There you
can sit as in a bower, with your flowers
about you, pleasant view outside, and
everything cheerful, wholesome, and
pretty,-three very important things to
a woman. Keep up the open fire, it is
worth dozen furnaces, and have a
thermometer to be sure you don't get too
warm, that takes all the strength out of
you and makes taking cold easy"
at 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 osep ~rad 900 thrAneh +hn
job. declare l feel better already, for
I'm tired to death of that back room
and don't wonder Polly is alwrys teas
ing to go in parlor.' The boys will
dance for JOY to get full swing here,
they never are allowed it, except Sun
days. and then they behave nicely and
seem to enjoy the piano and pretty
things, and so does John. "Yes, I'll dc
it right away" and up jumped Mrs
Bennett. finding her most powerful i'm
petus in the thought of pleasing "fathel
and the boys"
Working and talking busily togethe
the friends soon made the necessary
chances below, to the great delight o
Polly and the entire bewilderment o
baby, who fell asleep on the best sofa
as if bound to make the most of hi
comforts while they lasted.
A hasty lunch, and then, with Bidd
to lug the heavy articles, they rear
ranged the chambers, making splendi
nursery of the large one and a mic
sleeping room of the smaller for the tw
children.
"Now you see you can undress thel
by this pleasant CRATE and put theI
away in cool, quiet place to sleep VI
disturbed by you older people. Onl
be sure the little mattresses and bee
r clothes get good airing and sunnin
, every day. You can shut the door, an
let them lie for hours as you couldn
, in the back room, and that is gre;
| advantage" said Mrs. Gay, who was
!. high spirits at crrrying everything b
Y fore her in this fine style.
Y "It is lucky we seldom have guests
sleep in winter, for that north room ism
D at all my ideal of best chamber, thoug
s we have put some of my pretty thinl
: there. l feel like company myself
!, here, and John won't know what to {
L with so much space, I've kept hi
d cramped SO long. 1t does seem shan
to shut up this big room and not enj'
d it. Mary, l have been goose, and L
7, glad you came and told me So"
It Contented with that confession, MI
l. Gay kissed her convert, and, leavi.
e Biddy to finish off, she took her depal
), ure, with many last injunctions abo
k ''air, oatmeal. brown bread, quiet Il
d ing, and sunshine
d When Mr.. Bennett and the boys, W
had been enjoying a holiday, came hol
it to tea. amazement fell upon them at t
er sight of mamma and the babies waiti