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into this room because youwill find both,
and to-day, because I am here to help
you"
Mrs. Bennett gave lsttle gasp and
looked about her in dismay at the bare
idea Of living in her cherished best par
lor.
''But the back room does very WE'LL"
she protested. "It is warm and small
and handy to the kitchen and we always
live there"
mo, my dear, it does not do very well,
for those very reasons. 1t is 100 warm
and small and near the kitchen to make
it fit place to live in, especially for lit
tie children. Why don't you put your
plants there if it is such nice place?"
asked Mrs Gay, bent on making clean
sweep Of her friends delusions and pre-
JUDGES.
"Why they need more sun and air and
room, SO keep them in here"
"Exactly! and your babies need sun
and air and room more than your roses,
yeraniums 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
ifyou will give them a chance"
II never thought of that. I'm sure I
could do anything to see them we'll and
hearty, but it seems a pity to spoil my
nice parlor. Wouldn't the best chamber
overhead do as well?'
II want that, too, for your bedroom,
and the little one at the side for the
| n ol>~ ,l>o-
now, and have the cribs there alsc, don'l
you?''
"Yes. My patience! Mary, would
you have me turn the house upside down
just tor little more sun2"
''Do you love your best room better
than your children2 Hadn't you ratne,
see them spoilt by daily use than empty
and neat, because the little busy feet were
gone, never to come back? I'm in earn
est, Lizzie, and I know you will agree
with me when you think it over. nv
own dear little boy was killed by my il
norance, and | have learned by sad ex
, perience that We mothers should make i
the study of our 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 {
month, and see if you don't all fee
the better for enjoying the best and sun
NEST side of life"
Mrs. Benefits eyes wandered arounc
the pretty room, and went from Polly
singing to herself as she sat looking ou
OF the pleasant window, to baby content
edly playing bo-peep through the bars o
the fender with the yellow flames, which
were his delight, then came back to bel
friends kind, earnest face, and seemed tx
wake with sudden energy and life anc
resolution.
"l'll try it!' she said, feeling that i
> was 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 reproachtul pang she re-
, solved that it should never be said tba
she loved her plants more than her chill
dren, or that the house should ever miss
the sweet clamor Of baby voices if she
had the power to keep the music there.
''Good! know you would, and I'm
gong to show you how easy it will be tt
change the climate you live in as we'll az
, the scene, and Tighten your work, anc
benefit your health without going fa7
away" cried Mrs. Gay, delighted with
/ her success, and eager to see her reform
well carried out
"What will John say?" and Mrs Ben
7 net felt inclined both to laugh and tt
? cry at the thought of the coming revolu
( ton.
. ''He will approve; men always like tc
have things bright and roomy and nice
about taem. I have been through it
and [ know, for when we kept in two
rooms we got careless, and narrow, anc
, low-spirited. Now we live all over the
house and keep everything as bright, anc
pretty, and nice as we can. George doe:
, not shut himself up in his untidy den
but stays with me, 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
GLOW do we begin?' asked Mrs. Ben
nett, fred with the spirit Of emulation
now that the first shock was over, fo1
John did shut himself up because the
dining room was 80 fall of an evening
with two tumultuous boys. and the little
woman wanted to see her husband dur
, ing the only leisure hour she had out oj
7 the twenty four.
| II should just move all the delicate
| things into the little library there out O
the way of the children. That room i:
rather bare, and they will make it more
, attractive. Leave the pictures, they ars
safe, and it is good to have pretty objects
for young eyes to rest upon. Put thu
covers on your furniture, large drugge
; over your carpet, and take that othe]
bay window for Polly and baby's play
) corner. 1t is sunny and snug, and look
ing out always amuses them and at nigh
: you can just drop the curtains before tn.
recess and hide their little clatter with
out disturbing it. In the other window
} there is room for your table and chair
and work by the machine. There vou
can sit in bower with your flowers
) about you, pleasant view outside, anl
| everything cheerful, wholesome an pret
ty, three very Important things to WON
an. Keep up the open fire, it is worth 8
dozen furnaces, and have thermometer
to be sure you don't get too warm, thai
takes all the strength out of you ano
, makes taking cold easy"
ut won't take long to make the change
John isn't coming home to dinner, so We
can be all ready by night, if you car
really stop and see me through the lob
declare feel better already, for [ am
tired to death Of that back room and don't
wonder Polly is always teasing to go in
the parlor.' The boys will dance for Joy
to get full swing here; they never are
allowed it, except Sundays, and then they
behave nicely and seem to enjoy the piano
and pretty things and SO does John. Yes,
I'tl do it right awav' And up iumned