Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-01-18

think I'm an interfering wOman'ifl do.
Never mind If can only save you fur.
thcr worry and expense and suffering.
won't mind If you are offended for q
time. In the first place. you must
move" and Mrs. Gray gave such a de-
cided nod that the other badly could only
calculate, "Why ? Where when?
! A-Because you want more sun and
space. into this room because you will find
both, and tO-s,ay because l am here to
help you"
Mrs. Bennett gave little gasp and
4 looked about her in dismay at the bare
| idea of living in her cherished best par
Tor.
| But the back room does very well,
/ she protested. lit is warm aud small,
/ and handy to the kitchen. and we al
ways live ther-."
mo, my dear, it does not do very well,
for those very reasons. 1t is too warm
and small anI near The kitchen to. make
. fit place to live in. especially tor little
children. Why don't you put your
plants there If il is a nice place. asked
Mrs. Gray. bent on making clean sweep
of Der friends delusions and prejudices.
why, they need more sun and air
and room, so keep them in here"
Exactly ! and your babies need more
sun and ar and room, more than your
roses, geraniums and callas. The plants
would soon die I'm that close. hot, dark
north room do you wonder that your
babies are pale, aud fretful and weak
Bring them i'm here and see how soon
they will bloom II you give them a
chance"
| IL never thought Of that. I'm sure /
would do anything to see them well and
hearty, but it does seem a pity TO spoil
my nice parlor. Wouldn't tine best
chamber overhead do as we'll 7"
Il want that to for your bed room,
and the little o 10 at the side for the
children. You use the back chamber
now. and have The crib there also, don't
yOu?r
Yes. My patience! Mary would
you have me turn my house upside
down just to have little more sun ?"
| do you love your best rooms better
than your children? Hadn't you better
See them spoiled by daily use than
empty and neat because the little busy
feet We're gone. never to come back I? I'm
in earnest. Lizzie. and ] know you will
agree with me when you think it over.
My little boy was killed by my igno-
rance, and have learned by sad expert
ence that We mothers should make il the
study OF our lives to keep homes healthy
and happy tor our boys aud girls. no
matter how much we sacrifice. show and
fashion. Come, now. try ii for month.
and see II You don't all feel better for ell
joying the best and sunniest OF li.e.'
Mrs. Benefits eyes wandered round
the pretty rom, and went from Polly,
tfnG -x.If Oh Ii
VI The pleasant window, to baby content
edly playing bppeep through The bars
OF the lender with the yellow flames
which WI re lis delight, then came back
to her friends kind, earnest face, aud
seemed TO wake up with sudden energy
and life and resolution.
Ill try it," she said, feeling that II
was heroic thing to give up all her
cherished IDEAS aud put her best Sun law
things Into every day Wear. Blu, Mrs
Gray's words touched and startled her
and with il self-reprOachful pang she re-
solved that it should never be said that
she loved her plants more than her chill
dren, or that home should ever miss the
clanor Of baby's voice If she bad the
power TO keep that music there.
"GJoi! knew you would,a am go
ing 10 show you how easy it will be to
change the climate you live In as well az
tile SCENE, and tighten your work and
benefit your health without goins far
away" cried Mrs. Gray, delighted with
her success and eager TO see her reform
carried out.
what will John say p and Mrs. Ben.
nett felt inclined both to laugh and to
cry at thought OF the coming revolution.
lie will approve men always like Ia
have things bright ruomy and nice about
them I've been through it and know.
tor when we kept in two. rooms We COZ
careless and narrow and low spirited.
Now We live all over The house,an kecp
everything as bright and pretty and nice
as we can. George does not shut him.
self up in his untidy den. but stays with
me, aud people drop i'm, and We have q
social. happy lime of it. all enjoying our
good things freely together, aud feelin.
the worth Of chem"
How do you 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 tumnlluOus boys, and the lit
tic woman wanted to see her husband
during the only leisure houi she had
on of the tweuty-fOur.
Il should just move all the delicate
things into the little library there ont
Of the way Of the children. That room
is rather bare. aud they will make it
more attractive. Leave the pictures.
they are safe, and il is good to have pref
~ objects for the Young eyes 10 rest up
OH. Put the covers OH your furniture.
AMI large drugget over your Carpet,
and Ike The other bay window tor Polly
and babys play corner. Ii is sunny and
snug. aud looking out always amuses
Them aud at night you can just drop
| the curtain before the recess and hide
their little clutter without disturbing
il. At 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, a
pleasant view outside. and everything
cheerful, wholesome and pretiy-three
very important things to woman. Keep
the open fire. it is worth dozen fur
naces, 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"
"lt wouldn't take long to make the
change. John isn't coming home to din.
ner, 50 we Can be ready by night if you
really can stop and see me through the
job. l declare feel better already, for
am tired TO death of that back room. and
don't wonder Polly is alwayo teasing to
go in the parlOr.' The boys will dance
tor joy to get full swing there; they are
never allowed in except Sundays, and
they behave nicely and seem to enjoy
the piano and pretty things, and so does
John. Yes, I'll do it right away" and
up jumped Mrs. Bennett, finding her
most powerful impetus in the thought of
s'pleasing father and the boys"
Working and talking busily together,