Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-20
A HOUSE HUNTING EXPERIENCE

S"ishous ioi NC was UuSy man, an
this element of activity in his partne
was source of intense satisfaction
Just suppose a drone had fallen /
my share in the lottery of marriage
be would say, with a shrug OF hi
shoulders. 4 would have pulled he
ears off, fguratively, trying to urg
hor forward, and she might hav
pulled my ears off, literally, trying t
hold me back. That's the way in
compatibilities come. Now Bess an,
Ipull together pretty well. Some
times, it's true, she gets little be
yond me but a little tightening o
the rein and gentle whoa bring
her alongside without any NOR
trouble
| AS result of Mrs. Maclane's ac
tiyity, she had a great deal to do, TO
society learned long ago that, as
rule, if it wants anything done, it i
safest to go to busy person to ge
1t done. Drones never learn execu
tive ability. As natural sequence
Mrs. Maclane was president Of asso
Citations, secretary of societies, visitor
at institutions, chairman of commit
tees, on whom most of the work fell
and power in society as well a.
her own home.
To such busy people there come
days when executive ability is taxed
to the utmost. The varied duties dc
not spread themselves neatly over q
given space, but come, like troubles
in batialions.'
One of these days, and one Of
these hours in the day, had come to
Mrs. Joshua Maclane. She was sew.
ing, watching her children, aud en-.
Pertaining neighbor, when the tide
set in. A note came, begging her, as
president of a relief associs ion, to
examine the credentials of suffer
ing applicant Immediately. Another
came, begging her to visit family
in extreme restitution at once. A
servant entered, saying that the
seamstress could not proceed further
without orders; and directly behind
the servant came Harry Maclane,
with a note from his teacher stating
that he was sent home because he
complained of sore throat, and was
feverish. With a mothers instinct.
the minor duties waited while Mrs.
Maclane examined the child's throat.
She was thus engaged when her
husbands brother entered with a tel.
egram.
'It is from Joshua he explained.
He says there is house for sale up
town that be wants you to look at
Immediately. Drop everything be
telegraphs, and look after it,
Mrs. Joshua Maclane knitted her
brow, and the neighbor smiled, bu,
she said, kindly, IF there is any way
| can assist you, hope you will al
low me-
Instead of dropping everything,
don't see how anything can be
dropped said Mrs. Maclane, medi.
tatively. She took medicine case.
and as she prepared some medicine
tor her sick child, said to the waiting
servant, Tell the seamstress to sew
on the sheets in the closet until I am
at liberty. l keep such plain work
for emergencies she explained tc
her neighbor. Now l must put Har.
ny in q room by himself until l know
whether his illness is contagious, and
l can not leave him. l will attend
to the case down stairs as soon as
Harry is comfortable.
'Can l visit the poor family p vol.
unteered her neighbor.
Il shall be very grateful replied
Mrs. Maclane. Then she turned to
her brother.in.law.
Hal, / can't look after the house
1t would be great favor If you
could do it.
But began the brother-in.law
Mrs. Maclane interrupted him
you know our needs, and tastes too
almost as well as we do ourselves
You know we want house similar
to this. but larger. Observe the pa
per, the paint, and the walls. BE-
sure to find out if there are plenty O.
closets, and, above all things, notice
if there are any signs of sewer gas.
THE lack OF wisdom in sending
boy to do mans work has passed
into pyoverb, answered Henry Mac
lane. i fear you will find it equally
unwise to send man to do WON
ans work. You remember Miles
Standish's advice TO John Alden-I
you want anything we'll done, do i
yourself, John p
"a little practice in house hunting
may be of service to you in the fu'
ture,' suggested the neighbor, pleas
antly.
| Bachelor halls are very dreary
| places, iu my way of thinking re
piled Henry Maclane, gravely. a
home that is home needs wife
Precisely said the neighbor
wife and home were in my thought,
when l suggested the acquisition o
KNOWLEDGE for future use.'
Henry Maclane shrugged BIZ
shoulders. and gave bis head neg
alive shake. You wouldn't advis,
man who had civil engineering be
fore him to learn to be a jeweller,
suppose p
No; but would advise a mai
who bad civil engineering or any
thing else before him not to cas-
away a Jewel If he should stumbl,
across one. Diamonds always repa,
for the setting The nsighhor sait
il with intent, evidently, giving ex
pressive little mods as she talked.
Henry Maclane smiled. Il an
afraid your diamond ia manufac
tured one. Put to the test, it woult
turn out like the Scotch chemists
q crystallized silicate, and not pur,
carbon
| sAs be passed out, the neighbo,
said, with q pout: your brother-in
Flaw is incorr gible. There is tina
good Miss Anderson would max,
him such good wife, and know
she worships the ground be walk
on. Is there any old love that fill
bis mI1l and heart TO the exclusion
of all the interesting rides OF on
. set r