The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-09
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Mrs. Joshua Maclane was very busy
woman. watts honey-bee isn't circum-
stance to her." Joshua Maclane would
say with a smile 1t was not smile of
derision, but very satisfied, for he was
busy man, and this element of activity in
his partner was source of intense salts
faction.
AS result of Mrs. Maclane's activity,
she had great deal to do, for society
learned long ago that, as a rule, if it
wants anything done, it is safest to go to
busy person to get it done. Drones
never learn executive ability. AS nat
ural sequence, Mrs. Maclane was presi-
dent of associations, secretary of socie-
ties, visitor at institutions, chairman of
committees, on whom most of the work
fell, and power in society as well as her
own home
To such busy people there come days
when executive ability is taxed to the
utmost. The varied duties do not spread
themselves neatly over a given space, but
come, like " "troubles, in battalions."
One of these days, and one of these
hours in the day, had come to Mrs.
Joshua Maclane. She was sewing, watch
ing her children, and entertaining a neigh
Dor, when the tide set in. A note came,
begging her, as president of relief asso-
ciation, to examine the credentials of
suffering applicant Immediately. Another
came begging her to visit family In ex-
treme destitution at once. A servant en-
tered, saying that the seamstress could
not proceed further without orders and
Airoctlv hohind tho aorvanf rama Horrv
Maclane with a note from his teacher,
stating that he was sent home because he
complained of sore throat, and was fever
ish. With q mothers instinct, the minor
duties waited while Mrs. Maclane exam
ined the child's throat. She was thus en-
gagged when her husbands brother en-
tered with a telegram:
1t is from Joshua, he explained. "He
says there is a house for sale up town
that he wants you to look at Immediately.
Drop everything he telegraphs, and
look after it.
Mrs. Joshua Maclane knitted her brow,
and the neighbor smiled, but she said,
kindly: 4" If there is any way can assist
you, hope you will allow me-"
:" "1nstead of dropping everything, |
don't see how anything can be dropped"
said Mrs. Maclane, meditatively. She
took medicine case, and as she prepared
some medicine for her sick child, said to
the waiting servant: "Tell the seamstress
to sew on the sheets in the closet until /
am at liberty. / keep such plain work
for emergencies" she explained to her
neighbor. "Now / must put Harry in a
room by himself until know whether
his illness is contagious, and cannot
leave him. / will attend to the case down
stairs as soon as Harry is comfortable"
"Can l visit the poor family?" volun-
teered her neighbor.
shall be very grateful" replied Mrs.
Maclane. Then she turned to her brother
in-law.
"Hal, 1 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 paper, the paint, and the
walls. Be sure to find ont if there are
plenty of 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 .
proverb," answered Henry Maclane. al
fear you win find it equally unwise to
send man to do woman's work"
"a little practice in house-hunting may
be Of service to you In the future" sug-
gested the neighbor pleasantly.
Bachelor halls are very dreary places,
in my way Of thinking" replied Henry
Maclane, gravely. "A home that is Q
home needs . WIFE"
Precisely, !" said the neighbor. "Wife
and home were in my thoughts when ]
suggested the acquisition Of knowledge
for future use.n
Henry Maclane shrugged his shoulders,
and gave his head Q negative shake
civil engineering before him to learn 70 be
ajsveler, / IsupPesef" ~
No but I would advise man who
had civil engineering, OF anything else be-
fore him, mot 10 cast away jewel if he
should stumble .across one. Diamonds
always fspey foE the setting" The neigh
.bOr ssaid it with intent, evidently, giving
expressive little peds - she talked,
m Henry Mselane smiled. IL am afrsid
your diamond is q mannfactured one. Put
10 the test, Il wonld turn ont like the
Scotch chemist's eyystAlixed silicAte.
and not pure carbon. IA, Z, 49,. ..si
As he passed out the neighbor said with
poat Your brotherin-law i iucor-
rieib1e. There IL that good Mics Apder-
scn Nouid make him such good wife,
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