Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-12-02
The HOME CIRCLE.
oNpucrnD By MAJoLlcA HAzElwoop.
Household PaPers,--Ns. 8.

find a KEY. by which to unlock the hid
den mysteries of successful horseSeep'
ing.
There are several kinds nj house
keeping the neat, The slo'eniy' the
severely prim. the painfully dirty. and
so on cd naW@aw.
There are extremes to everything and
in nothing more. that in keeping house.
We see plenty of women who lie; things
lie around at.siN and sevens: the house
looks as though visited by cyclone
Others, almost have mysteries If rs
much rs pin is out of its proper
place. Some are so clean that they
make their husbands and sons leave
their boots and hats outside the door,
every time they come into the house,
and when a neighbor enters who unfol-
tuna,elv brings in little mud, they
will run immediately for the mop and
broom before they exchange courte-
sizes.
Blu, this is no: my story ly any means.
and no doubt YOU think | need not
announce nv text. unless ! intend to
adhere to it.
A.out a year ago made visit to
friend in Illinois. Invent on an extend
ed invitation, determined to stay but a
few DAYS, i'll did not like it. stayed
two months, and wanted to stay longer
but imperative business demanded my
return.
My friend had received liberal ed
ucation,-music, drawing, etc, could
read Understandings in three langu-
ages, and enjoyed the society of liter.
airy people. expected to find her so
engrossed by household cares as to
have no time for anything else, but l
was mistaken.
Ten years had elapsed since l had
last seen her, and she ought Il
thought-to have grown gray and wrink-
led, abandoned collars, curls,' and cos
metics and taken entirely to cooking
and drudgey.
She met me at the door, the same
bright eyed, rosy checked girl of ten
wears before. Her brown hair was in
the same beautiful curls, her collar as
snowy, her pretty muslin dress as daintl-
ly neat, as of yore. And she had three
children. all sweet and clean.
After weeks sojoun, and finding
no jar to the domestic machinery,
one day said, "Mary, how do you man.
age ite Everything seems to be done
in your house without effort. Do tell
me how YOU accomplish so much, with
SO little trouble"
She looked pleased at my honest
compliment TO her management, is she
replied: Il did not always have such
nice times. When commenced house.
keeping, | used to work hard from the
time was out bed, until ten, eleven,
and sometimes twelve O'Clock at night;
my work was always ahead of me, and
very foolishly tired to do eseything.
One day was unusually unlucky, and
when Charles came home to dinner, he
found me crying like child, and din
ner not even begun. Ihad been wash
ing, and after the clothes were on the
line, thought would lie down few
minutes before getting dinner, and be-
fore knew it ! was asleep. | slept
until almost noon, and was so dismayed
at the prospect before me that begun
to cry. Charles triea to comfort me,
and We went to work together and soon
had dinner ready. That evening we
turned over a new leaf. The washing
and ironing was to be done out Of the
house. the bread bought at the bakery,
and 4 woman was to come once a week
to scrub. This left me plenty of time
and strength for sewing and housework.
We had a large vacant bedroom near ,
the kitchen, whichwe papered, painted
and whitewashed, and used for din
ming room. When | washed dishes, '
they were rinsed IN scalding water. and
turned up on rack to drain and dry.
If they are hot, they dry nicely without
wiping then set The table; in fact
kept it ready all the time. While doing
up my work after supper l prepared S
everything for breakfast. Charles also {
prepared dry wood and kindling SO that {
did not have to fret over fire. I t
ave slate hanging near my kitchen c
able, on which note down every little S
OBJ wish to do, so that nothing is n
orgotten. We eat plain, simple food. '
Ne never have cake and pie for break n
asst, as many do. ltthere is a quick, b
asy way of doing any thing l try to find Il
out, and i'll make any litter, it is C