Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-05-19

morning Whcn Rtt up that hust V' ~.
self and everybody else wha, to do when |
don't know what want done myself"
well. then" said |, well begin to-day"
Listen. Harry, and children" said Belle.
clapping her hands gleefully, ''you must all
mind Cousin Kitty, and so must !. Wen
all be Young together. begin 10 feel re
stored already
"Very we'll. said judicially. to-day is
Thursday We will devote the rest Of the
week to getting the house in perfect order,
We must have clean casket TO put our
Jewel of home in"
Talk about gymnastics There may be
grea, pleasure in throwing out pair OF
wooden dumb bells and then drawing them
back again. but how can IT possibly compare
with lying around room and putting It IN
exquisite order. that those YOU love may be
, comfortable in II j.?
To enjoy your work thoroughly YOU mus,
deaiize 1t. and who could ideallze pair OF
dumb-bell>2
SATURDAY, night came, and the house vas
like band box. Then ! put my finger on
a "tcnder spot in the household economy,
Ahou, one fourth of the needless work was
caused b, lack Of order The Lord Of Mis-
rule was sovereign. and it sometimes looked
as il hats and coats, dresses and playthings
had rained down.
"Now," said |. quoting my mother, the
house cannot he untldy # every person puts
his or her own things in place"
Hear hear" shouted Cousin Harry.
Bells husband, mi>chic,ously.
You may laugh. Harry, said |. shaking
m, head at him. but i, is true"
That's so. he replied. there i consider
able sense in tha, curly head of yours. after
all"
Very well. said |, "uhat is the use Of
sense If it don't help US out Of our troubles
Now | am going 10 draw up a-whai do
You call It an agreement. by which each
member of the family binds himself to Keep
his or her things in perfect order"
All entered mrrrly into the arrangement.
Harr, drew up formidable looking docu-
ment. He and Belle signed first under
meath the children wrote IN regular order.
and one Of them glcrfully put the pen be-
tween the hah,'s chuhh, fingers and guided
them TO make his mark
Then we reduced the regular routine of
the work To perfect system, and every da,
Cousin Belle was to devote her spare time
10 learning some one thing.
Monday morning came The house vas
in perfect order Belle sas. chccril, .-
well kiity, ~ha; i, the juvenile pupil
10 learn TO-DAY ,"
"Wha, would YOU like ?"
IF could only make such bread as YOU
used L. have AT Your house /, was the
very poetry Of food Mine j. sour. Or 1t
won't rise OF something is the matter a.ih
il half the time, so that 1t i>n', n 20 eat.
learned from l>ndAll and Huxley, and Maria
Mitchell. and the Popuiir Nr,)ao, No.fhiy.
/ tina, making bread j, a chcmica! process.
and that ever, chemical prnce,, i governed
I BY certain fixed. unchangrahle Laws 2"
Belle looked lit,le bcwiiderrd: then
smiling archi,, said .-
Il haven't Ic, oird much tim, 10 chcmi,tr,
for the last ten wears"
"lr, that, the trouble" said | II hasn't
been chcmi~rrN but somcthu. else begin
n.nE with {. VIZ chance. Now. gwen yuur
ingredients, combined IN a certain manner,
and a. Au absolute result YOUR bread j, JI,,
a. SURE tu risc Il, the sun To rise IN the east.
You can't Keep it down unles, you put
milestone on II. suppose, Belle. YOU have
wasted some food in YOUR experiment, 2"
''>"mci Il YOU could >ee the bread and
pes and cake nave thrown away YOU would
be horrifcd. sometimes think We shall
come 10 want a. punishment.
We'll. nj won't waste any more. In SIX
lesson. You can learn To make as good
bread - anybody, or YOU are not the bright
Woman l 'hinh You are, >" thlH week We
will make bread every day. or course, We
cannot ca; it all, but what We don't want W.
will give to the poor"
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DEAR HAIRY W III you come ao~h 70
The house as soon as you can convenient!
In great haste. NIFTY.
Down came Harry at pace ike the lope
of a California horse. Breathless he rushed
in.
"ls Belle sick ?"
No" replied; "but come into the par
lor moment"
Now that he was there. | confess | was u
little afraid of the result. Men have so
much amour propre, and do so hate to be
made ridiculous, that felt as if had
drawn the elephant in a rattle and didn't
know what TO do with it,
Harry" said /, severely, ''you remember
our contract, and the duty of parents TO set
a good example ?"
could see glimmer Of suspicion in his
face Then | made desperate plunge.
Look over ON the sofa. | only sent for
YOU to hang up your Oyercoat"
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