Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-01-18
Eussiness

more to do than others. who, APP
pearing to do little. accomplish
everything really worth accom-
plisbing. These fussy house eekers
weary the lie of all quiet loving
folks who are so unfortunate as to
be in their neighbcrhood. Instead
OF sitting comfortably down and
inquiring what is to be done, how
it can be so done that it shall
have logical beginning, middle
and end; what is urgent, and what
must be done. what may be left
undone; what is urgent, and what
can wait; they begin anywhere,
everywhere, and charge all along
the line Or what is almost as
bad, they devote themselves 10
some triAing detail which might
have been omitted altogether, and
let all the rest Of the household
machinery DRIFT into confusion.
The fussy honsekeeper has speci-
allies, and whims. and notions.-
Her plumage is always agitated,
she is in a perpetual stew and I'M
fortunately never gets quite done
till the last quiet sleep overtakes
her. The worst Of it is that these
iussy folks always persuade them
selves and try to persuade others
that they are accomplishing a great
deal by their business, which Is
only true in that they make total
destruction OF all peace and comfort
within the limits of Their pretty
sovereignty. Now there is a great
deal 10 be done in every house
hold, however small, and it eau be
done. all OF it. without any fuss at
all. The whole operation OF house
cleaning can be gone through with
by only disturbing one room at a
time, or two rooms at time, while
the rest Of the house is kept in It's
usual order. There is no sense In
tearing things to pieces unless one
can at once put them 10 rights
agan, and when they are torn to
pieces the thing 10 do is not to fret,
nor 10 scold, but TO set such agen-
cies III operation as will restore
order and Wilderness again. 1t has
always been observed that all the
great agencies are noiseless. Sleep,
death, heat. light, electricity. gravity;
not sound does either OF these
make as they ali move Oh in their
mighty missions through the earth.
They come and they 60, and we
know naught OF their coming Or
going save by the results they
leave behind. Our most dlstln-
guished citizen is "A silent man. lie
IS known not by his words but by
what he is and ty What lie has
done. He has gone round the
world raising a tidal wave all the
way, hut a child can count all tue
words he has spoken! The best
housekeeper we ever saw never
raised her voice above a whisper.
When she spoke you had to listen
10 hear what she said. You could
tell the seasons by looking at her
house. The various preparations
for spring, summer, autumn: winter
were made always in season, but
80 quietly that everything MAS done
without tie stroke OF hammer
No parade was made about things
left undone, and though size otIer
Lad TO wait for he accomplish ment
Of her plans, there was no fuss
made about the waiting, 10 a'ten-
ton called to ii. and only she
herself knew that everything was
mot as she wished. The secret OF
her success lay in the quietude OF
soul, the clearness OF her intellect,
and the patience OF her disposition
and these could not fail TO lie im-
pressed Oil all about her.
If tic housekeeper would lie a
homek eeter as well, she must avoid
fnssiness. The home is infinitely
more than the house, and there IS
such a thing as distrOyingthe home
by what is supposed to be the very
perfection Of housekeeping. The
most Immaculate OF housekeepers
are not always the most lovely Oh
women. for they often 1.-THE mint,
anise, and camin while they neg.
lect The weighiier matters o. the
law, Justice and judgment and the
love of God. la proportion as a
woman is iussy is she inefficient.
The Efficient woman has an e. for
the main chances and never sacri-
fees them to side issues. Tie
fussy woman is forever pottering
over non-essenGals, and OF course
is forever behind hand with the
essentials. Pussy people are usual
ly afflicted with many words anu
have no appreciation at al. OF the
msxim "Si!ence is golden" or OF
the proverb "a word fifty spoken
Is like apples OF gold in pitchers Of
silver PrCmptness. punctuallty.
serenity, are utterly incompatible
with business; and here we give as
a hint to show how those who are
disposed to overcome business in
themselves may do so. BY being
prompt In the pertormouce OF duty,
Ignoring and neglecling all side
issues and going iors the main