The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-08-25

now, at i've O'Clock she was all dressed
up, sitting in my parlor making call.
and l expect to do just as much
within the next twenty-four hours"
she added, with triumphant smile.
After she had gone, / actually shed
tears. thinking how much more ener-
get.rc she was than l, with all my un-
firing perseverance and diligence, for
what day ever saw such an amount of
work accomplished by my hands as she
described. :f
1t was time for the spring cleaning,
and do my best, there was no time for
making single article for the fair,
which dreaded attending. and meeting
Mrs. Harmon's reproachful chances, for
my having denied myself much GOV.
eted piece of furniture in order to give
all l could towards the church object,
but 1 bought a season ticket, and was
present the opening night. One Of
the first objects to attract my attention
was the beautiful sofa-pillow Mrs Har-
mon had made, but l did not see her
during the evening, and concluded she
was conducting one of the side shows.
AS no one could call for me that even
ing, started for home, early, but had
gone but short distance when l al
most ran against Mr.. Harmon.
II did not see Mrs. Harmon at the
fair remarked, although she must
have been there" -T...,-..-.r
"Humph! Confound the fairr' he
blurted out. "Mrs. Harmon isn't there,
she's flat on her back, where she's likely
to stay all winter The doctor says one
of the worst cases of nervous prostra-
ton he ever saw"
expressed sincere sympathy and re-
greet, but Mr.. Harmon was not to DO
comforted.
Told my poor wife over and over
again, " he went on, ''that no good would
come of her driving about as she did,
but she was ambitious, and very saving
of time and money, and pretty sum
it's going to cost getting her up again,
though goodness knows, don't be-
grudge doing all can for poor wife. T"
Mr.. Harmon was kind hearted man,
but in moderate circumstances" and his
wife's sickness was a serious drawback
to him in many ways. Other assistance
would be necessary beside the Young
girl they kept as help. There was a
family of young children with their
numberless requirements, and doctor s
bill of no inconsiderable amount was
inevitable, and it was both painful and
ludicrous to hear Mr.. Harmon deplore
the unfortunate persistence with which
his wife would push things in one
breath, and with the next, loyalty de-
clare his willingness to do all in his
power for ''poor wife, now she was sick.
But 1 have made new rule to be strict
ly adhered to. One evening of every
week, beside Sunday, is to be devoted
to reading, conversation or any other
diversion or respite, and the change is
a most welcome one, and come to read
my papers little more leisurely am
surprised to meet with so many useful
hints as to different and profitable
methods of housekeeping, domestic
management, and all such matters both
helpful and entertaining.
We are naturally a pushing, enter
prising people, but rank growth is
never a wholesome one, and with our
hurried lives, hurried in eating, drink
ing and fastening from one duty to an
other, we prove, it seems to me, the
truth of an old proverb, although the
application is perhaps a new one:
''There is that withholdeth more than
is meet but it tendeth to poverty"
Aunt Jennie was right. Nature will
have her due sooner or later; an exact
ing mistress she, and attempting with
holding her rights will only provoke
towards foreclosure on her part the
mortgage she holds on our estates both
temporal and physical. Have you no
tfced how old people, those whose earlier
ambitions are dead, whose life work is
almost done, respectfully reflect OH hav-
ing allowed their former zeal to run
away with their discretionp
''If only hadn't worked so hard that
cold spring to finish the cleaning quite
SO soon, shouldn't have had this cough
fastened on me for all these years. y
eff I could only have been contented
with doing a full day work in TWEEN
ty-four hours, / shouldn't have been
burdened all my declining days with
this poor lame back.n
'Don't tear about so, dear. You
won't be any stronger for it little
while hence, depend upon it you won't. "
And let me add, my reader, dear grand,
ma knoUS. -MrS. Harriet a. CheeDer, On
Christian at Work.