The National tribune., 1883-06-28
LOYAL W0MBN'S WORK
The Firesiae and fhe WOrld Wide.
Helpful Hints and Friendly Talks.
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"Weli, i never saw such woman as you
are said Mrs Smith 10 Mrs. Brown, as she ran
into her neiehb0r's one morning for a friendly
call Such big family and never IN worry
about what is TO be done One would thihk
that von had nothing TO do but to ENJOY your
self and have 2 good time
AAnd / do have a good time, Cor that mat
ter said the cheerful Mrs. Brown.
A good timer Well never! ! should go
raving mad with so many children tucging at
nav aaron strings wanting this thing and that,
turning the house topsy turyy ana acting IN
al respects like a lanatic asylum turned loose
But / hope mine are not as bad as that,
said Mrs. Brown, As she sewed another button
ON her youngest boys new Jacket.
Well. il they are not, it IS Mt because they
don't want 10 he. fOr Of ali the pesteTsotne
creatures that eyer bre2thed the breath OF lie
children are the very worst Now, there Is nay
Albert; declare it enough TO make woman
wild 80 look after him, saying nothing OF three
more ike him and lot of girls who are Jast IS
troublesome in their way. And, then, what a
plague these hired girls are IL makes me hall
frantic when j think what miserable time
woman has in this world, any way you have
mind 10 take It."
[" But don't You think these things might be
made easier, Mrs Smith?'
q EASIER Now would ike to know who
takes things easier than do, IN a certain way,
Mrs Brown Why only last week / had two
women and a Tnan TO clean house; with a
carpet -beater and whlteUasher besides,
but / declare for it, they got so tangled
up that / had TO turn in myself and help
chem through. But much good il did, since
the floors were washed before the whltewasa-
ing was done and had all 10 be gone over
ngain, and when the carpet was laid 1t was on
the wrong floor, and had 10 be taken up. And
Che blinds were pat up without dnstlng, and the
back of my best chair was broken under the
r -. !, II =. ..r.l
enough destroyed besides 10 set up a snail
family in housekeeping. No, there IS DO use
of talking about taking things easy. The more
help y0u have the worse you are ci.
:. But that Is not what ! mesnt, Mrs. Smith,
BY taking things easy. & person may have
whole houseful Of servants, but unless they are
specially trained for their work they are more
care than help"
well. whist would you have one TO do? You
keep saving, Take il easy and yet my very
attempts are an added misery. l tell you no
woman in this country eau take it easy unless
she has some special faculty for the business,
IS y0a have Mrs. Brown"
Special faculty? o, no, only a little fore
thought TO plan and little care to execute
Try having certain times for certain things,
Mrs smith
"That would be doing things too mueh by
rule to please NE. Life is too short TO spend
fn a dali roa:ine Of compulsory duties.
But life IS not SO short but that you can rise
in the morning and retire at night. can dress
and nndrcss. walk and talk enjoy and hope Yes,
even doubt aud suffer Why should il be too
short 70 do those things which heighten enjoy
me1t by sweetening life and bghteninglabor?
Bat small duties are chafing. Why must
we take such deal of trouble about little
things if we can at jump get al what We
really WANT"
"Why, indeed. except that it is the little
things that combine to make up the perfect
wh0le1
God has conceded two sights to a man
One OF niesl whole work, times completed plan;
The other. Of the minutes work mems first
Steps 30 the E,lan's completeness.
DO you mean to say, Mrs Brown, that you
work every minEte2"
Indeed. thai is abaut what l do Only it is
not always work with the hand Sometimes it
IS simply headwork; simply TO think how this
and that can be done with the least jar TO the
domestic machinery. 'S0berly and with clear
eyes. as some one has said believe In your OWL
time and place Only with this belief can you
believe in hope and believe in work What
yoa do NAY be SO small that you cannot meas
ure It when taken alone. But then,
sThou csn I NOT rec grass grow, how
sharp Ger thoa be;
Vel that the grass has grown. thou very soon
can = see.
So though ilsoa can st not see thy work now
pTosi5e-ing. know
The print Of clery work, time without fail sbsl
show
@so take care of the minutes; the minutes
make the hours"
" Row, really, Mrs Brown, you give me
quite serious view Of lie, and give me
peep 81 the same time, into the secret of youl
eternal cain. lou never seem to have rush
o. work, and yet gOu are always busy. You ART
legRr ia hurry. l0u never lose yonr head
Give me your recipe would like TO know how
ii is DONE
1t is only by attending TO little things and
remembering that order IS Heavens first law
Now. rs you are much younger housekeepel
than !, you wlli pardon nc if say that it IS no
60 much working by rule as working by reasOE
that assnres success. The important point in al
ls not % crowd. Crowding breeds confusion, ant
coafassoa panic, and panic decentralization and
destruction a. around. Then, do not hurry
Steady, even work is what tells in this world
But 11eTe must be some general order 70
domestic work."
TIE GOOD OLD way.
Yes, and ! adhere t. the good old way
thongb some modern honsekeepers take Mon
day for baking and setting the house in orde.
after q Sundsy OF rest and a cessation Of activ
labor, and hage chosen Tuesday as a genera
T2sh day. sliil prefer Monday, because. witl
8 little extra baking on Saturday and the pGr
chase OF roast Tor Sunday dinner iarg
E-fysi--ts 20 E4htl6 W 5OF MGlGay. bhDHgi
served, perhaps, IN some other form, provide
aHiPly tor a busy wash day. And, then, it Is S
very nice 10 gst the soiled clothing OF the weel
early IN TIE tub, especially the towels, whicl
have been used so freely for the Sunday ablu
tlons and the extra napkins, which the pres
ciace oi family visitors has made necessary.
stiifihlak tbat Monday is the starting point c
The working week, and the heavy work come
best after a day Of rest
Rat would yoa always wash on Monday I?
No, 20 sHDre th2n / would always iron @
Tuesday, and bake on Wednesday, and clca
the silver and cugbeards on Thursday, an
sweep on Friday, and bake and clean again O.
Saturday Here is where one must work b
reason rather tilan raie. But as a rule ! w0ul
have my work done this way. If / felt salts
lied thai exceptions to this rule were for tn
greater comfort OF convenience OF the hous'
hoid, -tnen should not hesitate to make then
Ard once made 4 would neither allow myse
10 be confused nor frested by the interruptio
of general plan"
That's ali very fine to talk about. Mr
Brown. And nGay be YOU can accomplish /
You always have such good luck with YOU
hep, and y0Rr children are always so ready
do what yca ask them But oh. dear! Pm sic
oi i al, and tie fassy little Mrs Smith thre
bcFsais back in cilair and sighed.
There Is no leck about It, Mrs. Smith. an
rs Tor my children they are lust like 9th,
children The only thing about it is that
study As nearly as possible what each can 4
ard when any particular work has been a
EiSHed to any one If them ! see TO ii that he
not c@iled away from il until it is done