The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1883-06-27
1 Story MiIl q Moral.

Ton ycarS ago there WAS Il religious revival
in Il ltEOdc Island village. The blacksmith III
tho PLACE Returned irhin his forge one night,
and s"rin. his wi:r pu!nrin" Il rail OF water,
took ~" pail from hcr. finished the jumping
and carried the water NO the hou'e. Tho
wife taintcl on the spit. the result or HE
shock orra>GonrI by her iiuSbanIs attention.
It WAS the first time in Il married III" OF TWEEN.
ty-Ilircc years that Tie immense hrnwrN f"!-
low. six feet " in his stockings, had l!lici Il
finger 10 help IN any domestic: duty the Slrn-
der little wife whose head hardy reached his
SEoU!Gcr. The b ;i"ii>!nith lai got rcil"iOn.'
and with that getting hal got Understanding
ai>o-cnIbriyins beth III II most practical
matter and manner.
This story. with tho illustration The nearer
can hardly fail To iIrIish for himself. may
bring Il smile from tn" telling or the pic:Er-
ing. yet it suggests more ihan Il laasli!S mat
Ter.
l,erch. or his desk al day io:,". lie had had
an hours lci>.irC Il! nurn, hut i" tired. ana
clad o; his SIX 0'r!n"!!i relief. II" thiskS of
homo rs Tie piece TT his c"n:or!al'lr su?pcr,
his old shippers. hi. easy chair AMI daily pa
per Il legitimate a, vel rs pleasant pros
peel. ,
Mrs. I. smith wrrHrl Il; cn"kinc-siovc and
wa*h-.uh ail III" ln.'nunn, ami At the S"WiGE
mrriIinr Ia" rest q: the day. She has icidc!
the Baby. dressed the children. made b"'ls,
iiL!ct The lamps. moi;;":l tie kitchen. planned
tEc breakfast, dinner a'id upper. SCI me l'-
bic twice. WASHED! and wiped dishes twice. an
severed llr '.b'.-iG u Il countless l'ii:Ibt ~
times. in addition to the cook-SiOvc, waS!l-lub
and >"Win. Etacl:inc.
John Sn.ith is tired at six o'clcc,; at night.
Is Mrs. Smith less 50: But the table must be
set a@:jin and q, :t!cd again, The iii hes washed
and wiped AMI pathway again. TIC shi!drrn
are to hc un,lrCSScl and l'ul 10 he'd. The
CLOTHES must lr hr,.l-ht IL from III" ward.
>.riuk!cl and fu'!"i for the next days iron
Ing. Bread mast re mixed aUtt set 10 rise tor
the next days hrcak;a>i t!In! Mr.. smith may
not miss his Elvnri:c item of TIC mril-';"i
biscuits. There arc Il few hu,t"iS TO b" PAL
on John Juniors jnrkc;. a!orn apron 10 Mend
h"fulc Mrs. Saith "an think Of ret.
~. nnwiti!.' Mr.. SMITH reads his paper. goes
into Il n"i"l,hur'S for :; social call, or Gown the
street for :; It'll" walk. she is as much inter
-itt ;> her h9sinli to hear about :!cr neigh
h"r'S trip ANA ste the fine iciurcS he has
hr"!-ut h"rnc. Above all :h!mg< she would
rnjuy II walk with her husband. and the
chance ~ get a LITTLE flesh air; hu: while
"m;n work rom sun 10 sun. woman work Is
rover dnlc:' and Mrs. :'EithS Is no rXc'p.
ton TO the rlir.
1t is no, always washing nor yet ironing
day in tie smith lrurchrll, bat there is
>w"crln: day. AMI briin% day: which cr,tnt
two more OH; OF Tie Seven. The baby trnd-
Ing. the c"uking. the br,:-in"ki::@ AMI the
dl-i!-wa~hint h'l"ng !rcvrry day in Ia" week
in addition t. Wla:rycf extra WO.k the day
hrin-S v iih Il.
Mir. .I"lIn smith is an inin>',iou. and often
Il very Tired ihal Mrs. J"hn S'n:!h - an
equally Industrious woman. I>>i:cHny less
cuurA-culcui> that lac seems 10 think so. She
certainly i not happy. and Sill" Is hrr;lEing
dow ami growing old al al alarming rate OF
progress.
SupIo.c N:r. Sm!tE-by why of variety rs
yell ~ cXprri:nrn;-Silu"li hep urdr,SS the
children >,Inc ui-.It before he turns his aitrn'
lion to The ncWSi:ii or; or help clear tn" table
while She i '!pin: i: g: or even wipe the dishes
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