Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-07-12


surprise over the natural order of
events, who, in maintaining persever-
ingly the attitude of waiting for 'some-
thing TO turn up" are overwhelmed
with astonishment when the "some-
thing" actually happens. The weather,
for instance, causes perpetual discom-
fort. "The rain, it raineth every day."
when the sunshine was looked upon as
a foregone conclusion. The frost is
apt to nip the tender leaves of the
plants too soon, and the snow-winds
sound dismally around shivering
house. When the sultry warmth sud-
denly comes, when the early spring is
transformed into summer, and all ma
ture rejoiccs in the transformation
with easy adaptability, the greatly sur
prised household is almost reduced to
despair, for their preparations for the
season are never completed at the
proper moment Then the directress
of the household, who has the guidance
and management of affairs, is sore
pressed. Signing over the work before
he1, which looks mountainous in the
warm weather. she tries to smooth the
tangled threads of family life until she
is quite distressed at the complcXity.
''There is so much to do" and it is
not her fault that the much is not done;
for is she to be blamed for the delay of
the painter, the plumber, the carpet
man? Is she entirely responsible for
the heaps of sewing that will require
the ''stitch, stitch" of weary fingers
beyond midsummer? SO in her signing
thoughts she becomes nervous and
tired, and the whole family is troubled.
Theoretically and practically this state
of the household is unpleasant; but un-
fortunately it is not an exceptional
phase of American life. From mis-
tress to maid there is always the rest
less, ceaseless struggle to accomplish
the many things, SO that all the require
ments of our social life shall be met;
! from the heads of the house to the
smallest members there is the constant
desire for more" that it is the char
acteristic of our political and social
system. And so the years revelve,
and we are never quite ready for the
day of the month. The hurrying, nerv-
Gus, typical American family who
have never the means to CRAFTY all de-
sires and who are apt to misunder-
stand even blessings which come un-
expectedly, will yield in time most
possibly to cooler, more quiet, and
more self-restrained type of household.
At present, the life of the American
woman is made up of emergencies
which would severely tax less COM
pleX nervous system. Whether she
lives in Chicago, where the majority of
citizens move fifteen times in fourteen
years, or whether she resides in Aroos-
took county, where life is more tran
quill, she must encounter the uneXpect-
ed so often that it is no wonder that
her nerves are unstrung and existence
becomes something to be feared. But
In the future, when American life be-
comes more stable and when women
will not find happiness only in con-
tinued excitement, the family will be
more composed, more harmonious.
Health, which brings the strong power
of overcoming difficulties, will be a
more common possession of our women
than now. Nerves" will not mean
/ nervousness and eXcitability, and the
eXasperating events of life will be met
with a calmness that will disarm half
the cause of irritation. The woman of
the present screamed on the Brooklyn
bridge; the woman of the past would
have had Mysteries or tainted. Is not
that Il slight improvement? The wom-
an of the future who is trained by
} carefully arranged gymnastics and out
door exercise will never scream nor
5 faint. She and her family will be
! ready for all emergencies.
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