The Dickinson press., 1883-09-08

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Mary Hewitt.
NO REST FOR THE WEARY.
"Now at least Ill have one. hour to
myself, and a great pleasure it'll be too,
to know that the house is still for once
and I can be left alone with my own
musings, and not be afraid every mo-
lnent that some one will come in sud-
denly upon me driving away all my
pleasant thoughts. No, thank fortune
I'm alone, for the children are at
school and Jim has gone to the vii
lage.
~ don't intend to work very hard
either, for ifa woman can't have one
hour out of twelve to rest, 1 think its a
pity."
So saying. Mrs. Smith sat down with q
woe-be-gone expression on her face,
such as is only seen in the c~ountenances
# those poor weary souls who always
look on the dark side Of life, making
themselves and all around them un-
happy.
LET me see, why, 1 believe I haven't
cad last weeks paper yet, and no Won
der when l have to perform the duties
OF matron, seamstress, chambermaid,
cook, waiter, washerwoman, dairy-maid
and what not, busy from morning till
night scarcely taking time to breathe
for fear something will be left undone,
Formy part / can't see why I have to
work so hard and have no time to rest,
excepting when Pm asleep, while on
the contrary, the men seem to take it
easy. They come in at noon, eat their
dinners and have an hours incoming as
they call it, while the teams are feeding.
All this time I have to keep at work,
and by the time the dishes are washed
and a hundred and one other things
attended to it is supper time, then maid
OF all work must fly around and
have supper ready precisely on time, or
there will be growing from the other
side of the house.
AS oon as the men have eaten their
supper and finished the chores at the
barn-which, by the way don't take
more than thirty minutes, for many
hands make light work-they come in,
sit down, talk, smoke, chew, read the
daily papers, lounge around and enjoy
themselves in general.
While they are thus enjoying them
selves, l poor soul, with these two tired
hands have to wash dishes again and
prepare breakfast, and then when Pm
almost tired to death, if l happen to sit
down to rest for two or three seconds,
Jim is SURF to have some odd Job or 9TH
Ell to set me at. To keep me out of
mischief, he says.
[ think if the truth was aver written
it was in those lines:
MAN works from sun to sun,
Woman's work is never done"
If Jim would only let me have a girl
to help me, but no. every time [ men
ton it he's always $50 poor, can't.aford
some time, and that o i'll have to
keep on working in this way.
Then [ wonder where my hard earn
ings will go to? I suppose to support
wife number two, to dress her in style
80 she can entertain visitors and make
calls while Bridget does the work in the
kitchen: That's the way it generally
goes. Jim wouldn't get another wife to
do as l have done, one who would be SO
meek and gentle. No, sir, I tell you
what, he'd have to stand around, II
would be his turn to be lamb like.
But | wouldn't care so much, if he
didn't have SO much help himself, two
hired men all the time, and if he hap
pens TO get in a hurry lie goes and hires
more. never stopping to think anything
about the atfording part.
Now | don't believe in this way of do
Ing business. l like to see things bal
ance. There's Mrs. simpkins, she
seems to have plenty of time, takes two
or three magazines, and newspapers by
the dozen, and after doing her work and
reading all these has time to make her
weekly round of calls, while l seldom
get into a neighbours house from one
years end to the other. l can't see how
it is, but some people do have a way Of
don't understand. I'll warrant she don't
cook much though. Now l think of il
the men folks over there do look kind OF
haggard and starved like. Nv! Jim
would be as cross as a bear, if I didn't
have soup, two or there kinds of vegeta-
bles, buildings, pies and everything else
on the table for dinner. But I SUPPOSE
that is partly my fault, for they say be-
fore | came here Jim had to put up with
anything he could get and not much of
that.
/ remember when 1 was at home Sis
terSue used to say I'd spoil any man i'll
had my way about the cooking, and
don't know but what she prophesied
Alright that time. But IIl remember
next time when l get mar
My! supposing some person was lis
tening. Of course Jim is going to live.
Dear me what a commotion my thoughts
are in. I wonder why it is that I can't
think without speaking my thoughts.
Jim says Pm always talking to myself
when I'm alone, but l can't help it, it's
natural.
1 declare, its almost time for the chill
dren to come home and I haven't read
any yet. l must, for I've heard it said,
we must read a little every day if but
fifteen minutes, it will make itself felt
at the end of every year.
Wonderful Northumberland. q
talking machine! What a labor-saving
invention. Just the thing l want, for It
is 30 hard for me to talk. 1t tires me
almost to death. If Ionly had one of
these machines 1 would set one of the
children to turning the crank, and it
would do the talking instead of me.
What a great relief it would be! Then
Jim would enjoy it 80 much I know, for
he likes to listen to any n talking, and
it being such an effort for me to talk, If
it wasn't for the children poor fellow,
he'd get lonesome.
There, now, those children are COM
ing and I've got to get supper again. Oh,
dear! I did think I'd get q little time to
rest to, day, but no fate's against me.
No rest for the weary!-Rural New Yor-
ker.
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Ex-senator Edward H. Rollins. ofNew
Hampshire. is to form a c~opartnership
In the banking and brokerage business
with his son in Concord,