The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-05-03
Virtues of Housekeeping.

as it is the f.tt of most of tho women
OF to-day to have charge of u house, is
it not proper that each should under.
stand the duties cntailcd by her posi-.
ton?
housekeeping should soften the char
acter, and while attending to the wants
Of others, we should learn patience and
charity. "That charity that thinketh
no evil am not one OF those who
think that because woman has a hus.
band who is inclined to be disagreeable,
she should constitute herself his meek
and humble servant. Yet wc all know
that there is work to be done that can
only be done by woman. but there is no
necessity for fretting about it. How
many faces once lovely, how many ami
able dispositnns become entirely trans
formed from constant repinings at what
can not be helped.
Domestic nvocatons, if properly en-
gagged in, will not injure the doer. Such
life s!!urds opportunities for excellent
discipline, and every woman should
make j. the aim and purpose of her life
to Attain perfection in her home. A day
for merding, a day for washing, another
for ironing, for sewing, and 20 on, and at
once the work becomes simpliied aud
less Of u hardship. ,"Oh, dear, to NOR.
row ia wash.day! How 1 hate itw
This isl common saying, and there il
nothing very wrong about it, for no ono
will assert that washing is an agreeable
pastime. Yes it must be done, so it is
worse than useless to fret over it as n
consequence every sensible woman should
determine to look on the bright side of
the wash1tub and soapsuds Make few
good rules and keep them. Determine
not to put the whole house ia disorder
and to make every one else miserable,
because the clothes must be washed, the
bread baked, etc.
Suppose dinner is to be served at
certain hnfr. and dear husband forgets
Gll a6o' and arrives III the best of
hImor everything is cold Don't
cry and rcOld, but make tile best of it.
As he is in lively mood, cold meat and
sauco will not in the least cool his ardor,
and he will find as much enjoyment in
the meat as though it were nice and warm
II is also most probably that the stmu-
lating effects Of the bomeward journey
are all sufficient without any addition
from o "woman's tongue" We all know
women who are constantly finding fault
with something or other, and who are
never happy unless they have something
ID scold about. But every such little
worry, every harsh word, every disagree.
able look, makes life harder, aud but
deepens the lines of trouble about the
eyes and mouth. There are plenty of
real troubles to be met with, without
allowing household cares to become a
source of torment.
A-well ordered home and happy one
Is one of the blessings Of earth, and it is
q blessing easily obtained. A we'll or
dered house does not necessarily imply
q place where the chairs and tables aro
never dusty, the floors never soiled. A
place, in fact, where man cannot walk
without doing some damage. Such
dainty arranged homo means q place
too awfnlly nice for common mortals.
Dust and dirt are necessary evils of our
existence, and as such must be endured.
1t is truly enough to provoke eaint to
see . man in the most Indifferent manner
In the world step across floor that has
Just been secured. This Is not done out
OF meanness, II is mere thoughtlessuess,
10 kindly remind him of his failing, and
ln due time you will reap the benefit of
gentle admonitions. Harshness will
never have the least effect upon him,
and II by kindness you cannot make
him understand that the neatness Of
home 10 due to hard labor on your part,
ne is, indeed, "way beyond redemption p
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