The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-07-08

the dishes she Is called to dress Clara
and Willie for school. That being done
young John desires help in getting off.
He goes to college and it is necessary for
Mary 10 part his hair tie his cravat and
brush his clothes His mother is q de.
lightful companion; she can converse on
almost any subject, and lie as sweet and
amiable as the day is long. But she
never considers it her duty to perform
The least service for one OF her children
Why, she keeps girl. What would bs
the use2 -
Now the hands Of the clock point,to ,
quarter of nine, Mrs. r $ darlings are
off for school and Mary feels relieved
But her relief is of short duration for be-
lady's voice is again heard. 81
"Mary, have you finished the dishe,
vet? want you to go to Browns anC
buy me some more worsted; and Will,
you're out you might as we'll run t.
Jones' and bring home q new broom.
want YOU 10 clean the parlor before din
ner, and if you have time the two top
floor bedrooms. And don't be too long
because l want luncheon punctually a
II. I'm going out this afternoon and II
leave baby in your charge"
Mary looks at the pile of dishes yet 4
be washed, thinks OF the other work lait
out for her and wonders if she can possi
hly perform it all. What! Do we hea
aright2
"And, Mary, l would like you to Civ
the closet good scrubbing alter luncl
and, if baby will let you, clean the sill
ver."
Mrs Rikerstoff delivers these orders
pleasantly enough, but the very pleasant
ness of her manner is exlsperating to tb,
feelings Of poor, tired Mary
IAN I never to have any rest ?" sh,
wearily asks herself.
1t seems not. She has hean With Mrs
Rikerstof two weeks, and during every
one of those fourteen days she was KEEP
busy until half.past ten at night, and ther
was expected to be up in the morning al
five.
What visitor has just entered the sit
ting-room2 Oh. one of the neighbors
Not Quality Rowite, though. Listen
perhaps you will be edited.
81 hear" begins the visitor, that Mrs
Bennington is going to lose her girl"
"ls that so ?" returnssMrs. Rikerstoff
"Well, don't wonder. Size can't keep 8
girl if she goes on picking at her from
morning till night. You might as well
speak kindly TO them-don't you think
so, Mrs Wsggletongue ?"
"Yts, and I've always said so. Mrs
Bennington doesn't give that girl kind
word, and she can be gracious enough to
Others"
"Of course; she thinks 1t useless to be
kind to a servant. Now l feel differently
l never speak a harsh word to my girl,
no matter what happens"
"0h, wad some power the giftie gle us
To see ourselves as others see u.s."
At this moment he poor worn out
creature in the kitchen is making up her
mind to leave Mrs. Rikerstoff at the end
of the month.
Suppose we now step into Mrs. Ben.
nington's. She is not seated in an easy
chair-dear me, no. She is following her
girl around the kitchen to discover what
she can find fault about next
"What makes you so long with those
dishes p che asks fretfully.
II didn't know that l was so very
long" is the girls answer.
"Well, then, you are, and 1 desire you
to hurry. don't want the table piled
with dishes half the day."
We never did countenauce gossip but
we cannot help thinking, from Mrs. Ben,
ningt0n's tone and manner, that Mrs
Waggletongue was about right after all
In ten minutes The dishes are all in
their places and Kate sits down one Sec
ond TO rest. From the seat which she
has now taken in an adjoining room Mrs
Bennington makes note of this fact and
accordingly begins:
"What are you dong now2 Sitting,
eh2 1t is time enough to sit when your
work is done. don't keep you working
half the night, like some folks do their
girls. You haven't swept this room yet,
and if you don't hurry ) little you'll
never get DONE"
Kate takes the broom and proceeds to
sweep, with Mrs. B. as ov rseer. Now
goes on little more swapping.
"Dou't ewepp 80 hard. No wonder
my carpets wear out! They wouldn't
last year with such digging. And just
see all the dust you've got on that sofa.
Could you not have moved it Anything
to get done in hurry, suppose. Don't
you have time enough to rest7 always
make it a point to give my girls plenty
of rest. But when they work, l expect
them to do things right
Did you ever2 There comes that Mrs.
Waggletongue to call on Mrs Benn,ng
ton. Just listen to her sweet words, and
after her remarks in next door, too!
That beats all.
II merely dropped in, Mrs Benning-
ton, in a sort of informal way. Old
friends, you know. l heard you weren't
exactly we'll"
"Oh, I'm we'll enough : only bothered
a little With girl who won't learn 10 do
things right"
The incorrieible individual under dis
cussion at the present Tine has gone up
stairs TO scrub.
Il was in Mrs. Rikerstoftis Just now.
went on the visitor, "and l couI1 plainly
see that her girl was almost worked to
death do think it is wrong to keep
girls forever at the wheel"
$50 do l. continually strive to give
my girl chance to rest. But Mrs Ri
kerstoff has them at ii all the time. Is
il any wonder that she can't keep
girl2"
Having henrd sufficient of Mrs. Ben
nington's lecture on rest, we will slip
quietly away and enter cottage No. 3.
Here we find the Draytons. There are
four miscbievous looking boys, and two
girls whom any artist would decline as
angel models. They seen to be having
q very private conversation among them
selves, and in the midst of it their moth
er enters. The fist article which meets
her eye is q broken china vase. With
out hesitation, she summons the girl and