The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-05-01


without "a girl L always hated it,
! because | tried how little | could
! get along with doing, aud how
much | could shove out OF the way.
And, mother, you would be aston
ished to see how little cleaning
here is to be done when nobody
makes any unnecessary dirt,
how much work can be saved by
using your wits TO save it.'
She never told her mother how
her back ached during those first
days of unusual exercise. This
wore of as she became accustomed
to it. Every day she learned more
and more to simplify her work. A
few minutes in the kitchen, just be.
fore bed time arranged things so
exactly to her hand that there was
no hurry or crOwding at the busy
time in the morning. Careful hand
ling of table linen and other things
made the wash smaller, so that the
stout woman could do two weeks
wash in one. Janet found that
there were few days in which she
could not sit down when the dinner
work was over. Other surprising
things came to light.
"What'S the matter that you
don't burn any wood nowadays :"
asked Tom, ~ have SO little split
ing to do"
Bridget, like so many of her Sis
terhood, had always seemed to con.
slder it her duty to keep IA roaring
fire all day, regardless of whether
it was needed or not, and father al
ways looked blank over the fuel
bills. One-half the quantity was
now amply sufficient, and differ
ence was soon apparent in many
other things. The food for one per.
son is always noticeable in a small
family, where rigid hand must be
kept upon expenses, besids which,
Janet was not slow in perceiving
how many things went further than
before. Odds and ends we're uti.
lized which had been thrown away
or had counted for nothing, but no
one felt afraid of scraps done over
by Janet's hand.
1--WE never were so comfortable
BEFORE" said father.
"We never had such good things
to eat,S declared the boys, who
highly appreciated the dainty,
though plain cookery, as cOntrasted
with BridgeVs greasy preparations;
for Janet, full of honest determine.
ton to earn her wages, bad given
much attention to the getting up
OF palatable, Inexpensive dishes,
seeing u variety where Bridget had
moved almost in one groove.
81 almost dread having Bridget
come back,P SAID mother.
But the time came when she. was
hourly expected. Mother sighed
as she took note of the spotless
kitchen, in which it was now pleas
ant to come AMI lend a hand ut the
cookery, or sit with her knitting
With Janet. moving briskly about.
"It's time was settling with you,
Janet" she said. "Six weeks-I
owe you SIS."
"NO; six off for hiring Mrs. Built,
and few other things"
"NOt a bit off, dear; I've been
looking over the bills for the month,
and | tind quite II difference, more
than pays for all your extras. Not
only in meat, groceries and fuel,
but / notice it iu the wear and tear
breakage. Dear me! don't think
80 a week covers the expenses of
Bridget being here"
"lOu don't, mother DEAR" said
Janet, IN great delight; "then you
are not tired OF your new girl, and
wish to have Bridget back ~
"NO, indeed" said mother ferv-
eutly.
"Then she isn't coming back.
I've found my way of earning, and
Pm going to stick to it for awhile.
1t isn't all pleasant to be sure, but
don't know of any kind of busi-
less that is. Oily" she said laugh
ng, ~ shall Insist OH having my
wages paid as regularly as If l |
we're Bridget. l shall clothe my
self out of them, and be saving |
lear old father about 50 week, if |
Ton are right in your calculations,
mother"
"What will you do when Bridget
zones II
"Mrs. Whitcomb wants a girl, so
'he can 60 there. o, mother dear,
It's a real comfort to feel as if l
we're supporting myself. Aud
lever thought before how pleasant
t Is, this doing for you ALL"
And Janet worked on, feeling
ure she had found her best way of
occurring her pocket money in this
of her energies for those
he loved. How many daughters,
estless and fretful for want of
to do, might fnd the
anne way to blessed themselves and
0 Others in homes made bright aud