The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-26
A GOOD SUGGESTION.
Mr. James Remarks to His Wife
Prove Fruitful OF Good.

Prove Fruitful OF Good.
Mrs. James seemed TO feel when she
went to housekeeping that the time had
gone by for her to have any leisure for
reading. or any time to give further At
tcntiou to music. Now practical duties
would absorb her. bu; she hoped TO find
n little leisure now and then to run
through Que OF the latest novels, and to
glance at the magazines once n month.
so as to be- able to chat with some OF
her husbands literary friends about
them. but ~ for any regular reading
and study. that was, of course. out of
the question.
Mr. James had enjoyed college edu.
cation. and although engaged in active
mercantile life. ne had u literary turn
of mind. had always been great read
err and wished still to read aud study.
At the time of his marriage he had ~
ready accumulated Il library OF several
hundred volumes of standard works.
and he wa, fond OF frequenting one OF
the best of the book stores, and often
came home with some new publication
which he wished to enjoy with his wife.
A. he was possessed of no wealth. and
was earning but a moderate income.
Mrs. James kept but one servant, aud
was accustomed to do much OF her light
homework herself. \ bright. encr-
.ctic. ambitious little body she was, and
she took great prld, in her new house.
and in beaut flying il in the many arts
tic ways by which women can now-a-
days adorn their homes.
Her little bluc-cycd daughter. just
three years old. necessarily occupied
much of her time and thought. and h'r
mind was so pre-. occupied evenings with
her various household cares and duties
Mr. James had discovered that when
he read aloud, his wife. who vas always
busily engaged with her fancy work.
would become abSent-minded or rather
absorbed with her own thoughts, and
did not hear what her husband was
reading.
Then oftcntimes her cook would come
To the parlor door and interrupt her.
asking FOX some instruct ons which
might have been given previously, or
Mrs. James. entirely diverted from the
reading. would think of something she
wished % say to the cook about break.
fast or her early morning work. and 80
excu.e herself, thus breaking in upon
the pleasures OF the evening.
Mr.. James had been annoyed n this
way so many times that he spoke out
pretty sharply one evening; Now. Liz
zie. see here have given all the day
to business and YOU TO household du-
ties. Let us start out this W inter- and
have some recreation in the evenings
when we are at home, and dispense
with unneces airy interruptions.
lit will do us both good, and we are
foolish II we do not take il. ! want YOU
to sec Prof. Schmidt tomorrow, and
Engage him to give you one lesson q
week in music, and then you practice
an hour every morn ng, let what will
come, and you will soon enjoy your
piano again. and give enjoyment to
others as you used to.
"And. another thing, don't want
you to do any more OF that line fancy
work. drawn work, do you call il? that
takes all your thought while am read
ing. Ii is no pleasure for me to read
aloud, and look up occasionally for an
appreciativc glance, when l come to
some striking Shakespearean utterance,
to find you perfectly oblivious to what
i am reading. while you are puzzled
over that work. sometimes feel like
tossing the whole thing into the fire!
Now. I'm serious about this. This
is the only time we have to read. and
I'm bound to improve il. BY spending
two hours an evening. for three or four
evenings week during the winter,
Wen be able to accomplish consider
able reading, and then Wen have back
CANNON, or chess and music after
wards. Give all your orders to Bridget
before supper time, and let US have
some peaceful evenings, for ! do not
want you to have any of these matters
on your mind would much rather
you would fold your hands for n few
hours. and let Us take turns in reading
aloud. than to be forever busy over
your. fancy work"
Don't get excited. husband" said
Mrs. James. rs soon as she had an OPP
portunity to speak. ''what has come
over you that you arc laying down tho
law so emphatically?"
Nothing new has occurred. " replied
her husband "But have been think
Ing Of this matter for some time. Tho
other evening when | was getting to the
most interesting part of The Merchant