The Osceola times., 1888-04-21
WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT.
CEASElESS LABOR,
A wife's Opportunities for Mental I'm
nent.

htnt.
This morning | awoke with som,
scraps Of thought in my mind. possibly
brought from that far-away dreamlanc
through which had been journeying
They seemed rather bright. "Thes,
ideas, properly elaborated. will make
A capital story" | said to myself, ant
resolved to write them out at the frs
opportunity,
carefully brushed three heads o
golden hair, and looked to the cleanli
ness Of six chubby little hands. Then
after breakfast. the three children were
taught their ''home lessons" and. af.
ter starting them for school, with &
sigh of rcicf thought, Now for my
story"
Bu. wait! Two loaves Of cake had
been promised for a "church par.
4 IT," the making of which compoun |
could not be trusted to Norah's clumsy
hands. So ] proceeded to collect eggs,
butter sugar, spices, and all the other
ingrcd do2ts necessary 10 make it suili-
| cjcnlly toothsomc, and after an hour
/ sgcnt in batting, stirring and sitting,
/ the cake WAS an established fact No
rah said it "came on, lovely. and tired
hut triumphant, again said. "Now
for my pen"
Alack and alas! how can ono write.
b. the ideas never so brilliant. with Il
huge pile of weeks mending" star
I ing her in the face? While irving To
work my way through this, my mind
kept pace with my needle, and pom
Il dercd on many things.
Is it to be won Tered at, thought I.
a that men often accompl sh greater and
n moro lasting results from THAR work
II than women? Ny beloved William
n Henry had just five garments to
II adjust 10 his masculine frame
81 this morning. while | hurried en-
VI at least ten. 1t then became my task
# 10 assist the children in dressing aud
see that the breakfast was properly
NJ served while he read tie morning pa
" per. When we seated ourselves at our
q 2mornings meal, he was in possession
all the political. social or other news
of importance or interest in the whole
wor.d. And his mind could digest the
facts he had gathered, while grappled
Y with the dinner problem. or arranged
he cvcrvarying routine of days work
<%for Noinh. He went 20 his office,
smiling and serene, while was left to
thc mercy of the grocer and butcher 5
zboy.
III | am told there are men who order
he dinners for their families. Dear
.NV illiam Henry is not one of ihcse He
t8ayS that is my Ia incss. and his is to
81 arm money 10 pay for it, OF course,
lc is right; but | can not help envy
'&3ng him rs he goes down town with
3 pnly one sort of work to do. TO which
|X G can devote all his energies, un-
roubled by any family cares for the
X cst of the day.
~ lie ought TO come home at night.
N nnsc ous that something done has
y arncd nights reposc." And to give
IA le dear man his just due, that is his
M Sual frame of mind
< What rebel against is the multtu-
q mons kinds of work wife. especially
s she hc mother as well, is called
pom to do. She not only must have a
knowledge Of, but ply, many trades if
b. is possessed OF limited income.
Z c must be dress-maker, cook, mil
her, laundrcss, doctor and teacher,
in one
:... Would Milton have given Paradise
E kpt' to the world had he been obliged
It'd Supcrintcnd the cooking of his din
ers, and help make and keep in re-
{. a Air the clothes that covered his au-
Il Est person?
* Would not the beauty of EAllegro
I'VE beoa marrcd, and his mind been
4 ~ Hcd with the petty perplexities of
Il 11td and raimcnt?
(. confess have always had furtive
' ling Of sympathy for Xantippc, !
q - not believe that much-abused woman
N irritable without good cause. Per-
- 'S she felt that. if her spouse would
~ ldc the household cares with her,
~, leave her more time to develop her
eucllcct. She might be just as bright rs
HQcralcS.
ct onght not TO complain when |
Z Mnk how housework is Ecing con-
SHntly simpliiied by hundreds of pro-
SSiye men and women. ] saw a
Y4y amusing sign on fremont street
Wtcrlay; shirts washed while you
w1it'
bhadc of my dear departed gtand-
pthcr what would you say TO tha.?
4on, who consider.it not only wifcly
IN, but Christian necessity, to pro-
N@ @c husband with at least twelve Of
~ Sc garments, handmade. and of the
~ st linen and cambric, six Of them
>~&l away in lavender for an cmcrgeu-
t~U and six in use, Shiftless, indeed,
Whld You declare an age in which n
u}N need own but two of those articles
oUnpparcl, or when it is possible for
nm 10 possess only one shirt, and still
Eo clean by having it washed while
@N NaltS. -Ldrgdrct Moore in IIomdns
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