Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-02-13

such proceedings and said her con-
science wouldn't rest easy if she left
so much as a rag without every wrin-
kle ironed out of it, and then she
couldn't feel comfortable until her
work was all done up and out of the
way. l wanted to say that /, too,
would have troublesome conscience
if l daily injured my health by un-
necessary work, but she looked so
tired and careworn that / hadn't the
heart to be cross with her, and so l
talked CHEEKY nonsense until she said
she was glad that / had come in, for
it had livened her up bit.
81 next went across to Mrs. Deans
and there found another tired, worn
looking woman, all flurried and flush
ed over the cook-stove, baking cake
and mixing wonderful concoctions.
Mrs. Dean boasts of her good
cooking, and has her table spread
with dainty, delicious dishes, rich and
unwholesome, that tempt the daily
eater on to sure dyspepsia, and there
is perpetual bowling in that family
with some ailment or other"
60, well, Brownie, the public has
no idea how you starve your family
with your ideas of plain living," put
in Mr.. Smith.
eyes, said Brownie, "we are
starved into good, sound health by
eating plenty of plain, wholesome
food. Our table doesn't groan under
loads of indigestible pastries, nor are
we groaning around with dyspepsia
or other disease"
"Brownie,' said her husband,
''when l look at you l am reminded
of the village schoolmaster in Oliver
Goldsmith's Deserted Village -
"And still the wonder grew that one
small head could carry all he knew"
and ever since our wedding day
there has been no limit to my pride
and wonder when l think of being
the possessor of the wondrous one
small head of my WIFE
Without needing this remark Brown
lie continued, 81 afterwards went to |
Mrs. Gray's, and she, as usual, was
busy sewing, and / felt inclined to
break out in general TRADE against |
the fashions, for those little girls of
hers must be ruffied and tucked and |
fiounced until they look like so many
poppinjays; she gives so much time
and thought to dress, her chief inter-
est in life is fashion. When she en-
ters heaven her first inquiry, / think,
will be to know how the angels dress.
don't believe she has read single
book through since she was married
she finds no time for recreation that
every one needs; and what pleasure
there is in such a life don't know"
"We shouldn't live for pleasure
alone, Brownie" said Mr.. Smith.
'sAnd good there is in it none, I'm
sure,' was the reply. "She was wor-
rying over the approaching house
time. l told her how / econ
omized in that by not having the
whole house covered with carpets
that | liked best to have the upstairs
bedroom floors either painted or OIL
ed, with a rug or two in each room
It was a saving of much heavy work
and much better way to maintain
cleanliness. 1 liked to feel that the
rooms were always pure, clean and [
Mrs. Gray merely re-
Piled that she supposed had my I
way and she had hers. | don't seem
20 have a knack of convincing people s
IF the better way; and | can not un- [
lerstand why they will spend their {
lime in useless labor, like stepping I
IN a perpetual treadmill, always GO {
ng but never getting to any real 8
good that is to be enjoyed and done 8
n the world. So few persons, it {
seems to me, economize their time I
md strength, so as to get the most l
out of their short lives and attain to |
he full extent of their capabilities of t
,njoyment and usefulness that l $
would think myself happy if l could '
)ut persuade a few individuals to t
tdopt our beautifully simple way of i
iving."
Mr. Smith looked kindly on his S
wife and said, "Reforms move slow f
y, Brownie, and some, having seen S
,ur good works, may in time be led I
o see and accept the beauty and i
rood that is to be found in our way, 1
md find in life more that is health a
ul, useful, and all the year round
i've in the enjoyment of more jolly
genial At any rate,
is said to be stronger than .
,recept, and we need not make our
elves the less happy because our q
leighbors may happen to persist in 6
heir way of enjoying all the discom- .
orts they can find in life, while we :,
axe pleasure in all its comforts Sc
ured to us by our way of doing" =
Pain masters the mind. Avoid the dis
ase known as Catarrh by using Warmers }
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