Telegram-herald., 1889-12-16
LIFE OF > WOMAN.
How ons Who L. Ambitious Goes Ihrorsh
sinsle Day.


sinsls Day.
Every one In society knows Lady Fan
ny CleremonL a typical woman Of her
time. She was once asked what she did
in day. According 70 a writer IN the
Nineteenth Century her answer was:
II try 10 get through some fourteen
hours OF work, and endeavor 70 cram in
as much play as possible. Above all, |
aim 81 growing soul in spite Of being
q wife, q mother and a hostess. am
always trying to read and improve my
self, and am always being called back
10 the petty things OF life by incesSant
interruptions. Leisure is like my
pOcket-money, exceedingly scarce.
There are so many objects for both;
every one comes 70 me for advice, or
ders, sympathy and information. am
supposed 70 have the qualities of
Thoroughbred, combined with the pa
tient endurance of the garden donkey.
] constantly feel as overworked as
bishop or Scotch station master in
August. speak in public, open bazars,
address political clubs and associations.
write for several magazines, have nu-
merous correspondence with my own
family and with friends, literary and
political, preside over and superintend
several political and charitable organi-
zatiOns, whilst all the time | have my
children TO educate and see after, my
husband TO play lady-in waiting TO, my
household matters 20 superintend and
regulates my parish in sickness to pro-
vide and care for, and the country
neighbors TO call on and entertain.
Yesterday, for instance, thought IN
the morning l had little leisure, and
hoped 70 grow little soul-just shoot,
by trying torenew acquaintance with one
of Herbert spencer's books. I can not
tell you how refreshing a chapter of
deeper thought than l can usually af-
ford time for is TO mel feel as much
invigorated by it as by gallop over
some breezy downs. had Just taken up
my book and was reading to myself How
70 Live?' That is the essential question
for US. Not how TO live in the mere ma
terial sense only, but in the widest
sense. Tho general problem which
comprehends every special problem is,
the right ruling OF conduct in all direc-
tions and under all circumstances
when my cook came in with an apology
to inquire had forgotten the trufies;
but they were absolutely necessary for
her entree tO-night2
Hardly had the door closed, and
had tried TO give up my mind entirely
TO my book, when the butler entered
~ ~,I Z. -, 1.
that he should take orders from the
garden ner. / closed my book in despair
and listened 20 q long but fiery mono
lOgue OF that functionary on the indigni-
ties and insults that had been forced
upon him. I endeavored feebly TO stem
the torrent OF his Indignation. After
this domestic crisis l attempted 20 read.
but the words swan before my eyes, and
my mind was incapable from nervous
irritation from following any argument
closely. Just as I was beginning TO re-
gain my calm the door was nung open
and the twins came in with a request
that would 60 on the lawn and SEQ
them jump leap-frog.
Closely following upon the heels Of
these events the village schOOlmastor
called 20 complain that the curate had
visited the National School on Friday
and had told tho children 20 stand up
on his entrance But that was thing
that he, Mr. Jones Thomas. representa-
tive OF the majesty Of the school board.
as be pictured himself % DO, would not
tolerate lie was good enough % say
tha5 he liked clerEymen in their proper
places. Apparently, be was not kind
enough - include The NaHonsl school
as one of them. IN the midst of tdis
discussion my cup overlooked By tho
announcement that ny mastif Brenda
bad bitten our most important tenant
il the Les.
IN the afternoon 7 drove With Jack.
and re tried together his new pair At
Eve o'clock I opened a music bali a.
Durnford- aud I made littie speech Ia
upon the musical feeling IN the ooun-
t-y. Stopping a. the lodge on nv way
. back got onf and read = ~harte- ~ ERE
Rihle - uy maids old mother. vho
ia dying ~ cancer wss a0-o~ed n
s-d that she Rad n-t On that day her
. basin ~ soup from che hail as rsasI
4 only E-t hscs % the bouse i1s-
in .ire 20 rs-ai~e u7 Ecosts They con-
sisted of WhiE Peer. = Tory Deuo-
crs% soos-hroke-. ce-ebrates
actress, q p1i.s snt1ro1lc Tew. sn cd ito-.
. a1 AEnosac a Jesuit and = Protesta-'
F se-ue-ei ~ Ms1oue-sulsa. Thev a
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