The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1890-05-31
LIFE OF A WOMAN.

How One Who Is Ambitious Goes Through
Single Day.
Every one in society knows Lady Fan
ny Cleremont, a typical woman Of hez
time. She was once asked what she did
in day. According to a writer in the
Nineteenth Century her answer was:
II try to get through some fourteen
hours of work, and endeavor to cram in
as much play as possible. Above all, l
aim at growing soul in spite of being
wife, a mother and a hostess. am
always trying to read and improve my
self, and l am always being called back
to 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 to me for advice, or
ders, sympathy and information. am
supposed to have the qualities of a
thoroughbred, combined with the pa
tient endurance of the garden donkey.
l constantly feel as overworked as a
bishop or a Scotch station master in
August. l 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-
cations, whilst all the time | have nv
children to educate and see after, nv
: husband to play lady-in-waiting to, nv
household matters to superintend and
regulate, my parish in sickne to pro-
vide and care for, and the country
neighbors to call on and entertain.
Yesterday, for instance, thought in
the morning had little leisure, and 1
hoped to grow little soul-just shoot,
pytrying torenew acquaintance with one
OF Herbert Spencer's books. | can not
tell you how refreshing a chapter of
deeper thought than 1 can usually af-
1nid ta'ne-for is to mel feel as much
invlgorated by it as by gallop over
some breezy downs. had lust taken up
my book and was reading to myself How
TO Live" That is the essential uestion
1or us. Not how to live in the mere ma
terlal sense only, but in the widest
sense. The general problem which
comprehends every special problem is,
the right ruling of conduct in all d irec-
tons and under all circumstances
when my cook came in with an apology
to inquire had forgotten the truffles;
out they were absolutely necessary for
her entree tonight?
Hardly had the door closed, and |
had tried to give up my mind entirely
10 my book, when the butler entered
and asked me whether it was nv wish
mat he should take orders from the
gardener. closed my book in despair
ana listened to long but fiery mono
logue OF that functionary on the indigni-
ues and insults that had been forced
upon him. l endeavored feebly to stem
lae torrent of his indignation. After
nls domestic crisis l attempted to read,
uut the words swan before my eyes, and
ny mind was incapable from nervous
uulation from following any argument
Vusely. just as ] was beginning to re-
gam my calm the door was flung open
snu the twins came in with request
.aa' would go on the lawn and see
'nem ION, Jump leap-frog.
H. olosely following upon the heels of
ca,1" so events the village schoolmaster
uiai' ou W complain that the cnrate had
snd aS,'eu the National School on Friday
wv had told the children to stand mn
th w. MS entrance. But that was thing
' an" nc, mr. Jones Thomas, representa-
Ny I'VE OF the majesty of the school board.
to,a,, o'ureu himself to be, would not
tuaerate. He was good enough tn saw
pla"aa no liked clergymen in their proper
{nona. % apparently, he was not kind
W include the National School
jsonso. o VI them. In the midst of this
nnas u'slon my cup overhowed bv the
"a .aOluincement y that my mastiff Brenda
@e leg. o- '""' '0n'h'
I'D - 'ne afternoon drove with Jack,
ve ~, .rled together his new pair. At
|prns sciock | opened music hall at
han uro' and l made a little speecb
N S4 Sae musical feeling in the coun-
pk rISopping at the lodge on my way
Eble soe out and read chapter of the
dvin" my maids old mother. who
s ths OF cancer. was ANNOYED to
ain wat she had not on that dav her
III ons soup from the hall as usual.
time 10y got back to the house lust
ted ., receive my guests. They con-
Wing Peer, Tory Demo-
ress stock-broker, celebrated
Anna philanthropic Jew, an editor.
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