Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-01-15

very important department.. and suppose
that Martha had no sooner greeted the
guests than che Ned sh to that room so,1 NAY
She bad full confidence that Martha could
set up the best dinner In Bethany. She
seems TO say: Now. let us have q division
OF labor. Martha. yon cook. and IN sit
seen = great difference between two STA
tiers.
There e Martha. hard-workins. paine
taking. . good manager. ever inventive OF
some new pastry. or discovering something
In the art Of cookery and Housekeeping.
There Is Mary. also fond OF conversation,
literary. so engaged I'm deep questions or
ethics she has no time 20 attend TO tho
questions OF household welfare. II Is noon-
Mary Is IN the parlor with Chrtst. Martha
l. I'm the Kitchen IL would have heon bet
ter II they had divided the work. and then
they could have divided tho opportunity OF
listening 20 Jesus; but Mary monopoltzes
Christ while Martha swelters at the nre.
IL WAS very important thing that they
should have n good dinner that day. Christ
was hungry. and He did not often have a
luxurious entertainment. Alas, mel IL the
duty had devolved upon Mary. what a re-
past that would have beeni But something
went wrong in the kitchen Perhaps the
FIRE would not burn. or the bread would
not bake. or Martha scalded her hand. or
something Was burned black that ought
ONLY 20 have been made brown: aud Martha
prictics Of the occasion. with bcswcated
brow. and. perhaps. with pitcher in one
hand and tOncs in the othOr. she rushcs
on. % the kitchcn into the presence OF
Christ. saying. Lord. dost Thou not care
that my sister hatn LETT me 10 serve alone?"
Christ scoldcd Lot word. II IL were scold-
inc. would rather have His scoldinS than
anybody eise's blessing. There was moth
inC accrb He knew that Martha had ST.
most worked herself to death 20 &c; Him
something 70 eat. and 50 He throws a world
OF tenderness into His insonation ~ He
seems 20 SAY. "Ny dear woman. do not
worry, leg the dinnrr 20; sit down on this
ottoman b-aite Mary. your young n sister.
Martha. Martha. thou ara careful and
troubled about many things. but one thing
T. neeifui." A. Martha throws open thai
kitchen door look in and see a great many
household psrpleyities and anxictics.
First. there U.s. the trial 90 n~prcci3-
ton. This S. what made Martha 50 mad
with MARY The younger sister hat no est
mate 90 ler oluer sisters tatigrfs. As
nov. mea bothered with the alNietics o.
! the store. she olies AMI shop. o- coming
from the Stock e rhln-s. they say wl en
they cps hnrr- "Ol. YOU ought 70 pa Ga
our factory a little while, you ought 90
have - manage eight. or ten. or twenty
+ sIhoriiua,as. ana then yon would Enow
what trouals and anxiety arci' Oh. sir
the wife aui tac mothsr. has 70 conduct al
/ the sano tlne university. = clothing IS
/ tabltsh-ic nt. a rc>t aurant. a laundry, a ID
] ~.
/ and ur,s ile-t % her rclimi She must d
/ q thousand things and do them we'll. II
/ order 70 keep things going smoothly; an.
/ - her b-lin Rnl her nerves are taxed Z,
I the utmost. l know there are housekcep
/ ers who ar 50 fortunate that they IAN 80
IN an arm chair In the library. or lie on thN
belated pillow And throw OF all the car
upon suooriinstes who. having larg
wages and great experience, eau attend q
al % the Affairs Of the household. Ihos
81. rHrrr q
the great mass OF neutrality-suspicious. va
| tnen 10 whom life l. = struggle, and who
~ thirty years Of age. look a. though the,
were forty. and az forty look Is thoug
they were nttv. and a. ffty Look as thong
/ they were sixty.
You think. o. man % the world. that 20
have al the cares and anxieties. II a
carcs and anxieties OF the househ0i
should come upon you tor one week, 70
would be ft for the Insane Asylum. tn
hzif-restei horsekeeper arises in "a
morning. She must have tile morning r
past prepared az a. irrevOcable h0ul
What II the fire Esli not light. what az "a
marketing ala not come: what n the cloc
/. has stOppei-no matter. she must have IA
d morning rcpasf az an irrev0cahle hOu
| Then the children must be got OF 20 sch0o
3 / What DO their garments are torn; what
2 / they do not know their lessons: what
. they have lost a bat or sash-thev must }
b / ready. Then you have al the diet 81 q
p dav. and perhaps % several days. "a pla
!. bus what II the butcher has sent meat al
p masticalls. or the grocer has seat articl
p I of food adulterated. and what II some pie
> 20 silver Pos gone. or some fAvOrite chall'
n DC cracked. OF the root LEAK. or the PIN nI
b ing fau. 81 any one % q thousand tain,
u o-cur-vou must b. ready. Spring wealth
y comes. and there must be a revolution
j to- family wardrobe. or autumn come
o ant you must shut out the northern bias
b but what a. rhe moth has prece LED You
% the chest; what n. during the year. q
c / children have Outgrown the apparel 81 IL
b YEAR. what Il the fashions have change
l. Your house must be al apOthecary's sho
y Il must De q dlspensary; there must
h medicines for all sorts % ailments. y
Z. must BE- IN hAsf q dozen places az tho sar
& time. OF you must attempt % be-
10 under AL this wear and tear % life. Mart
p makes "a inpationt rush upon the liora
2 or drawing-r30m. b. patieut. be leOieltl
y. Ga. woman. though may fail 20 stir
D. "a a1rreci a.ion in the souls % Others
r regard 20 your household tolls. let ne
sure you. from the kindness with wAi
.. Jesus Christ met Martha. that he appl
cintes al your work from garnet 10 cell
aud that the God OF deborah. and Hams
and Abigail. and Grandm0ther Lois a