The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-01-05

truth, thousands of them would say:
"Here lies woman killed by too much
mending, and sewing, and baking, and
scrubbing, and securing; the weapon
with which she was slain was a
broom, or sewing machine, or a
ladle." You think, man of the
world! that you have all the cares
and anxieties. If the cares and
anxieties of the household should come
upon you for one week you would be fit
for the insane asylum. The half-rested
housekeeper arises in the morning.
She must have the morning repast
prepared at an irrevocable hour. What
if the fire will not light; what if the
marketing did not come; what if the
clock has stopped-no matter, she must
have the morning repast at an irrevoc-
able hour. Then the children must be
got off to school. What if their
garments are torn; what if they do not
know their lessons; what if they have
lost a hat or sash-they must be
ready. Then you have all the diet OF
the day, and perhaps of several days,
to plan; but what if the butcher has
sent meat unmasticable, or the grocer
has sent articles of food adulterated,
and what if some piece of silver be
gone, or some favorite chalice be
cracked, or the roof leak, or the plumb
ing fail, or any one of thousand things
occur-you must be ready. Spring
weather comes and there must be a
revolution in the family wardrobe; or
autumn comes, and you must shut out
the northern blast; but what if the
moth has preceded you to the chest
what if, during the year, the children
have outgrown the apparel of last year;
what if the fashions have changed.
Your house must be an apothecary's
shop; it must be a dispensary; there
must be medicines for all sorts of all.
ments-something to loosen the Group,
something to cool the burn, something
to poultice the Inflammation, some
thing to silence the jumping tooth
something to soothe the earache. You
must be in half dozen places at the
same time, or you must attempt to be
If, under this wear and tear of life
Martha makes an impatient rush upon
the library drawing-room, be patient,
be lenient!
0 woman, though may fail to stil
up an appreciation in the souls of 9th
ers in regard to your household tolls
let me assure you from the kindness
with which Jesus Christ met Martha
that he appreciates all your work from
garret to cellar; and that the God ot
Deborah, and Hannah, and Abigail, and
''Grandmother" Lois, and Elizabeth
Fry, and Hannah More is the God ot
the housekeeper! Jesus was never mar
ried, that he might be the especial
friend and confdant of whole worlC
of troubled womanhood. | blunder
Christ was married. The Bible says
that the church is the Lambs wife
and that makes me know that al
Christian women have right to go tc
Christ and tell him of their annoyance.
and troubles, since by his oath of con
jugal fidelity he is sworn to sym
pathize. George Herbert, the Chris
tian poet, wrote two or three verses OF
this subject:
"Thy servant by this clause
Makes drudgery divine;
Who sweeps room, as for thy laws,
Makes this and the action fine"
A young woman of brilliant educa
tion and prosperous circumstances wa
called down stairs to help in the kitch
en- in the absence of the servants. TIL,
door bell ringing, she went to open i
and found gentleman friend, wht
said, as he came in: II thought that
heard music, was it on this piano or OF
this harp?" She answered.: "No;
was playing on gridiron, with frying
pan accompaniment. The servants art
gone, and l am learning how to de
their work" Well done! When will
women in all circles find out that it i,
honorable to do anything that ought
to be done?
Again, there is the trial of severe
economy. Nine hundred and ninety
nine households out of the Thousand
are subjected to it-some under more
and some under less stress of circum
stances. Especially if the man smoke
very expensive cigars, and take very
costly dinners at the restaurants, h6
will be severe in demanding domestic
economies. This is what kills tens o.
thousands of mountaineering tC
make S. do the work of 81. A young
woman about to enter the married state
said to her mother: "How long does the
honeymoon last?" The mother an
swered: THE honeymoon lasts unit
you ask your husband for money
How some men do dole out money t.
their wivesm "How much do yo,
want?" "A dollarw "You are alway,
wanting dollar. Can't you do will
so cents?" If the husband has not tn,
money, let him plainly say so.
If he has it, let him make cheerful re
sponse, remembering that his wife ha
as much right to it as he has. How tn,
bills come I'M The woman is tn,
banker of the household, she is tn,
president, the cashier, the teller, tn,
discount clerk, and there is panic ever,
few weeks. This so years war agains
high prices, this perpetual study of eco
nomics, this lifelong attempt to keel
the outgoes less than the income, ex
hausts innumerable houseleepers. {
my sister, this is part of the divin
discipline. If it were best for you, al
you would have to do would be to opel
the front windows and the raven
would fly in with food, and after yo,
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