Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-02-18

things. and 20 do them well. in order TO 4
make. things 60 smoothly. and that is +
" hat puts the awful tax on a woman's 4
nerves ard a woman's brain. I know 4
there are exceptions 70 the rule. Some 4
times you will find a woman who can
sit down In the armchair Of the library
all day without any anxiety. or tarry on /
ihe belated pillow. and al the cares of
the household are thrown upon serv-
arts who have large wages and great
experience. but that u the exception
I speak OF the great masses Of house
keepcrs. 20 whom life Is a struggle. and
who al % years of age look as though
they were 40. The fallen al Chalors
and Austeriitz and Gettysburg and Wa
terloo arc a small mum Der in compar-
son with those who have gone down
Under tie ArmagCddou Of the kitchen.
so out 20 the country and look over
the epiiaphs on the ombstones. They
are ali beautiful aud poetic. but IL the
tornbstcnes could tell the truth thou
sands os them would say: Here lies
a woman who was killed by too much
mcndiry and sewing and baking and
securing AID scrubbing-" and the weap-
on with which she was killed was
Lroom or a sewing machine or iadle.
The housewife rises in the morning
half rested. At an irrevocable hour she
must have the morning rcpast ready.
What IL the fire viii not burn2 What
II the clock stop? What II the mar
ks,ing has not been sent in? 40 mat
ter that. 10 must Lc ready az the ir-
IN
must be got ready FOR school. But what
II ihc garments be- torn? What II they
do not know their lcssons2 What II
the hat or sash l. lost2 They must
be ready. Then YOU have the duty Of
the day or perhaps several days TO plan
out. But what IL the butcher sends
meat unma sticable2 What IL the gro
Ger furnishes YOU articles OF food adul-
terated? What IL the piece Of silver be
lost. or a favorite chalice be broken
or the roof leak. or the plumbing fail
or any one OF a thousand things oc-
cur2 No matter. Everything must b'
ready. The spring is coming. and there
must be revolution in the family ward
robe OF the autumn is AT hand, and you
must shut out the northern blast. But
how IL the moth has preceded you q
the shest2 How II the garments OF the
last year do not fit the children now
What 20 al the fashions have changed
The house must be an extempoI izeS
apothecary's 5 shopor dispcnsary. Their
must be relief for all STYLES OF ailment
something 10 loosen the Group. some
thing 10 cool zcsC--bsfi. something q
pOultiee the Inflammation. something
70 silence the jumping tooth. some
thing TO soothe the earache. o man o
business. IL YOU had as many cares a
that YOU would be fit candidate 70
an insane asylum, IL Martha make un
der such circumstances an impstieu
rush on the library or the drawing
room. be patient, be lenient. Oh, m
sister. though my words may no
arouse in many souls any appreciatio
I Of your toll. let me assure you from IN
kindliness with which Jesus Christ me
Martha that he appreciates all you
trials from garret 10 cellar. and the Go
OF Deborah and Miriam and Abigail
the God OF the housckeeperSi Chris
never married. that lie might be IN
especial friend and confdant of a who
world Of troubled womauhood. bluI
dered. Christ was married. The Bib
says the church is "the Bride. n
Lambs wife" and that makes me kno
that a woman has a right to go
Christ with all her annoyances and pc
pleXities aDd fatigues, for by his oai
!, of conf gal fidelity He hath sworn {
! sHmpa,hize. George Herbert put Il
" thought in three or four verses, quaii
I, and peculiar. but strong, and in OF
verse saying:
!, Thy servant by this clause makes drudge
- divine;
3; Who sweeps a room as for thy laws max
3 this and the action nne.
# A young woman OF brilliant educ
u tion and prosperous surroundings W
z, called downstairs 10 help in the a
n sence OF the servant, and there was
IS ring at the bell. and she went to q
=. door, and an ndmirer entered. He sal
g II thought I heard music in the houi
m Was il on the piano or the harp?" s
"a said: Neither; Il was a frying p
:; accompaniment TO a gridiron!
et other words, I was called downstai
is 10 help. l suppose some time shI
y have to learn. and l have begun nov
e. When will the world learn that eve
ID kind of work that Is right is hone
nc able?
But. oh, the joy for the weary 4,
! when they step into the celestial equ
" age. and, oh, the JOY Of those 20 wh'
"a home was a marty rdom or earth VIII