The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-05

eO you LOT all the uOmeSLlc servants
may ever require"
"You will have to subcribe to the or.
der, and become an oblate," said Mrs
Hartley-Dunne, grayely. you know
1t is just possible that when lady tells
you Sc has never been able to find q
servant to suit her, she herself may
be tiny bit to blame; and, for this
reason it has been judged expedient
that all masters and mistresses, after
having their references thoroughly ex-
amined into, shall be divided into two
classes-the worthy and unworthy,
and only the former shall be admitted
as oblates of the order of st. Zita They
will pay yearly subscription, and be
constantly supplied with servants
from the home"
at sounds most charming and de-
lightful," l exclaimed.
"The greatest care will be taken in
the placing of Zitines; and should a
worthy ever have the misfortune to be-
come an unworthy, its name will at
once be taken off the books, and it's
subscription returned. The lady abb
hess, however, will be particularly dis
Greet in listening to Zitine's com
plant, and she will frequently adj
monish disconnected servant that
the circumstances objected to may
very possibly be for the good of her
soul"
Most WISE" quoth I.
There are rules for the mistresses,
too" Mrs. Hartley-Dunne continued.
"They must never lay traps for their
servants, or fuss about after them
whilst they are working; and they will
have to hold a chapter of faults every
Saturday morning, when the Zitines
will, one by one, accuse themselves of
any breakages or acts of disobedience
that may have occurred during the
week. The mistresses will be allowed,
IL necessary, to administer a gentle
reprimand, but they will have no pow
err to infiict penances on those under
their care. If it ever should happen
that Zitine turns out to be really I'M
satisfactory, she will have to be re-
turned Immediately to the Novitate
house, where suitable penances will be
inflicted upon her by the mothers of
the congregation, and in this case, as
in that of illness, her place will be at
once refilled by another sister"
II am glad to know that somebody is
going to give her what for" said l.
Mrs. Hartley-Dunne looked at me
disapprovingly, and went on: Our
ing sickness and old age the Zitine will
receive every care and attention at
the Novitiate house. she will be sur
rounded by home COMFORTS waited on by
bright young orphans, and allowed to
sit unoccupied with her hands claspeda
la her patron saint. This is the great
feature of the order, which will be
constantly alluded to, made the most
of, and held out as an inducement to
perseverance by the lady abbess and
all the mothers of the congregations;
and the thought of those folded hands
in the future will cheer the young lay
sister through many a working day."
1T would" said 1,
"The motto of the order is Laborare
est Orare, but the Zitine will not be
required to study Latin; for all prac-
tical purposes a general idea of the
meaning of the EXPRESSION Facta non
Verba will be considered sufficient.
She will divide the IA hours of her
working day into seven parts, CORE
spending to the seven canonical hours.
and she will be educated to understand
that proper performance of her du-
ties from six a. m. till eight is equiva-
lent to course of devotional exer-
cises."
How Systematically arrangedi"
cried with admiration. "But are you
never going to let her have any play
time at ALP"
"She will be allowed a little mod
est recreation during her dinner hour,
and again little while just before she
retires to rest; but should bells ring
during that recreation she will be
trained TO answer them with cheerful
ness and alacrity"
"Her price will be above rubies, as
King Solomon observed"
MY dear, | cannot quite feel that
you are entering into the spirit of the
order with sufficient seriousness" said
its founder. doubtfully.
"Oh, please. yes. Really am. Do
tell me more" ! FASTENED to assure
her. Should you think she will remain
long in her situations?" asked I.
Eyes. l should say, that. as a rule,
the zitine will always remain in the
tame place," said Mrs. Hartley-Dunne.
thoughtfully. "and mistresses will
soon discover that that is one of the
great advantages Of having a nun for
servant-heing already in a state of
perfection she can never have any in
tention Of leaving to better herself
-Lady's Pictorial