Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-01

the thought Of 1t.
One day." father said, II came home
| and found mother very silent and tired.
| l knew that something had gone wrong,
| but she was never one to complain.
| Afterwards I coaxed it cut of her. I
| don't remember now: il was something
about that ironing bothered, and a call
er who caught her when the house
wasn't in order-I imagine you know
the sort of thing, Theo."
"Oh. yes!" Theodore cried.
"Well, the whole. day had been full of
annoyance like that. and mother had
finally decided that ann question must
be settled once for ALL She told me all
about ii that night-hOw she wanted TO
be a model housekeeper, and how tx
seemed as If things never could ger
done, and she was getting more tired
and fretted. and cross every hour. So
she left 1t to me to decide whether she
| could go on trying to keep the house
| immaculate, or whether. as she said,
half-laughing and half-crying, she
sronld sometimes let things be 'dirticr
| and happier. 1t didn't take me long to
| decide. Rather opened his pocket
| book and took from il Il folded piece of
paper. The other day when / was
looking over mothers things, 1 came
| across TINS which must have been writ
| ten about that. time. You were the
| only little daughter then, TheO, so it
must belong TO you. Now I'm going to
| return our good neighbor's cup and
pitcher, and perhaps explore little
way down the crossroad. Will You
| come, too or would yoI rather wait for
me liere?'
IN wait. please" Theo cried. 1t was
so good of father to understand. She
waited till he had disappeared over the
hill, and then. with trembling fingers,
opened the paper. 1t was evidently
| memorandum hastily written:
Things which must teach my little
gill:
| That IL one must choose, it is bette.
| to be beautiful home plaker than Il
| fine housekeeper-that. for instance,
| rutflad pillow shams cost too much If
they mean ruf1led tempers.
That the one indispcnsa BILE quality
| in home is happiness; every home. no
| matter how beautiful. which misses
that is a failure; but 10 home, what
ever its faults, can be wholly a failure
if it is happy
THAT happiness is 4 matter of spirit
| not things
THAT, like everything else worth
while home happiness must be con-
stantly guarded.
That it is possible only when every
| member of the household is considered,
| and all work and plan together, and
GOD is its constant C.ueSt
THAT, to be in her own Place, where
ever that may be, a beautiful homa-
| maker, is the loveliest ambition any
| woman car have. Thase are. the things
l want to help my |Aittfe girl under
stand" '..
The afternoon shadows began to
lengthen across the hillside, and the
violet deepened in the distant hills
There was u stir in the tree tops, and
breaths of June fraslsthca blew about
The little girl sat :. Watching it all.
with the paper clasped tightly in her
hands and Il great Joy in her heart.
God mad let mother p,hsip her.; from
years before He had Known and kept
this for her. Never again could sh-
feel so utterly lonely, and discouraged.
for always she would have this glad,
wonderful thing to re0like her doubt
and lead her back 10 courage. She
must grow 10 be the kind of woman
mother had wanted her little girl to
be. -'nn'
1t was seven o.Clock when they
reached home. Bob and Betty were at
the gate watching. and rushed down
the road to meet 1hcm, full of import
ant news.
Grandmother made us turnovers.
too" Bob cried, rapt arously
And she let me crilnp the edges"
Betty triumpned.
And Hannah Ann hasn't burned i
thing today
And l didn't get my dress dirty
sect"
And there's going to he something
lovely fol- supper-I thought you never
would come"
Was the anxiety concerning us or
the supper" Theo laughed, returning
Betty's hug. After all. III, children did
care for her. How dear home was,
1t was dearer still a few minutes
later. when she found her room filled
with flowers and the table decorated.
''Do you Ike them, rca'ly?" Molly
asked shHly. Lydia Collins and | AZ
ranged them. And l ironeG this shirt.
waist isn't X all right. Thco?"
IT'S splendid. Thco answered.
You'll iron better thpn if you keep
| on Mollie. And the table is lovely. 1t
is too bad Lydia ISN'T here. too. but
we'll ask her some othcr night. And rs
for granmother's shOrtC tCake-grand-
mother. l do believe it Goes you good
TO make shortcalIe." Which was GER
tainly true.-Wellspring.
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