The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-02-28
How Bessie Filled a Day.

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at will be such long day" sighed
Bessie. 1T does seem as though |
just could not live it through
"Why don't you fill it up with some
thing-then it won't be empty. Just
think of the nine hours that am
gone as nine great dishes that must
be filed
what with?" asked Bessie, wonder
ingly.,
Almost the incest thing to put in
them is servlce-somcthing useful
If you could find something that would
make some one else happy, that would
fill faster than anything. 1t is an idle
hour that is empty
Tell me how said Bessie, who was
watching her mother tie on her veil
and prepare for a day in the city
Bessie was to stay with her Aunt
Helen and grandmother, but as the
country was little strange to her,
sac ureaued it very much.
We'll" said her mother, come out
to the piazza and while am waiting
for the carriage TO take me to the sta
ton | will give you an idea of the
things you can put in your nine hours.
and they will fill up faster If you work
moderately-without rushing round"
wait till have pencil" said Bes-
sic, shipping away to her room.
When she returned her mother be-
gan: First, think it would be very
nice to gather Aunt Helen a large bou-
quet of wild flowers,-she loves them
so well,-and that will take you on a
pleasant journey down the road. When
you have enough you can put them
in that large bowl and set them in the
corner of the piazza. Next, | would
take a pile of those old picture books
up in your room, and paste the torn
leaves very carefully, and carry them
down 10 that little lame boy who lives
by the church, for he has nothing to
read and the days are very long to
him. After that | would sit down on
the piazza with Aunt Helen while,
and very likely she will want you to
arrange all the spools in her basket
and look after the stray threads, just
as you fix mothers sometimes"
Then there is gingerbread, broke
in Bessie, eagerly.
"Oh, yes, there will be that and the
glass of milk. But see the carriage
coming. I'll Just say that Mrs. Loren's
baby is almost never taken out in its
carriage, because the mother has no
time; and there are the letters to
bring from the mail and grandma does
love to be read to and-good-by-there
are those lovely poppy-seeds and no
one to gather them-good-by!" and
the carriage turned out Of the yard.
1t was just nine hours before she
saw her mother again, but how they
flew, and the day was full Of surprises,
just because she was looking for pleas.
ant things 10 put in her hour-dlshes.
Uncle Henry said that his men in the
lower meadow had nothing to drink,
and there was lemonade made for
them as an extra treat, and Bessie
rode down in the hay-rack to carry
it, She had kept her list tackled to
= C blind beside the piazza and when
ever she was inclined to look at the
clock she ran to see what she could
do next.
She met her mother with a beaming
face. They are just heaped!' she
cried. II don't believe | could crowd
in one more thing in my hour-dishes."
Then they must be ready for the
frosting," said her mother, giving her
a dainty and mysterious package done
up in white tissue. There is just
little gift for frosting, and plum for
the top"
Good! goody!" cried Bessie. But
really the hour-dishes we're nice, any
way" And so they were, for Bessie
had learned the best recipe for making
happy days.-Youth's Companion.