The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-05-25

wider. ] said how on earth could they
do it, | said wasn't strong enough
70 have those girls eraipsing an over
my house -. | said must run a
kindergarten But there's no use IN
standing Up against Aunt Mari when
she gets a bee She had the idea all
worked cut, She and her school teacher
between 'em. regular chart system
The girls should come. after school
hours. two or three afternoons a week
and only out Of the 9TH and Sth grades
after all She ssid the noise and work
would do me good, and my house, too.
but she wanted the townswomen to
help. They've all kept house, some
how, for years, even II they haven't
been taught it, as happens now in your
big city schools The women could
take different days and jobs, lots bet
ter for 'em Aunt Mari said, then en-
broidering or croeheting, or playing
cards, as some Of the younger ones
now kill their afternoons with. So she
had me have the Ladies Guild and the
Weekly Cub here q he'd TO make
cookies and tea for 'em) and after
she told 'em al about this plan Of
hers, why, they liked it fine said
they'd all turn TO, and help out :. and
must say, they have. SO that's why
Mrs Warren is upstairs in my house,
and Thursday isn't parlor day@
aust what do they learn, Miss Ann,
and how on earth do you manage it,"
! asked eagerly.
"Simple's can be :. worked out in
few days, so Aunt Mari could see
my house all torn up, before she went
baek One day its bedrooms; well you
can just guess what they do then hear
'em at il nowl To make beds, was
going TO say like a trained nurse, but
| guess the Naval Academy ways best
:. my nephew's there, and he showed
me, and | started 'em. And sweep and
dust, with the windows openl And
wash the base boards every so often,
and take proper care Of the wash
stands. Clean the closets, too. We
even bought some Of those ten-cent
hangers from the store, to show them
how TO hang up their clothes"
"And down ST. IRIS 2" ! queried.
much the same. But they answer
the bell like a lady :. -"
"They certainly do" broke in.
"Yes, little Eunice Clapp was SO
pleased it rang on her day." laughed
Miss Ann, "and in here, they fix the
papers and books straight on the
table, and try to find some posies for
the vases. We don't shut up any Of
this house nowl When their turn in
the dining room comes, they set and
unset the table, and they get some
thing ut Of the yard for the middle OF
it, if it's only some green twigs. The
kitchen takes the most time,
81 should think il would" | agreed.
"They have to learn how to manage
the stove -.
ooh, how awful" thinking how much
easier il was TO run a docile Ford.
"And keep it blacked." Miss Ann
went right on, "and clean the sink
proper, and wash and wipe the dishes
proper, too; and rinse out the dish
cloths, air and sun them every time.
But what's most important, and what
the city folks don't do" she was al
most glazing at me in her excitement,
take the right care Of the swill and
garbage, not have it all mixed up,
broken lamp chimneys, and papers and
things"
blushed hotly thinking Of the con-
venient garbage-chute in my very up
to-date apartment, but as ] made no
defense chow could I?) Miss Ann con
tinued, clamps are another trick we
have to know about here, and oil
stoves. It's pretty hard to keep EN-
trimmed and burning as the Scriptures
knew. We can't take much time yet
for real cooking, but we show them,
already, the simplest breakfasts
not the country sort" how Miss Ann
sniffedl Aunt Mari's precious school
teacher has told her lot about calor-
les and things so we don't even
have doughnuts any more just
fresh fruit, and nice eggs and cooked
cereal, none q the box sort"
at really is splendid" ] said en-
Enthusiastically.
"And on Saturday mornings we try
a Few baking and sewing classes,
mostly mending so few grown-up
women really know how TO mend,
Aunt Mari says. While they sew,
Miss Dean one Of our teachers, reads
70 EN-. somebody's Queens q Eng
land now. They don't hold much with
the fghtin', bat they do like to know
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