The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-19
Efficient Housekeeping
 By LAURA A. HERMAN.
THE HOUSEKEEPER WHO
 LOOKS ON THE BRIGHT SID

The other day I took a long, long | trolley ride to see @ houSekeeper friend of mine who Is the most cheer full woman I know.
 'I've come for a recipe of yours," I announced to Iher as I sank into one of her great comfy chairs, "I want your recipe for-cheerfulness!"
 She laughed modestly and declared l that she wasn't any more cheerful than anybody else. But she is; in
 the past three years she has lost
 Mother and Sister and she would
 now be entirely alone in the world if she had not adopted little girl re-
 gently.
 Do tell me how you have always managed to hold tight to your cheer fulness, even in the face of trouble" l begged, for I know my colemn- readers would like to have me tell them about it. It might help some of them. You know. we housekeep- CTS have too much time to think, our work alone-and often our thoughts are not cheerful ones.''
 So she smiled and told me. "I guess l formed the habit of cheerful ness very early in Gfe," she said, T had to. During my high school days my parents were not we'll off and I But when I'd begin to get unhappy about it, I'd always plunge into do- ing something that held my interest. For instance. I'd begin knitting or crocheting something, or get all wrapped up embroidering some gift for somebody. I never allowed my self to nope.
 Then, later on, when my school days were over I plunged into a bus in ess career just as I had plunged into fancy work; my prettier friends were marrying and settling down but I told myself that I could thave a splendid career anyway! And the more ambitious I became, the higher was promoted in the office ie which l worked. And I was as happy as I could be.
 ''Then, out of a clear sky distant relative died and left Mother and Sister and me her money. So re- signed my business position and thought I could be content just to be a ihousekeeper-the finest profession in the world. after all. for woman And so I was until lost my dear ones It was pretty lonely after that.
 But once more my habit of came to the rescue. It said to me, Why not adopt a darling little girl and wrap yourself up in her eager young lffe?' And so I did and I found that I had something to live for, after all
 You see. it all amounts to this" she finished brightly; tuhere are times in everybody's life when life seems
 
 that there Is door in that wal somewhere, and if he searches for it consistently enOugh-why. he finds | It. So whenever I find myself get | ting the blues about anything, I just | set right out to find the door. Any l body can do it. |
 I had one more question to ask l my friend, however. It was this: 1 Do you think that the Habit of you speak of, can be ac- quired by anybody at any time in life? ?'' "Of coursei Habits grow fast" she replied. So. reader friends, if this cheery little nome body'' is right, you and | I should never let our faces grow Respondent as we wash our dishes | nor find ourselves worrying over | some past incident as we mechanic l ally mix our cake. Instead, we | should be Hooking for the door," | like by cheerful little housekeeper | friend,
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