Milford chronicle., 1940-02-09
m0ME EDUCATION /
"Ihf ChilA5 First School is The
FGmi!y"-FROEBEL
1 Issued By the National KindsTssrtsn
II Association, Wegt 4Oth Street
ii HeW ToTk City
zee
THE ROMANCE OF DISHWASHINO
} ELLEN BAKER

How did you teach Rose Lee TO he
so happy while doing the dishes?
She is in the kitchen now humming
while she pOlishes the plates. II IL
were my Peggy, she would be disa-
greeable and annoying. so that she
wouldn't have to do them again
soon" This was said by Mrs. Nation,
a neighbOr, the mother of an eight
year-old girl who called anything
like work. drudgery.
Rose Lee was like most little girls
at first" ! answered. She hated
dishes as she expressed 1t and did
everything she could TO keep from
doing them. One day after rebel
lious Outburst because / asked her
to wash a few dishes. | realized |
must face the problem that ! had
seen developing. There was also a
growing tendency to dislike all kinds
of hOuseWOrk.
Il decided l would be a chum TO
her and not be the dictator that
had been. We would play together.
discover things together and work
together
THAT afternoon called her in and
served sandwiches and tea. used my
best china. silver. luncheon cloth and
napkins
Rose Lees eyes grew big when
she saw the beautiful things that she
usually WASH allowed to touch.
How lOvely!' she exclaimed.
Cant we do this often?'
Yes | answered, I'm glad you
like it. II was a lot of fun shining the
dishes. polishing the silver and max
ing the sandwiches for you. These
dishes. silver and linens belonged
to your great-grandmother.
do you suppose Great-grandmo-
ther ever gave parties for her little
glrls?' Rose Lee asked as her eyes
deVOured the beautiful dishes and
silver
Yes, I replied. ! heard a noted
writer tell about going to GTandma's
house when a little girl. She said the
boys and girls liked to go there be-
cause Grandma did things for them
as If she enjoyed il. She said she al
ways wanted to be like Grandma.
wanted to do the dishes as she did,
because Grandma wiped and polish
ed them as il she we're caressing
them.
lone day the writer asked her
why she was so happy and sang so
much while sne washed the dishes.
This noted writer saw the look
OF surprise at her question. I'm do
ing Il Tor the ones love best,
Grandmother said. ''Yon see. those
love eat ont Of these dishes day after
day and so. day by day. the dishes get
more precious. like to think about
the different per3Ons who have eaten
from them and remember our happy
times together"
They could tell real stories If
they could talk, couldn't they% Rose
Lee said
Yes, and such jolly ones. One
day a stranger stopped and asked for
Grandfather. l was about your age
then. told the strange young man
where to find him. Pretty soon Grand
father and ne came to the house
laughing and talking.
LAT the table the young man told
stories that made us all laugh. We
often wondered afterwards what had
become OF him. Then one DAY Grand
mother opened the door. aad there
he stood. He was older. but as jolly
as ever. He told Grandmother that
he had come many miles out OF his
way in order to see the family again.
He hadn't forgotten their pleasant
day together and wanted TO sit at
their table once more.
AFTER be left he sent Grandma
ther this lovely silver tea set
''The next day Rose Lee asked to
help me prepare our tea. noticed
that her little fingers handled eY-
erything as II II were precious. And
now she enjoys doing the things she
once disliked so much"