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Show ..WORK WITHOUT REGRETS. : i i Suia II. Henton. "It is a great thing to learn to work without regrets, to learn to do well the homely, every day duties. 'It was a delight to paint a Dresden .pattern in u Sevres china cup and saucer, or paint a snow scene in -winter-colors, or a spray of pure violets, but it was with regret that I turu away from such work when my little. Dresden, clock on my mantle struck eleven; and no servant on "the place, and my family -would soon be home hungry for their lunch. Although, it was small, I had to go through the same preparation. In regard to my paint brushes aiid palettes,' I was very dainty and fastidious, and my whole nature called out for absolute neatness and cloanli-ne8s,but cloanli-ne8s,but a person hates towash and wipe dishes all by themselves for a little boy could not help you very ranch,' al though' they "are wonderfully wonder-fully clever and obliging. But their school and classes keep them pusy, , just when , you need them most 1 found lifter years of -experience that to bo fond of washing wash-ing dishes, I must make it a little less prosy, must throw a little more glamour taronrid it, arid I determined deter-mined when I had to wash them .myself, always to use my real china and best silver, and prettiest old pieces. I got the best linen K tea towels arid linen for glassware, without lint I always used as hot water as I could bear iny '-harid. It polishes up better - than soap and you .must use old newspapers after wiping .with the ' tea towls, as it polishes up brighter also. It helps to take away vail that feeling of regret at having it to do, and if you will use a cedar tub it will add still -more to the pleasure. There are . a few pretty sermons could bo preached or a poem written writ-ten along this y line by our dearly loved poet, Margaret Saugster, who sees beauty in all the relations of life wherever God ;has ..placed us. Womankind. |