EDITOR’S ED I TO R1 A L C II 1 T-C II A T. ABOUT Ba00its.-Did you ever see a broom made? At this
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TABLE. Tm: Mun or ALL Wham—Did you ever see the maid of all worm Th0 lime! bl‘fwsi" Pmple'dleek'flls carml-bfl‘fldt‘d.
present writing we are sitting contemplntively upon a tub blue'eye'd' pug'nosedi ["5 a'rmcdr m“nd'“'¥li5t°d- Willing-lili turncd upside down, in a large, airy loft, watching the pro- 3 ped mnld or It“ work? ‘0“ Wm rcmgmze her um“ "‘ “ sees of broom-making. The day is grand. southern and 3. glance' She '5 mmrt' “'30” “five and mm)" 51'” "M bland. The trees are budding in brown and green; and lem'm‘d “'0 ‘1‘" 0f appearing at the shortest notice. and by People who have worn shawls are wishing they had left 80m“ mystenous movement conquers the garrfl‘ Chamber .'INN/f _N / /N/m’/N/ INJ
But to my broom-making. A dark-eyed
and parlor Stairs before you have done calling M“ n i'
buy is the operator_ and a fine bmom he turns out, ‘00. Wonder if we can doseribe m The bmonkcum is curd-us, above tilt' smooth stein. into equal lengths after the seed is thrashed or shaken out. A little machine is used with a
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admirable to note what bundles she will bear, and with what dexterity she balances a pail of water on her head. while she cam“ on“ In each hand’ She has frequently been known to sweep medium. and_mck "'6 half). at "’0 mm” mm. that
spool of fine, strong wire attached. To this machine, through
She was “.“Shmg "'0 dimes“
a groove, the handle is fastened and the wire niado firm. Then a quantity of "m cm mm is take" up and wired round
ormnd'q' as She {law pmks the part" comcrs’ knowing m.“ the sugai-Jiowl is undoi- her surveillance; she is also admir
oue end to form a handle. the wire being wound firmly and
able mr keeping ’°°"°‘”_‘,"“_‘ m‘ Shh: "ever sum“ "mm to
straightly, till the broom is of the requisite thickness
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“at layers are left with the top or the stalk 8pm, and ad_ justed so that the wire can be turned in a fanciful manner fmitening it to the wood handle. The-rel if you don‘t undcrstand that, got a broom and figure it out yourself: it's C‘lL'sy. But we sat on the reversed tub thinking of brooms. A pilo of them lay imful‘t) us. Where would they go; Mentally we drew pictures of their destination. They were pre-
She '3 adunmble to sum on
8"?“ sun", always Prt‘svrt'lng them in the honey of some J.V‘l‘.“dq¢ 'N W‘I NI/4wV,”dfw/”f‘-'JvIJ'IN IJ‘N”M
intimate bosom, and is an adeptnn repeating that peculiar and fannnar express'on or fcmnmdj’ “don’t you it“ no bOdy" She is equally fin export m we dedamuun 3}“ "flier tom nfnmdy' Sh“ " WY, i"d"“=i°“‘ to aw lmb-v’ only lttti'ng “if *l'iém Pt’l'fimllll squibs occasionally. that look sus ptcionsly blue on the baby’s arm. She always wonders who dld 1‘" If in” baby is I“? “if”: ht? and sleeps bflmumuy'
cisely alike, yet some were to stump it out in to“ foot booths, and some to glide dnintily over Brussels carpets. Some were to be held by the hands of elegant women, (to be lure Elma,“ women can wivld the Old domestic bmom’) and some in the red lists of good-tiatured—and bad—Irish Bridgets. The broom opposite, so smooth and white! We should like to pt‘est'nt that to one we wot of, for it looks just like her. spotless and pure. She is the woman, who, after her bridal tour. came home to a palatial residence, and had
she never hints atmai-egortc; ifit ones, she makes faces that “Gummy frighten It mu.) Hnmce' , _ She is “f a Wfculmwe mm or mmd’ and Yvonne" if the dresses of her mistress Would not fit her. Being fond of ex. penmoms mes mom on' I _ _ She keeps a mmwmnda m we comer of her mum “men "Ohm-v 8‘“ but hcrselr' _ Thus It wont: _ _ “Mink—Broke two with?" yesterday; Ind the pmces under “'1 0"] board, in me kltcmn' Tow mistress they may
unmet "mm Gavan“ than she could call by name.
stole. Mistress believed
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Gave Bridget (a married sistrr}
failure ensued. Her husband. too proud and too weak. and the m“ “f we lmm’ a ‘dip or tom—“YO mns’ a plate or bu" driven to dvspct‘ation, sought to take his life, and ever since, mr’ a"? a {rook-COM that has hung m the bad‘ entry “at for eleven long years, has lain helpless on his bed. She by “If” I ve been hex-0' her pen has earned enough to support her little family, and ' ‘ Nam—one or “.10 "on p0“ fen on the "ow yawrday' yet her household arrangements are perfect. Such a cot- ' It happmed to be m my 1mm“ in am moment Put a“ bagel devoid of ornament Yet made elegant and attractive pipe” in a dark place dim-n comm saw an Old dress in the . ‘ ' by the charm of neatneesl Such a housekeeper! Her eye is blue as heaven; her brown hair folded plainly back; her . . so fresh cheeks are pale and slightly sunken; but her smile, and unny, makes you forget all defects. You have heard of her, and seen her gentle heart in some charmed7 sentence,
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that once read, is never forgotten. , , What an institution the broom is! Mother can sweep; the baby can play horse; and Tommy can plant it to sow a w crop of young brooms. Wonder if Queen Victoria ever knew the luxury of handling a broom? We’d be willing to wager a sixpenny Ame- i rican flag that she has both seen and handled one. It is only your mock ladies who faint away at the sight of a b com-stick and it's in (Minion that Victtria th ill b a r y '‘ , , ’ ‘’ . . 1
queen, is a woman, and not half so “finlkll‘l' and delicate . . . . . “,8 many, a, h:d J' in i icr rcal m i im uIt e I)' b onea“ I ,1"!~' ,1" St ation.
' . t ‘ TUbbwh mom' “Knight y “ms a p") w loam n fur the mom. to tummy—“wk it] _ thel flour this , “ Mum—Told “I ‘ 1, mistress d d barrel bwas out I R morn _ m” H ( “u m n on a mm mm ( Cf 0” How nice it is ,to have mistresses who don‘t trouble them , , '
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' dml' m y tiiistr‘ss—I ex pklct she‘s .what the )' call. 'nter ' . I Decmad. ) I took the dozen pounds remaining» and sent it to my mother, ' l q ' ' V'u " n P°"",°:d 8,0111' Lgntklwr 5.02M "rm; l;ll““lsbe:fi]led. ni‘ 6:11 up “it I “a on m 0 mm was 5“ com pm It mi 0 cab-box. ‘ . . ‘ 2‘ Iem . _CMTIH ' ?i he i babJ' i o the plies“ ‘ ' and g“ L n bap wl ly’ml '. ‘t'tvr's r?’a mitl m“ ‘ ill.S he'mdsugwd " l e 3 00'
fizea' saw“ my mm" “1l[(m.—Told mistress she was handsome—sho believed »_/~JW ’MNIJN
me.” So much for the maid . of all work. but her greatest virtue .
“e ve no doubt that were she “reduced in circuin, _
. _ . remains to be told; she is to be hired for seventy-five cents
stanccs,’ she would prove her royalty by showing herself not above labor.
Yankee as we are, and true blue at that,
a week.
there’s a loyal corner in our heart for that same littlo queen, and one of these. days we‘re going to are her, and have a
BALL Ilr.ir>-Din:§r:s.-These are now all worn a la couronne. Gold and silver wheat-cars are in great favor; the latter,
good chat with her.
But about those brooms. ’”/1-A“.‘
Ar 'rnr. Sr...-9nonn.—This humorous and graphic illustra tion is after one of Lot-ch's inimitable designs.
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mixed with the violet dc ‘ltrmc. forms a very elegant coif fnre. Tho curls a la Scvt'gnc are becoming very general; it certainly adds to the beauty of a neck and shoulders of snowy white, to see one of these graceful locks falling on them.
