Life's Lesson: A Tale (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Life's Lesson: A Tale

The next morning there was but little done in the before quiet household. There was much talking over the table many stories told - many questions asked - many plans dis cussed. The minutes rolled into hours, while poor Mrs. Mason, a notable housekeeper, was sadly distressed that the servants could not get their breakfast; and ten o'clock, she knew, would find the table still on the floor. She did not know why they could not talk sitting around the parlor fire, as well as around the table. To increase her vexation, Ellen, in her eagerness talking or listening, had made divers little pyramids of bread and butter on the cloth, which were scattered to the no small detriment of the carpet; and George, in playing with his cup and spoon, had upset its contents on the snowy damask. It was a great relief to see them move for the par lor, and then, the eagerness with which the best cloth was snatched from the table, and the unsightly spot subj coted to a process of soap and water, can only be conceived by those who, like good Mrs. Mason, are notable housekeepers.

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