Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-27
nETTY'S VICTORY.
DIT MES. WILKINSON,

ILL j - Wv VbSbs
DIT MS. WILKINSON,
Written for Moore's Rural New orker.
"Ah me how the systematic house
keepers in this busy, busting world OF ours
manage 10 get along | should just like 10
know T. said Mrs. Hstty Cay, the bride
of year, while . scowl gathered and set
tied upon the white forehead and spread it.
self dowa 70 the swsot mouth. chasing the
d,mples oil away and leaving sn ugly frown,
almost the 6rst IN oil her life, IN thsir
otsad
III declare its Just enough - drive one
wsd-shis keeping-indsed Il Is"
ana the swest voics quivsrsd just . little
=: first, then great sob wslIsd up from
the inexperienced little heart which Hut
tered AID best like frightened birds aud
Il last the tearx would end did como ~
The red lips murmsrsd between the sobs
And dear All 10 90 pArtisular, and such IN
epicurc, and likes 40 many dainty things.
oh what shall dor What skAu ! dol"
and lefty sunk down in dismay in the old
Kitchen chair which Bridget had 20 rcesn-
sly vacated.
Thsrs we're I'll the bssakfast dishes 10 bs
washed, mot 90 very many to be sure, for
~ china which locked such . prodigious
pile 10 the blue syss,-the whole house 70
be swept and busted (tietty had three
rsons beside the kitchen }, dinner to get
for tWo).' aud, oh dsari the mercy only
hnows what ell ! never cAn do H. in
deed | never can r she sobbsd over AMI
over agais.
Nov istty Gay was mot foolish. weak.
minded little woman, - perhaps the read
or Will Imagine. but quite tho contrary.
Never, 10 al her life, had snch weight Of
care rested upon her young shoulders aud
a. it rose up before her in such prodigious
proportions, she did what many another
would have done in like circumstances.
iii could only learn. she n. length
whispered through her tears. but how can
~ There u no one here to show me, and
dear AT viii sec how awkward am. That
10 worst Of al :"
There was u ring at tho door, and lIetty
sprAng up. bathed her eyes, gave one du-
bleus look back at tho hugo pile of china,
and brushing away the golden mist Of ring.
lsts from her free, prepared TO obey the
summons.
"Oh | DO hope it is only the butcher
hasty glance at the little mirror in the din.
ing room, where a PAIR Of swollen eyes and
troubled face confronted her.
"Oh. Lou whore dad you come from -
creed Mrs. Hstty sagsrly-ths dimplss al
coming back and the ugly scswi vanishing
like dream when she encountered shs
smiling face Of Lou Burton at the door.
The friend Of all others whom she most
wished to see At this particular juncturs
wss this Same Lou Burton, and she had
shoaght Of her II least . dozen Of times
SINCE Br.dss,'s abrupt leAvs-tsking; but
then she lived so far away, and II was no
use. she thought.
''En,. dear Leu. how did you happen t,
cemc Isl nor ?" she said. my good ge-
mus must have sent yeu here to-day, I'm
sure. for Was SO wrctched. Bridget left
this mornln. and YOU see, and I'm all alone
aud have been crying like great baby this
haif hcurl I'm ~ slapld, you know, aad
ignorant oi housekeeping matters ms a
t~o dsls-old baby, winch ! wouldn't have
Az know itr all the world. Come witt
me, Lou-ihatS dcar-IIght out to thi.
awful kitchen, and give me my first lesson
IA housekeeping
"Rnt you're not going 10 work in that
sloant cashmere wrapper, are you. lletty y
asked Lou Burton. the practical little house
keeper and cconoms, that she was.
"Oh. it wont hurt il. Just this once. you
know, and"
but it will. Hstsy," persisted Lou
"NoW, you 20 and clip on . plain calico
4 ~ I'd
operations"
"Bnt will you stay . vhsls week, dear
and help me through = said Het,y, i'm.
pioringly. as she turned to obey.
"Certsiniy. l will answered Lou. laugh
ing in spite Of heSssn At Hstty's besssch
ing look.
'Now. mind you dont do thing ill
come there; for must learn, yeu know,
called out Hctty ahsr her.
Dinner time came. aud with il "dsal
An" - "hungry - . bsar," b said, fol
he had been out on . collecting tour. and
ready 20 ''dsvcus . whole rogsmsnt." Aflsl
hearty welcome 70 Hstty's friend, he led
the way to the little diaiag-reea.
"whsw. Hssty "As said, after survey
Jog the appointments With . critics eye
II do believe you beat Bridget after al,
just look At this rsast. now Il suits me "a
. charm Just brown enough, and done 4
perfection end these rolls are - light - Z
feather. How splsndidly the table looks
Everything just whore Il bslonss! l de-
claire, that Irish girl had = way Of mixing
up things that dida't Just like. after I'll.
Hctty, this salads prepared just ~ used
20 like It when vas boy-l tell you its
delicious, and prince might esvet tina,
dessert on the eide table yonder. Really
Mes Burton, never knew until to-day
that my little Hstty was such = mode
housewife T.
Lou vas amused. Hetty sat smiling
through the tsars.-a slight culver ABOUT
her sweet lips, and deep flush ON eth
q check but very busy with her thoughts
Days and weeks passed. Lou Burton
was constant visitor At the Gays, where
20 Bridget had as yet taken the place Of
her predecessor. By-and-by the week.
glidcd into months,a Lou only came
srcssicnally. for lletty had graduated. and
A'frei Gay never knew until years xfter
yard how brdsiy she had uen!