Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-04-08
The Story Teller.
BLUE MONDAY.
NJ AUGUSTA LARNED.


a hard working, peaccable man, and don
make no trouble in the house; but he hasn'
any sort Of idear what woman.folks cai
want ofmoney."
Mrs. Foigcr was sticking her shell side
combs through the little curl-i-cues in whitl
she arranged her front hair, and disposing ,
Powered shawl upon her ample shoulders
Malvina, her buxom daughter, stripped he
plump, rosy arms free from foaniy studs ovel
the wasli-iub.
"Are you going to take something to thu
minister's mother?"
Well, 7 don't know as l care about it.
They got rousing donation last Fall, and il
don't do inlks any good to be made cossets
Of On second thought, though, you may
put in tin bucket of bu;termilk. Butter
milk saves shcrtnin', and if woman is eco
nomical it's II great help in II family but
misirust that Mss Moseby amt no grcl
shakes OF manager. Put it in though, i,
will give me an excuse for calling, and I'll
get round about dinner-time"
The weeks wash was almost out al the
farm house. Numerous white garments
were blowing from the line In the door-yard,
or lay spread upon the currantbushes, OF
bleaching on the grass There were four
strong, hardy women to put things througl,
there, and ten o'clock generally saw the big
wash disposed of.
Hrs. Folger was going TO drive Old Doll,
to the village. she had been tackled to the
one horse wagon, nnl her long legged colt
was 10 follow on behind. The wooden seat
of the vehicle was covered with u buffalo,
robe; and Mrs. Folger, who was no feather
be ii known (such capable, hard, energetic
women seldom are frattered) mounted in by
the aid Of u kitchen. chair She sat firmly
in the middle of the seat and graspcd the
lines With II professional accuracy. Mrs.
Folger was not the woman to twitch the
reins, or "cluck' at horse. 1t is safe tn
say that She hated all manner of female in
frmi,ies. Old Dolly was rubbing the head
of her mousr-colored colt, and whispering
TO her costly, when they turned out toward
the gn;e, scattering a brood of soft, fluffy
little chickens, that rnu off toward the coop
with wings wide spread All of II sudden
the matron checked up with u vigorous
"whoa!"
"i,.hiuu," cried she, " bring out that hag
of rags. Smith 4 Siearns are paying six
cents rouni, aud | had like to have gone
oil and iur.ut them. You and Ruth had
better fold down the clothes after dinner,
and hegiu ~ ,lar," she added, as a sunbnrnt
lass ran enl ntr,' h,,,dcd. and deposited a
hneY bag ut snme checked linen stuff IN thu
hack Of tnc wagon "You needu't look ioi
ne unrilmilking time. I've got a word or
two tn SAY 10 the minister Yesterdays SER
mon didn't sci well. There, now, give me
swic;, Old Dolly will poke along like
Time in the primer, unltss | have some.
tuinu Ia touch her up with now and then.
Slbinl pulled Il whip cut Gf the wood
til.. and 10 IL minute more old Dolly felt {,
swntping Sl"w over ,he launches whicl
caus.d her IL breaT into II sprighily trot
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