The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-06-18
MiscelIanp.
HOW SHE EARNED THE MONEY.
BY MRS. JULIA A. CARNEY.

enough 70 Se pestsrsd all the time for money TO |
INV new clothes to wiring. Your mother sd
sr:.dmother managed TO wiring Tie clothes VITA |
fheir evn industrious hands. They wasn't - |
sfrsid Of using their hands in those dsya ~
"But husband" here intsrpossd the wife tab |
ing advantage Of lull in the storm Of indisue-
ton, lit is not question Of hends merely, al |
though mine are sadly blistered BY wringing |
hard and heavy clothes A vringer costs but
nine dollars, the very best of them, while some
are much cheaper. and they win save the clothes
that much in short time: ~ sr,
"Humph, who says so?' grunted the farmer
from his cloud Of tobacco smoke. Wow. .1
every one who uses them" replied MRS.
Brovn. "They do not wear the clothes as the |
twisting of hand.wringing always does, and the
wringer leaves them much drier, that they do
not freeze 20 hard on the line consequently they
are not broken in q slight wind, Besides they
dry 40 much quicker, which often saves them
from being beaten about by storms"
"Some agent has been telling you fine story
with which to bamboozle me out OF nine dollars.
You seem to have learned it all by heart, too"
secret repressed Indignation. 'Ars. Jones has
used wringer for years, and she says it saves
her half the labor OF washing besides the wear of
clothes" =. . e. s& 4
"Well, wish Mrs. Jones had held her tongue
You women are always setting each other to
teasing US poor men out of every moments peace
and every cent Of money. If you had the mon.
ey to earn, it would be quite different story"
II think, Mr., Brown, that when did have
"the money to earn never had 20 much difa.
Guilty in getting enough to keep myself decently
clothed, and had the tools tn do it with, pro-
v,ded by my employers without so much grum-
bling" -, ,,. -.. D., ... ..o.,..
word about it :" and with thir, . mans last re.
sort when the argument is all against him-he
pulled away at his pipe more vigorously than
ever. s.E.& =.
dignstion. More than thls she was decidedly
wrathy. She sat with her patching growing
every moment more disgustsd with her own fol.
" with marrying q widower who only wanted
smart woman TO keep the house in order, cook
for the hired men, and mend the boys clothing.
Cheaper! was IL not than to blrs woman 70
do itp and It is lsmentable state Of things,
that in this country at least, it Is great deal
offended ct the very thought Of doing housswoSk
for living, With good wages and plenty Of leis-
ure, would have married the well.to-do Mr.
Brown with his farm and his horses and bis
large house even with his rough, noisy boys
and his swkwasd, unframed girls, - an Offset.
Mrs. Brown eat silent, thinking. Her hus.
band MAS thinking also. II am glad she takes
it 20 easy; 'twont do to let woman have her
own way about spending money. Never should
Sally VA little set in her way. She gin up
that notion mighty quick this time, though"
PsrhapA Mr., Brown, you had better stop
smoking lust long enough 70 look 1t your little
wife. You cannot read her thoughts, you are
not su11slsntly vstssd in woman nature, but me.
thinks Svsa you might mark the comprsssed lip,
and sse the occasionsl fash in the blue eye
d. ii -.
Who scold when things 90 wrong. It II psnt mp
fsslinss liks groans and cries Of one in pain and
the best sursSons ssy they ere . necessary relief
to the nervous system. A woman who receives
your unkind refusal in silence, and with calm.
ness, does not do it because she has given up the
point but because she IL determined to have her
own way, in spite Of your refusal. - ID -
Listen to Mrs.. Browns thoughts: His grand.
mothers industrious hands, forsooth. Wonder
il she scrubbed, washed, and irsnsd, and baked,
and mended for . crowd OF wild creatures like
his children who, having succeeded in wearing
out their own mother, seem trying to consign me
to . place BY her side.
eft We had the money to earn = should like
to know If I don't help to earn money Just 40
much when I am toiling over that heated cook.
ingstove preparing food for the men and boys, IS
il were ont N the pleasant fields, driving the
horses, or gathering and binding the grain.
farm implsmsntS from the Germ planter aud eul.
tivstor, to the mower, reaper and thfashing ma.
chine, Of all sizes and Of every price, until the
yard IL literally filed with them. And those
were all necessary. She could not see Why
His grandfather dug holes for corn with his
Gown laborious hands," aud made the boys fol.
low after to drop the corn aud till up the hills.
In those good old days they bent their backs over
tho scythe at the earliest peep Of day, instead of
m n UooW no IN
I'll have that wringer it go out to pay for
It," was her mental dismissal Of the subject, as
she put away her sewing for that evening.
1t seemed as il Providence had intended to as
sist her in her resolution.
Hardly was breakfast over the next morning
and the menfolks out to work when boy from
neighboring town came to the farm house door
"Please ma'sm," said he, "can you tell where
our folks can get girl to help through harvest
Father told me to take the wagon and ride until
! found one. He wants me to bring one home
with me If it is possible, but have been trying
two or three days before and SEQ no chance for
US yet. Every one is harvesting, and all the
girls are busy everywhere go"
"Hsve your folks wr,nger z" ..
Eyes," ., ... W.
"And washing machine! 7"
"Yes. first rate one, ! run it myself every
week"
what kind Of churn?" 8 a
"Oh, we don't wish y girl to do the churning,
father says that it is too hard work for the wo.
mentolks, 90 We take turns in doing it, us men
and boys" 'a.r
"What wages do you pay!"
'Fsther told me to offer three dollars week
IN harvest, aud If found good one he would
p.y s9S,." ~, -, ,..,, !, .., ..,,