South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-14
Five Minutes worI..
BY MRS. FRANCES D. GAGE.

IL 81, FRANK but really, | thiuk you
had best take it to the tailor
Take it to tailor BY George but
that's huge idea. Why, there's not five
minutes work to be done, and the tailor
would charge a dollar.
Il suppose he would, but don't see how
can do it to-day. Walter is very fretful.
and you know he kept me awake nearly all
night
Little imp 1t does no; seem TO me
there ever was so cross young ono. Al
ways some excuse. Well, you must mend
my coat, any how
Il will try and iud time
Try just let him squall twill do him
| good-strengthen his lungs
Then, you know, it is ironing day
well, how many more excuses IN
put it on, rips and all, if you 70 going to
make fuss
ooh, no, Frank, did not mean to make
a fuss; but it's IL long job, and one am
not used to; and with my dinner to get,
and baby, and ironing, do not see yet, how
| can get it done. But I'll do my best.
! Such was the conversation that passed
between young husband and wife OF
/ eighteen months standing
Frank Burton was what the world calls
real driver. IIo made anything that
went through his hands inuro to his own
benefit. Everybody liked him because he
was so frank, and wilhal so honest aud up
] right in all his dealings with his customers
/ lie was well educated for business man :;
! lived IN society had made up his mind
that he c"uld support a wife, and, accord
/ ing to his reckoning, save something to
/ boot. Yes, to be sure he could There
was six dollars week for board one dollar
a week for washing, and then quarters and
dimes innumcrablc for taking his lady ac-
( quaintanccs to ride, TO the theatre, to ice
| cream saloons, balls, operas, etc.
by George " he exclaimed, as he cast
up bis yearly account, that's huge enough
10 break fellow thousand year; il
won't do ; I'll marry and settle down p
/! 81 he applied to Lizzie Forsyth to bo
: his wife and he was soon ia possession Of
/ her
4 snug house was rented, and the work
OF supporting wife began in earnest. The
! five rooms cost two hundred dollars a wear.
aud were prottily furnished Lizzie pre-
/ lcrrcd to do all her work Sometimes by
/ her needle sho earned dollar extra. Then.
4 rs 1t was l;ttlc lonesome for Frank, he
/ brought home several clerks rs day board
crs, at four dollars n week. Still. with ali
/ this, lac woull tell his acquaiutunccs how
much less it cost him to live now ho sup
) ported wife. He never seemed to realize
for moment that she it was who was saw.
+ ing all these expenses, and that if be had
noe earned dollar, her busy hand. would
have paid the rent and kept him from starry
ing.
80 the matter stood when he asked his
wife to mend his coat. Lizzie drew deep
! sigh after he was gone, and hurried her
dishes away AS fast as possible
The coat was of broadcloth, and was his
wedding garment but it was well uirh
wearing out, broken under tho arms, the
cord and lining in rags, the sleeve
Innings broken bose, buttons worn off, in
line, there was nearly a days work. She
sat down to the coat with hearty good viii.
determined to 90 her best Her noodle
flow fast, but every moment it had TO bs
laid down to sec to dinner or hush the bu-
by. The hours wore away, and though -h.
did all she possibly could, the job was still
undonc at sundown
Walter cried necessarily lie looked
pale, and his eyes were dim She then RI.
mombcrod Frank words, 'lot him suu!I ,
aud let h,m cry half an hour or NOR,
Oh, how It wearicd her 10 hear her
darling cry for its mother. Tears swan I'm
her eyes as sho thought of her hard DAVIS
work and the want Of appreciation of Der
labor She knew she was making his Oh
coat look almost as we'll as new. But Lo
would never think Of the toll sho had put
upon IL. And what if no don't ,h.
mentally said q shall in my own spirit
know all ] have done, and that is enough D.
But lizzie was strong hearted az well as
/ loving and dulful. So she shook Oft her
discomfort and became as cheerful NJ o..
bic. Then size worried through sumner roc
ting, and with much managing bad 2.
things done by the time that Frank clme
iu with DIS companions.
~ y coat done, Lizzie 2
$50, not quite.
There's a woman for sc, boys. One
BALI li them would let q husband 20 anl NJ
'he elbows q week before they would ..rr
as.Ia from any plan Of their own hu ...
ironing completed, IN DO bound Lizzie
Lizzie was taking her biscuit out OF t.e
oven, aud tho young men did not se. Ola.
deep flush Of pain that flashed over I.r
weary features.
win you bring in pitcher of water.
please = sho said pleasantly
'Iherc 10 is again when was I.e. 2
bad nothing 20 do but hand my coat over
90 tbo tailor pay him a dollar, and twas
done bro jilIy, and not any grumb.fng
81 water Co fetch when q fellows tired.
either
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