The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-11-24
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sitting-room where her mother and sisters
were at work, "can you spare mo fora few
days? Mrs Laue is not able to sit up yet,
and that impudent Bridget has gone of
and left her, with everything in the house
at skies and sevens. thought If You were
willing would go and stay with her for
fcw days"
"How did that happen / thought when
called there the other day that Bridget
seemed to be contented, and did her work,
as though she liked it. Is Mrs. Lane
worse2"
"She seems feverish, but who Wouldn't
l don't really believe she has had anything
fit to eat to-day, and poor little Nellie was
CRYING for her breakfast l found bread
that should have been baked yesterday
standing on the kitchen table, spoiled, of
course. Bridget had just finished kneading
it before she asked for an increase of wages.
Mrs. Lane thought she was paying her all
she was worth, and told her SO; and that
she could not afford to give her higher
wages at present Bridget retorted that
folks shouldn't keep servants who couldn't
afford to pay decent wages She went to
the city on the 10 o'clock train. This
morning Mr. Lane has been all over the
village, trying to find some one to stay
with them until Mrs. Lane is better, but
cannot find any one. The girls all seem
so afraid of going out to work even for a
faxv davs Nav On %,
"If you wish, Lizzie l do not want any
of my daughters to go out as servants, but
could not let good neighbor like Mrs.
Lane suffer, if had to go myself. will
give you a loaf of bread to take with you,
as you will need some to last until you
bake. am glad do not have to keep help;
they waste more than their wages come to
in the course of year.
Lizzie, when will you get your dress
done if you go over there?" asked Alice.
"Oh, the dress will answer while
longer, as it is. am glad did not COM
menoe to rip it before ran over to Mrs.
Lanes. AS she spoke she took up from a
chair pretty brown walking dress, and
carried it with her as she left the room.
She went to her room to get n few things
that she needed, and just as she was ready
Mr.. Lane stopped at the door.
81 have been making one more trial, "
he said, "but have failed again. shall
have to go to the city this afternoon and
get another girl from the office. Mrs.
West, will you let one of your daughters
stay with my wife while am gone ?'
4" Lizzie was just going over there. am
sorry you have so much trouble in getting
help"
Mr.. Lanes face frightened.
"Yes, sir" said Lizzie, "and will stay
as long as Mrs. Lane needs me-"
slump in, them he said, taking her
little travelling bag and tucking it under
the seat.
When they had started, he turned TO her
and said, "I don't know how to thark you
enough for this, Lizzie. l dreaded above
all things getting new giIl; Agnes is al
most worried to death with them now,
She might have been well by this time, il
she had had good help"
The invalid smiled brightly as her hus-
band laughingly introduced the New Help.
Then she began to cry from sheer weari.
ness and exhaustion. Lizzie knew that
the best thing for her patient would be a
good nap. She made the bed, cleared up
the room, and after drawing the curtains
to shut out the sunlight, left her to sleep,
taking Nellie down to the kitchen to keel
her quiet. She slept so long that Lizzie
had ample time to get Mr.. Lanes dinner,
and put the parlor and sittin-room in or.
der, discovering, as she did so, that the
shade of the large lamp was broken, and
three pieces of Mrs. Lanes china tea-set
On counting the silver three spoons ant
as many forks were missing.
"well, Agnes, how do you feel? ?" asked
Mr.. Lane that evening "This begins tC
look little more like home, doesn'tit?"
eyes, Indeed, George; / feel perfectly
easy now, and will try to get well as soor
as possible. You don't know what reliei
it's"
"I guess we know something about it,
don't we Pusss" he said, picking Nellie
off the stool by her mothers sofa, and
throwing her up in the air. Spy the way
Agnes, did you know the large lamp wa
broken?p
"Bridget told me the cat jumped on th'
Aat,la ,yba,, eho vyas cleaninp IL and knocIs
ed the shade off,"
"Nos'e didn't" said Nellie, from hel
fathers shoulder. Nellie seed Bidyi