Litchfield enquirer., 1875-07-08

] | there are not more than half dozen peo- pie in this country who would refuse. En- phemia anything that she would be willing to ask for nlri
 So she took the work home. and she la- bored faithfully at it for about a week. She did not suppose it would take her 50 long; but she was not used to such very plain sewing, and was very much afraid that she would not do it neatly enough. Besides this, she could only work on it in the daytime-when was away-and was, of course, interrupted great deal by her ordinary household duties, and the necessity of careful oversight of Pomo- na's somewhat cratic methods of doing her work.
 But at last she finished the job and took it into the city. She did not want to spend any more money on the trip than was absolutely necessary, and so was very glad to find that she had a remnant of pocket-money sufficient to pay her fare When she reached the city, she walked up to the place, where her work was to be delivered, and found 1t much farther when she went on foot than it had seemed to her riding in the street cars. She handed over her bundle to the proper person, and, as 1t was soon examined and approved, she received her pay therefor.
 It amounted to sixty cents. She had made no bargain, but she was astonish- ed. However, she said nothing, but left the place without asking for any more work. In fact she forgot all about it. She had an idea that everything was all wrong, and that idea engrossed her mind entirely. There was no mistake about the sum paid, for the lady clerk had referred to the printed table of prices when she calculated the amount due. But some thing was wrong. and, at the moment, Eu- phemia could not tell what it was. She left the place, and started to walk back to the ferry. But she was so tired and weak, and hungry-it was now an hour or two past her regular lunch time-that she thought she should faint if she did not go somewhere and get some refreshments.
 So, like sensible little woman as she was. she went into restaurant. She sat down at table, and waiter came to see what she would have. She was not accus- toned to eating houses, and perhaps this was the first time that she had ever visited one alone. What she wanted was some thing simple-iust lunch. So she order ed cup of tea and some rolls, and piece of chicken. The lunch was a very good one, and Euphemia enjoyed it. When she had finished, she went up to the counter to settle. Her bill was just sixty cents. She paid the money that she had just re- ceiyed, and walked down to the ferry--all l in a daze, she said. When she got home she thought it all over, and then she cried.
 After while she dried her eyes, and when I came home she told me all about it.
 "I give it up," she said. ''I don't be- lieve can help you any,
 Poor little thing I took her in my arms and comforted her, and before bed- time had convinced her that she was full ly able to help me better than anyone else on earth, and without puzzling her brains about business, or wearing herself out by sewing for pay.
 So we went on in our old way, and by keeping our attention on our weekly bal. ance. we prevented it from growing very rapidly.
 We fell back on our philosophy Git was all the capital we had), and became as calm and coniented as circumstances al- lowed.
 Euphemia began to take great deal of comfort in her girl. Every evening she had some new instance to relate of Pomo- mas inventive abilities and aptness in adapting herself to the peculiarities of our method of housekeeping.
 H'Only to think ?" said she, one after noon, "Pomona has just done another veTy smart thing. You know what trou- ble it has always been for us to carry all our waste water up stairs. and throw it over the bulwarks. We'll, that girl has remedied all that. She has cut nice lit tie low window in the side of the kitchen, and has made a shutter of the piece she cut out, with leather hinges to it, and now she can just open the window, throw the water out, shut it again, and there it is! ! tell you she's smart"
 ''Yes; there is no doubt of that, said; ''but I think that there is danger of her taking more interest in such extraordinary and novel duties than in the regular work of the house." ..-- ''Now, don't discourage the girl, my dear," she said, ''for she is of the greatest use to me, and I don't want you to be throwing cold water about like some peo- ple.' a.-..-.
 "Not even if I throw it out of Pomona $ little door, I suppose" ...5.... -... . ''No Don't throw it at all. Encour- age people. What would the world be if everybody chilled our aspirations and ex- traordinary efforts? Like Fulton's steam boat" ..--
 "All right, I said; "I'll not discourage her."
 It was now getting late in the season. It was quite too cool to sit out on deck in the evening, and our garden began to look desolate.
 Our boarder had wheeled up lot of fresh earth, and had prepared large bed, in which he had planted turn1ps. They were an excellent fall crop, he assured us.
 From being simply cool it began to be rainy, and the weather grew decidedly un- pleasant. But our boarder bade us take courage. This was probably the 'equi- noctial," and when It was over there would be delightful Indian summer, and the turnips would grow nicely.
 This sounded very well, but the wind blew up very cold at night. and there was great deal of unpleasant rain. ....- . One night 1t blew what Pomona called a "whiilricane, 'and we went to bed very ear ly to keep warm. We heard our boarder on deck in the garden after we were in bed, and EuphemIa Sald she could not imagine what he was about, unless he was anchor ing his turnips to keep them from blow ing away. gt eae : During the night I had a dream. I thought I was boy again, and was trying to stand upon my head, feat for which had been famous But instead of throw ing myself forward on my hands, and then raising my heels backward over my head, in the orthodox manner, was on my back, and trying to get on my head from that position. awoke suddenly, and found that the foot-board of the bed stead was much higher than our heads. We were lying on very much inclined plane, with our heads downward. reused Euphemia, and we both got out of bed, when, at almost the same moment, we slipped down the floor into ever so much water. a-
 Euphemia was.searcely awake, and she fell down gurgling. 1t was dark, but heard her fall, and I jumped over the bed stead to her assistance. I had scarcely raised her up, when I heard pounding at the front door or main- -hatchway, and of.r boarder shouted .f fE ss. zss5 .5a.f s