Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1875-12-16
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
Row MRS. M'GooCHEN DID HER WORK.

domestic literature:
One morning about two weeks ago, Mrs.
McGoochen beamed balmy across the break
fast table on her husband, and informed him
that she had concluded to discharge the
hired Girl and do her own work. Inns an
nouncement startled MI. McGoochcn almost
as much as if she had declared her determln-
alton to commit suicide. He had long
known that hired help was a heavy drain
,pon his mcager salary, but his wife had
educated him to regard it as indispensable,
and he had made up his mind to endure IL
forever.
That she should voluntarily offer to dls-
pensc with the service of a girl was some
thing for which he was not prepared.
Looking at Mrs. MEG. with an expression
in which hope and doubt painfully mingled,
he said
"You-why-you can't do it, Eliza"
aCan't do it, indeed! I'd like to know
what's the reason?' Lots OF women IN
this town do a great deal more, and
think nothing of it. Our family is small
Just you and me and Henry Ward :;
and If / can't do the work for us three, l
had better go to the hospital and be done
with It,"
"What put you into the notion?" asked
her husband, hardly yet recovered from his
surprise.
swell, Peter" she replied, speaking
In a tender, s%elf-reproving tone, / tell
you. I've been thinking lately how hard
you have to work, and how little l have
lone to assist you, in comparison with what
I might and ought to do, and it APP
pears to me that ! should try to reduce our
expenses as much as possible, and the
best way I know of is to do my w
homework. We are poor, just making
q beginning in life, and it is my duty to help
YOU"
With a voice almost choked with emotion
at this unexpected evidence of his Wife's de-
votion and energy, he feebly essayed to
break her resolution, saying that he didn't
want her to be a slave to him, that she was
too delicate for the task she contemplated,
that all he asked of her was continued love
and sympathy.
@Ou, iklIG - I'LL 1OAilIAlCt = 1ptSAi $500
McG. tits high time my love and sympa-
thy was assuming a practical form. I'll dis
charge the girl this very day. But there's a
condition, Peter"
"Name it, my noble wife,"
"That new carpet you thought we
were unable to get. Now, If / do my
own work it will save at least a hundred
dollars a year, and you can certainly afford
the carpet"
]" OF course, my love, if you are satisfied
you are not undertaking more than you can
perform
Mack luggged the carpet home at noon, and
found the girl gone. His wife was gone too.
but shortly returned, having only been tell
ing the %neighbors that she was now doing
her own work. Dinner was late, but then
It vas the first meal by her fair fingers, and
the position in which she found herself
placed.
Acting upon her suggestion, Mack
brought home a new rocking-chair when he
came to supper. They We're saving a hun
dred dollars a year, and could well afford
such little things. When his wife returned
from her visit to the rest of the neighbors,
whom she had been informing thai she was
now doing her wv work, she was delighted
with the new chair, and declared that they
must have a full set of furniture to match it.
.You know, Peter, that / will more than
save the cost of it in the course of a year,
and I will feel SO proud to know that my