Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-01
EN-.
BY ERrHER sERLE KENsEru.

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| The Chetwynds considered their fam.
| lily quite perfect and complete when the
youngest arrived, and so she was not
particularly Welcome A girl, and quite
plain, too. The twin-sons were very
handsome, the twin daughters very pretty
En- was looked upon at first as a Yery
undesirable addition to the family. Later.
she was found to be useful; finally she
became quite Indispensable.
1 Having never been taught to consider
herself, she grew up to consider every
body else, and this made her very con
venient member of the household.
It was her especial york to attend her
papa, nurse her invalid mamma, cook
Jacks pet dishes, serve as amanuensis to
Tom, Go Grace's hair, trim Garcia,s hats
and serve as housekeeper to the entire
fanilY-this long before she was sixteen
| At this time her father died, AID the
household vas plunged into comparative
poverty.
| Her mother had Mysteries daily a
month after the funeral. Jack and Ton,
no longer gave the family the support Of
their countenances, but married QUIETLY
and took their brides = two sisters-West
The remainder Of the household re.
moved from their city home to an old
farmhouse deep in the country, where
Grace could never find new way to do
her hair up, and Garcia sulked because
/ her mourning was SO unbeconing
Here En- was not only housekeeper
and nurse, but literally maid of-all-work
No more nncongenial home could pos
sibly have been allotted to this family.
They knew nothing whatever about the
management OF a farm, which was not
strange. They had an aversion to their
bucolic neighbors; the domestic conven-
iances Of the house were most primitive,
its outside aspect rude and not even pic
tu.esque.
But it was all that was left OF tie Chef
wynd property, and little En- had co ne
as pioneer, snd smooth the way as far
as posslble-tor the rest.
They came and settled down to their
discomfort and repining. Stern necessity
obliged Grace and Garcia to make some
effort for their dailv comfort; but it vas
very little. Upon En- came the heat and
burden of the day.
This was looked upon as a matter-of-
course. Did not EN- know ..ow TO cook
and wasa dishes2 Grace had meyer
cooked meal and washed dish in her
life.
FIN could make bread, trade with the
( butcher, and walked three miles to the
post twice week. Garcia declared
that small things made her sick.
! SO En- made fires, cooked meals, did
the family washing and ironing, nursed
her mother and waited on her sisters.
The girls had each lover. 1t was q
little strange, though Grace and Garcia
declared that EN- had drab hair, EN- had
nevertheless, q most devoted lover-John
Melvin by name-a young doctor, and
as yet too poor to marry.
| Em' g sister could not reproach her with
this, for young Boroen-Grace's lover
and Lieutenant Egbert-Gmc ia's finance
were neither of them rich enough to
marry penniIess wives. To do them JUS
tice, they did not, however. desert the
girls when they became poor.
eve are just ruined for life,'' said
Grace, when they fret came 10 Strawber-
~ Farln-why thus titled I cannot say,
for there wasn't strawberry on it
| just ruined! How can I ever be mar
ried in style, now?'
"For that matter don't sec how we
can be married at all" responded Garcia.
| lieutenant Esbert's pay barely sup,
ports himself, and Borden don't want to
bring o wife on his father. 'Tisn't
likely!'
"Dont scold! Oh, my head--my
head !" moaned poor Mrs. Chetwynd.
"All the time En- was silent, though
her troubles were equally important
| why not, sue was only Em.
"There's no hope of ever getting out of
this" reiterated Garcia, in lower tone.
'sMy dears," family essayed their moth
er, you forgot your Aunt Bethia.''
ooh, she will leave her money to an
institution for providing nondescript
dogs with silver collars and patent ven
tilaled dog Kennels" cried Grace, who
was the witty one of the family.
| Il don't know why you should be so
scornful Of your aunt, ny dear girls. She
is eighty years old, now, ana has always
treated you civiliy, though not seeking
your society. She IS feeble, and prefers
secluslon and her pets to more exacting
society. I, myself, have no doubt that
she will remember you botl.--alln-
Numbering Enl-''in her will. Now BE
comforted with that idea, and don't fret
any more to-day. It quite wears me OUT
| "lhe summer went by. Ems HANDS
grew hard, and her young body SO weary
that she often could not sleep st night for
| the aching of her limbs; but she Infused
into the family what little comfort and
content existed in it, and no one com
planned Of her lot but John Melvin.
The three young men usually came out
on the train every Saturday night, walk.
ed from the station, and spent Sunday at
Straw bersy Farm. Melvin saw En- grow
ing thin and pale, and he very we'll un.
derstood the reason.
'It's too bad burning shame
They'll kill you among them, EN-. Why
can't Grace take care ofyour mother, and
Garcie help do the homework and sew.
ing?"
"Grace can't be broken of her rest al
night. Mamma always take nourishment
in the night, and it would be too hard te
get up. Garcie does help little with the
Homework, but she don't know how tt
cook, and don't like to sew; it makes
her side ache"
"Umph! don't suppose your side
ever aches, En-? Your axe made Of cast
iron, aren't You2 You look like it. See
here! who welded that onion bed2"
II did,"
81 knew it. Easy, isn'tit9"
Ono; it's rather hard--that is, to work
all the afternoon. when ones little
tired to start with. But our neighbor
Farmer Stebbins, advised US to work the
! garden The vegetables helm aInno with