The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-04

EN-.
BY ERTHER sERLE KENNETH.

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 very
undesirable addition to the family. Later,
she was found to be useful; finally she
became quite Indispensable. ~
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.
1t was her especial work to attend her
xpapa. nurse her Invalid mamma, cook
Jacks pet dishes, serve as amanuensis to
Tom, do Grace's hair, trim Garcia's hats,
and serve as housekeeper to tho entire
familv-this long before she was sixteen.
At this time her father died, and the
household was plunged into comparative
poverty. Y~.-~@
Her mother had Mysteries daily a
month after the funeral. Jack and Tom
no longer gave the family the support of
their countenances, but married quietly
and took their 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 unbecoming.
Here En- was not only housekeeper
and nurse, but literally maid of-all-work.
No more uncongenial home could pos
sibly have been allotted to this family.
They knew nothing whatever about the
management Of farm, which was not
strange. They had an aversion to their
bucolic neighbors; the domestic conven-
fences of the house were most primitive,
it's outside aspect rude and not even pic
turesque. IT..
But it was all that was left OF the Chef
wynd property, and little En- had come
as pioneer, ana smooth the way-a fal
as poss1ble-for the rest.
They came and settled down to Their
discomfort and repining. Stern necessity
obliged Grace and Garcia to make some
effort for their daily comfort; but it was
very little. Upon En- came the heat anc
burden of the day.
This was looked upon as u matter-Of
course Did not En- know low to cool
and wash dishesa Grace had neye
cooked meal and washed dish in he
life.
FIN could make bread, trade with til,
butcher, and walked three miles to tn,
post-ofice twice week. Garcia declared
that small things made her sick.
So En- made fires, cooked meals, di,
the family washing and ironing, nurse'
her mother and waited on her sisters.
IN The girls had each lover. It was
. little strange, though Grace and Garci
declared that En- had drab hair, En- ha
nevertheless, most devoted lover-JOh
Melvin by name--a young doctor, an
as yet too poor to marry.
Ems sister could not reproach her wit
this, for young Boroen Grace's lover
!, and Lieutenant Egbert-G arcia's f,aan.
8 were neither of them rich enough
marry penniless wives. To do them jul
tice, they did not, however. desert til
J, girls when they became poor.
/ eve are just ruined for life" sal
4 Grace, when they first came TO Strawbe
!. ~ Farm-why thus titled I cannot So
) for there wasn't strawberry on it
/. Mjust ruined! How can ever be ma
b RED in style, now2"
{ s'For that matter I don't seol how y
{ can be married at ALL responded Garci
It ''Lieutenant Egbert's pay barely su
u ports himself, and Borden don't want
q bring wife on his father. 'Tisr
e likely Y f. ri III Z. .5.. II
it .Dont scold! Oh, my head
d head u moaned poor Mrs. Chetwynd.
Is s.All the time En- wss silent, thoul
n her troubles were equally important
le J why not, she was only En-. .s3