Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-10-07
WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER :. 1880.
"AUNT KlTTpS VlSIT.n

AUNT KITTYS VlSIT.u
Rat, tat, rat And Tom Lansing
fastened to open the door, casting a
despalrlng glance upon the untouched
breakfast table, wishing that by some
unknown trick be could cause it, to.
gether with the general untidy ap.
pc aranoe of the kitchen, to disappear
and the normal condition of the same
to take their place, that being as i'm
possible as TO deny admission TO his
mother, who, knitting in hand, had
come to inquire for baby.
Some better, but Bert was bad
last night. Lizzie was up all night.
| slep. some
Perhaps unconsciously, Mrs. Ian.
sings glance travelled about the I'M
tidied room, and to the clock which
pointed to eleven.
Baby and Bert have been so fret.
full, and Lizzie is about tuckered out
be said, as if in answer to her glance.
Mrs. Lansing had by this time
reached the inner room where Lizzie
sat holding baby on her knee, while
with her foot on the rocker of the
rocker of the cradle she kept Bert
down. After looking at baby and
Bert, and inquiring of Lizzie how she
felt, and receiving for answer that
she felt too miserable to live,' Mrs.
Lansing, senior, sat down to her
knitting. Tom stayed in to talk
/ few minutes, Lizzie saving nothing,
and as he started out, another rap,
short, quick and showing decision
in the owner, called him to the door.
As he went, he cast most despair
ing look toward the still standing
table.
Good morning, Tom,' in such
coarse tones as only Aunt Kitty Bar.
Der could use. And Tom grasped
her hand, as though it were an an
Choir Of hope. As he led the way to
the room, somehow he didn't care 1t
all for the untidy kitchen Aunt Kitty
appeared to carry a sense of protec-
ton and help wherever she went. -
Lizzie looked up, glad smile on her
face.
Last night Jim Norton stopped at
our place aud said your children were
ILL., Aunt Kitty said, as she removed |
her bonnet
They've been very bad-that is,
baby has for two days, and last night |
Bert added himself to our trouble |
said Tom, by bad cold
He is sleeping now, the little DEAR
said Lizzie, forgetting her WEAKNESS
for moment in JOY that her children
were better.
Bert awoke just then, and Aunt
Kitty took him and set him upon
grandma's knee, ard taking the baby
from the tired mothers arms, she
laid it in the cradle.
and now, my DEAR she said to
Lizzie, go right off to bed and don't
let me see you till evening"
4 am sleepy, said Lizzie, 'but din
ner is an Insulation that never TO my
knowledge has presented itself with
out assistance, and | must not impose
upon you, dear Aunt Kitty
Il am come to stay till evening,
and | dearly love to have my own
way said the imperturable Kitty, so
off with you
And poor Lizzie was not hard to
persuade that the needed rest might
be taken and everything left to Aunt
Kitty's care.
Poor little woman said Kitty, as
Lizzie retired to the bedroom. "a lit.
tie rest will set her up again
With swift and noiseless footsteps,
Aunt Kitty passed to and fro in the |
kitchen, and at noon Tom was called |
Gas he knew he would be,) to very
fair dinner, he having, previous to
going out. replenished the fire and |
brought pail of water. Tom al.
ways brought a good appetite to bis
meals, and to-day was no exception.
where's Lizzie 2 he inquired, as,
after setting master Bert in his chair, |
he prepared to help the rest at table. |
Gone to bed. | sent her right off, |
for she is almost worn out with loss
of sleep
Il am so glad Tom said, the poor
little girl has had hard time these
few days. In fact baby is often ill
with his teeth and very fretful.'
'Well, for my part Mrs. Lansing,
senior, spoke up, i don't ever see
how the women of this generation
are to raise their families. Anything
past the usual work just lays them
up. | raised eight children and,
somehow, | always got along
ooh, folks have got to get along
But | always thought Polly was
good help to you when your Oldest
children were small, and Aunt Kitty
passed the apple sauce.
polly help!' Mrs. Lansing, Sc
Nor, just snorted, fairly put out that
any one should suppose that the fee
BILE, weakly woman, her husbands
sister, who 40 long shared her home,
was ever help
4 always think that any person
about the house who can be depend
ed on aud who takes an interest IN
the affairs is a help, and Polly did
that. She was not strong to walk
like some, but she had great tact in
managing work, and could keep
things moving when you happened
to be sjck. Then she was so good
to the children
Tom had always heard his mother
speak of the pale, feeble, loog ng
woman, whom he dimly remembered,
as having been burden laid on
burden-a special trial.
4 think the beginning of a WON.
ans life-that is, the first few years
of her married life, are the hardest
upon her. When the girl takes the
housekeeping upon her, she does it
most cheerfully and with great
pride in her abilities as housekeeper.
With her children come added cares.
illness of herself and children, till lie
seems narrowed down to pretty close
quarters. AS the years 20 ON she
acquires greater skill in managing
her household, and her children grow