The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-06-21
JOHNS WIFE.

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nadn't peen forty years In this world for
notalng. IL sne wanted TO wear hne
"u'te isces aao runeo aprons sue naa
~ WASH anu IRON tnem nerseu. l
"ou.un oe ner save. Anu suca siliy
ques.lons Us ass sne asked tney just maae
me s.cs w.. nen olo tue cows sneo taeir
',, aorns u'ca COW gave Tue outer
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ss H5 Gin, why don't You get wasbino
machine and wringer, and save yonp4
own flesh and blood. Look at the blis
ters On nv hands!"
And the next thing It was the talk OF
the ne;ehborhood that we Elliots, who
had set our faces aoiust modern improve.
ments had given ont hesore that lit,lo
pale. faced thing. and not onlv GOT a
wrinoer and washer in our Kitchen hnt
hundred do,lars' worth ~ farm
machinery AT work John sa,d he conld
affordeil hnt 7 smoke INV mind and told
her what 7 .honcht ~ Il after he wen,
ont IN hi, work She looked kind Of
friohtaned and nretended sha was on.
inc n crv and then she snoke mn nuick
like and said.
"Sister Jenet ira a triumnh of mind
over matter You can wash now. and
not ho o,, ,;red ont and e;ck and norv.
Gus. and-and-John can afford it,
Perhaps if l had known that she had
paid for it all, and it hadn't cost John a
cent, might have been more forgiving,
but / Just Strengthened up and said:
"Mrs. Elliot, you NAV 90 on and run
your husband with your boarding school
ideas, but, az for me, I'll never touch
the things. I can work, thank good
ness. while I've got nv health. I wasn't
brought up in idleness."
She never took it to heart bit; the
next thing knew she was at the little
parlor organ she had singing and play
ing as IL that was all there was in life.
And that silly old minister-men new.
er do have a bit of sense, but you ex-
pect more Of preacher OF the gospel
but he lust sat and talked to her as if
she was q companion for him, and they
walked about the fields and stayed down
where John was working, and all around
'em souls perishing for want OF the
bread of life: such a sinful waste of
time I never saw!
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