Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-21
l DAUGHTER WORTH HAVING.

Harvey Mills has failed" said Mrs.
Smitlson, one chilly spring evening, rs
lie ran III e. SO her next door neigh
iior anal intimate friend, Airs james.
Ny husband Just came home, and he
say- what so supposed - 10 4 rumor
only. IS i sud fact; the assignment was
made Yesterday threw n a shawl
mud ran over 81 Tell yon. They are to
keep the htiise under some sort If An
arrrnp. men,. tut they have discharged
It'll tier servants, AND What i'll tie world
tie Mllses will 10, Mrs. James, with
Mrs. Mills invalid habits, and Miss
Helena, With her dainty Ways and re-
fined bringing MP, Is more than |
know And pretty, shallow Mrs.
Smithron looked IL her news-loyipg
friend and npighhor with MI mir Of nm
,pieure regarding some lavorlte dish
u heard all about il Last evening, q
SAID AIr4 lamts, adjusting the pink
ribbon "A thr throat III her black silk
DINNER dress, and tins morning pre-
s4mtd mon aur cousinship S. Gar as to
dlivr over aud src how they were get
ting dong. And really, Mrs. smith
sou. yon sill he surprised when tell
yuu that, although expected e. find the
family lit great confusion and distress,
| never SAYS them III suen comfortable
way and 81 such good spirits. The
waI-t vas over. u course, and they had
all settled into fhc ncN order of things
- naturally Is could he Ny cousin,
Mrs Mills was sitting. as calm rs You
please, np thefe IL her sunny morning
room, looking so fresh aud dainty ~
slie ate hei erisp taast aud sipped hot
coffee
aOW comfortable and tazy appear
.tnce Il it'll due u Helena, said she
llai dear chlil Las taken tic helm
neNcf dreamed she had such eNccu-
tye ability We were quite broken
down II tirst, lat She made her father
ga over tll tho details of his business
with her, aud thev found that bv dis
posing w iIalena's grand piano, the
painting and slabs. and costly hric-a-
hfar Tier ftther had always INDUCED
her IN huYmg, We could pay dollar for
dollar. and 81 keep the house Ny
hnshand't uld filend, Mr. Bartlett, who
KEEPS tile ait store, you know, and WHO
has always taken i great interest i,
Helena, bought back tho paintings,
-tatuarN Ssses. eic., ht small dis
count, and Barker, who sold us the
piano year ago Or 81 and who is
anothe. old friend, and knew, of course,
lust lhaW Ne Were situated, took ii back
deducilng only twenty-five dollars.
Helena has Just gone INTO the
kitchen What she Will de- there
don't know Tut she SAYS size needs
Tbs exercise, that size has not attended
Tit cooking school here iii tile city for
nothing, anl TINT 81 long a. the meals
IRE e.rNed regularly aud properly. and
ths haHse IL sept in good order, her
father AMI ne not Is Very" After
she told nr thn | drew my call to 4
tlose. and rtn down INTO my cousins
kIchen q sea- hcr dainty daughter
there Md what DO you think |
found that EtIl III tile sink. with her
sleeves rolled IN. IN immense water
proof akron OIL, washing kettle
Washing i kettle {" repeated Mrs.
Smithson. holding lip beth Her soft,
Mlate lauds ia unmvasured astonish-
meut
es Mrs. smithsun. washing il great
hlack, greasy uon kettle that meat had
been boiled in aud that had been LEFT
nnMashed and gummy when the cook
lstt. Aud III you knew. She was
laughing over il aI. and saying to her
Youngest brother. who stood near by,
that sac really liked If for She now felt
sile w1s making herself uselel.
ihe id.a LIKING To wash kettles
49, "a ~ e i.
other u opcueyed wonder.
!" Il seemc to me- ~ il Helena Mills
vas irving q make the hest 81 her
iathcf's altered fortunes. and WAS SIM
piy dong her duty III the premises,
spake Ms Carlton, Ida James's new
drawing teacher, Who was that evening
engaged III giving her pupil 4 lesson
On The opposite side OF the center-ta-
tile. she spoke earnestly and yet III Il
modest Way. and il being the vogue in
New 1tty Just then II patronixe Miss
carlton tho pretty and accomplished
graduate from Nassar, The two ladies
leoked IA her amiahly and she went
on
Somebody must wash the kettles.
and / i always best, when one has a
dlsagrecahv duty Ia perform, to do it
not only a once, but cheerfully."
Yes perhaps, " replied Mrs. smith
sen, hut how could young girl of
real native refinement" both sides 81
the Smlthson family we're of the "oid
stock take w kindly to washing pots
and kettles the fact OF il is, people
have been mistaken iii Helena Mills
She never possessed that innate gentil-
ity she las had credit FOR. But every
enc finds their level sooner or later
lie, he y
These two woman having thus sum-
marty disposed OF Heiens Mills social
they repeated their beliefthat the
lovely and dutiful young girl had now
found her proper level over and over
in their set, until il was the common
talk in New City. Miss Carlton, in her
round of professional calls among the
so-called elite, was entertained IN near
" every household with the informs.
ton that Helena Mills had given up
her studies even, and gone into the
kitchen 10 work and, if you'll believe
it, she likes II :, Then would follow re-