The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-09-21
MISCELLANY.
RECOMPENSE.


" A letter from George, exclaimed sister
Kate, coming in from the post office and hold
ing up for inspection a large yellow envelope
And addressed to mother isn't it funny 9''
To me, exclaimed mother, in turn, lay
ing down the blue sock she was mending, and
smoothing her apron as though she were going
to talke the baby. g Dear me r.
why, how queer p said Hattie, dropping
her book and looking at Kate wonderlingly.
George hasn't written 10 any of as in an
age, and never to ma. What secrets brew
ing now wonder?'' W
Maybe he and MiIly are coming home on
a visit, said |.
"Not SO early in the spring as this, 2 re-
turned Hattie, sagely Milly aud house.
keeping can't be separated. =
At this moment mother, who had succeeded
in tearing off the envelope with eager, tremb-
ling fingers, and had commenced reading the
letter, Suddenly twisted her chair around so
as TO turn her face from us, cleared her throat,
and wiped her eyes on corner Of her ging-
BAN apron.
Anything the matter mother ~ question
ed Kate, anxiously, while Hat and sat in
wondering silence.
There was no answer for moment, then,
turning towards us, she held out the letter.
saying, " Read it, Kate; Milly is taken very
i'll with typhoid fever, and George has written
for me to come to them. Dear child, ] wish
it was SO could co.
"Gor' echoed Kate, decsively, "of course
you'll go, aud take one of us girls along to
help nurse, too"
"But the work, my dear. How will you
mahage?''
'Some way" said Kate. tLet's see the
express goes at haf-past six, and it's half
past five now--just an hour. Go and get
ready mother, and Cad and I'll pack your
valse."
"Btt your father
"We'll take care of him, never fear, and
he'll be home before you 60. Hat, you're not
fit for much at home except to run errapds
and keep awake nights, and you can do that
there. Get ready as quick as possible, and
help mother she's so excited she'll be sure
to get her dress on hind side before, and for
get to lace up her Shoes"
My energetic sister had by this time gather
ed together their clothes, and, bringing the
valise from the wardrobe, was packing them
into 1t in manner which foretold their coin
ing out in mass of wrinkles /, mea ntlfne,
looked helplessly on. By dint of her earnest
efforts they were ready In season and when
father came home from his work, he found us
hailing street car to take them to the depot.
"Now, what's to be done first" inquired
Kate, after we had seen them OFF, and had re-
entered the house with something of real
izing sense Of the responsibilities we had un-
dertaken weighing our minds.
s'There's supper to get of course, and
Nsllie can wash the dishes. That's all,
ISM it?'
"Mother said something about baking to-
morrow" suggested with vague idea that
a certain preparation was generally made con-
corning the bread the evening before its
manufacture.
& Tomorrow. Well, let tomorrow take
care Of ITSELF, SO promptly, that was at
once silenced. Let's see what's for supper;
light bread, cookies, float and cold beef.
Very good. The clouds dispense, and the sky
is most serene and fair. Setthe table, Cad,
while make the tea
And now, while am doing that, If the
reader will take little Retrospective glance
over our lives up to this point, she will no
doubt the better understand why we were all
50 ignorant of household affairs. There was
large family Of us-ten children in all !: