The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-11-04
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than the usual one OF pleasure TO ul
both.
81 have n warm place In my hear
for my native Vermont" she went on
"ai.d, knowing how / love ID, an
sure You have often wondered why
| did not remain here instead Of seek ine
home aud profession for myself
among strangers.
/ had often speculAtsd on this very
subject, but there was no time TO cpn,
fess il, for At that moment my com
panion reined up suddenly, and with q
brisk Here We are !" jumped from the
carriage.
This" /" pointing TO weather. bsat-
en-. but still comfortable-looking house,
ais tho homestead. Since the death OF
our parents my eldest brother has lived
here. You needn't be at all disturb.
ed" as naturally hesitated about in
truding among strangers, "for my
sister-in-law expects us.
"How cecil how neat how shady
and comfortable !" were my frst ex.
carnations as I followed my leader
into the old fashioned parlor.
"Just So" she responded dri!y.
"And, my dear. you might search from
cellar TO gArret OF this great house, and
though you stood upon ladders. and
peered with microscope on your hands
and knees, you would never be able TO
find q Hy."
Mrs. Stedman looked as her sister.
in.law had described her-"like a
very sad and troubled ghost" She
was painfully thin and haggard, and a.
least dozen times during our short
call | noticed her mournful eyes GIL
with tears.
"Well, Sarah" said The doct r., you
are a. busy as ever, suppose y
"ob, yea" our hostess replied ;
"there Is never any end TO work"
"Beea making butter today 7"
81 made little over forty pound 8
this morning"
Before breakfast, suppose 7"
The dctor's tone Was somewhat crisp.
81 churned at four, and have just
worked my butter over. / don't mind
so much when churning doesn't come
washing-days and, you see, cream has
got to be attended to whenever il Is
ready"
''Been washing toor' my friend In
quired.
"oh yes Aud il did seem rs il !
bad every garment ia the tub that there
" in the housr r
$50 you'se made forty pounds Of
butter" said ll.e doctor, washed --snd
what else r.
'Not much else beside the regular
work. picked some beans Zoe dinner,
and made u lev pies that's all T.
At this point my friend, much to
my surprise, turned the conversation
into other channels, and soon after We
took our leave.
cit seems 70 me you have neglected
an opportunity" | remarked as soon
as We had driven away.
81 supposed you'd think so," my
companion answered shut you can
form no conception OF the amount Of
breath / have wasted on that very
case. l ann regarding it now solely
from scientific standpoint. 1 think
[ can calculate the length OF that wo-
mans days within q traction OF time.
"I should think your brother
wouldn't allow his wife TO work so,
| remarked.
What does no know about it 7" said
the doctor. "Hs comes into the house
for the three meals that are prepared
for him, and when night comes he
goes to bed and TO sleep, or he drives
ever to the village and spends his
evenings with bis friends My brother
works hard, but he works out Of doors,
and that saves him. Sarah has an
excellent reputation as wife and house
keeper ell over the country. She has
helped my brother LAY up'-ir Yer
mont yernacular- several thousand
dollars. 1t doesn't take a prophet TO
see that another wife will have the
benefit of this ones toll though it is
probable, if she come from this section
of the country, she'll not have sense
enough to be benefited by anything r
off your sister-in-law would only
have servant" ] suggested.
"a servant Why, what q geeen-
horn you are = said the doctor. "Do
you think my brother and his wife are
strong enough to bear the finger of
scorn that would inevitably be pointed
1T them should they employ q servant
1t is far better, my dear, to work ones
self to death than to be- called lazy and
extravagant. If this were net the case
they would not think they could afford
servant. My brother is dominated,
soul and body, by the spirit of economy
and bis wife is q reflection of himself.
Here we are again" my friend con-
tinued, coming to stop before the
door of q more modern and more pre-
tentious mansion. "My youneesi
sister lives here. 1t seems singular
doesn't it, that have never introdnc
ed you to my relatives before Ths
truth is, you and | are only perplexi
ties to these good people. We turr
them out OF their beaten tracks for i
while, with no other result than to ado
to their hard work and auxielies. Ter
wears ago my sister Anna WAS Al
healthy girl as there WAS in Verm mt
and the brightest and wittiest one 0
| the family. / had s,me hopes that she
would keep out OF the treadm i and, j
| she did marry farmer and settle dowI
here, that she would furnish an ex
ample of common-sensa te her neigh
bors bat she is just like th ,est, onI,
/ worse, perhaps
Ali this as the doctor hi lA.I hel