The Princeton union., 1881-08-04

SO that no sooner did we fancy ourselves
free Tor half an hour than some duty un-
done would stare us in the face, or the
children would come in with clamoring
tongues and empty stomachs, and in few
days became addicted to chronic fretful-
ness, while Kate was transformed into q
yertitable scold John scolded over the
miserable meals, Ross teased us in every
vulnerable point. but Door. patient father
pitied our often infirmities. and ate what
MAS set before him for conscience sake.
1t went on in this way for about q fort.
night, when, after q very irving aay. we
took our books and SAT dow,, for' . n,u,;;at
evening. But alas for our hopes! only ten
minutes of peace, and then an honest aahem''
from father caused us to look up.
''Do you know, girls" he inquired.
whether mother mended nv pants before
she went away? should like them to put
on in the morning. She generaIlv did her
mending every week. I believe"
"There!' burst out Kate. shutting her
book With : hanp While T aftar H ans de iel
spending glance at the fascinating naces
Of David Copperfeld." went to Examine
the mending bashet.
tie ginpham coats With tha M ~, ,ocIots e' +or,, a
down. and buttons pullgd half off With
shreds of cloth hanging to them. fathers
pants and Nellies school dress with a oreat
rent clear across the front. With a doleful
sigh Lifted the basket, and without a word
we sat down to the unwelcome task.
Nine, ten o'clock came and went. and the
bas ket was not half emptied of it's contents.
Father, John, Ross and Nellie gaped. and
stretched, and one by one followed the
children off to bed. Eleven. and still va
sat- silent and grim as ghosts solamnlv
stitching away at the endless rents.
"Cad," said Kate, at last, Jerking out the
words as if she hated them. show do yo1,
like it?"
''J4ike what?" asked in astorishment.
"Ihis life of slavery. This bnrn -1rnm
everlasting stick to it. unsatisfactory exist.
ence. With not a speck Of snice in tha
way of variety aboutit. Just over and over
round and round. until wa seek onr rast
low in the ground"
Oh, Kate!" exclaimed. almost shocked
mot so bad as that; not nearly SO had as
that" e..
Eyes, worse than that with manv. verv
many, Cad Rounceweu.. Nv plain on;nion
very plainly expressed, is that women are
fools. :" -
:sWhv. Katew
"Don't .xvhv Ko+o, mo 1,,s+ - -
nd
empted year after wear: filled hv orr care
lessness and emnte6 hy onr motho,'s ~ @ sI.1 ssan
ish toll, and we. great. healthy over. GROWN
girls, sat calmly by and saw her do II And
she, weak. unselfsh woman that sba is
hadn't snap about her to ran, MS. over the
head for our ugliness."
I opened nv mouth to say something.
but she made dab at ma with her needle.
and T desisted
Don't expostulatep' she exclaimed ct
hate it. Look ct vonrself az Won are and
as YOU have been ever since, Won were horn
little. useless bit of furnit,ira and sac if
YOU don't look uely. T have hcan tal;na
just such view Of myself ever since we've
found ourselves irving to fill mothers nlaca,
and found we couldn't. aud I've got so fnlI
of indignation at myself for being 50, blind.
and at mother for being so foolish. that /
shall burst if T don't out with it."
"Rut wa CANT halo - ,,ow Ko4o nr ~,
tured to demonstrate. 's''
mo, of course we can't. Won. .ocose Tho
rast isn't ours. but the PRESENTS, and tha
future may be. That's what I'm comino at
exactly. We must not let father and r1oth, '''
er die, vet While"
1Die!" I exclaimed. shocked bevond
eyes. Caddy. didn't notice Il anv noora
than YOU have. until the ,ast two weeks ;.
but it seems to me now. that T con1d count
eEerv farrow in fathers careworn how and
every thread of mothays ,wh;tan;nn ba;r
They are old beyond their wears Gaddv
TheV have been worked 80 death and ha.
cause thew loved us so we'll an to hear e all
patiently, we never saw it." -
Kate's voice was all of tremble. and
burst into tears