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conscious way upon her face.
Aunt Hannah and Samantha ex.
changed chances and smiles. Mrs.
Harding saw it, and with premptory
tone, unwonted for her, she said
Jane, go upstairs, braid up your hair,
take off that ridiculous bow from the top
of your head, put on your every day
boots and an apron, and then come
down here and wash up the baking
Dishes"
Jane slowly turned around, gave her
fond mother a most whitening look,
which was copied, as nearly as possible,
from character in the story she had
read few days before, and then re-
turned
wash the baking dishes! Me? Why
can't Samantha do it? 1 never washed
baking dishes in my life!'
Thine you had" said Aunt Hannah,
Who had now tucked the silly book un-
der her apron and gone on with her
apple pairing.
Jane event to her room," but forgot
to come down, and Samantha washed the
baking dishes.
Just as 1 told you," said the hired
girl to Aunt Hannah. "She won't do
anything but read and read foolish books
from the circulating library at the drug
store and then act out the characters
they tell about"
It was Thanksgiving time. Guests
had been invited, and there was every
thing to do. There had always been
Just such times at the farmhouse ever
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never helped. She was the only daugh-
ter, and been brought up in the useless
way that many only daughters are
brought up in, in the homes OF country
farmers, even where mistaken mothers
say, my girls shall have the easy times
that have missed in my life."
The next morning Aunt Hannah said
to Samantha privately, "Dont you want
to go home to Thanksgiving, my good
girl!'
eyes, ma'am. the very way" quickly
replied the faithful maid-of-all-work.
"My brothers folks have written for me,
and there's to be a big family gathering,
but can't go; can't be spared here"
"You shall go, and what's more you
shall stay two weeks" said Aunt Hannah
resolutely, land your wages shall go on
all the same. Say to Mrs. Harding to-
night that you must go. Jane shall do
your work."
"Oh, she can'tr' replied Samantha.
"She can and shall!" said Aunt Han
nah. 81 will put my shoulder to the
wheel. Don't you worry, now; just
give out that you must go home to
Thanksgiving this year."
So Just after the mail came in that
forenoon. Samantha said to her mis-
tress, II want to go home to Thanks
giving, the worst way. They've invited
me real hard"
"You ought to CO." put in Hannah.
"You shall go tomorrow, and be gone
fortnight. will pay your railroad fare
myself"
"But what shall we do?" said Mrs.
Harding, looking really appalled,. "It
is impossible to hire help at this season;
and there's no time to look for any,
either"
81 am here, dear sister," said Aunt
Hannah-as if that covered all grounds
of objection-"and Jane shall help. I
will hire her as my assistant, and pay
her three dollars week-and the work
will do her good"
Jane was not consulted, to be sure;
but she did not dare rebel against good,
wholesome Aunt Hannah who was per-
son of consequence in the family, being
o childless widow with considerable
means at her own disposal. Samantha
went, and Jane took her place in the
kitchen.
"Oh, I am to be dish washer" said
Aunt Hannah, as Jane reluctantly went
towards the sink the morning Of the
hired girls departure. "You know how
to wash dishes we'll enough, presume,
although there is right way a. well as
wrong way to wash dishes, but you
will learn by seeing me. ] can wash
dishes and at the same time give direc-
tons about the work you are to do. Now
you will mix the bread first"
81 don't know how"
"Time you did, and will tell you al
about it, dear. Sister Harding, put the
rooms TO rights, make the beds, and see
to the milk; you are the second girl,
remember. Jane and are the cooks.
intend that on Thanksgiving Day
every article Ct food that goes on the
table shall have been prepared by Jane. :
Jane opened her eyes in unaccustomed
surprise, and her lips for wondering
speech; but Aunt Hannah, with smiles
and good nature, talked 90 fast that
the young girl found no chance to reply.
"You are an intelligent and . pretty
conscientious girl" went on the good
aunt, you are as strong as many girls
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