Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-03-16
THE BROKEN PROMISE.

Mrs. Morse kept no regular servant.
Mrs. Sticht, German woman, came
every Monday to do the weeks wash
ing, and every Tuesday to do the iron
ing. She had always been happy
faced merry woman, but one morning
Stella Morse, going into tie kitchen to
make a pudding for diner, found a
sad face over the wash-board.
"Good.morning, Mrs. StiClt," Stella |
aid.
"Good-momin', Miss Stella" respond
ed the washer-weman. soberly, looking |
up with tear-iilled eyes.
care you sick, Mrs. Sticht? You
look pale and tired"
81 am not sick, miss, but am tired
l didn't rest much last night" she an
swered wearily.
"Then you had better wait until an
other day to wash; mamma would
be willing, am sure" Stella said kind.
ly.
"No, miss, I'llkeep right on waShin',
bul l thank you all the same for your
kindness. III be just as tired tO-mor-
row, an the day after too. A mother
can't have much rest with sick child
10 terd."
us your little girl sick, ma'am?"
"She's bin sick these two weeks
with an awful cold; she's that weak
that she can't hardly walk about the
room, an she's dreadful wakeful
nights"
"Who stays with her when You go
out to wash?'
mo one hut her little brother Tim:
an he's only seven years old"
"And you 60 out washing every day,
do you not?'
"No, miss, if l did I'd have more
money than I've got. This is my only
waSh-place the rest of the week [ help
an ole fruit.woman down in the
market, but don't get much pay
"DO you earn enough to support your
children"
"Yes, miss; but my husbands long
sickness and death brought some heavy
bills for me to pay. | can't get any
extras for my little sick girl, though
she's that lonesome when Pm gone that
Tim says she cries most of the time y
81 should think she would be lonely,
poor little soul What does she want
most, Mrs. Stcht?" Stella asked.
A smile hckered over Mrs. Stitch Is
face. Perhaps this young lady wOlld
do something for her little sick girl.
"ller whole mind seems to be set or
doll; she's never had doll, an sh'
thinks she'd never get lonesome it sh'
had one; she's lovi2' little thing, Pat
ty is"
She shall have a doll before the weel
is Out" Stella said decidedly. al hay'
a pretty wax one with golden curl
and blue eyes, that l used to play will
myself. ! have not had it out for
long time, and it has no clothes, bu
I'll dress it up just as pretty as can
and-let me see, to-day is Monday-b,
Wednesday I'll have it ready"
ooh! that is very good OF you, his
Stella" the woman said gratefully
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