The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-07-15
..Yes. ma,am. the yer, WY" quickly

replied the faithful maid -of-all-work.
my brothers folks have written for me,
and there's to be big family gathering
but ] can't go; cant be spared here :.
s'You shall go, and what's more you
shall stay two weeks" said Aunt Hannah
resolutely, ssand your wages shall go on
all the same. Say to Mrs. Harding to-
night that you must go. Jane shalI do
your work"
ssOh, she can't" replied Samantha.
She can and shalll" said Aunt Han
nah. 81 will put my shoulder to the
wheel. Don't you worry, now; just
| give ont 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 a
fortnight. I will pay your railroad fare
myself.
.sBut what shall we do?" said Mrs.
Harding, looking really appalled,. 1T
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-'sand 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
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 well enough, presume,
although there is right way as well as
wrong way to wash dishes, but you
will learn by seeing me. I can wash
dishes and at the same time give direc-
tions about the work you are to do. Now
you will mix the bread first"
81 don't know how"
''Time you did, and / will fell 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.
I 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 so fast that
the young girl found no chance to reply.
.tYou are an intelligent and pretty
conscientious girl went on the good
| aunt, '.you are as strong as many girls
in your position; your appetite is always
good, and you are capable Jane opened
her lips again, but Aunt Hannah reiter-
ate, you are young. hearty and capable.
No matter what station in life
you may be called to fill you
want to know how to cook and how to do
all kinds of housework the best way"
And Aunt Hannah, who was very enter
tanning, and who knew great many peo-
pie, went on telling about this one and
that one, and gave Mrs. As rule for
making bread. and Mrs. B. recipe for
certain kind of cake, until Jane found
that even women of culture and wealth
took charge of their own households and
were not at the mercy of servants.
When, that night, Farmer Hard
ing complimented his daughters first
gingerbread she was agreeably surprised
to find how much real satisfaction there
was in making it than rocking idly in her
chair, or standing out under the willows
| in the attitude of heroine, with a lace
handkerchief pressed to her dewy eyes.
Jane was ofted tired, of course. at first,
but she persevered under Aunt Hannah s
direction and treatment. Her mother
grew rested and young, and was told so
| by the friends from the West with whom
she now had timeto visit.
On Thanksgiving Day, when every
thing was being praised, Aunt Hannah
took great satisfaction and pride in say
ing, "My pupil, Janey, here, prepared
every dish that has been set before us to-
day"
II declare" said the western uncle,
s'I declare. that's the way to bring up a
girl, be she merchants, lawyers, or
| farmers" and before he left the old
homestead he gave his brother bounti-
full sum of money with which to refur-
nish and paint the house, embellish the
parlor, build new front fence, and last,
but not least, to pay off an old mortgage
on the farm.
.sSuch capable, industrious and
amiable girl as Janey,'' this uncle went
| on, deserves as fine house as any In
the village. She makes the old Harding
homestead pleasant place to come to;
and, besides, she saves her mother a
great deal of labor"
So Jane Harding, instead of only read
ing about lovely, we'll kept homes and
their presiding angels, became the light
and stay of her own mothers household,
| chiaf1v through Amt Hannah's we'll
timed, iudicious instructions.-B Boston
Watchman.
WHAT THE FARMER SHOULD STUDY
The farmer should study the laws of con-
centration. He should learn how to con-
centrate his crops into the best paying
articles. Does he consider that butter,
beef, pork, mutton and cheese represent
only certain amount of grass, hay and
grain that his farm produces? That in
stead of selling the raw commodities, he