Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-02-28
A Lesson in E economy.

A Lesson In Z Economy.
Milly Darlington WAS only eighteen
hen she came 10 live at Holly Lodge.
Very young TO be married, said the
,ossips of the neigLborbeod; still
Younger 10 assume all the cares and
of the household. And
here were not lackiug divers doleiul
prophets, who declared, with eyes
iolled up and mouths draw down.
that Mrs. BaripgiOn never would get
on with the old colonel.
He is so fastidous, said one.
30 difficult to suit said another.
Ills ideal is so impotsibly high! de-
clared third.
But 10 tLCir turarise-perhaps a
little to tLeir dissrpoinlment-Milly
and her father in law were the best oil
friends from the very FIRST moment in
which they locked upon each others
faces.
Milly was so anxious to learn, SO
eager to comprehend the ins and outs
of the great. roomy old farmhouse, 60
ambitious 20 excel every house-keeper
in the neighborhood, that the old gen.
tleman said, with q smile, TO his SOD:
Don't let that little girl undertake
100 much, Dndley.'
And Dudley Darlington answered
with yawn:
There's no danger Of that, sir. The
ladies of Holly Lodge have always
been frst-rate housekeepers, you know
Aud if woman ls at work, she isn''
spending money foolishly, or gossiping'
Colonel Barrington's keen, blue eyes
regarded his son, sharply, for a moment
DO you think Milly is addicted TO
either OF those pernicious practices? ?
said be.
They come natural 10 all women,
don't ,hey?' said Dudley, Struggling
his shoulders.
Not to all y said the colonel.
Aud IN his secret soul he wondered il
Dudley was really worthy Of such a
Jewel as Millicent, his wife.
So the weeks went on, aud Milly
stood bravely to her helm, until, one
bright October day, the colonel, chanc'
lnc to pass the low kitchen window,
where the hopsvines made q screen oil
moving shadow, looked smilingly in to
where his daughter.in-law was al
work.
Have you got a glass OF cool milk
for me, little girl 2 said he.
Mllly brought the milk promptly.
See, papa,' she said, triumphantl'
pointing 10 the table, what baking
have done to-day! Three apple.pies
three loaves of bread, pan Of biscuit.
a loaf OF cup-cake and dozen plum
tarts!'
'Brayo!' said the colonel. But
Milly, why are you bakingS Where ii
Hannah 2
Hannah wanted her wages raised.
laid Mllly, rather soberIy. And Dud
ley said it was all nonsense keeping
Girl, when was 80 fond OF housework
So she has gone
But are you fond Of housework
asked lie colonel. In itself, as al
alb, tract thing. mcan:'
Yes papa Milly answered, wit
some hesitation. But Pm little tire
this morning. rose early and swer
The house through before breakfast, 8
AS 10 have time for the ba King
You are a good little girl said th
father-in.law. But we mustn't le
you work too hard
Papa said Mllly, with downcas
lashes, and a deep pink shadow creep
ing over her cheek, I've been think
Ing for some time that-that-'
WELL said the colonel, encoural
Ingly.
That / should like 10 ask you for
little money faliered Milly,
Money! echoed Colonel Barring
ton, in surprise. Doesn't Dudley Civ
You all you want"
Once more MiilY tesitated.
HE vents TO know what eyerythir
| is Tor, said she. He thinks City cent
| is too much for ribbon, and he say
bonnet-Grames ought to be had cheapt
than quarter Of dollar, andhe de
lcIares it's all noncense to buy sil
gloves when cotton will do as vel
land L do need another plume tor M
hat since the RAIN spoiled the cauar
Ico!ored one, but Il don't like 10 as
him for IT. ea
'Do YOU mean to say said Colon
harrington, leaning his elbews on th
sill, that you don't have a regular a
lovancs every week?' o. .-;r
'Ob, papa!' said Milly, lifting he
prettily-arched brows. Dudley sa,
women don't know how to use mone.
and that a wife should always recei
every cent she spends from her hu
band. And-I tell you, papa, becau
YOU are 30 kind TO mel am so ashar
ed 70 have him think me exsravagaI
and | do really need 80 many lit
things that men haven't any idea
!. It's a little hard, sometimes
J., Colonel Barrugton took a good
= = roll OF bills out Of his pocket and i
d them on the windog'slll.,S i' s,,,ls.i ~
nj Here, little girl, be said; you ha
: earned them dozen times over!'' b.
a u,ttv raaohad in In kiss him tbfOu