Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-01-10

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scarlet in cooking buckwheat cakes for
breakfast.
Iwant 10 be ONE said Alice, visit
fully.
She cut up squares of bright colored
calico into patchwork; size studied the
cookery.book till her headached, she
cought heavy cold working oyer but
ter in the damp dairy house. and
spraned her wrist washing clothes,
which after all, looked damp and dirty.
She rose early and went to bed late;
she counted eggs, mixed up whitewasb,
mado herself sick chopping up sausage
meat, ard strained her back lifting a
kettle of pickles of the fire, aud still
she strove resoiutely on.
4 should like to DO just what Dor
othy did, she said 10 herself, Il don't
think Henry is quite pleased when l am
so busy in the kitchen Of pn evening
that cannot spare time to come in
and hear him read the WaverlY novels
aloud. And my feet ached so this
morning after skimming the cream.
that could not walk with hlm 10 the
having ground. But l am doing my
dntv and that ought to be reward
enough
That same afternoon, however, poor
Alice was forced to flee to her room
with a sick headache, and seek the
refuge Other pillow. There Mrs. John
Bonney, cheerful little neighbor.
found here.
Sick, are you:' asked Mrs. Bonney.
Pm not very WE'LL acknowledged
Alice.
sAb.' said Mrs. Bonney, 4 tho't 30!
What do you mean p asked Alice.
why you have been killing your
self by inches, said Mrs. Bonney, 'as
fast as you could. I've seen it ALL
I'm not your next door neighbor for
nothing
4 am trying to do my duty pleaded
Alice, with filing eyes. L am trying
TO be like my husbands first wife
sFlddestcks!' said BonneY. Like
Dorothy, Perry, indeed Why. she was
nothing on earth but household drudge
and finally dredged herself to death,
without anybody being particularly
sorry for her. She never visited she
never kept up with the progress Of lite's
march around her. Any machine could
have filled her place
: Mrs. Bonny, you ought not TO talk
so,' said Mrs. Perry, uneasily.
It's the TRUTH said Mrs. Bonney.
However, do as you please. It's a
privilege which people generally claim,
have observed. Kill yourself If you
like. Perhaps the third Mrs. Perry
will be a little more sensible
So Mrs. .BoDney put the boquet OF tea
rose buds, which she had brought into
water, and tripped laughlngly home
while Alice, clasping her hands over
her tbrobbing temples. tired 10 ak her
self which was right, herself or Mrs
Bonney. and in which direction her
path Of duty really and actually lay.
And It was at this critical moment
that she heard the nasal, monotonous
voice of her mother in.law down stairs
talking TO her husband, and ulterlnG
the sentence that opened our SKETCH.
she amt The same sort as your hrst
wife. Henry said Mrs. Perry, senior
And she never will be- let her try as
she will. She hasn't got the faculty.
you see.'
She lay there quite still and quiet
With closed eyes. She never opened
them when Henry Perry himself tip
toed into the room, and, believing heI
asleep, uptoed out again, muIterlng to
himself:
Poor little Daisy, she is entirely
done up
The rext morning, however, Alice
arose and dressed herself with care.
Bless me, said Mrs. Perry, senior,
where are you going, Alice?'
To the village answered Alice.
What forT cross-questioned the
matron.
TO engage dressmaKer aud seam
stress Grst,' SAID Mrs. Perry, Jr. and
to get strong girl to do the house
work ,,, >,
.A-grlv screamed the old lady,
Dorothy never
NO. said Alice, j know she nevel
kept servant. But Dorothy cleaned
land churned aud sewed herself out o.
the world. I've no intention OF settling
nv own career in that way. | find thai
I can't do the work of this farm my
self without breaking down my health
and shutting myself out OF the world o.
books and science. [ DO not think my
husband desires such sacrifice
'Ot couree | don't said Henry
promptly. The house has been as
lonely as a convent since you burIeC
Yourself in the kitchen and dairy.
married you for a companion, not 9
drudge. Have balfa dozen servants
liz YOU like, Alice, only let us have
books and music aud pleasant wood
land walks again.
Thank you, Dearest said Alice as
she kissed his forehead.
Mrs. Perry, senior, rolled up hel
eyes aud clasped her hands. aud de-
clared sotto voce she didn't know wha
this world was coming to.
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