Smyrna times., 1884-07-09
The New Girl.

bills.
eff it is for something positively
necessary, my daughter"
81 can't say it is exactly that, but 1
never get a cent of pocket money now
father"
He sighed heavily as he answered:
81 know it, and I'm sorry, but the
pressure seems harder and harder
every year Wants seem to increase
faster than the means of supplying
them. Hand this to your mother,
Janet"
Forgive me for worrying you, dear
father l ought to be making my own
spending money, but there are so few
ways of doing that unless go away
from home"
"We can't let you do that yet.
There's enough for all if we are care
full"
Take it out to Bridget" said her
mother, as Janet gave her the money
from her father
Twelve dollars. Dear mel" said
Janet to herself, rather fretfully, as
she slowly walked toward the kitchen.
Bridget has earned it, and 1 don't
grudge it to her, but how wish
could earn $12w
Wirra, wirraw Bridget sat on the
floor, holding an open letter and rock
ing herself backward and forward with
dismal grOans. Pots, pans and kettles
were around in their usual confusion.
Its mesilf must be LAWN yez the day,
Miss Janet"
Servants were hard to find, and
Janet's face wore the accustomed ex-
preston of dismay with which such
notices were always received as she
asked: whats the matter, Bridget?"
3 "It's me sisther's got the faver bad,
an it's mesilf must be goin' to her.
An it's six weeks intirely I'll be shtay-
in whin it's so far to be goin'"
As Janet handed her the money a
sudden thought came to her
. Pm sorry for you, Bridget. OF
course, you must 90 if you must. Per-
haps we can get along without any one
till you are ready to come back"
Mother" she said, returning to her,
Bridget's going away for a few
weeks" Mothers face grew as dis
mayed as Janet's had, for she was not
strong and there were four boys.
AN plase We, ma'am. it's afther
comm to thry to get the place am. u
"What do you mean, Janet?" said
her mother, laughing as the young girl
curtseyed low.
81 mean, mother, will you pay me
the same you pay Bridget if l do hel
work ?'
"You can't do it all, Janet"
"What l can't do I'll hire. wani
pt to do something, and l want to get 8
n. little money can feel is my own and
q; that have a right to spend if want {
est new book or a bit of music or anything
else. / can't get schoOl-there arr
forty applications where there is ON,
=. vacancy. can't get more that one o.
ng two music scholars. can't dispose o
me- ne fancy work or painting, and if coulC
+ / might dabble over them for mOntl
, and not clear more than Bridget doe
in n week, there are so many wanting
Il to do that kind of work. Kitchel
work is the only work there seems t,
be plenty of for girls"
Et "You may try it, but 1 think yo
will get very tired of it."
Janet spent COED share of her frs
weeks wages in buying ginghaT
aprons, rubber gloves, and paying
stout woman to come for half da
'lic and scrub and scour until the las
traces of goed-natured, slOvenl
Bridget's presence were removed
Then, with clean kitchen, clean utter
sils, and clean towels, Janet took hol
of her work with right good will.
u "We1l all cooperate" said father
when he heard of her intention.
yes, "Well all cooperate" cried IL
we boys, and they kept their word well
bringing of wood and water and sweel
ing the walks. And after the fir
= Sc morning she found that Tom had mad
the fire and ground the coffee befOl
she came down.
"There's II great satisfaction in dOin
.ed. things thoroughly" said Janet to h,
20 mother, after the first day or tw,
If "Before, when we have been withOu
girl have always hated it, because
n tried how little could get along vii
y doing and how much could shove or
of the way. Now that am making
ma, business of it don't feel that wa
And, mother, you would be astonish,
to see how little cleaning there is
Is, be done when nobody makes any u
necessary dirt or how much work CT
- be saved by using your wits to sa,
-, it,"
She never told her mother how h
l"N back ached during those first few da,
of unusal exercise. This wore off
she became accustomed to it. EYel
day she learned more aud more to sil
ents plify her work A few minutes in t
and. kitchen just before bedtime arrang
up P to things so exactly to her hand tn
All. there was no hurrying or crOwding
TOT the busy time in the morning. Cal
erves full handling of table-linen and otI
'Swr ways things made the wash smaller, so IL
les Of the stout woman could do two weel
wash in one. Janet found that th,
were few days in which she could J
Sc. sit down when the dinner work v