The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-05-14
AN EXPERIMENT.

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"that the hay-crop ever promised so
finely"
"Indeedw said his wife, absently.
"And if there isn't any fall in the
price of fruit" he added, "our peach
orchard is going to net us a cool one
hundred dollars"
AS he spoke, he flung the homespun
towel with which he had been wiping
his hands over the back of the kitchen
chair.
"Oh, George, do hang up the towel"
said Mrs. White. THE nail is just as
near as the chair-back, and l have
enough steps to take in the course of
the day, without waiting upon YOU"
"You are always grum bling about
something said the young farmer, as
he jerked the towel on to its nail
There! Does that suit you?"
"Here is letter from Cousin Dora,
George" said Mrs. White, wisely avoid
ing the mooted question. "She wants
to come here and board for few
weeks"
"Well, let her Gomez said White
ut won't cost us great deal, and g
little extra money always counts ul
at the years end"
"But, George, l was thinking
about what?"
"Why, l am so hurried with ths
work, and there is so much to do"
"That is the perpetual burden O.
your song,' said Mr.. White, irritably
"Women do beat all for complaining!'
won't you hear me out? said Mrs
White. $50 thought it would be ;
good plan to gioe Dora her board, i
she would help me with the houseworl
little. 1t will accommodate her, AM
it will accommodate me-"
"But it won't accommodate me-!
said George White, cavalierly. Really
Lefty, you are getting absolutely lazy.
Mrs. White crimsoned.
"No one ever said that of me before,
said she.
"But just look at it," said the farm
er. Tell me of any other woman il
the neighborhood who keeps girl
Why, they make boast Of doing thei
own work."
"They all have sisters, or mothers
or grown up daughters. have none.
"Pshaw!" said White. "Ridiculous
OF course you have to work. We a.
do, don't we? But your work don
amount to row of pins. 1 don't kno,
of any one who has it easier than yo
do"
That's all that you know about it!
said Lefty, in choked voice.
"Write to Dora that we'll board he
for five dollars week." said Whit,
authoritatively. 1--WE must earn all til
money We can while there is chance
Make hay while the sun shines, eh
And l guess you'll manage to &c
along as well as other women do, Lei
ty. Now run up stairs into the gal
ret my dear, and get me my blue jea
overalls, there's good girlp
Lefty obeyed, but the tears were i
her eyes. and big, round ball wa
rising up in her throat, and she coul
hardly see the jean overalls. as the
hung up high on one of the beams.
AS she reached up. loose board i
the garret-hoor tipped; her foot slippe
through on the laths and plaster be
low, and, with groan, she sank to tt
floor.
The time passed on, and Geore
White grew tired of waiting.
He shouted up the garret stairway
"Look alive there, Lefty! Do yo
mean to be all day?"
But no answer came. He ran L
stairs, to find Lefty lying senseless q
the floor, with one leg broken, ju
above the ankle.
Now you'll hare to get some one
do the work." said Lettly. not withol
a spice of malice, as she lay on the ca
ico-covered settee, with her poor ank
duly set and bandaged.
Not if / know it," said Geor,
White. "Hire lazy woman who
want dollar and a half a week, al
her board into the bargain, to do t
work of this house? l guess notp
"But what are you going to do
asked Lefty.
ITO do it myself, to-be-sure. HI
An hour every morning and half
hour every evening ought to be enoui
to square up accounts"
"Well," said Mrs. White, Fl sh;
Just like to see you do itf'
"Then you'll have your wishr' So
her husband.
He rose early the next morning q