The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-09-04
Wgiscel la1lenms.
An Experiment.
by HELEN FORREST GRAVES.

~ don't think" said Mr.. White, "that the
hay crop ever promised so finely"
Indeed" 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 q cool one hundred dollars"
AS he spoke, he flung the homespun towel
with which he had been wping 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 have enough steps to take
in the course of day, without waiting upon
you"
"You are always grumblng about some
thing" said the young farmer, as he jerked
the towel on to its nail. "There Does that
suit you ?"
Here is Il letter from cousin Dora
George" said Mrs White, wisely avoiding
the mooted question. "She wants to come
here and board for few weeks"
We'll, let her Gomez said White. at
won't cost us great deal, and little extra
money always counts up at the years end. ,
But, George, l was thinking"
about whatw
"Why, am so hurried with the work, and
there is so much to do"
"That is the perpetual burden of your
song" said Mr.. White, irritably. "Women
do beat all for complaining"
"Won't you hear me out?" said Mrs
White. 80 thought it would be good
plan to give Dora her board, if she would
help me with the homework little. Il
will accommodate her, and it will accommo
date me-"
but it won't accommodate me-" sale
George White, cavalierly. REALLY, Lefty
you are getting absolutely lazy
Mrs. White crimsoned.
mo one said that of me BEFORE" said she
"But just look at it," said the farmer. Tel
me of any other woman in the neighborhood
who keeps girl Why, they make a bosa'
of doing their own work"
They all have sisters, or mothers, OF
grown. up daughters. have none"
"Pshaw !" said White. ridiculous Of
course you have to work. We all do don't
we? But your work don't amount to row
ofpins. don't know of any one who has il
easier than you do" ..
CHATS all you know about it p said Lefty
in choked voice.
Write to Dora that well board her for five
dollars a week." said White authoritative
| ly. We must earn all the money we car
| while there is a chance. Make hay while
the sun shines, eli? And guess you'll man
age to get along as well as other women do
Lefty. Now run up stairs into the garnet
my dear, and get me my blue jean overalls
there's good girl y
Lefty obeyed, but the tears were in hel
eyes, and big, round ball was rising in hel
throat, and she could hardly see the jean
overalls, us they hung up high on one of the
| beams.
As she reached up, q loose board in the
garnet floor tipped her foot slipped through
ON the laths and plaster below, and, with 4
groan, she sank to the floor.
The time passed on, and George White
grew tired of waiting.
He shouted up the ret stairway
"Look alive there, Lefty Do you mean tc
be all day?"
But no answer came. He ran up stairs
| to find Lefty lying senseless on the floor
with one leg broken, just above the ankle.
Now you'll have to get some one to dc
the work" said Lefty, not without spice o
malice, as she lay on the settee, with hel
poor ankle duly set and bandaged.
Mot i'll know it," said George White
"Hire lazy woman who'll want a dollar anC
a-half week, and her board into the bargain
to do the work of this house guess not 7
but what are you going to do?' asked
Lefty.
ITO do it myself, to be sure. Half AN hou
every morning and half an hour every even
ing ought to be enough to square up &C
counts"
"Well," said Mrs. White, II shall just like
to see you do itp
"Then you will have your wish !" said he
husband.
He rose early the next morning and light
ed the kitchen fire,
"Pshaw !" said he as he piled on the sticks
ofwood, "what does q woman's work amour
to anyhow? What's the next lesson, Lefty 2
II always skim the cream and strain thu
lmilk," said Lefty, who, boistered up upor
1.-THE lounge, was combing her hair with NOR
ldeliberation than she had practiced for
year.
well, here goes then" said George.
And period of silence ensued.
Presently he shouted:
81 haven't got milk. cans enough !"
"Of course you haven't |" said Lefty
"You must scald out yesterdays. You know
you said you couldn't set up tin-shoy
when / asked for dozen more last month";
"They smell like fat boiling factory,
said George dsdanfuly. "What ails 'em p
"You should have scalded them out las
night" wishing she had wings like dove
that she might soar into the milk room ant
restore order out ofchaos.
Heres a go" said George. "There ism
any hot water"
"Oh, George, you've forgotten to put Thu
kettle on !"
$50 l did," said her husband. "And til
sticks, hang em, are all burned out ~
"You know l wanted you TO get a ton o
COAL" said Lefty shut you said rs long a
wood cost nothing but the chopping AM
hauling, wood it should be-"