The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-10-16
A DOMESTIC EXPERIMENT.

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Indeed said his wife, absently.
''And if there isn't any fall in the
price of fruit" he said, "our peach
orchard Is going to net us a cool hum
dred dollars"
As he spoke he flung the hOmespun
towel. with which he had been wiping
his hands over the back of the chair.
ooh, George, do hang up the towel"
said Mrs. White, 1.-The nail is just as
nearthe chair-back, and Ihave enough
steps to take in the course of the day,
without waiting OF you"
you are always grumbIing about
something" said the young farmer,
as he jerked the towel to it's nail.
''There! Does that suit your"
Here is q letter from Cousin Dora,
George, said Mrs. White, wisely avoid
ing the mooted question. "She wants
to come here and board for { few
weeks"
"NWel let HEROINE" said White. at
won't cost us a great deal, and a little
extra money always counts up at the
years end"
"But George, l was thinking"
about what?'
"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 allfor complaining"
"Won't you hear me out? said Mrs.
White, 80 / thought it a good pIanto
give Dora her board if she would help
me with the house-work a little. 1t
would accommodate her, and it will ac-
commodate me-"
"But it won't accommodate me" said
Mr. White, cavalierly. "Really, Lefty,
you are getting absolutely lazy"
Mrs. White crimsoned.
'No one ever said that of me be-
fore, said she.
"But Just look at it" said the far
mer. 'aTell me of any other woman
IN the neighborhood who keeps a girl
why, they make a boast of doing their
own work"
They all have sisters, or mothers,
D 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 a row of pins. / don't
know of any woman who has it easier
than yon do"
THAT isall you know about itii''
said Lefty, IN a choked voice.
Write to Dora that we'H board her
for five dollars a week" said White.
athoritatively. 'sWemust earn allthe
money We can while there is q chance.
Make the hay while the sun shines,
eh2 And guess you'll do as well as
other women do, Lefty. Now run up
stairs to the garrett, dear, and get me-
my blue jean overalls, that's a good
girl"
Lefty obeyed, but the tears were in
her eyes, and a big round ball was ris-
ing up IN her throat, and she could
hardly see the jean overails, as they
hung up high on end Of the beams.
AS she reached up a loose board in
the garnet floor tripped her; her foot
slipped through on thelaths and plas-
ter below, and, with agroan, she sank
to the floor.
The time passed on, and George
White grew tired of waiting.
He shouted up the stairway:
look alive there, Lefty Do you
mean to be all day?,
But no answer came. He ran IN
stairs, to find Lefty lying onthefoor,
with one leg broken, just above the
ankle.
Now youn have to get some one to
do the work said Lefty, not without
. spice of malice, as she lay on the
calico-covered settee, With her poor
ankle duly set and bandaged.
Not if / know it, said George
White. "Hire a lazy woman who'll
want a dollar and a half o. week, and
her board into the bargain, to do the
work Of this house? Iguess notl"
"But what are you going to dor"
asked Lefty.
ITO do it myself, to-be-sure. Half
en- hour every morning, and half an
hour every evening ought to be enough
to square up accounts
s'Nell, " said Mrs. White, II shall
just like to see you do it,
Then you'll have your wish,n said
her husband.
He rose early the next morning and
lighted the kitchen fire.
"Phaw, said he, as hepiled on the
sticks al wood, What does a woman
amount to anyhow What's the next
lesson, Lettygn
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