Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-11-13
Harvey Nnrrcn's Lesson.


up iho tiunt door. and tall Haunting
weeds srIuug from every crevIce. 4
lew .iuuted lilac bushes grew at in
t.t,al- IA front of the house. There
vas much broken glass IN the front
windows. nni rags aud shingles were
pleutiiully USED To fill the vacant
spaces on 20 tho lott was long
OLD she'd ~hich nearly connected with
handsome. new harn, and to the
night stretched n smooth, green fled,
hcNund which could be seen tall
rows of maze. |, was sultry,
August morning The click of II
moving machine broke the silence,
and there were other Indications Of
haying time.
This was the the home OF Harvey
anI Olvc Warren. He was consid-
cred wealthy farmer and was still
under thity years uf age; bis wife
was twoniy-s.N aud had been called
beauty bcfuie her marriage, but
nov her counicunnce was pale and
hci ,,tS hra>y with unshed tears.
She bad married lor love, ard had
not thought that her life would be
perpetual drudsery. her fathers
home had been spacious and elegant, A.,
wIlh PIANO. costly pictures and
leniy of book; but she had not
been married long before she dis
covered that her husband WIS natur-
ally penurious. He was hardly
willing 10 provide the necessaries of
iife. Vet was not heart -hea ubed man
but ho dad not realize that his wife
was pinlng for tho old comforts.
Olive had plenty Of work to do, then
why should she not be contcn,ed
aud happy
For several days tEeir little
daughter had been i'll, still Olive
had been Obliged to. perform her
household duties aud this morning
she ielt that all her strength had de
serted her. Tho fre,ful cry Of little
Lola camo from the small bedroom
to The kitchen where she was trying
To 10 the mornings work. 1t was
ten o'clock, and at eleven four
hearty men would come TO dinner.
No wonder that the frail, tired wo-
mau sank down on the settee, and
fur a moment allowed tears to dim
her eyes.
| A step sounded in the entry, the
door opened, and Harvey entered
the low dark apartment.
Five minutes past ten. he said,
glancing at his wife. and the
breakfas. dishes not yet washed.
am afraid we shall have no dinner q,
this rate"
II cannot help it, Harvey, l an
not we'll and Lola is worse, l thinl
you had better send for DIR. Adams.'
"Oiive | am surprised! When any
little triiling thing allied any Of my
mothers family she always doctored
them herself."
-" ] think Lola is very sick child
and have done all for her that ! can
II is quite enough for one to do tc
care for her. and my head aches SC
that ! can hardly stand"
You are always complaining
Olive"
81 DO not want to complain. bu,
! do wish could have Maggie Kel
ley 10 help me few days. CAM
you afford il. Harvey?"
II seems TO me that you ought to
get along. We shall finish hayine
IN q few days. and after that l shall
only have two men"
will do as well as can"
Harvey left the room, and Olive
proceeded YEARLY about her work.
When the men came at eleven o clock
they found dinner prepared, and al
though Lola was undoubtedly worse
yet Harvey did not seem to thing hel
very sick. He was not an unnatural
father aud was really very fond oI
his pretty ihree.year- old daughter
but he was like a great many people
he was thoughtless.
II was an excellent hay day ant
when Harvey and his men came in
great haste for their supper, they
found none prepared, and Olive un
able TO leave Lola.
" She is very much worse" whis
pcred the anxious mother; "yo,
must send for q physician at once
aud you bad better get Maggie tt
como and stay for few days"
Harvey was now thoroughly
aroused to a sense Of his child's dan
ger aud needed no second bidding
Dr. Adams. u venerable white. head
ell man. soon arrived, and when b.
had examined his patient he turnet
to Harvey and sternly demanded:
" Why did you not send for m,
b,foIey'
IL did not think there was any
danger. What do you think OF bel
doetory'