Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-01
FALSE ECONOMY.
lAiice 9. Neal in The Household


provoke an appetite.
"MrS. Lawrence sends her compliment,
and wants 10 know how Irs. Cooper an 1
the baby are drawled Kate with the IL
difference o! one who repeats thrice-to.d
.ale. She had brought much the same
message, ami often with similar sub
stan,ial token # cool VIII, from some one
OF the neiyhbors every day for fortnight
Il think t..ey have. That's one blessing,,ot
living in the country -neighhors
most people do not think 20. Tina. WAS
one thing We dreaded wien we came ont
here. | had always heard and read 80 much
of the gossip AMI Interference OF country
neighborhood. and Congratulated myself
that lived where tie person next dooI
scarcely knew my name, and l could keel
my affairs 20 myself
Il have not heard much gossip fro,n tic
ladies who have called on you or TO inquire
for you," said Mr.. Henderson ave have
seen great deal of Mrs. Lawrence and
Mrs Philip, too"
"Oh, ] shall never forget how kind Irs.
Phillips was that dag was so very ill'
Why, never should have thought Of offer.
ing to do what she did If ! hal pitied PEOPLE
ever much. or even letting her do il, if
had been Asked
so much for, b,ins a country woman
myself" seii Mrs Henderson. I'VE werr
very much in need Of help that DAY. with
you and the baby both SO i'll, such help a
could not he bad On the instant fer any pay
ment. She offered it frankly; and / n.
cepted it for you. Shc seems very sincere
and kindly person.
'She must be, ] am sure. | think WOW
can always tell by = persons face whether
they mean what they say. Can'tYop: 1haaa;
you, ] am 30 comfortable. Yog know ey-
actly what want AWAY. Ho'T did you
learn 30 lie such cauitli mrs, Mrs. Hen
derson!7
Mrs Cooper had not yet left her room,
though her husband, after duo consultation
with the doctor, had promised her Il she
would he "a very good girl she should
dine down stairs or the next Thursday. her
birthday. To tell the truth she was not in
any haste 10 "got about She had such n
dread of the care and worry that would
come upon her when she was
where She could see things going
wrong again; and it was SO pleas
ant in her neat, well-ordercd cham
Der, enlivenei by Johuny's frequent pres
ence, MR.. Henderson's cheerful converSa-
ton, and tho evening chat, now that her
husband had no outdoor pursuits 10 call
him away from her He had never been
more attentive AMI Iover-like; and she had
an instructive dread 81 breaking tie pleas
ant spell of convalesceace
"What the eye does not see the heart does
not rue,' thought Mrs Cooper. Us she
walked slowly around the room, pausing to
look into the drawer, who-e contents she
had almost forgotten, or out ON the drelry
H. L.. gst Ia
and door-yari look as usual, and Kate is rs
idle as everf7
Two days moro g. be a prisoner said
Mrs. Henderson, who had appropriated the
mending- basket, and was rapidly diminish
ing the piis Of garments and stockings il
contained She thought Mrs. Coorer began
to fesl the no straint irlsome
at might be two weeks, AMI I should not
cry over it.' she sail turning TO the lounge.
made very inviting with its pile Of pillows.
"Oh, this is 50 nice! No | don't want t. 90
down stairs at all
Let me throw TIN; shawl over your feet,
there. Now you may lie as idle rs you
like
Il know l ought not to be lying here 81
helpless, seeing you work for me; that is the
only trouble I have Just now. Murray sail
last night thai i'ai allowed you t. do
altogether too much; and he wished that ha
had insisted on HAHN. a nurse"
Il think now just a / did then, since We
could no. get one when mos. needed, she
would only have been in the way after.
wards. with me about at the same time,
mean. She would have wanted her fashion
of doing things, and | mine anl we might
not have agreed. Old ladies like myself
are fanciful. or 'noticnai,' n they say in
Roctland. nni very set which usually
means obstinate
Mrs. Cooper felt that she could never re-
pay, in any shape, the peculiar service MR.
Henderson bad rendered them; but even
that acknowledgment could not lie made
EXCEPT 10y implication.
Il think / could mend those stockings
that would be doing something said Mrs.
Cooper. looking about for her long unused
work-box.
4 think You viii just lie stin for the
present"
BAT doing nothing so long. eni there's 50
much to lie done-all my fail sewing"
~Gou are getting well and strong too,
hope That's of much more consequence
You cannot have 20 much on hand.
~Oh. but there is-you don't know did
not accomplish anything this >ummer
There's that lower drawer half full yet
things hal commenced and had to put by
again for something ] was in a hurry for
II has given mo a heaiache every time
have looked at it. Some days last summer
l used TO feel as if was crushed down
by it,
why didn't you give if out.'
Mrs. Cooper hesitatsi moment.
You know just how Murray and Mrs.
Henderson began she aid, and that we
have had t. he rs economical as POSI-
ble."
Suppose SHOULD tell you that. in this
case, did not think it economy.
Mrs Cooper looked her amazcmen. az this
unexpected proposition.
Il do not, indeed said her frien] You
see what it ended in. DR.. Grant told me at
once that be knew you had worried your
self sick from the state your nerves
were in"
Il want TO help Murray SO much. Oh you
don't know"
do you think il is much help to any man
10 have a sick. broken down wife always ir-
ritable and complaining: That was what
You were making yourself
"Bu: l vas always brought up 10 think
that it was rcat extravaganza 10 give
cut family sewing. | did not know tow
else to save"
Il think" said Mr.. Henderson. DRAWN.
Off her specis.les-she only wore them when
sewing or reading-"that every mother OF
a family must have Ter own way 81 scono
MIXING; but there is che thing always to he
kept in mind. That is not tr-ae economy
which wastes Your hes. capital health and
cheerfulness. l know that hard necessity
.ften obliges men and women TO work be-
yond their Strength. hut am speaking now
OF people in moderate circumstances where
il is not matter of daily bread mother
especially needs every bit Of stic:iSth and
cheerfuress she can hosrd TO do her duty
by her children and their father"
But should only 10 too glad 10 te lille.
Mrs. Henderson We al, ike that"
Il did no. say any thing about iiiens-S
go. nor vet eh-'nlulyence." AMI tho pes
tac,es received gentle polish, moro from
habit { a. from present need 81 DO not be-
have in eit8er when people have an sbuai-
enca If means : melody says: 'Trne
economy is not pinch!n; IN n few expenses,
but q watch over all. and especially wise
regulation O: larger Cutlays.' " hat do YOU
sUppo | WAS thinking when you showed
me that rre;ty silk You are TO have fitted
when You 81 in town.
yea can't call that extravaganza, Oily
81 Nard-the cheapest thing | cou!i find.
Why, in the city should scarcely have
thought it wogli answer-such price rs
people pay nowadays, That is one OF any
pet economies. I'm sure
Tho sig or STA If CO t would have paid
for all your sewing, a seamstress for two
months. hoard and ALL
"Bu; ! needed the dress"
you showed me two good silk, besides,
and nice cashmere.
81 have had the blue one ever since was