Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-10
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Mr.. White Finally Convinced of His
Wife's Importance.
Il don't think" said Mr.. White,
that hay crop ever promised so
finely
'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 cool hun
dred dollars
AS he spoke he flung the homespun
towel, with which he had been wiping
his hands, over the back of the chair.
''Oh, George, do hang up the towel, :"
said Mrs. White, ''the nail is just as
near as the chair-back, and I have
enough steps to take in the course of
the day without waiting on YOU"
'.You are always grumbling about
something" said the 20 ung farmer, as
he jerked the towel to it's nail.
''There! Does that suit you?''
''Here is letter from Cousin Dora,
George" said Mrs. White, wisely
avoiding the mooted question. ''She
wants to come here and board for q
few weeks"
well, let her GOMEZ said White.
1T won't cost us a great deal, and a
little extra money always counts up at
the years end.''
'But George, 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 all for complaining. p"
wont you hear me out?" said Mrs.
White. $50 thought it would be a
good plan to give Dora her board if
she would help me with the home
work little. It would accommodate
her, and it will accommodate me-"
but it won't accommodate me!'
said Mr.. White, cavalierly. "Really,
Lefty, you are getting absolutely
lazy"
Mrs. White crimsoned.
mo one ever said that to me be-
FORE" said she.
"But just look at it," said the farm
or. Tell me of any other woman in
the neighborhood who keeps girl!
Why, they make a boast of doing their
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 all
do, don't we? But your work don't
amount to row of pins. don't know
of any woman who has it easier than
you do"
THAT is all you know about it,"
said Lefty, in a choked voice.
Write to Dora that we'll board her
for five dollars week." said White,
authoritatively. eve must earn all
the money we can while there is a.
chance. Make the hay while the sun
shines, Ell? And I guess you'll do as
well as other women do, Lefty. Now
run up stairs to the garnet, dear, and
get me my blue jean overaCls, that's a
good girl!''
Lefty obe;e cut 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 overalls, as they
hung up high on the end of the beams.
AS she reached up loose board in
the garrett floor tripped her; her foot
slipped through on the laths and plaster
below, and, with groan, 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 up
stairs to find Lefty lying on the floor,
with one leg broken just above the
ankle. - ~. ~ -,
'.Now. You'll have to get some one to
do the work. said Lefty, not without
a spice of malice, as she lay on the
calico-covered settee, with her ankle
duly set and bandaged.
''Not if I know it, said George
White. Hire lazy woman who'll
want dollar and a half week and
her board into che bargain to do the
work OF this house? l guess mott"
'sBut what are Won going to j1op,,
asked Lefty.
To do it myself, to be sure. Halt
an hour every morning, and half an
hour every evening ought to be enough
10 square UP accounts,