Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-03-01
Paying Their Debts.

lar figure, and broad straw hat shad-
ed handsome face, with large dark
ewes set beneath forehead whose
breadth and height indicated power
full brain. The hands that guided the
plough were strong hands, but whittier
and more delicate than such pursuits
usually allow.
Daisy How sat watching him. Her
dress was print, but made with flounc-
rs on the skirt. and ruffies on the vast.
Her short golden har was curled into
u fringe carefully over her forehead,
and gathered in longer curls into a
comb behind, above which was very
iaunty hat, covered with puiiS of white
muslin and bows of blue ribbon TO
match the spots on her dress.
The face under Daisy's hat was
gloomy, not to say cross. very pref
ty face, but not pleasant. having pet
ted spoiled child frown. and brood
inc d scontcnt in the large blue eyes.
Presently the farmer drew near her.
and taking off his hat. famed himself
with it, stopping his horses while he
leaned indolently against the pillow.
You look dclicously cool under
this great tree" he said "And-hem!
very much dressed for nine o'clock
in the morning.!
"lm fivepcnny cal coz she said.
contcmptuously. when are you com
ing imp"
'At noon. to dinner"
1T is too absurd" she broke out.
angry tears in her eyes. "for you to be
ploughng and hoeing, and milking
cows, and dong the work of a labor
ing man! | thought when you came
home from college YOU would do some
thing besides work on farm"
"And let the farm 20 to ruin. That
would be u poor way to pay my debts. "
Your debtsn she said. looking as
tonished. "Do YOU owe debts?"
certainly! You and | are both
very heavily in debt Daisy. | think
when Aunt Mary took MS IN, poor lit
tie orphans, her nephew, you her
second couSin--'
"Third cousin she interrupted.
'sincc you are so particular! | know
what YOU mean, bnt | am very sure
that Aunt Marry never intended us tC
drudge on the horrid old farm!'
"DO YOU know that all the money
She saved in life of hard work was
spent upon our education? Do you
kuow that she has nothing now bu
the farm, and that to take her away
from it would probably shorten hel
Hfc?"
"Shc always has taken care of il
EcrscIf."
Are you blind that you cannot see
how the four years she has been alone
here have aged her, how feeble she is!
While we were living at ease at col
,.,yG and school, she has tOiled for Us
uni she is wear ed out. "
"But YOU could send her money, j
you were m the city i'll some gentle
manly occupation"
"Prrhaps so, ten or twelve years
from now. To day, ! propose to worl
This farm, and see how many bushel
IF corn | can IA Sc on itr'
lie took hold of the plough handle
rs he spoke, started the horses
ard left her. her eyes full of tears.
lie might rs we'll have sad what b
meant she thought, springng dow
, and starting to the house. He think
| ought to cook, and wash, and max
butter. and work like servant-gir.
when have studied so hard and trie
to make myself lady. that he migl
not be ashamed of me. "
And yet in her heart, she knew thu
he was ashamed of her. and that sh
could sit in her room, seltishly ell
crossed in making pretty articles {
dress, or reading, VIII lie her cousin. o
worked in the kitchen. the dairy. I'll
poultry yard, from days dawn ii
night
She was not all seltishness and near
lcssness, though there had grown
thick crust of both over her better n
ture Her ideas of ladies and gentl
men depended largely upon clothing al
pursuit. aud she had not yet quite res
izrd how much more nearly John
standard reached the desired point tn;
her own.
As she drew near the house the stir
of Johns words penetrated more al
more through the crust she had draw
her ut the door, she saw n white he;
bowed in weep ne, slight figure sha
en- by sohS.
: Quickly through all the sc!ishnes
y self reproach struck ut the girls heal
L. and in moment she was Oh her kne
beside the low chair, her arms aroul
. the weeping woman.
"Oh. Aunt Mary, what is it? O
please don't cry so! Oh, what has ha
pemed?"
"Whv, Daisy dear through SO
that would not be checked at a n
munt's don't mind me. /
L only tired, dearie-only tired
- Could she have struck deeper? Tire
At seventy, homework does becom,
" wrarihess!' At sevent", il may sc,
AZ # one ought to rest while you
Cd hands apd active feet take up the b.
dens. She was very tired, this patio
. old woman. who had given her lif
. work for others; first, for her paren
n then for IN invalid brother; lastly,
4 the orphan children; with such innu
"a cradle acts OF neighborly kindness
est only the recording angel OF good de,
vn.
pc. Enew.
&c &c Well might she be tired! 1t was n
rec TO her TO be caressed, to have ten
= hands lead her to her room and loo
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