Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-11-19
LEARNING A LESSON.
There May Be knowledge NOT
Worth the Purchase.

there May Be knowledge Not
Worth the Purchase.
"Not happy" cried Mrs Secor. In
genuine amazement. as she sat look
ing ut the pretty rose-cheeked bride
who had been her graduating scholar
six months before. and who had now
attained to the dignity OF a wedding
ring and the prefix Of Mrs"
I'm the most wretched creature In
the world" said Lally Vane, crushing
back great hysterical lump out OF
her throat, so that the dry-goods clerk
who stood on the opposite side OF the
counter. showing Mrs. Secor some
domestic sheetings." should not sur
mise her inward disturbance.
..Lally." said the good lady pre-
ceptress OF St Sigmund's Academy,
''are you in earnest2"
Never was more so In my life. ="
dolorously answered Mrs. Vane, pre-
tending to be absorbed in the fringe OF
a pile OF toweling. I've only come
up to town because couldn't be happy
down In the country"
but your husband?"
"Oh, he's all right" responded the
bride. "Only, OF course. he can't re-
spect me, now that he sees what a
wretched nonentity he has married. !"
Mrs. Secor paid for her goods, wrote
out the address to which they were To
be sent. and then. taking Mrs Vane's
arm. led her out into the bright spark
ling autumn air, and looked her full in
the face.
.'Now. Lally," said she, tell me
what all this means"
The young creature threw her arms
passionately about the old lady's neck.
oh, dear! Mrs. Secorp she cried
out, ''why didn't you teach me to make
bread and pies, and churn butter, and
weave rag carpet. instead OF loga-
rithms and guitar practice, and an
cicnt history I'm a failure, Mrs Secor
"a dead failure In life. My mother
in-law says that I'm no better than a
wax doll, and she's right And II 1
knew OF any way to help Joe to a d.
vorce. I'd do it,"
oh" said Mrs. Secor. beginning
dimly to comprehend matters, II see.
You don't succeed rs housckeeper
That's 1t. exactly" said Lally.
"The griddle-cakes burn. and the bread
is scorched. and tho rice pudding
tastes smoky, and the recipes Won't
come right, and my plum pudding
looks like mud. Oh, dear!-and Joe's
cousin, Melissa, is impertinent, all be-
cause she knows what a little silly stu
pid ami"
My dear" said Mrs. Secor. ''all
this is very foolish OF you. There Is
no reason that you should not acquaint
yourself thoroughly with housekeep-
ing. The same brain that conquered
mathematics and mastered history
need not quail before few details APP
pertaining to porcelain kettles and
spice-boxes."
"Ah! but" sighed Lally. ''you don't
know how hard it is"
Try" said Mrs. Secor. Put your
whole soul into it. Determine that
you wiH succeed"
So Mrs. Vane went back, deter
mined TO succeed"
Meanwhile. Joe Vane, the handsome,
warm, hearted young Hercules OF
husband. was pleading his wife's cause
with the domestic Vehmgericht at
home.
"She is so young, you know" said
he"
'She's twenty" said old Mrs. Vane,
Medusa-lilse female, with high cheek
bones. and light blue eyes like balls OF
steel; ''and when was twenty did
the whole work of your fathers farm.
Joseph, and had twins into the bar
gain"
"And she's inexperienced. too"
added Joe; 'just out OF boarding
school. you must remember {
"Stuff and nonsenseP" said Miss Me-
LISA. the elderly cousin, who had been
disappointed" when Joe married the
pretty young girl instead OF her au-
tumnal self. Ills woman expected to
DO set on the mantel-tree and covered
up with glass shadeP Folks has got
10 work. say ]. II they expect to eat"
I'VE are none OF us human butter
uiao ~ aaid nro n m othar mildly. ''and
II your wife really loves you. Joseph,
IL will be her greatest pleasure to save
your money und study your interests. "
ZOO whistled In an unconcerned sort
OF way. Lally was Lally. he thought,
not Melissa, nor grandmother, nor yet
old Mrs. Vane.
I'D rather hire girl" said he. ito
help her."
Hire girll' shrieked the three
women In chorus. Hire girl to do
the work OF this small family! Is the
man crazy? Why shouldn't your wife
work as well rs Deacon Poabody's wife
or Captain Zekc Johnson's wife, or
any other OF the farmers wives around
lcro?"
"shes different, you know" said
Joe. somewhat abashed by the general
outcry OF remonstrance.
Hes setting up AL idol, and falling
down TO worship it," groaned Miss
Melissa