Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-07-16
MRS. soe.s AMAzeMeNr.
Her Surprise When she Heard of the Exist
ence of White slaves in Turkey.

Her Surprise Whom she Heard of the Exist
ence of White slaves in Turkey.
Mrs. Bob Bull was the wife of Brit
ish workman. and she got up at four
o'clock in the morning. Must rise
early" she said, Ito see that my man
has his breakfast"
So she lighted the fire. and put the
kettle on to boil, and laid the cloth, and
swept out the rooms. Then down came
Bob rather in bad humor, because he
had been late over night at the Cock
and Bottle, detained (as he explained
to his wife) by discussion about the
rights of labor.
'Of course" said Mrs. Bull, land why
shouldn't you after a hard days work,
enjoy yourself?
But Bob contended that he had not
enjoyed himself, although he had I'M
doubtedly expended two shillings and
eight pence upon refreshment. What
Bob wanted to know was why there was
button off his coat, and why his waist
coat had not been properly mended
well. was busy with the childrens
things, replied Mrs. Bob; ''but l will
put all straight when you have gone to
work.
Gone to work, indeedr' grumbled
Bob. eyes, it's l does all the work,
and worse luck to it!'
The moment Bob was out of the
house, Mrs. Bob got the children up and
dressed them, and gave them their
breakfasts and sent them off to school.
When they were gone, she ''tidied up
and dressed the baby. Then she did
one of 1.-The bits of washing" that came
from family in whose service she had
| been before she had married Bob, and
that family's connection. And this oc-
| cupied her fully, what with soaking, and
mangling, and ironing, until it was time
to carry Bob his dinner. In the pauses
of her work she had been able to
/ cook it, and it was quite ready to
go with her when she was prepared to
| take it. 1t was a long walk Tin the
rain) to Bob's place of work, and it
seemed the longer because she could
not leave the baby. But both got there,
and the dinner, without any accident.
And then Mrs Bob hurried back to give
the children, now home from school.
their midday meal. And Mrs Bob had
! plenty of work to do afterward. She
had to mend and to scrub and to sweep
and to sew. She was not off her legs
| for moment and had she been a weaker
woman she would have been thoroughly
done up. Then came the children S
| evening toilet and the cooking of Bob's
| supper Her lord and master entered in
due course, and she helped him off with
his coat, and when he had finished his
food) lighted his pipe for him.
"Mended my clothes?" asked Bob.
''Of course l have
And washed my linen, and druv nails
into my boots, and baked the bread, and
picked the walnuts, and all the rest
of it?"
Eyes, Bob, 1 have done them all
every one of them.
This put Bob into better temper,
and he took up an evening paper and
began to read.
81 say" said he; what do you think!
They have got white slaves in Turkey!'
''You don't say so, Bob" replied Mrs.
Bob, lost in amazement. Then she said
as she paused tidying up the room,
''Ah! they wouldn't allow any TIM OF
that sort in England-would they,
| Bob?''
And Bob, smoking his pipe and sprawl
ing before the fire, agreed with her!-
Punch.