Daily Republican., 1890-02-15

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wretched cooking. How can man live
OIL poor broad al the time and be WE'LL
It's sour one week and heavy the next;
sud tha,'s about ali tbs variety We
have"
TOO badr' said Alice. az wish with
all my heart / could get you good
girl"
country. Mother has sent two or three
out from the city, but they always get
but to resign ourselves to the prospcc. OF
being hop'l ess dyspeptics. 1t makes mo
feel 30 good-ior-notbing, too. You Will
never make such failure when you
come to the duties Of life."
Don't talk SOL, said Alice, shaking |
her head. "Why, was just making up
my mind that l am good for nothing. I
can do plenty Of things, but they're not |
the kind that can earn my living by, !
unless go regularly and hire out, and |
don't want 70 do that 80 long as have a
good home.''
"Of course not It seems pity" said
Mrs Gsrde. with q Sigh, that just such
abilities ~ yours couldn't be fitted in
somehow to places where they are
needed"
''Oh. don't put . book at me-" said
the mistress OF the next house at which
Alice called.
"Why, Mrs. Warner, Whist Ia the mat
tsrP' asked Alice IN concern, a. that
lady, aftdr plabing Q chair for her, sat
down and burst into tears.
"Ob, IT'S my eyes troubling me again.
Your book would do me no good unless
you came and read It to me- And books
are not abe worst part Of 1t, although w.
hard enough not to be able to read. But
look at that inending basket, piled up
with two weeks mending. try to do o
little bit At time, but 1t hurts my eyes
90 l can't 20 on, ana the doctor says
they will mover get well unless l give
them perfect rest. "Why," she said,
hair laughing, II had TO pin the chill
drn's clothes on this morning whero the
buttons were of"
"Neyer mind the pins, but do take care
Of your eyes," said Alice. at 10 real
trouble, and am 80 aorry for you. Let
me read you one Of these stories. Or per-
haps you would rather did some Of this
mending. Do let me help you little.
1t wouldn't take me very long to do that
whole pile"
"Of course 1t Wouldn't. you are SO
quick and handy. How fortunate you
are, Alice-eyes and strength, and so
l UGtkub Au0 BUhAG 4OA Noh az Sny snih D
you want 70 do. Yes, you may do It If
Il you'll let mo pay for Ii. And you
don't know what blessed help It will be.
No, you shsu't touch them unless you'll
agree to It," :.
"It is just the kind Of work you can't
get anybody to DO" continued Mrs.
Warner. Alice laughiugly consented,
, and settled at work. 81 sent for Sarah
Crandall, tue other day, to come and
! do up odds and ends for me-
that's what 1 must get somebody to
! do for awhile now. And she sent word
, that she'd come In three weeks. She's
1 always engaged ahead. What is the rea
4 sou, wonder. that you can't fnd folks
. to do the little useful things just wher
Q you need them moet?"
Alice walked homo with some new
Q ideas In her brain.
o II haven't made up my book club, bu
:! l wonder II l haven't done better thai
y that. I believe It's just as they say
l there's enough to do of what eau do
II only could be fitted In. Pm going I,
n try If can't 1T myself In somehow"
u A week later she said:
o "Mother, Pm going to work."
d II suppose 90. You're always
work.
e "But mean I'm going to earn m
Il own living"
L. "Not away from homer"
lr "Well, partly"
IN "Aiice, you can't. Haven't often sal
l you shouldn't 60 away - long ~ theI
Id Is home for your"
"Don't be frightened. mother" sa
10, Alice, laughing. my goipgs won't
p serious. Pm going two days in the wee
to Mrs. Garde's to bake and to wind u
he her housekeeping so that it will ru
l smoothly between whlles. I'm going OF
ut day every week TO Mrs. Warmers
l mend her up, and half . day to Mr.
e, DrAke's whenever she wants me to l
hat trimmer, dress-draper and touche
th up In general. Do you think that viii
a. l can do At home the rest Of the time wi
h. pay for my board aud lodgingf"
II. 81 think 1t will"
~ .What earn outside will clothe m
and good deal more. So am self-suI
So porting; for, when any OF these are dol
IN with me, there will surely be others
~ whom can DIT In my work. "
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