The state herald., 1890-01-03
"A DOMESTIC CIRCLE.

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'Well, my DEAR" said Mr.. Caven
dish. entering his wife's room. "rv,
sent that girl of yours about her busi
ness"
Mrs. Cavendish looked up with I
start She was buttoning Bob's apron
patiently following him about the room
as he friskcd after the cat.
WHAT" said she, III dlsmayed
voice.
II spoke distinctly enough, didn'
III f-Risa- discharged -Lucyp"
"What for. Jamesfn
"Insolence; thats ALL"
"But Lucy never could have been in
soleut" pleaded Mrs. Cavendish
twitchiRg off the last button from Bob''
apron in her perturbation:
"Oh, couldn't she, thought 1 itst
wish you had been there, that's ALL"
"What did she say, James9"
II told her she was half an hour be-
hind with breakfast and asked he,
what she meant by it, and she told me
she was doing the best she could and
couldn't do better II all the world de-
pended upon it."
but james. the poor girl is nearly
frantie with toothache this morning. y
II can't help that; shs has no bust.
ness to answer me inpGdentiy. Il
wasn't the words SO much-it was the
manner"
Poor Lucy! And you have dis.
charged her!'
That's you all over" said Mr..
gavendish, angrily. II believe you'd
sake anybody olse's part against me.
Yes, Of course, discharged her.
told her to have her things outside NJ
the house In two hours or I'd ding them
out Of the window"
but, tdmcs, what am I 10 do?'' said
Mrs. Cavendish, who had by this time
captured Ethel, the second child. aud
was buttonihg her boots with nervous
rapidity. with one Of my sick head
aches coming on. and Willie and Pen
down with the measles, and not soul
to lift hand for mel"
"Thats n pretty question TO ask, I"
said MIR Gaveudish, standing with his
hands in his pockets. "Ono would
think you women were IN ade OF sugar
or salt nowadays. My mother had ten
children-ten-and did every stroke oil
work for 'em herself year in and year
out; and here you make such rumpus
because you happen to be left without
y servant for twcnty-four hours-be-
cause. 81 cdurse; shall expect to stop
at Virgins and send you Up = Swede
or Norwegian this afternoon
Poor Mrs Cavendish burst into
tears.
James," said she. "Lucy was the
best girl have ever had. You should
not have sent her out OF the house In
this way. How would you like it ii ]
went down to your wholesale boot and
shoe place and discharged your
clerks ?'
81 should say you did perfectly
right" returned Cavendish, "if they
answered you impertinently. Now
don't snivcl II there Is anything
hate 1t is u scene. IN 60 downstairs
and boil the coffee myself-any one
can make colfee-and you hurry down
with the children us soon us you can.
There's plenty OF bread end butter and
cold-boiled ham, anyhow. Nobody
ever starved on that"
Mr.. Cavendish had "camped OUT a
good deal during his bachelor days,
and succeeded in preparing a rcmark.
ably good pot of coffee. The bread
and butter and cold ham were not bud
of their kind. but the children cried
aloud for milk. The Cavendishes
kept COW. and the milk had not yet
been brought In.
"And that is what kept Lucy ~ In.
voluntarily cried Mrs. Cavendish.
"Condensed milk is good enough for
anybody" asserted Mr.. Cavendish.
But Bob md Ethel declined TO drink
II on my terms.
''Starve 'em to It," said tho father,
drinking his hot coffee in prodigious
gulps. Healthy children have no
business TO be dainty"
And he caught up his hat and ulster
and made II bcc-line for the train.
Mrs. Cavendish looked piteously
around at the disordcred table. tho ash
choked fire, tho general desolation oil
the room. Her headache was gradual.
ly working itself up TO the supreme
moment OF desperation. The children
above stairs were crying for breakfast;
Bob was sailing his shoe In tho cedar
pail Of water; Ethel was feeding the
kitten from the can OF condensed milk.
"Mn," pipcd up Rob. "thcrc's a
tramp ut the kitchen winder!'
But II was no tramp. 1t was Miles.
the stablcman.
"Oh, Miles, am so gladr' said Mrs.
Cayendish. you have brought us the
milk?'
~ haven't that, num-" said Miles.
"The cows lost, nm II ant mesclf IL
going TO track her through tho swamps
an bogs. II the master wants his COW
took caro- Of he's got TO pay Inc dollar
week moro wages"
Got TO. Milcsp"
"Yis'm!" boldly rctortcd the man.
~ un't to be put upon no longer DIR,
Millcr's man."
very WELL" said Mrs. Cavendish
lyon may go!"
"Ma'm" echoed the nstonished ser.
want
"Yon nre discharged" said Mrs.
Cavcndish. firmly oncc!'
Miles skunk AWAY aud disappeared
Mrs Cavcndish went up to her room,
and after ministcring M we'll ns she
,n,,id In th., ,vaoss nf tha ,n,r ttstt.