Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-04
TWO YANKEE WOMEN.

Iron with which she wng ironing a liurn
ulster. lief Iarl,in nin't no sort Of
s,ctldy company fur my darter.r and
the iron came down with m extra
crash, and the widow lifted Il 10 within
au inch Of her check. and deciding that
II was too cool for further use. carried
n TO the stove md took M another.
Meanwhile Hannah steadily bent her
head over the sewing machine At which
she sat and said nothing.
you nrc paying attention TO me,
Hannah Jane Dobler qncricd the
mother.
''Ycs, mother, hear, saii Hannah.
Mrs. Doble felt that this was all that
was necessary. Her word was law, aud
Hannah never answered back.
The sewing machine hummci. The
Iron crashed at intervals for half M
hour afiorwari, then the widow lifted
her fnll basket 70 the top OF the chest
Of drawers, folded the ironing blanket,
put away the stand and holder. filled
thc kettle aud put Il on. made the
dough she had set TO rise up into bis.
cults aud put them into tho oven aud
sat down beside her work basket On
Il lay muslin waist, little bunch Of
forget me.nots scattered over white
ground.
IN didn't forget. g said Mrs. Doblc
~ can't cut two sleeves out Of what Is
left OF the patron nohow. and secin'
it's blindmans holiday You might as
well take tho time TO run 10 the store
aud get yard more. ldunno whether
10 tell you TO tell priscilly Coots tlat
she gave me short measure or not. ~
was goln' myself I'D do II sure, but
bcin' you air young dunno ns ortcr
tell you TO sass an elderly person. but
you might kinder look 80. and Il
wouldn't he no harm " yon said that
usually twelve good yards made you a
muslin dress
Hannah Jane had riscn from tho ma.
chine and was folding the muslin skirt
which she had iust completed. She
laid II on the basket beside her mother
without word. and took M the Two
bits Of money that the latter had taken
IRON Ilgr ngGLglDODk lru lulI the
table. Then sac put ON her hat. still
without saving A word.
.'You heard whnt I said. Hannah
Jancr' auoricd tho widow.
eyes, ma, heard" said Hannah.
md went 10 The door. There she stood
quite ain for moment, then came
back. bent over her mother and kissed
her.
kissing wns I'M unusual proee.dlnv
with that honsehold Ian, iii. v,. an
unusual occasion porhnp.. and tho
widow matted IA. girl'a soft mink chcel,
and held her aim hand N moment
"you know It's only far your good
Hannah Jnn..' she said gently ~
wouldn't wnnt Won 10 have IA bcar
what some docs. knowod .Jotf Lar.
Lln's ma md h,. mel. n. t.L.a af,c,
them two men likes pease In N nod
take. inter caeh other. iIcn,n't M fnr n
good snl Tx. YOU. Hannah lane Doble .
Hannah was half vay 10 the doc,
again by thl. time.
"You heard what I said. Hannah
Jancg' ouerlcd MIR. Doble.
eyes. mn. - aid Hannah ~ heard y
And the door closed behind her.
The widow went 10 The window and
watched her daughter ont Of siybt
Dcspit. IA. typlcai New England cold
n,.. of ber manner sho Iov.J Tia,
aim. prctty mink and white glrl ~
hers jcyote.lIy and n WINS uo canr,c,
lint made her rougl,cp The cours. ~
what IN IInunah's casc was c,,,nl,l,
true love
The worthless how with N prelty fne,
wn, certainly not m, ,ushnnd nnv -on
,Iblo woman could de.,,, sor ber da,,,I,
Ter. especially In tho wnll, Of life wblcl
demanded hard work and s.endv nur
pose ofthe head of tle family. If Tho,
had been fashlonablo peopl,. he I'M,
SON Of N r,ch man wla inbcr;tcd nj
money and had mo- need ior lnbor 10
a. The woman won by hls ilne ,y,,
MIGHT poy,r have fonnj him ant In
tl,sr. nmony tho Main yljloge foIl an,
like JeT drag,,ed ,he woman me ma,
rled down ind sorlIJ novortv In n 10,
yoar.
,Ijk. n. M, Hannah would b,v n
take In sewing ar Ca ant wns,,,ny IA,
forc lony" tl,e widow snId "Its he,
Ter IN smash fe.line. Ia omen ,h.n /
nov ien chin og nv dcrro. - Th,
size beyn, On sot tho ION nm.
am eet ant snmo n,nm snss - sh
anil ,nlh,,,, \, h,r.al1 ,sa,d ANN