The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-26
LUCY


died. and we tried to be grateful; but Lizzie
Brown had bad temper, aud our lot might
have been easier Grace taught school and
maid her board, so Lizzie showed her some
consideration; but Lucy and l were little
better than servants Lu attended 10 the
kitchen work ard took care Of the child
rem: and many a Seeding fell to my
share.
LIZZIE liked to entertain company, ana on
such occasions Lucy went into the kitchen
atdayhreak and never left It until her won
derfnl creations were under lock and key.
or course such festivities put the house
ain state" as she dOietully expressed It,
and she came down stairs very early in the
Morning after party bent upon removing
every crumb or grease spot from the car
pets before Lizzie saw it; for though Mrs
Brown liked social merry-makings she
grnmblad a great deal If harm Oeell her
furniture OF draperies, and was pretty sure
to blame us for any mischief done.
One morning Lucy was SICK aud couid nor
attend TO the work OF renovation herself =;
Int she watched me while / tried TO nj her
Mace. Lizzie had risen early ana gone to
spend the day with cousin I'D the ely, so
that she need never know La had to trust
her duties TO ne Ny ways were source
Of great annoyance 10 htT, LOT ohl9 ulu
what could not skEk.
l confess that / was puTposeiy careless.
Il was the only way had OF ayenging my
many grievances. / never could arrange
the chairs In tile dlDlDE-r0om with the
mathematical precision that Ms. Brown
Insisted upoa: neither were the dishes in
the closet ever exactly I'm their right places
II had the putting Of them away, and 10
ten The truth. I couldn't learn what she did
want
or course tt Was not right for me TO act IN
tbs manner. as the blame fell upon Lucy
in the end. put I was oRly a. ana ala not
tbinE rlurh. Atau events, On this particular
weetrs. She watched me with great
arxistv. occasionally uttednz faint protests
astatIe sloppy condition of eta5lo where
MS yassiuE china. EUd when tue waller
na,s9 ID stream trs door She leiu her head
hoes On her sofa pillow aud eNclaimed-she
rsS ths ccttss t.:.a lSps
.'Nasa / Sc 5 sell loN / SHALL have 70
tecrat.
W--tr was laaEcluz az her dc.tfal face
detected 3 S.ap -8 ,Ee wsS. walk, and
sc-as5 .sNael t.e window There stood
Tc- D.y.e ccW.cE Snt su tue Lacy
saw l--- as seca as / Ola, ana the co.or
ease lc.c her pale etttl.
~Gc- --rc--t-S. Mss Lucy, he said
Throwing -ls cSrt 5eS glance aIN hc2'
~ .u s-s ve-. ! rcpe.
Il lave S ual read .ch5, she answered.
"E~sr crlne Sut taSa drive with me.
sa5 Teu PROMPTLY. The spin Will do yea
30 ec5 os seed
La res5.steu. "Nhjia the cas- away
ven knew Tie rest Seeing her difficulty
put tn ms word.
..N1 20 Ir.' said Wu.uz my hands on
U,y apso1. Anything is better than TINS
kitchen"
faucied Mr.. Thomas DOYLE took my re-
mark as not wholly complimentary. lie
ssvs ma a rIance Of INSTRUMENTATION. but
snouEd not have cared il he had given me
two. - Lucy went, and I cooked dinner
mat day. had II ali on the table by the
t5ra t6ev came back. and In entered
iookinzas bright as 2 dollar Tom D0vlg
foUuyfl her. and when she saw how nicely
the table was set she asked him to dine
with us. Grace came il from hzr school
and We had a merry t5--=-
Tom D0yle WIS esuz -=-=5 -'cztc1." Es
had houses and farms E-1 ---=T 11 Dc
bank. and fre e--s=s 80 z-s G--
end besides al --a- go go ----ss- -
which thew ri. ~ sr:s -.zz-
DAYS. Seye-a. Ers il H
and Lucy IL. II --E- C. E -
an imp0rJau- ---.-=l L- -s--=- 80
bouse Of 5lrs. u we. and 7 70 Es-- s--
his horses iu ON stable. Tzs t5sz
through the yard. and he almost always
stopped for a chat with Lucy. HIS talk was
al about houses ard when she looked into
49, and smiled I often wond9red II she
--z-g---6 wat he was talking about
go
kew nothing Of all this; she pro
Pass. - c-ss1ar IL child, aud laughed
a go --zz Z 1er having beau 10 IL
~ $685. SIC .yrauuiZed dreadfuly over the
rr- --- u u ale way and another Ii
z-7z- -Esred ler back, as 1 aid, aud like
. -s Ms Brown always attacked tht
E-ose amiabiiity rendered them de
fss--s.
Ul5 sunday evening Lucy put on a yery
Ee- ..rz Vi1k dress and set out for a walk
e went q N LEI, LIZZIE looked from tht
800 -r. - ,-s "a. 2idiDg about fb'
800 ~ me r. Toms horses.
80 - 49, 80 Ten, Dcvla v,.i4b ,,o-- o.