Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-23

Il. j. Gregg IN "BeS, "a
"A Little Story with Moral.
81 don't think" said Mr.. White,
''that hay crop ever promised SO nne-
w." t-l.---,..r, ..,.
Indeed ~ said his wife absently.
"And if there isn't any fall in the
price of fruit" he said, ''our peach
orchard is going to net us a cool $780,"
AS he spoke he flung the homespun
towel, with which he bad been wiping
his hands, over the back of the chair.
so, George, 60 hang up the towel"
said Mrs. White, "theEnail Is just as near
as the chair back, and | have enough
steps to take in the course of the day,
without waiting on you"
'You are always grumbllng about
something" said the young farmer, as
he ierked the towel to It's nail. "There
Does that suit youW
"Here is letter from cousin Dora,
George" said Mrs. White, wisely avoid
ing the mooted question. "She wants
to come here and board for a few
weeks"
"Well, let her come" said Mr.. White
"It won't cost US great deal, and q
little money counts up at the year s
end"
"But George was thinking"
about what?"
"Why | am so hurried with the work,
and there is so much to do"
'That is the perpetual burden of
your song" said Mr.. White, irri-
tably Women do beat all for COM
planning"
won't you hear me out?" said Mrs.
White. so [ thought it would be
good plan to give Dora her board if she
would help me with the home work a
little. 1t would accommodate her, and it
will accommodate me-"
"But it won't accommodate me-"
said Mr.. White, cavalierly. "Really,
Lefty, you are getting absolutely
lazy"
Mrs. White crimsoned. "No one .ev-
er said that to me BEFORE" said she.
'EBut just look at it, !" said the farmer
Tell me Of any other woman in the
neighborhood who keeps girl Why,
they make boast of doing their own
work"
'tThey all have sisters, or mothers,
or grown-up daughters; l have none"
"Pshaw - said Mr.. White. "Ridicu-
lous Of course you have to work.
We ali do, don't we? But your work
don't amount to a row of pins. | don't
know of any woman who has 1t easier
than you do"
THAT is all you know about it ~ said
Lefty in choked voice.
write to Dora that we will board her
for S. week" said Mr.. White authori-
tativelv. eve must earn all the money
we can while there is chance. Make
hay while the sun shines, eb? And [
guess you'll do as we'll as other women
do, Lefty. Now run upstairs to the gar
ret, dear, and get me my blue jean ov-
erals, that's good girl.'
Lefty obeyed, but the tears were in
her eyes, and big round ball was ris-
ing in her throat, and she could hardly
see the jean overalls, as they hung up
high on the end of the beam. AS she
reached up, loose board in the garrett
floor tripped her; her loot slipped
through on the laths and plaster below,
and, with groan, she sank to the floor;
The time passed on. and he grew tired
of waiting.
He shouted up the stairway: "Look
alive there, Lefty! Do you mean to be
all dav?" But no answer came. He ran
| up stairs to find Lefty lying on the floor
with one leg broken just above the
ankle. "Now you'll have to get some
one to do the work, said Lefty, not with
out spice of malice, as she lay on the
calico-covered settee with her ankle
duly set and bandaged.
mot If [ knowit said George White.
"Hire lazy woman who'll want dol
lar and a half week and her board
| into the bargain to do the work Of this
house? | guess not!'
tBut what are you going to do?''
asked Lefty.
s'To do it myself, to be sure. Half
| an hour every morning and half an
| hour every evening ought to be enough
| to square up accounts.
'.Well," said Mrs White. 81 shall like
| to see you do it,
'Then you'll have your wish" said
her husband.
He rose early next morning and light
| ed the kitchen ire. "PshaW," said he,
as he piled on the sticks Of wood,
| what does q woman amount to any
| how? What's the next lesson, Lefty? %
81 always skim the cream and strain
the milk" said Lefty, who was bolstered
upon a lounge, and was cOmbing her
| hair with mole deJiberatlon than she
| had practiced for year.
| 'Well here goes them" said George.
| And period of silence ensued. Pres
emily he shouted: 81 haven't got milk
| pans enough !"
':Of course you haven't" said Lefty
"You must scala your yesterdays
You know you said you couldn't set up
a tinshop when [ asked for a dozen
| more last month"
''They smell like fat-boiling factory y
said George, disdainfully. what ais
'em ?''
You should have scalded them last
night" said Lefty, wishing she had
wings like dove that she might soar
| into the milk-room and restore order
out of the chaos.
Here 5 goP' said George. "There
/ isn't hot water"
ooh! George, you've forgotten to put
!! the kettle on 20
$50 l did," said her husband "And