Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1892-09-08

SS''AN AhSoSdo VI IL PlIuo. koklc
and she's got grit. hope she'll get
her way. That boy of hers will make
his mark in the world Those great
eyes and that broad forehead want
given him for nothin'."
Flushed with her long speech Mrs.
Fairplay wiped her glasses and set her
stitches rapidly.
81 suppose Mr.. Arrowshooter will be
looking for housenaid," said Miss
Scrubb, who occasionally accepted a
kitchen situation "just to accotnino-
date" VIE won't get me- He deserves
to have a try at Homework and then
he'll have more sympathy for Silury.''
A glance of intelligence passed round
the circle. Lets stand by Silury,"
said Mrs Fairplay, who had a vein Of
humor in her composition. 'I'll send
those advertisements to my brother,
who edits the County Sentinel. Well
watch the fun and see how many
women will dare to invade Mr.. Arrow
shooters premises"
A hearty laugh rang through the
room and .nerciless jokes were cracked
at Mr.. Arrowshooter's expense which
would have dashed his self-complacer-
cy if he had heard them. A labor
league was formed then and there. Sill
ury had adherents she never dreamed
of having When she mustered courage
to leave home on strike.
Her cousin Amelia kept genteel
boarding house in a neighboring city.
She had correspondent with Mrs. Ar
{1@x,
schoolgirls together and fully under
stood her peculiar trials when Silury,
IN desperation, said she was tempted
to strike and go where she could edu-
cate her son. Cousin Amelia offered
her twenty-five dollars u month and
the board of her son If she would take
charge of her kitchen aud captivate
the boarders with mullins and chops
which no one could cook quite SO de-
liciously as Siiury.
One bright morning when Mr. Arrow
shooter went to the village to get his
horse shod, Mrs. Arrowshooter and her
son went in an opposite direction to a
railway station and took the first train
for the city.
On his. feturn Mr. Arrowshooter
found deserted house, fireless kitch-
en- and on the clock note, short but
expressive: Gone for higher wages"
Let her gon' he shifted, contemptu-
ously. 81 shan't run after her."
he made no attempt to find her and
felt no anxiety about the result of the
affair until he saw the bit of sarcasm
in the News saucily defying his au-
thority
Silurah was shrewd. She knew her
husband received the evening News,
and when the morning edition APP
peared with Mr.. Arrowshooter's adj
vertisement, she FASTENED to the Office
with her reply and arranged that it
should be printed Under her husbands
insertion. The editor saw the point
and consented, wisely inferring that
more would follow, and that others be-
sides himself would watch the novel
conflict.
silurah. had teen away from home a
wees. Her husband thought she
would relent and come back by Satur-
day night, but he was mistaken Her
note of defiance signlfed war; for Mr..
ArrowshOoter was mot the man to be
bossed by woman. Women were in
ferior to men. Their brains were
smaller and weighed less. Men were
made to be the head of the family, and
he, Anonadab Arrowshootcr, would be
master of his own house,
He began to tire of the continual
round of kitchen duties, for, although
he shifked as many as possible, and his
wife had left a good parcel of cooked
food, still he and Sam had hearty appe-
tites and "they hadn't made the vict=
uals go as far as they might, seein' as
he didn't think Silury'd be gone so
long,
The bill of fare was growing monot=
onous, as his knowledge of cooking
was limited to fried ham. pork and POI
tatoes: The advertisement decided
him. He harnessed his horse and
started to hire a girl. If he had been
woman he would have had some slight
idea of the herculean task before him;
he would have entered upon his search
with less self-confidence, and with a
clearer knowledge of the market value
of domestic help
He first asked neighbor if she could
tell him where to find maid. His
wife had gone away for a spell. His
work was beginning to drive and he
wanted some help for a week or two.
This bit of diplomacy did not deceive
the lady. She had attended the sewing
circle. She replied cautiously: she did
not know where to direct him. 'sGood
girls were scarce. Maybe he could get
Mary Ann Tompkins. Mary Ann went
out nursing sometimes and generally
did the houseworls if the woman didn't
keep help. Mary Ann was particular;
it was doubtful if he could get her, but
it would do no harm to try
This advice involved ride Of four
miles Mary Ann opened the door,
eyed him sharply as he told his
errand, and blandly answered, ''she
didn't wish to hire out much less to
live on farm. She was going to work
III a shop. A girl was fool to do
housework when she could go into
shop. Perhaps he could get girl in
Milltown-the French girl wanted
place.
Another drive of two miles in an OPP
posite direction ended in an interview
with a bfack-eyed, slatternly girl who
did the questioning in short sentences.
Live on a farm? Make butter?
How many in family? Want me to
wash, iron, cook and scrub? Who
used to do. Your work? Did she do all
that? l don't want the place. I'd
rather work in the MILL
II don't want you," mentally re-
joined Mr. Arrowshooter, as he stepped
into his sleigh thinking where he
should go next He decided to call on
Mrs. O'Harra, woman who had
washed for Mrs. Arrowshooter. Mrs.
O'Harra advised him to try Katie
Flynn. She was out Of a place, living on
her cousin and was ''foine, tidy kind
bf girrel."
Kate rl1rs,1e6 the same limo nf ;on,;ry