The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-16


taken a long survey Of the market re-
ports, and, to pass the half hour before
his early bedtime, had wandered into
the ''hoine department" of the paper.
''That'll be just the thing for Mar
thy! She is looking pretty peaked this
summer. Curtis how little women can
stand nowadays. Every little job OF
extra work fuckers 'em right out"
Here, mother!' as slim, weary
looking woman came slowly up from
the cellar where she had been strain
ing the nights milk. Here's somo-
thing to chirk you up, and l swan.
we'll do it. Recreation for Women.
Have You read it? 1t says that ali a
farmers wife needs to make her chirk
and lively is picnic once in awhile, or
jaunt in the woods to gather moss
and such like. As for the moss. why
couldn't you go down to the clearin'
nights after the cows, through the strip
o woods to the back paster? Wen do
the hull thing. don't want you down
sick. now the heft of the work is over
Wen go to Silver Lake to the farmers
picnic day after tomorrow. feel like
havin' a holiday myself"
"Weu, Robert, if you think best well
try to CO." said mother, as she washed
the milk pals and turned them up on
the sink to dry. But don't feel a bit
like it. don't know as can get 'em
all ready. coming the first of the week
SO. The girls dresses IL have to be
done up and the boys waists, and all
the baking to do. tn set me back ter
ribly with my weeks work"
That's always the way you argy.
Let the girls wear anything. do my
best to have you enjoy yourself. and
have an easy time of il, and I am set
on your goin' this time"
''Ill try and get ready, Robert.
want to go, only things get behind SO
If lose day that have to work all
the harder to catch up again"
You'll feel more like work after
your holiday. It'll do you lots of
good" he replied, nodding his head
emphatically and picking up his paper
again.
"This woman writer says: If wom-
en- will take more recreation they
won't grow old nor wear out so fast,
and will be as peart and jolly just
read it once! Never mind them clothes
just yet. It won't hurt 'em if the dew
falls on EN-"
Say, Marthy, Is my best shirt done
up?" he called to the brown figure dit
ting among the shadows, stripping the
clothes from the line and heaping Them
In the basket at her side.
sit is here. I'll iron 1t tomorrow"
emily" she called to half-grown
girl who was passing through the yard
with basket of eggs BABY is cry
ing. You'll have to play with him
until get the clothes folded and the
sponge set for bread, and tell Sadie to
get Robbie and Joe ready for bed"
Eyes, girls, tend the babies for ma.
She's got lot to do. We're all going
picnicing Wednesday,"
SIS ma going?" inquired Emily,
whose experience in picnics was limit
ed to the few school gatherings which
she and Sadie had attended.
why, certain! That's what we're
going for-to give your ma a rest.
She's worked too hard lately, with all
the haydn an harvestin' hands to do
for. She needs a change. And the car
penters are coming next week to fix
the barn. She must take her chance be-
tween times to rest up.
"WeIl have to have something out Of
common to take along for lunch, Mar
tina. How would some of them CHINA
mon rolls do that like so well, and the
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