Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-07-08

Nannie's ear
'It's shame!" cried warm-hearted
Mamie. why, You do the work OF
three women in this house. You rise
early and lie down late; you have nc
recreations, no holidays, and Sundays
you work harder than ever, because
Uncle Peter likes TO invite people here
for the mornings. to see how nice he
has things. Oh, you needn't think that
am blind! You are pale and thin,
because you are overworked. *ou
don't like to go anywhere, because
Uncle Peter won't give you any new
clothes until you've worn out Aunt
Hepsy's old wardrobe It's an impo-
sition, that s what it is, and " wouldn't
submit to it if we're you
But, sighed Nancy, "what can ]
do?"
''Tell him ence again how matters
stand !" cried Mamie, her lovely eyes
flashing. 'Insist upon fair wages for
fair work
Thus instigated, Nancy made her
plea, but Uncle Peters brow grew
dark.
Il don't want to hear no such non,
sense as this" he roared. "Wages!
Amt you got your home, and board
and clothes? What else dye want:
Why, I never heard such talk in my
life, !"
'Is it yes, OF no?" persisted Nancy.
'It's no-o-o!" thundered Uncle
Peter
That same evening Mamie incident
ally alluded to the fact that they would
oil rise betimes the next morning, for
she was going ogive them their break
fast, and hadn't much time before
school hours began.
"Why, where's Nancy" asked
Hiram.
ooh, didn't you know? She's gone !"
Uncle Peter dropped the gate-pin he
was whiting; Hiram let the two-
days'old copy of the Wakefield Eagle
slip to the floor; Noah stared with
wide-open mouth.
''She wants to make aliving for her
self serenely added Mamie 'to earn
q little money. Every girl wants that,
you know"
"Humph!. growled Uncle Peter
'I'd like to see her make money.
Why, she never had no more gumption
than katydid! She'll be back quick
enough, you'll find"
"But in the meantime, said Mamie.
coolly. "you must look around for some
ene to fill her place, for, rs you can
easily imagine, l have got my hands
fru<"
"I g,iess tn ats easy done" said
Uncle Peter, beginning to whittls
afresh
was not SO easy task rs he had fan
cied and after many vain efforts an1
singing disappointments, he found
himself with two wastetul. complain
luz. inefficient hired girls in possession
Tor every one had resolutely refused ia
do the work alone
''It was too much they averred,
for one.
eth ruin me-it'n clean ruin me T.
| groaned. Uncle Peter, wringlng his
| hands. ''Ten dollars month for one
| and eight for t'other-and every
Thursday afternoon and every Sunday
evening out And look a: them hnA
slices O bread In the pigs part, ana
my best towels, Tot three years On
took for cleanin' cloths, and q broom 4
week stumped through an they ~cn !
wash unless / get EN- new patent
wringer. and the fat scraps all throwed
away, an nothin half took care Of
Don't you know anyone l could get
Mamie, as would look arter things a
Nancy used to do? I declare TO good
ness I can't live sol"
Mamie knit her brows and re
| fected.
There's a young woman worksn
for father" said shea capital house
keeper and the best economist IN ii
world-at least, % be saws. And sine
my married sister Is coming back fror
| Nebraska next week. he may be able I
dispense with her. But she has .iftee
dollars month.
Its wuth tits wuth il" breath
| lesslv cried Uncle Peter 'sI'll 90 !:
Bridgeport and see Brother Sam 3
once, and secure her This hired q