The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-24

once, but I soon laid it down TO her
that / want goin' to hev no such nom
sense"
OH said Mamie.
Never lI her life had Nancy Norton
had a genuine sympathetic woman
friend before, and it was an inde-
serbia BILE relief 10 pour out her troubles
in Nannie's ear.
'Its 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 no
recreations, no holidays, and Sundays
you work harder ethan ever. because
Uncle Peter likes to invite people here
for their mornings to see how nice he
has things. Oh, you needn't think that
I'm blind! You are pale and thin, be-
cause you are overworked. You don't
like TO go anywhere, because Uncle
Peter won't give you any new clothes
until you have worn out Aunt Hepsy's s
old wardrobe. It's an imposition, that's
what it is and wouldn't submit to it
if ! were yon."
But" sighed Nancy, what can I
do?"
.Tell him once 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,
Aint you got your home. and board and
clothes? What else dye want? Why,
/ never heard such talk in my life"
SIS it yes or mop persisted Nancy.
Its no-o-or' Numbered Uncle Peter.
That same evening Mamie incidental
" alluded to the fact that they would all
rise betimes the next morning. for she
was going TO give them their break
fast. and hadn't much time before
school hours began.
"Why. where's Nancv?" 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 20
the floor; Noah stared with wide open
mouth.
''She wants 70 make living for her
self" serenely added Nannie-''to earn
little money. Every girl wants that,
you know"
''Humphl'' growled Uncle Peter. 'Td
like to see her make money. Why, she
never had no more gUmption than a
katvdid. She'll be back quick enough,
you'll find
But IN the meantime. said Mamie.
cooDy, you must look around for
some one 70 FIJI her place. for. as you
can easily imagine, have got my hands
full
~ guess that's easy done. " said Uncle
Peter. beginning tn whittle afresh.
But to his infinite amazement. il was
not 50 easy task as he had fsneied,
and. after many vain efforts and sting
ing disappointmcnts he found himself
with two wasteful. complaining, inefi-
cient hired girls in possession. for every
one had resolutely refused 20 do the
work alone
''It WAS too much" they averred.
'for one"
"Itn ruin uls--it'l clean ruin me-
groaned Uncle Peter, wringing his
hands ''Teu dollars a month for one
and eight for t'other-and every Thnrs-
day afternoon and every Sunday even
ing out, And look at them half slices
O bread IL the pigs pail, AID ny best
towels not three years old. took for
cleania' clothes. aad . broom week
stamped through; an they don; ~ssh
unless get en- a new patent wrinyer.
an the fat pa al thro~eS awzY. sa'
ncthln' half took care Of Doat you
know anEon. could ret. Mamie. as
would look arter things as Macy used
TO do7 declare % goodness ] can't
live So