St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-11-02
Selected Stnrg.
AN EXPERIMENT.

"" "Indeed |" said the wife, absently.
"And if there isn't any fall in the
urice of fruit he added, "our peach
orchard is going to net us a cool
$780,
AS he spoke he flung the homespun
towel with which he had been wip-
ing his hands over the back Of the
kitchen chair
ooh, George, do hang up the
towel" said Mrs. White. "The nail
;s inst as near as the chair back, and
have enough steps to take in the
course Of the day without waiting
upon YOU"
'"You are always grumbling about
something" said the young farmer,
as he jerked the towel on its nail.
There Does that suit you"
"Here is letter from Cousin Dora,
George" said Mrs White, wisely
avoiding the mooted question.
"She wants to come here and board
for few weeks"
"Well, let her comet said White.
1T won't cost us great deal, and
A little extra money always counts
up at the years end"
But, George, / was thinking"
about what"
"Why, l am so hurried with the
work, and there is so much to do"
That is the perpetual burden of
your song" said Mr. White, ir-
ritably. "Women do beat all for
complaining"
Won't you hear me out?" said
Mrs. White. $50 Thought it would
be a good plan to give Dora her
board, if she would help me with the
homework little. 1t will accom-
modate her, and it will accom-
modate me-"
But it won't accommodate me 2"
said George White, cavalierly. Real
ly, Lefty, you are getting absolute
ly lazy"
Mrs. White crimsoned.
mo one ever said that Of me be-
fore" said she.
But just look at it," said the
farmer. Tell me Of any other
woman in the neighborhood who
keeps a girl Why, they make a
boast of doing their own work"
They all have sisters or mothers
or grown up daughters. | have
none"
"Pshawl" said White. "Ridicul-
ous OF course you have to work.
We all do, don't we? But your
work don't amount to row OF
pins. | don't know OF anyone who
has it easier than you do"
That's all that you know about
it," said Lefty, in choked voice.
Write to Dora that we'll board
her for SIS a week." said White,
authoritatively. I'VE must earn all
the money we can while there is a
chance. Make hay while the sun
shines, Ell? And | guess you'll
manage to get along as well as other
woman do, Lefty. Now run up
stairs into the garnet, my dear, and
get my blue jean overalls; there's
good girl"
Lefty obeyed, but the tears were
in her eyes, and big, round ball
was rising up in her throat, and she
could hardly see the jean overalls, as
they hung high on one of the beams.
As she reached up, loose board
in the garnet floor tipped; her foot
slipped through on the laths and
plaster below, and with groan she
sank to the floor.
The time passed on, and George
White grew tired of waiting.
He shouted upthe garnet stairway
Look alive there, Lefty! Do you
mean to be all day."
But no answer came. He ran up
stairs, to find Lefty lying senseless
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
without a spice OF malice, as she lay
on the calico-covered settee, with her
poor ankle duly set and bandaged.
mot if | know it," said George
White. Hire lazy woman who'll
want dollar and half week, and
her board into the bargain, to dc
the work of the house? l guess
not"
"But what are you going to dor
asked Lefty. :,
ITO do it myself, to be sure. Hall
an hour every morning and halt an
hour every evening ought to be
enough to square up accounts" =,
WELL" said Mrs. White, u shall
just like to see you do it."
Then you'll have your wish !
said her husband.
He rose early the next morning
and lighted the kitchen fire.
"Pshaw," said he, as he piled or
the sticks of wood, what does
womans work amount to anyhow
What's the next lesson, Letty!"
II always skim the cream ane
strain the milk" said Lefty, who
bolstered up on the lounge, was
combing her hair with more
elaboration than she had practiset
for q vaor