The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-06-07
HOMEKEEPING.
ny FRANCES MCOOL-

Mrs Henton sat in her tidy little
lsitchep. ripping up her gray Henrietta
arass She sat in the kitchen because
;,s smooth painted floor was easier 10
fra. from the bits of thread and scraps
than carpeted one. She did her own
xvork There was little line between
her eyes. which deepened as she
shipped with the sharp scissors
conld cry il it would do the least
,sood.- She said, having acquired hao-
!, - talking to herself Il want a new
dress and / want to hire il made. In
fourteen ears have hired only TWO.
She did cry now without regaro "
the GOOD it might do. She was no'
weak. nervous woman. on the con-
,rav She was energetic and strong.
I,.sninsr her seven-room fiat n goou
order. doing all the sewing for herseii
,,d Edna. her oldest child. giri OF
,,,,lva and considerable for FRED,
lively boy OF nine: even undertahihs
a coat for him sometimes wheh one va
her husbands would do TO make over
Mr.. Benton was a shipping clerk -
q Wholesale grocery and had been
gradually advanced from fifty to one
hundred dollars a month. but the
family needs had advanced more rap
idly than his salary. Fred had shown
an unusual talent for drawing from inc
time he was baby. which IT would DC
absolutely wicked not to develop
Edna had a fairly good musical capa
bility and took vocal culture Mrs
BENTON could give her piano lessons
FOR time. and To pay for the piano sh'
had taught little girl in the lowe
Aat. hut She was not slillful enough y
attempt teaching music professionally
Before her marriage she had beef
cashier in the house where her nus
band was now employed, ana was
very good accountant She oi'c
laughingly said her experience wa
useful now. To-day she did not iaugf
neither did she cry long
The scissors resumed their snippin
and the work of destruction, whic
preceded a new dress evolving from
old one. went rapidly on. The doc
bell rang. She pulled of her iare
bingham apron and rubbed the ou'
from her hands with an impatient al
Callers and ripping could not compii
and She needed the dress.
IL was only the postman. She hu
r;ed back TO her work, opening u
letter as she went.
.pr.R COUSIN KATE: l have been thin
inc of YOU oftea lately. My visit 10 you "
80 4 often IN mind. suppose you are ~
- u, were then busy ripping. turnii
,o,v.hcninr getting ready for winter
ao,s,y ANYTHING then. but II does seem 70 y
Kate 9 woman With your capapulti'S ms
b. something besides hou'eh"iu u1u.'
You do not allow yourself the luxury q
washerwoman Those are your own wof
fused TO expect great tniHs " 49,
20 be disappointed
Brother Fred writes me that MS casa
leaye, him the first OF DECEMBER anu
v..ho, me 10 come and take the place pu
nave other arrangements for the winter
-, v,u NOT take ity He will pay fifteen .
,,,, Your AZ Coz, JULIE
Airs. benton had been standing WI
.he read the letter; now she sat do
suddenly. She could no longer ~
hack the thought, she had been wa
mo TO do this very thing Hire We
an IN do the work, he free To come
20. and earn money as she had done
nar yirlhood. Her head whirled.
,onld not work II seemed almost
wronging her husband to be 80 gla'
a chance to earn independent wal
Her husband. What would he "a.
the scheme? He worked hard
brought home his salary every v
in an envelope just a II was hande
him and threw il into her lap
some CAV remark. lie did all he co
pid She expect more? She wal
more at any rate
She put the Henrietta away and
gan preparing for their carly din
Mr. Benton was usually at home
nalf-past five. The children .
romninr in They had been to y
5rary after school and were .atc,
she had not noticed the time.
90 the letter ON the table.