Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-16
HEcTOR's WIFE.

morning. and the washing amt out
YET, u amt the say your poor
mother asei 10 keep house. Hector.
kh' Where are you going now"
Hector Bay iii had lsi. the ox.yoke
be sas intending. and crossed the green
doos.sard With a rapid step. TO take
tis hsapcd np clothes. basket from the
hands Of pretty. slender young wom.
an who had Just emerged from the
ki,ehen door.
The old man uttered an audible
snort OF disgust, "well, | neyer." he
SAID ''ii Hector bAin't LETT his work
80 wait on that wife o. hisn' II ain.
a mans work 10 carry clothes out. no
way yon can ia IL. II you do !, once.
yaa'll IL expected 10 do II twice. And
iiSetoF's vito is clean spoiled already.
u Amt tho way ! managed matters
~hsn uas firs, marrid 10 Hertors
mother. What ys besn don'r' sharply.
as tho youns man returned 70 his
work.
Tho basket wAs TOO heavy for Cyn.
ihiA TO carry" said Hector, cnrtly.
II ~ish conld afford 20 keep a eiri
Tor her"
~ giri''' Mr.. BAylisrs voice betrAy.
ea mingled asionishmcns and con.
tempt. "a GIRL Your mother"
"fes, know. iaihcr." interrupted
| Hector. ''Bat thinss have changed
since then. and perhaps mother would
be alive nov u the housewotk had not
worn her out before her time"
That's downright flying IN the
| taos o. Providence. said Mr.. Bayliii.
r~dhssins To the roots Of his snnf.
I iron cray hair. I'll WAS the Lords
| uill that your mother should be took
away. and there amt no sort oidoubi
/ bat that she's better OF. And Gym
thia uon't never stand IN her shoes,
no NAY you can look ai IT,
| Ircsoy Hayiif made no reply, but
took M HIS or yoke and went across
the s;r.ds With Il,
Father may say what he pleases.
I he said Ia himself. but mother died
/ al oSsruork aud under care. and
nothing else. The household duiic,
are too heavy for Cynthia, and
mnet sec what can be done TO hslten
I thom No woman shall be drndgcd
20 death under this root nov"
1 Cvnth.a Ilough had BEEN q pretty
/ vonp, factory eirl when Hector Bay
+, ia married her. She had been 'gno
rant Of the details OF housekeeping
ma ahr had exerted herself TO learn
I old Mr.. Bayli. however. was an ea
acting critic and the Baylih farm
! housp was bic. rambling. announcement
nlars. where one might work hard ~
day and have very little TO show Tor y
al tha end. And the tired look ~ me-
eve and the weary flush on her cheer
went TO Hector's heart at times.
i .My darling" said he. II wish
could make things easier Tor You
"oh. they are easy enough. SAG
Cynthia, brightly. ITS only Una. !,
an, too stupid to manage rs iougnt.
Hector shook his head. lie knew
that something was lacking, but d
d,d not quite comprehend what. Bu'
she drooped so that he saw some rau
teal change was necessary.
.ryntbia. !" said he. "this won't 90
xou must 90 and stay with you'
wother n week or two and rest. a.,
"But what will you do, Hector
..Ws'll keep bachelors hall, iatne'
.,a - aaid the young man, eneeriiy
VIVA, does Il signify TO MS q litt,e W
,aaysn,enee. az long as you are oehe
iited." c,,,,h,a won't
old silas shook bis head 'o'e'o'
y.,u ,his "a the way you're eoin 8
h.h, ,hia vile % yourn, Hector; .,,' ~
ia uvou'll have her playin s'cs wv
-raio ,ims. don't hold 70 le..m
a,nsu think themselves to imPo.
wonaesx aw we shall be ohleeged to ne,
A.. Icnk,ps here to do the ch n,,s,
sas 10y and IL will cost us 1o, ..
md n half week. ct the Ve,s honse
'Taint what call econon'ca'
ke ..lRrh., depends upon what one cam
.ia.,,, said Hector, quietly
ecv vwsn,, bis neiehbor, Luaon fe, n ~.
-, -" net that afternoon WIN u i,
uI .s. HECTOR called them IN, ses ,,,, i;
VIE, -, that old silas was uown W., !"
rejoicing I' nun .na lot. capturing refractory
calf hurry. Luzon, are
your ao, T 20 ask your wiles sd i laughed
"a pretty thin. .lnnso :, You've we got wife
OF your own ~ want TO consult
y !. too heavy Tor her her, ' it' And
sssm 10 get along WIN "