The Cook County herald., 1896-08-29
EIAMMA'S DIsHwASHER.

< MAMMALS DIsHWASHER.
How Stellas, Good Sense and AZ
| #&e@ fectton Triu1nphed. r.
HAS the doctor been at your house?"
inquired Lettie May, as she paused in
front of the gate to exchange a few
words with Stella. -..,.
''1es,' answered Stella shortly, as
though the subject were not an agree
able one to her.
Anybody much sick? Who is it,"
Not much" answered Stella. 'It's
only mothers hand"
| &"Oh!' commented Lettie; "what does
he say is the matter with them?"
"Oh, I don't know He said some
thing about blood poisoning, and she
mustn't put them into dish water again,
and she must have a pair of rubber
gloves to wear about the house, or she
| might lose them entirely"
! Wouldn't that be dreadful| said
| Lettie.
| YES" assented Stella.
! IF she were my mother said Lettie,
"do you know what I'd do without any
delayy'
mo; what would you?'' inquired Stel-
| Ia.
! why" said Lettie, I'D get one Of
| those patent d.shwashers. They have
one over at the hotel where my cousin
! Miranda works, and it's just splendid"
''You don't say so!'' exclaimed Stella,
| Springing up, excited by the new idea.
81 am going to tell papa about it to-
night, and ask him to get one right
away"
| That night she had an opportunity !;
for, though Stella was thirteen years
old, she still liked to sit on papa's lap
| in the evening and have him call her
his nice little girl and tell her interest
ing stories.
That evening he seemed dull and un-
interesting, some way. Finally after
he bad remained thoughtful for a long
time, he looked gravely at Stella, and
asked: DO you know where your
mamma is?'' ..x 49,,
Il suppose that she is in the kitchen
washing the dishes, but'-and Stella
| paused. $50. j. -:-.1-
'.Do you know what the doctor. said
:Ib5ut that to-day, dear? asked her
EiAttIcr.-
8. Yes, SIR pouted Stella. ri was just
going to ask you if you couldn't get a
! dishwasher for mamma. Lettie May
told me about one that her cousin uses
where she works that does it splen-
didly."
! DO you know how much they cost?'
asked her father.
This one cost $25, but should think
| fn1.
less
''Yes," said her father; II presume
| that we could get one for $15, and pos
sibly for $40, out that's more than I
| can afford to pay, with the winter COM
ing on and so many things needed"
| Stella dropped her eyes and pouted.
| She thought she knew what her father
was limiting att had often been
limited to her before. But if there was
anything in the world that Stella dis
| liked to do, it WIS to wash dishes.
| While she was pouting and twisting
her fingers, making no reply to her
father, he said to her again, gently yet
seriously: "But there is just one way
CT which can think by which mamma
might have a dishwasher and her dear
! hands be saved for the many kind and
| loving offices which she is SO glad to
perform for us. Do you think what l
mean?" ~. -a..
Instead of answering. Stella twisted
| herself down from her fathers lap and
ran over to the sofa in the corner Of the
room, and began to sob. She did not
| want to wash dishes, and they knew
that she could not bear to do it. And
| why should she do something that she
| detested? +?
She knew that she would not be
forced to do it by either her father or
mother. Her Aunt Samantha who
came to visit them sometimes, scolded
| her mother over and over again for
not making the girl do something to
'earn her salt as she put it. "My
way said Aunt Samanthn, .'issaiust to
break 'em in young. I don't care
whether they like to do it or not" N (
But Mrs. Sterling had said in her
gentle way: "No; I'll try to teach her
that i is her duty to try to be helpful.
| ISth1nK that by and by her own good
sense and affection will triumph, and
| she viii be all the better for having
won the victory and brought herself to
do of her own free will what her con-
science dictates.n %5z5
Stella had quite @ struggle with her.
SSAl, eA1lAl A1SL lllOIIiSi
that evening. When she clme in and
sat down beside Mr.. Sterling, she in
quired after Stella, and going quickly
to her side, she found her asleep with
the tear stains yet upon her cheeks.
5ss The next morning something unusual
happened. Stella was up in time for
breakfast with her fathes AS they
finished and pushed back from the t;l-
ble, she Diclled uD her DIate and rGtlf.l1-8
ing for her fathers began to clear away
the table. 8s i. .Is
Her mother looked at her question
inglY.
Why. haven't you heard the news,
mann ma b ~ she said, elstings an ;arc,,
look at her father; papa has. got "a
diisiilWashar ISL for You, and you a re- not to
have any more trouble ABOUT wishing
dishes. I. And she br,Yely went on with
her task, even llunning Il tune iii
time with the rattling Of the dishes III
the pan. s
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