The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-11-20
HER GOOD TIME

...TH. ... HN.r. married I.N .Ie
fetched aud csrr.t l.rH.r husband a.
would spaniel sul TOOK m. rough
word. with tht same iasiise .aHmis
.i,raets when MARI Farley i..d. bee
.ouasa.t sister. Maud, came 90 live with
n-r. Maud va, big and raw boncd, with
ashybiond hair and a temper that would
nave tried the meek St. Francis. NJ
6tst Luerctla's friends hoped she would
be cmancipated by her ,i'tef's marriage
but a. Maud slipped from 40 70 90 unwed
the hope died
Meanwhile Luerctla continued TO do
her duty. She visited hypoehondrlae'
and cross old people, who poured into
her patient ears all their symptoms and
complaints.
When her nelghbors were Ill., Luere
Tia al up with them every night and
n they died she put the house In order
Tor the funeral and lent her Grape bon
net TO the chiei mourner
She was president Of the Doreas
society, and many time she went with
shabby shoes and cotton gloves that she
might give a child a CLOAK.
There came a spflng when she felt
strangely weak and lis,less. Her feet
tagging a. 10 she we're dragging ball
and ehain and her hands were so thin
thAther rings dropped from her fingers.
She stopped a, Dr. S,urgeon's Office one
day on her way home from church
meeting.
lie pushed his glasses up on his fore
head and looked At her attentlvely' lie
felt her pulse and asked her many queer
questions which seemed to have no
bearing on the case
"Nothlng much the matter, Il thcrcF
she A6zed.
"DA, no" he replied btiskly "i'll
give you a tonic and wan, you TO PRO
niss " DO what tell you 10 do"
"An right" said Lucre,la, for she was
used 10 obcylng HE orders.
"llave good iimc, he began "siop
visiting Mary Yost and those other slek
foiks. Buy some good clothes. Lie 10
bed o. morning. Let Maud sec TO the
house Play csrds. Say mean thing
about your uclghbors. BE as selfish a.
you cam
of. that quite tight doc,ori' Lucreila
objected.
"itis prescription" he returned,
i'lust as ! tell one person 90 take hot
bath. tell YOU 20 be selfish and lazy
though you haven't much natural abli
ItD"
"Poor little l.uerctla" the doctor
thought when she was gone. "Mark
Farley va, brute. and Maud f. ~
RANT. and the whole town imposes ON
her l'll try To give her o. little good
slime, Enough SEE late start"
Iucrciia cndcavorcd 10 obey the doc
tor orders a. tosating hie easy jus, as
eonscicnuou,ly Do she took her tonic be.
fore meals. but II was hard 10 reverse
the habit, OF lifetime. The fret morn.
inc, when shc heard the rising bell, she
concluded she would have her toast
aud coffee brought 10 her. She was
half terrified at her audaclty Maud
aANNN W. NNf AAAN INhANN AAAW usual
from a recent serubblng.
"Atent YOU ever going to get up, I.u.
ercua" she asked sharply, aud poor
Lueretia huddled on her clothes and
went down to breakfast like a naughty
child.
but during the day she made some
progress. Mrs. Lynn sent word that
Jimmy Is having fits and asks Mrs. Far.
ey TO come over.
SIN very sorry" she said to the mes.
sengcr, "bnt I'm not well so can't 90
Her conscience hurt her sorely trsr.
ward. In the afternoon. however. she
bought herself two silk gowns and
pair Of high heelcd slippers.
She had also read literature OF an up.
lifting tendency. not so much because
she enjoyed Il as because she thought
che ought. Now she read the dlllest
novels ON which she could lay hands.
and even subscribed 10 paper given up /
20 iokesand gIhcs.
She spent long afternoons pla, Ing
casino with Jimmy Of the Gis. Poor
Jimmy was not an accomplished player,
aud Doe sulkel when he was beaten 80
LuCrctla always lot the boy win.
A. the time passed even Maud could |
see that her sister was very 90, but even
after she was obliged 10 llc an day on
her sofa Lrersua continued 10 enio,
hcrscli
One day when Mrs. wilkins called
she felt that she ouidid herself.
Mrs, wilkins was not pleasant per
son. She had cultivated the virtues to
the neglect Of the graees
Mrs, wilkins stared at these bold state.
men,s, then changed the subject.
"When do you begin your houseelean.
tngw she asked, ......
II don't Intend 20 clean this FALL" the
other replied alhly. "Its such bore
On her way out, with the desplsed
magazine under her arm, Mrs. wilkins