Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-10-07
A Household Artist.

IT haze washing dishes, and sweep
tng. and making beds. / hate to wasts
nv life on these things. ! want to ac-
ccmplish something. ] don't want TO
do over and over work that Is undone
as fast as ! do 1t. Anybody can do this
work,--let anybody do 1t, and let girls
who are capable of doing what any
body can't do, do It. ] am leaving my
talents to mold undergrour d, and am
frIzzllng up here In daily wrestlings
with wash cloth and broom. I1eigh-
hot" J.ira Powers gave the bolster In
her hand n vigorous shake, and threw
II across the bed she was making.
"And the worst of 1t Is, ] get no
thanks for It. Theoretically and prac-
tlcally am not worth anything, every
cent that father over placed In my
hands he gave mo- made me present
of, and grudged II too; he never paid
me penny.
"A hired girl would be worth to
him her board and weekly wages But
I, because ! am his daughter, am not
worth anything but my board. Ho
hum! this ls queer world; now VI ]
70 across the way and do the same
work do here, ! am valuable, "
sens It in n great disadvantage, tnan-
cially speaking, to he n daughter. Yet,
here ! am mistress, md the social
eounl OF the house miatrcsscs OF the
town; but IF I step across the street
and do tho same work for Mr.. Pratt
instead of my father, ] am servant
girl, unrecognlzed outside the kitchen"
Giving the bed final pat, Lima
stood up very straight and looked
hard Mt the wall ITO be or not to be'
that Ia the question" Catching u
glimpse OF her intensely earnest face
in the mirror, her humor changed, and
she laughed heartily
II believe I really am growing tragic
on this subject" she sad to the girl
in the mirror what Ia the use or
tarplng forever on one string7 Either
drop II and make the best Of things as
they are, or leave home and try your
fortune"
The girl In the mirror said she
would Tho soliloquy was concluded,
or rather suspended ard with n tleot-
Ing glance, to make sure she was tidy,
Lima ran down stairs to set the table
..or dinner, to fry the FISH, to pare tho
potntoes. beat froth for tho pudding,
and othe, wise to work about, as busy
as n bee, until the whistles began to
shrek and tho hols to ring, tho noon
hour.
Then there wore hur,ying foot,
eager voices, and the unmistakab'o
slnmmer Of tho outer door That always
horaldcd the master of the house
"Tm hungry Ms II shark" cried
oyorgrown, rough brother Ben, throw
ing himself into n chair and Tipping
ur HIS Mate ready tC exchange for a
filed one.
'll wasn't hungry | should be the
minute ! had Il look mt tho table, SAID
brother Bert. the younger LIMA
makes things look good" Then he
added as n sort OF postscript tn his
previous remark and things rolish
when YOU know what sort OF place
they nrc cooked In and what sort OF
a person cooked them
At the last word he looked up and
caught Iina's eyes, very expressive
eyes, smiling upon him gratefully
Idua's glauco turned to her father
ue was gravoly eating his dinner ms VI
the eating Of his dinner was ono OF MS
daily duties, and he did not look NJ
or appear to hear. But his plhte
already needed roplouishing and as he
nnssed II he observed "Linas had
training enough to know something
by this time"
Aldena, the Younger sister, glanced
from under her long lnshes at hei
father and regarded him mus'ngly
WHY was not she us good house
keeper then as lima" She had had th'
same training
"Tain't all that" said Ben promptly
look Mt Dene; she can't fix things
like Line, nohow. Lines got-got-
rumption, guess" Ben returned to his
plate after this effort with renewed
activity
Dear old fellow! Lima could have
nUGGtu nlIh lhtIl oiiN NhN'N'
Aunt Macy said Lima had eoot
Judgment" remarked Aldena, and al
everything | ever heard of Is mixed
stirred. beaten, baked boiled, fried ant
frosted with Judgment think II mus
be that"
and after Judgment has cooked
dish taste garnishes It. So It must b.
happy combination OF good judg
ment and good taste that makes tn,
dinner, and not the dinner only, hu
the whole house, so inviting"
This from Lincoln Millet, tn,
bor-f Lawyer Millet," MS the boy
called him, for that he was n law
student.
Bert loked up again and met hi
sister i, eyes He had thought Of some