The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-03


Ing 70 diksrS.s members Of the wadlin
family,
Bu6 Jans Wsalin W. sarspsly happy.
"Now W. oan have good long visit 10
esthss Wills our things are drying. and
then We oan fstnh them In and dAmpen
'em down, and TN have Wadlin come
over and got my things after supper. I
think it'd be real moe II we could iron to-
esther, but guess we can't, because al
ways bake too. on ny ironing day. But
I've enjoyed our washing together 20
much that I hope We can keep IL up right
along. You and Janet will fetch your
things and come Ind wash with me next
Monday, won't your"
Eyes, indeed we will, I" said Janet before
Ma Logan could give utteranOe TO the ex-
ouse she had intended making. When
Mrs. Wadlin had finally gone home Mrs.
Logan said:
why, Janet, what did you mean by
telling Mrs. Wadlin that we would come
over and wash with her next Monday
simply cannot stand II to have Jano Wsd-
lin and her washings here"
"Nor l." replied Janet, land our wash
ing at her house will end 1t all and at the
same time keep us from quarreling with
Mrs. Wadlin. Trust me for that, mother.
ting an end TO this unpleasant arrange
ment."
Mrs. Logan somewhat reluctantly CON-
sented to the carrying out Of this scheme
when 1t was made known to her.
although don't feel sure that 1t will
Affect Jane Wadlin as you think 1t will"
she said to Janet
1t was about O'Clock on the following
Monday morning when Joe and Jerry
Hope, the SONS Of one Of Mrs. Logan's
neighbors, appeared at Mrs Wadlin's with
an enormous clothesbasket piled high with
soilsd things Of every sort. Each boy car
risd FELLOWSHIP full Of things In addition
to those In the basket
Here's part Of Mrs. Logan's wash"
said Jerry as he and Joe deposited their
burdens on the floor of Mrs. Wadlin's rath-
or orampsd kitchen.
"She and Janet said they'd be along
pretty soon with the rest Of it," said Joe.
"Tht resti' said Mrs. Wadlin in dismay
% she looked at the great basket and the
OVERLOOKING pillowslips. "Well, for pity'a
sakel Ishould think Marthy Logan had
gone to keeping hotel or opened up
laundry from the Size Of her wash!''
This conviction was deepened when,
fsw Ininutes later, Janet and Mrs. Logan
appeared by way Of the back streets, car
rying another olothesbasket full Of things,
and In addition to this, Janet carried
market basket containing about dozen
glass fruit jars.
~ know we've got pretty big wash
ing" she said cheerily, "but there'll be
three Of US working together, you know,
cd guess we'll worry through 1t, and we
thought we'd put up basket Of peaches
today, as they We lot Of fine ones extra
cheap at Smiths fruit store. He said he'd
send basket up hero by 10 O'Clock for us,
and we CAN do them while we visit"
"Yes, s'pose we oan," said Mrs. Wad-
liz, In voice lacking greatly In the en-
thusiasm sho had manifested OH the pre-
oeding Monday. "But don't believe I've
half line or olothespins enough for all this
wash"
"Oh, we knew you wouldn't have" re.
piled Janet cheerily. $50 we brought our
line and dozens of pins. They're in the
bottom Of this basket
but don't think that you can stretch
things"
mo, don't suppose that we CAM" said
Janet, "but we can dry good many
things here In the house, and there's your
large front porch. We can stretch lots of
line on it, and the rest of the things we
Dan spread on the grass and hang on the
foDoe."
Mrs Wadlin was not woman who
cared particularly "for looks" but the
idea of her front porch being used as
drying ground for clothes was far from
agreeable to her. Her face redeemed, and
she bit her lip when Janet pulled the
sheet away from the contents of one of the
baskets and said:
ave wash up all Of our bedspreads and
blankets and curtains at this time Of the
year, and here's basketful to begin on.
Then my Grandmother Logan Is falling
into feeble health, and mother and in
tend doing all of her washing for her here
after If sho don improve, and we've quite
a washing for her today, but don't bo-
lleve that Gun do thing until I've had
bite to cat Surprising we have little
visit over a CUP of tear And it would be
nice If we could have some Of those peach
preserves you said you had been making,
Mrs. Wadlin."
well, II don't call that cool" said
Mrs. Wadlin when she was alone In the
cellar getting dish Of her choice and lin
tied supply of peach preserve. And such
wash as they We lugged in here, to say
nothing of putting up basket Of peaches
at tho same timo!"
At 8, 10 and II o'clock Janet proposed
"a bite to eat," and when the basket of
peaches arrived she said coolly, snow,
Mrs. Wadlin, il you'll just finish this tub
Of bodclothes I'll begin on the peaches,
and we'll get lot done today"
Janet's naturally orderly instincts
seemed to have forsaken her that day, and
Mrs. Wadlin did not greatly exaggcrate
the condition Of her kitchen when she said
to herself while hanging out the second
line of clothes:
"You cant move In that kitchen with
out stepping on peach stones or peach par
ings, md you can't get peach stains out Of
anything. And Janet Logan must be as
hungry natured as goat tho way she
wants to cat all the time. It'll be 8 o'clock
before we get this wash out, and then the
place will look like it was u drying ground
for the whole town. II this is what wash
Ing with the Logans means, think pre-
fert to wash alone hereafter"
1t was o'clock when Janet threw her.
self YEARLY into big cushioned rocking
chair in her own home and said, with her
hand pressed to her throbbing brow:
II mover was 40 tired before In all my
mortal life, and my head inches as IT, 1t
would burst, but Mrs. Wadlin will be
wearier than am by the time she brings
In all of the things on the lines that were
not dry when we came away. Did you
hear her say mother, that she was afraid
It wouldn't be quite convenient for her
to wash here next Monday"
eyes, certainly did," replied Mrs. To-
gan. II doubt II she ever finds 1t CON
venient' to bring her washing here again.
And yet we have preserved tho peace.
Youths Companion.