Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-11-24

with big, big y, will marry until mer
learn how to treat their wives with a.
much consideration ms they do theil
horscs''
Father" said Lefty after tho letter
WAS written, "will you sit with mother
and let mo 70 with John to the yillageY'
"No; I've got other things to do"
"l}ut, father, wo must have some helI
In the house. Mother needs more care and
better care than / cnn give her now, with
so much to do and four hungry men tC
feed
"Now. don't go TO pretending that you
have u hard time. Don't send the heft
of the washing awayp'
"Patty merely washes the heavy cloth
ing, father have to iron them all. And
when j bake seven loaves Of bread on Sat.
urday, and Monday finds not even crust
in my pantry, you must know
II know nothing, nothing, only that
going TO college has made you too fine for
farmers daughter"
"No father, never that but too fine, !
hope, to SEQ my mother suffer. And while
VIC have her 1 want to do all in my power
for her"
"While we have her Why, your mother
isn't very sick. It's only tho newfangled
complaint, and folks never die of 1T.
Lefty choked back tho tears
Father, please let me go with John. /
should not ask for help II did not need
1T, for her sake"
| "Sban't hear to 1t. shnn't hear to IL!
| Motherll come out all right" said Mr..
| Moore NJ no strobe away.
IL wanted but two days of the time
when tho turkeys were due in Boston, and
Lefty was seated in the kitchen with u
large turkey in her lap, from which she
was carefully picking tho pinfeathers.
1t was past midnight when she put
down the last bird and bathed her tired
fingers. Sam had cropt of to bed long ago.
Elijah was snoring loudly above stairs,
and John alono was faithful and helpful.
Mr.. Moore, who had been doing near the
fire, reused himself to say:
"Paok tho wings close, John, and, Lett,
DO suro you make tho bill out carefully and
put tho weight Of each bird down In my
book. think I'll go to bod"
Lefty recorded the number of pounds as
John weighed and then made out tho bill
In duo form. IL wasA pleasure, weary as
she was, to hold tho pen. Suddenly an
odd fancy came to hor.
"John," she said, II am going to put
something under tho wing Of this big fol
low just for sport.
"All right, Miss Lofty, II you can got
any fun out Of all your hard work, just
you do Ii.
Lofty pondored for moment and then
hor pom flow rapidly over tho paper.
"Here Ii tho nonsense, John:
''Whoever finds, oh, may no read
Some other lesson hero than greed.
My maiden fingers long to trnco
Some nobler work. In broader space:
But fate IL harsh, and hore stay,
Picking my fowls from day to day.
Ent this, o FRIEND and think of me,
Pinins for greater liberty :, ,,a.
"Brookdale, N. H."
"Why don't you put tho namo out in
fully" asked John.
"Oh, 1t docs not mnttcr We shall nov
or hear OF 1t, but it comforts mo to find
that can ovon think OF nonsense.
Thanksgiving oamo and won't.
Lefty spent most of tho day In reading
to her mother after tho dinner had boon
cared for. Tho old minister came In and
brought hor note from ono Of her college
friends, Thoy did not forgot her or neg
loot hor.
In tho evening Lofty played games with
Sam, for she wanted tho hoy to have pleas
ant momoros of his homo in tho days to
como.
December came, and oil the hills were
crowned with snowy white.
Lefty had moved hcrmothcr to hor own
room away from tho noise and there she
looked from tho windows upon tho coun
try beyond her homo-the country which
sho had never had tlme to enjoy.
xyna n bright lpnrk ling xyintnr morn.
Ing when Mr. Moore came In ono day to
speak with Lefty. Sho was standing Mt
tho table ironing dainty little bcdgown
Of her mothers. Sho was not girl given
to tonrs, and yet moro than ono had fnllon
upon tho garment.
Her mother had always been u creature
of gentle mold. She was ono of nm old
Massachusetts, family, and no hardship
could over mako her coarse or unrotlncd.
II was comfort to think that she had
boon blessed with such mother, and the
girls heart ached when sho thought OF her
passing away 10 young.
1lor father did not notice her fearful
eyes. Ho was too much Interested In the
news no brought.
Lett" no said hurriodly, chores a
handsome turnout coming over Long hill,
and It's u city ono, too, some ono coming
to drive u trade of some sort l suppose,
and you'd better spruce up II Bit.
"Ycs, father"
"Tako or that check apron, girl, and
don't lot 'om think that my daughter ism t
IN good as the bost of them"
Lofty throw tho apron aside and looked
ut her swollen right hand. It panied her,
but she had not thought Of It before. As
her father went out she recalled with
shame his miserly habits, which prevented
thcm from keeping cheerful fro In tho
sitting room or parlor.
Sho had not timo to moralize much DO.
foro the door opened and u tall, handsome
man entered with her father.
my daughter, Mr., langdon, Miss
Moore" hcr father had said, and Lofty
raised her Dyes to groot those of man
whose cvery look bespoke refinement.
With atrun housokcepor's instinct Lefty
remembered aftor tho first greetings were
over that her lardor was In excellent CON
dition, and also that II would chccr hor
dcar invalid to 500 such u man In her
| homo.