Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-11-24
A WING AND A WIFE.

Miss Lefty Moore was not in n cheerful
mood ono morning about two weeks be-
fore Thanksgiving She had very little to
render her joyous and had much to worry
her, for her father had been unusually pro.
voking Lefty had been up more than
half tho night with her sick mother and
now, while preparing breakfast, her father
had rated her soundly for hardness be-
cause he was annoyed by something which
had happened at the barn.
Betty Burns, Farmer Moore's pet mare
had stolen out of her stall and eaten lib
eral quantity of shclcd corn. Prompt
remedies had beon given saucy Betty and
she would undoubtedly live to steal again
whenever she could but Mr. Moore was
cross In season and out of season, whether
Betty behaved or not.
There was not servant in the house,
and Lefty, who was happy, bright girl
was quito worn out trying to he nurse,
cook, soamstrcss and maid of oil work.
Early in June, just before her final cx-
aminations in college Lefty Moore had
been called homo on account of her moth
er's Illness
College meant so much to Lefty and her
mother that the latter had refused to let
her daughter know how miserable she
was. Sam, Letty's 14ycar- old brother,
had told the story, and sooa the brave girl
had said goodby to the president. had
promised to write to nearly all the girls in
her class and then hurried home to find
her patient mother "A victim of nervous
prostration.
Farmer Moore, although n rich man, as
farmers are counted rich, had refused to
send Lefty through college, and thus far
she had paid her own expenses by working
during the vacations and teaching when
ever she could find pupils,
Whats tho good of all your book learn
ing" asked Mr. Moore of Lefty on the
morning of Betty's narrow escape, ''if you
can t get n decent breakfast for man be-
fore this time of days.
why, father, you kept mo waiting,
said Lefty pleasantly. "Seo what a de-
licious omelet have for you"
II don't want your fanciful dishes,
said her father GOOD fried eggs will do
for me"
This is good enough for king" said
John, the old man who had lived on the
farm ever since Lefty was born
THANK you" said Lefty, You see,
the moro book learning we get the more
impressed are we concerning the impor-
tanco of domestic science. "
Il don't know much about that, Miss
Lefty, but there isn't a woman round hero
that can hold u candle to you on cooking. ="
You Just wait until she can have
things her own way" said Sam, with a
toyish wink at his sister, Lefty and me
are going to keep house together some
day and then you'll SEQ style. "
BE mighty lucky il either of you ever
have house to keep" growled the father
His children were silent, sam lonRed
TO retort, but Lefty trod upon his foot un-
der tho table, and MIR, Moore continued
his pleasant remarks by scolding about the
coffee, the butter and various other things
until no went away TO the barn.
A little later in the day Mr.. Moore en-
tered the house, seeking his daughter.
LETT, whore are youy"
I'm mothers room, father. :"
Well, hustle around, VIII your Those
Boston folks have sent up to SEQ II l can
spare another box of turkeys to be down TO
Boston plump ON the 18th. You just fly
around and write yes to EN-, and John can
take it over to the village
The sick woman moaned: leave every
thing, Lefty, dear If ogets in one of his
tempers, then -
Then l will take caro- of him. Now
don't fret, I'm of to do his bidding But
bot me whisper To you, never, never Never
with n big, big \, will marry until men
learn how to treat their wives with as
much consideration as they do their
horses.
Father" said Lefty after tho letter
was written, Twill you sit with mother
and let mo go with John to the village?"
"No; I've got other things to do"
"But, father, We must have some help
In the house. Mother needs more care and
better care than can give her now, with
so much to do and four hungry mon to
iced"
"Now. don't go to pretending thct yor
have hard time Don't / send the hcf
of the washing away"
Patty merely washes the heavy cloth.