The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-14
A BIG STOUT CATTLE WHIP.
The Strange Use That a Young Girl
Made Of 1t.
BY MRS. ]. D. BuRKToN.
From the Philadelphia Times.

FROM Llt Philadelphia lines.
81 do not see how you can do that, I"
said Paula, as Mat came from the bath
room rosy and fresh from her morning g
plunge. ''I heard you running the
water till l am sure it was like ice. 1
believe it is just because you like to
make a martyr of yourself when you
could as well take it warm and COM
Portable, like the rest of us.n
"If you knew what luxury it is to
have the Use Of a bathroom after dodg-
ing tie qaicksands Of the river in
summer, and breaking the ice on your
WATERFALL in winter, you would not
think anything here martyrdom.n
'But why make yourself uncomfort-
able while you can have the luxury ?'
persisted Paula.
This Western cousin of hers was an
incomprehensible girl in some ways.
If she had gone through haroships
when there was no choice in the mat
ter, there was certainly no reason why
she should continue them after the
necessity was over.
''WeIl," said Mat, "I do not wish to
lose tone, for one thing. am as tough
as a hickory-knot where you are as soft
as silk, and il not natural that should
drop into your ways exactly. 1 am
sure that you would never fall into
mine."
"After tennis and basketball, and
wheeling and boating, / am something
of an athlete myself, when l am in
practice protested Paula, "but I do
like to cuddle among cushions, and be
lazy and warm, when there is no work
on hand. Now, what are you laugh
ing at ?''
"At your ideas Of work-wheeling,
and boating, and tennis. / should call
them play"
"Well, every one cannot live in a
saddle and round up. cattle, and have
the passion for drudgery that animstes
you. 1 suppose you know that it is
Msrie's work you are doing now," as
Mat cleared up the toilet table and put
the room to rights. 81 should think
you would be afraid of taking the bread
out OF that poor girls mouth by max
ing her useless appendage while you
stay, but since you are 50 accommo-
dating, please hand me handkerchief,
and set my combs straight before we
go down."
"No," said Mat. sNot one hands
turn for you am glad to help Marie,
who is overworked, but you are over
waited on, and shall not join with
the rest in spelling you"
She did not add, as she might have
done, that it was the ohject-lesson that
Paula's habits set before her that kept
her from lapsing into luxurious ways,
which had seemed so tempting at first.
Wien one needs only to press button
to have all ones wants attended to, Ii
is easy 10 slip into selfindulgeBee, and
it WAS seeing how often Paula called
Marie from more important work,
simply to save stirring from her nest Of
cushions, that first caused Mat TO steel
her heart against the cozy corners I;
seeing how she hugged the register and
shivered st every passing blast. that sent
Mat out In all kinds OF weather TO come
in rosy and glowing, with the cDbwebs
blown out Of her brain aud every sense
quickened by her brisk exercise.
She could not afford to lapse into
such hot-house flower as Paula had
become. She would have % 70 back
to the Western home by and by, where
the work Of her hands must be sorely
missed now, and she felt that the
sacrifice that had been made 10 secure
her this winter Of pleasure would-be
poorly repaid If she returned less hardy
aud less helpful than she was when she
came away.
That Is all very well for you" Paula
admitted, .but with q coschman who
has not half enough to do, and horses
just pining for exercise, why should |
court colds and sore throat By follow
ing in your footsteps? Il is really a
duty for people that have the means,
70 make work for others, you know"
SIT is more Of duty for them 20 be
helpful to themselves and 20 Others y
said Mat. "Riches take wings and
fiy away sometimes, as we all know"
She was speaking out OF the depths
Of her own experience, for her father
had lost both health and fortune before
he started life anew on the iaraway
ranch, where the struggle had been
ong and hard so Mat had reason to
10 k shocked when Paula broke out :
II almost wish ours would. II would