The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-29

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"Jest bring in them ere horse blankets,
Jake, and I'll give 'em good sudsing, as
today is Saturday"
1.-THE horse blankets!" exclaimed the
new hired help.
eyes, the law of the barn as well as
the house 10 neatness"
Jake brought in the blankets, and Mrs.
PIammer said to her niece:
Here, you wash them checkered ones
fust and the old striped ones after in the
same water, and then rinse 'em in Clean"
"They amt fit to tech" said the girl
sullenly as she looked at the old blankets.
II never heard Of any ones, washing
horse blankets till came here"
1.-THE more's the pity. I guess you
hain't been used to good housekeeping in
your mothers home. Our family wuz
brung up to be neat but when Brother
Beza married your ma he had to say
goodby to neat house."
MY mother was as good housekeeper
as ever want to see, and she made a
happy home for pa and me-" said the girl,
coloring angrily.
Taking no notice Of the girls remark,
Mrs. Plummer said, "After you suds 'em
don't forgit to rinse 'em, and But she
broke off suddenly, exclaiming: swell, l
never! Ri Jake hasn't gone and left the
print Of his big, ugly boot on that outer
doorstep"
II hope he'll leave good many MORE"
muttered Hepsey under her breath.
Her aunt swept off the step and them
with pail Of warm water and a scrub
bling brush, restored the outraged door
step.
Snow I'll do the cellar stairs" she said,
land do you git them blankets out before
the suns high"
In few moments Hepsey heard her
calling, "Hepsey Barney, you come here. ;"
The girl wiped her hands on her calico
apron and went as she was hidden.
Pointing to spot on the stairs, her aunt
exclaimed:
didn't you scrub them stairs down on
Wednesday,"
Eyes" replied the girl.
uncle split the cider Sunday night
guess it's time you larned that spots amt
to be left week on my cellar stairs.
Why, wouldn't hev slept for the night
eff I'd a-known he'd such lookin steps.
Git me the box of sand. Mebbe the grit
will take the spot off,
Hepsey obeyed and, returning to her
washing, rinsed and wrung out the blan-
kets and carried them to the clothesline
back Of the house. Jake was near there,
making bed for garden sass" as that
had to be attended to before the spring
work on the farm began.
"Lemme hang 'em for YER" he said
pleasantly. "They air sight too heavy
for you to lift"
II guess you'd think so II you'd been
a-washing EN-" replied the girl as she
watched him stretch them on the line
with his strong arms. When he had fin.
ished, she thanked him and picked up her
basket to return to the house.
"Mrs. P.'s a master hand at neatness
amt she2" he asked.
you'll think so before you've been
here month";" remarked Hepsey, break.
ing off twig from shrub and throwing
1t on the ground.
"Pick up that there twig," called her
aunt, who, having finished the stairs
had come out to take look at the hen.
house and ascertain whether the law Of
neatness and order had been violated
land you had better do up the front
porch now. There'll be no time before
we sets to the bakin and gittn dinner"
Hepsey turned to so, but said softly
when her aunt was out Of hearing, "What
will you think of having to wash the
garden tools and everything used on the
farm oncet in two weeks?"
1.-THE lands sakew exclaimed Jake
bursting into laugh.
"Hush-she'l hear you," said the girl
smiling at him as she turned back toward
the house.
Farmer Plummer had driven into mar
ket that morning, but returned home In
time for dinner. which Hepsey and her
aunt promptly placed on the table ut Il
| o'clock. Jake and Lloyd, the hired men,
sat on one side, with Hepsey opposite
while Mr.. and Ms. Plummer presided al
the head and foot of the table.
"Your dinner smells right good, Mrs
| p" said the farmer, as he cut off large
slices of corned beef and passed the
| plates to his wife, who piled on cabbage,
turnips and beets with generous hand,
for stinginess was not one of her faults.
ut tastes as good as 1t SMELLS" com.
| mented Jake, lifting his broad bladed
knife, on which were balanced the vege.
| tables the aroma of which was SO appe.
tizing to the hungry workmen.
| Hepsey had taken off her soiled calico
apron and replaced it with neat white
one and fastened blue bow in her hair,
| This change in her attire did not escape
| Jake's notice.
One day Mrs. Plummer went to chest
of drawers in which her linen was kept
| A cry of horror rose to her lips and star.
| tied Hepsey, who was preparing to SET
away the milk, which Jake had just
brought in. She ran to her aunt, and
even Jake turned back from the doorstep
to see IL he were needed.
| 'Oh, what is it, aunt" cried the girl.
Almost speechless, her aunt pointed tc
| linen sheet which had n small brown
spot on it. Look at thatv she gasped
"Hepsey barney. that's some Of youi
work! trusted you to do EN- last week
when l was to Neighbor Worth's fu
neral"
"Why, thought it would come out il
the wash next time. 1t was only spot
from the ron."
"From the iron" exclaimed Mrs. Plum
mer. "Didnt you rub them irons before
you fetched Fem to the sheets?"
II didn't think of it," said Hepsey
| wondering IL Jake thought she was Z
slack worker. But Jake said nothing ant
turning away went to the barn, for some
| how he never could bear to hear Hepse!
scolded.
The next morning when Jake can't
down stairs before sunrise he was sur
priscd to find the fire made, the wasl
boiler on and oil the tubs in formidable
array. As he went toward the barn HI
1 linz In ILn In al. y I'd sheni I