Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-09
Kit and Kits siston ,

aho,t aona, e9 VI ooth husbands waaa
ABOUT ,ot equai' Each had been pre res WERE .
with son and heir, and bor 6I't -
ters ought to have tsbeen bann ,u' SIS
while Kit and her 3usb2nd" p NV but
ways in good spirits. light,bpart@os5' s al
tented and pleased with thofr ~. con
seemed to be a shadow haprin, mere
the household that was ruled Nv, OVer
sister. W hItS
1t was not that any tronh,o =.
understanding existed between \, \, lAs
and her husband. Far from i H as
loved each other dearly, and wor lucy
ways happy in each others sociatv NV a'
true wives and husbands ought ~ " ~
but there soon crept into tbo WV ~ u
wife's eyes a careworn, worried J ,at
that betokel ed secret sorrow of ~, lOOA
kind. Between care for her 10 w. svule
her household duties her time was ~" ~pu
occupied-indeed, it was notico5 y.
she did not take her infant ont fos .4''
airing anything like as often IS diat ~
sister Kit. At first her husband ~ '
Clarke, was too busy to notca .a. wy
change in his wife, ana il WAS o,
when Kits husband, Tom White \,
gan to ask if Maggie was ajInc ths
poor John directed his attention IA I'
Wife's appearance.
Maggie" he said one evening +,
self-reproachful way, 81 have b.,'
rather neglectful of you of LATE ,~
afraid, and l haven't been taking c,,
of your health and comfort. Yor .m
beginning to look pale and thin md
now l notice it, the baby is not .,
healthy looking as he ought n h
You'll have to 60 out more. Yopdm
get enough of fresh air, and ppha,
does the child! Why don't you him
in the baby carriage and take bin, or
for an hour or so in the mornings ga
afternoons?"
81 haven't time, John" replied Mao
gle, in a sad tone Of voice. "Tbprpl,
so much to be done in the house. vou
know, and between that and the hh
l don't have a minute to spare"
"Well, your sister Kit has iM In s.
same to contend with. She keew he
house clean and attends to little Tom,
my, and yet she finds time to take
run in the park every day with h
boy, and she is as blooming and freS
in appearance as a neW-bl0wn rose
81 know she is, John, and | cant
understand it," (Here a tear crepthl
the little woman's eye and her lip ua
bled.) 'It isn't that l don't feel well
but somehow or another am always
tired. am trying to keep things clean
and straight all the time, and yet
never seem to get ahead. God knOTI
would often like to take baby out fort
blow of fresh air, but | don't seem
be able to afford the time!'
"Well. see here, now, Maggie SAID
her husband kindly. Your health and
the child'S is of much more importing
to me than the house work. Don't d
so much cleaning! 1t isn't a bit necs
sary. I've noticed you scrubbing and
rubbing many a time when | coul@
see the use of it. Take more health
exercise and do less hard work. !
mo, John, that will never do, AZ
swered Maggie; I'm quite willing
have some restful exercise, but nO'
the expense of clean house i
my home to be scrupulouSly clean aDa
times"
"Well, it is cIean; III give you c'u
for that" said her husband Quca
"but then you are too particular ~
as much care to yourself ana tNe 0'
as you do to the hCuseWorE, ana you
feel better and so will |! Now JoSts
baby and yourself ready, ana ~
walk over to your Fster's-tnels'
good girl"
Maggie rose and dressed the O""'
handed him to papa while She pIeI",
herself. In the midst OF heF p!'I'
tons she said: Really, JONI l I've
see how | can afford the unl7 " ~,
That kitchen floor ought to DC SC'"0
tonight and | was going to cean
all the door knobs and braSSNoIN
"Let the brasswork be-pnolo7. M
cdr exclaimed John, someWLla' l ,Str1
you'll keep on rubbing ana ScIu ~ rn
and brushing and cleaning uH", -or
drop into the grave! Hereal'el ' ,o,l
have to go out every day ~, a. n,i,
two hours. | insist on it, and Il. 7Y p,
to ask Kit to come over ana tan,
with her regularly from TINS U% m. ma
At Kits house they naIuI any,, "A
with a cordial reception Irol" . l~r ,r
his wife. The house was as u.p ,,n
neat and straight as busy hanu 10 h,
make it. but Kit and the Oa0s som
been out in the park all the "L L,,ol b
John Clarke sighed as he no', n1 b
different complexions Of hI1 -, "n ns,,t
sister, The one was rudy with n 's,,
tho other male, wan and sicl,Iy looa AZ
you poor dear" exclaimed n,1 he
miseratingly, I'm sure she n."s "a lid
John, or she would not Iooh
and weary" ami
Il am not i'll, Kit-indeed ! az, ar
and YOU know l never was ',r, ii