The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-06-20

good work go on, by all meansl' ex-
claimed Mr., MjgRs, laying down his
newspaper. You are like me, Sarah ;
you've got boldness, fire, dash"
"Well, I don't want to be bold, and
l object to being a cats paw, and /
want to see where 1 am dashing, " re
! piled Sarah, not without intention.
Il am sue l avn right IN this, though
When l was at home, l aIwage had a
headache or indigestion or blues or
somaEhing. And now, look what a
color I've got. And sleep like a top,
and eat potatoes-peelings and all
and handle a broom like a good one,
and if I were a fashionable doctor
should make all my society patients
do their own work, up to forty, Ger,
tAinly. Work doesn't hur. a woman a
Oit-it is worry that kills US ou5 in no
time. One month, mama, and then I
am eff to a hospital. I was paid eff
to day. Here, l will show you. FIT
teen dollars. OIly fifteen dollars, but
it ts ell honest money. 1t doesn't go
far, though. Not many tailor made
costumes in it, are there9
20! it is all too perfectly absurd for
anything, Sarah. l don't care to dis
cuss it. Is that all they gave youI"
Yes. And you know l promised
my self not to be tacklng back to you
AID father for everything, but go the
whole business. Well, l must be off.
W. shut up a. thine o'clock, you know
concluded the Indomigable young per,
son.
"Won'C you have Marie to go with
you2' said Mrs. Mlggs.
Gail e cab" suggested Mr.. Miggs.
mot /. l belong TO the masses now,
thank you. And the me es don't
need-can't aford-Marie and cabs. I
am not afraid"
Sarah the enterprising next appren
tice herself to a dr. s smaker. Sne con
tessed her Ignorance, and was told that
she looked smart" and set to
learn to use a sewing machine
and to bind DIRE, ses, at Miss Todd's.
Not a fashionable dressmaker, in spite
of a sigu that distinctly insisted on
this fact Mss Todd yet had plenty OF
work, and was a kindly, CHEEKY, capa'
ole yang woman, good to Ter force
Of eight young women and very pa
tienC with Sarah, whom she put
through her us Of citing, fitting,
unipg, OraldIrg buJtonhole working,
sIeeVe making, skirt-banging trim
ming, with great energy and much
sKill.
Il knew you were smart, she said
TO Saran mi day, as they all sat in the
back parlor behind closed doors, par,
taking of the weak green tea, alum
Oreada and butterine, so calculated to
fit them for nine hours Of hard, o
tinuous LABOR. Il told you 90 when you
first came. And you are real good
looking, too. You can set up for your
self some day, maybe, and perhaps
III give you some fue dresses TO make.
1 Y have tine TO DO them. Im
~dlsgraceful now-just look at at my
elbow, all out"
Thank you" remarked Sarah. but
I'm not going to set up for one, but for
two. I'm going to be married"
Married. How disgusting! What
do you want to get marrid tor2 Tina
Ia the way of it. The moment 1 get g
49,. .- .Lo oI+hor booor,cS m z ri
val and sets up across the way or goes
and gets married. I'm done with them,
And you with such nice taste, too!
could better spare any Of the others,
can't think wherever you learned
how to combine colors ana trim up as
YOU do. Don't so. I'll raise your
wages 10 three dollars a week If you'll
stay" cried Miss Todd
But Sarah, who had begun at two
dollars 4 week and her Iuuch, only
smllsd and thanked ner, saying: You
are awtully good. And you've taught
me u icG, and I'm very much oOllgeC
10 sou Tor being so patient with m;
when l cut two sleeves out for one
arm and ruined your stuff, and gol
such poor h.s after cutting from
cnaIt, and put bindings on all drawn
up and ri fiji g tRIcs too full, and
worked awful buitonholes, and seWed
crooked seams, and broke the sc ewing
machine. I've eaten for three, aGo
did shameful work at first"
ITO be Continued