The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-06-01

ry Margaret II Ecksrson


.ug, -ur,,yiuE IL fr0ru AZ! Tsi#ss Of
view, De- could NOT restrain hla uti-rc-
peatvd cucomiums. Admirable Ad-
mHrahl"t rinrl N"nr better n'ihe
country" Then, as hc rspicd Esther, his
wife, looking for early apples IA the or.
rhard below, lac called in htH soft, slow
voice; Come up here, Esther
The call troubled her. She had NO
time tu aparr, aE this WIS d very busy
morning. crowded with work, and the
girls. Kia and lila, WERE rnkrussrd with
preparations for picnic at Point
( u'Rurks, on the lake, that afternoon.
40 for the barn. how thoroughly she
knew il, from the shining cow that
. served as q weather ,anr 60 the fuuuda-
tpus. II had been the staple of Cities
conversation for months. aud she could
mot tell how many timcs She had meek
IS followed ia his wake tu survey It's
Cpuyruivuvvs.
Esther, do you hear me- The soft
voice WAS distinctly pcrmW"ry. Giics
Hrwitt always expected hts women
lulhs to come a, his bidding.
sbr put down her basket iilrd with
ud ustruchans aud went reluctantly up
the mil
II want you To see how well these
doors work nov. " said i,ilr-, leading
the way 20 the rrai Of the building.
what grand view these doors
framed! Il always struck her with a
sense Of lotrlinrss quite incNprcssihic
iu words. She drew a long signing
breath as she looked ON wood aud
meadow, dimplrd dclls aud swelling
hills. church spires rising whitley from
huwery hamlets and a river winding
afar like a sil,ery ribbon. Northward o
blue lake glittcrrd like a jewel ia an
emerald setting. and ia the west cir
rlct Of hills vanished dciicatrly like
dream into the softly tinted sky.
How beautiful" she said. "lt rests
me Just 60 look ! could sit here and
look. just look for hours! Oh, Giles, II
the house only stood here on the hill,
and ! could only see all this from the
Kitchen door,"
.'rhc house is in the hest place,
Esther. sheltered from the north winds.
/ don't understand why you are always
saying that"
She sighed. "l'cs, know. but such n
view h. food aud rest. Oh, know you
think the silly Yes. | am truly glad
you have such hig, convenient barn,
sp many nice lubor-saying things about
it: IL must be- goud To have things ~
yuu wani them" she began to plat her
apron hem ncr'ousiy. # WAS thinking
that now the barn II finished aud all the
crops 80 promising and the huy rrup Is
81 large, that you will be willing To let
mr have the door cut through the south
side Of the Kitchen you know how
long I have waited To- have IL done"
She looked 80 wistfully meek. stand
ing there with timid, dcprccatory
smile GA her lips. She had never been
Eelf-asscrtive wuman-no one knew
that better than Giles. Nevertheless,
lc felt annoyed and ungcred. He had
not called her up here 10 discuss her
whims
''Nou know" she went on. 81 Just
want common door with glass sash,
and then I'd like a little stonp running
Ia the end of the house. | could do the |
rhurning out there, aud lots of little |
chores the Kitchen Is 81 small AMI hot |
and it won't cost much. johnson cal |
cnlatcd he could do all wanted for |
$50"
johnson" his tone was distinctly |
angry.
you see, Giles, she plated the apron
Overland over, quite frustrated NJ his per-
crptible annoyance: "it WIS when he |
came down Ia the house one day for |
drink of buttcrmilk YOU know |
what n hand he H. Ia iokc-he said: |
This Is sort Of unhnndy Kitchen. Mrs. |
Hewitt; you'd better move mp 20 your
husbands barn and nave II nirier and |
handler Then told him how want
cd door cut through ON the south and /
we talked II over aud he figured IL up |
and"
Good heavens. Esther," cried Giles,
too ycxcd to listen further. II never
knew such gadfly as yon are You get
an idea In your head and harp ON II
eternally. door, door! Door!' You
can't think or talk anything else: and
now, after all the barn has cost and the
Necessity for economy, one would think
you would have some common sense.
Hut, You arr a Royal"
lie sneered az II thus branding her
siRniiied that her people had been ex-
tr'vagant and wastefal. Then, netting
this quivering of her lips and the tears
vs. Hing beneath her lids, he was more
engeTed than ever and went on irately:
"I-or 20 years my mother used that
kitchen md never heard her complala
hut some women want the world. and
fi,ving that would cry for the moon.
pou't you say door 10 me again."
She turned away without a word and
went down the hin to the orchard t,ars. ,
She wiped her eyes before she took I'M !.
the apples and trudEed back to the !.
house. The girls must not see the ,
tears.
Mother Is a long time picking mp /.
pies" said Ella Hewitt, as she frosted !
! tempting cake just baked for the
,icnic.
Probably pa has called her to tag |,
aim about the barn" said isia. who was !
sefs.y siiclng pink hmm for sandwiches. !,
That barn IN the hub OF his universe |
ust now--haa been for six months. He
tutseK his cattle better than his women
oiks. Isn't this fine, light, airy.
sandy kitehen?" VERY, for mar Of
.is means" said Ella. vexediy. ssI'm y
ust ashamed of such gloomy, un- h
iandy little rem. see the rough | e