The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-16


Bepsey had taken off her sOiled calico
apron and replaced 10 with a neat white
one. and fastened a blue bow in her har;
this change in her attire did not escape
SaiEc's notice
one day Mrs PMmmer went to a chest
of drawers in which her linen was kept.
cry of horror rose to her lbs and
startled Ierscy. who was preparing to 81
away the milk which Jake had just
brought in She ran 10 her aunt. and even
Jake turned back from the doorstep to
SEQ if he were needed.
"Oh. what is IT, aunt?' cried the girl
most siccchicss. her aunt pointed 10
linen sheet which had "a small brown spot
on il. Look ~ that" she gasped. "gep-
sey Barney. that's some of your work. /
trusted you to 80 'em last week when !
WIZ TO Neigabor Worth's funeral"
why. { thought j, would come ont in
the wash next time il was only a spot
from the iron
'f rom the iron.' exclaimed MRS rum
mer. Dldu. you run them irons pc,ote
you ietched en- 10 inc sheFtS
J "ldn tnlHh on It, SaH fiePa@Y' won
derIng n Jake thought she was a SLACK
worker, but Jake said nothing, ana turn
ing away went 10 the oafh' lot some 40"
he never could bear to near tiePsey
Scoided
The next morning when JaN" came down
md the IRE made, the WASH poier on ana
all the tubs i'm formidable array. A. he
went towards me barn ne saw on me ~"
i'm the back yard, sheets tao'e clo'nS' ps'-
low cases ana napkins, Hut'"tHS 'h lue
mid spring breeze
At breakfast, which was ready py 4i'o
Hepsey said timidly AUNT, WoUd you
like to hev me to wash out lhat sheet
today
NO SAlQ Itt aunt BOl up dA anu
"dSDeu ever titus LON 1.iS 49, ,.'''
Heo si'ot III ]" oI''S' - In
~ t,i"' '"1i0 an nv 80"
away ri,
mat was .ne oeglunnns OF Mrs rs i'i I'm
hler new Haoi'' EEeIH ~" -. si-e
Io9e eai ~ am ''N,.i7 -, -, 49, -
"asie" It oFeI esal''. lie ~ Nv .,d
between heI eyes was nIleilsiiIeu' allu .lIS
H f..I INES ABOUT ner rlou'" oe0aiiie i'N'
lullO"S'
1t was now scrub scrub from morning
to night, until Hepsey's arms ached, and
nothing but the fact that the girl was de
pendent upon her aunt kept her patient
under the new rules which were constant
ly made.
One hot summer day Mrs. Plummer said
Them horse blankets must be washed to-
day; it's been kinder neglected OF late.
But aunt eXpostulated Hepsey, the
.Iois's uo', Meea EN- NV III ,llis pol',is
Weainel .'leE "i9 just put away III 'He
ga. 49, i%7e mus 49, -.,.-
AuoW ~ puI 'n@ uuS' Saulers on
.. en- SaIu IeI aunt nAlns l't eyeS as
- Loohi'S a. 9'ule'ilil.9 IA 'Ho Instance
WIN une tense eApIS9Sioh uhey now wore.
l1'i you l. Won "eF mem ple''hets
"e'9i'et a.'i LIZ "IiIil'el II - Wa
~ GUY, eN1'ailiei WI. L i .l. anu
- an ~ use IN soiup'i" anu WASH
~ on ny AWAY
Il don't keep the house half-a-ways de-
cent replied his wife, bursting into tears.
m ashamed of myself; but most of the
cleaning tals on me, Tor Hepsey's that
slack
II wonder that she iiVes, muttered Jake
so that no one but Hepsey heard him.
When the men went out TO the barn the
next morning all the blankets were hang
ing ON the line for Mrs. Plummer always
carried her point and she had been TO the
barn before dawn, found the blankets and
washed them.
The sun rose red and fiery that morn
uls' alo 'lol pIeaIn OIL ar was surIlhs
nc '991 "eie u : aSa was 70 ne Guy uoWn
Cu4, "ay' ana 'lie men set OH carry lot the
'pe!u9' d. -,-,,
1A'ou5 II oCioCh 1'Ae va star ieu 10y
,ile euG9 s % Ile'sey IN NE
10y "0'N' iF0i -aOo iO0N'H9 WINE anu scdi-
ed.
"Oh, Jake" she cried, selling his arm,
| go for a doctor, Aunt went up to scrub
the roof of the south piazza and the mo
ment she came in she fell in the upper hail
in dead faint; you call uncle, while I
run back"
Jake gave the alarms and while he rode
off for doctor Plummer lifted his Wife,
with the help of Hepsey, and laid her on
the bed. The scrubbing-brush was still
clutched firmly in her hand. They bathed
her head and her poor rough hands. and