The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-11
LIFE OF A LITTLE MOTHER.
Owe DAY UHfCH LINZ
OTHERS, BUT Ran NTO BIG
Washing. Ironing. Cooking and Cleaning LED
In to a Rrbv Brothers f"h FROM a
window, Ills Nirvcli' as Escap" ana thr
r,,h.,,. p.tgrr 10 he Iamil, lie Had Lett

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Ia cone with the situation that would nave
caused n les, experienced soul 10 collapse.
~ The breakfast dishes were on the tubs cn-
washed the baby was likewise th"r" was
marketing to be done and II was Monday
The baby usually al 90 the tubs while 1t break
f,-'ai, for there was no high chair. and IL SIM
r,.aod matters 10 1T it within reach ~ the
iraad and tho milk and whatever else there
nj yht be after removing The knives and FORKS
Tie baby had never abused the CONFIDENCE
thus rcposed In 4, since the day II put Its loot
IN tho coffee pot, seemingly regarding ms
tre,ch or e~tiIpnttc a, an athletic feat until the
II'tle Mother resortcd 10 the only form OF DIS
,iplina which Shn knew to %" effective
This was a sevcro scolling. given with many
frowns and shlkinrs Of fingers At the offender.
who REGARDED his lecturer with an outward
s.pea, Of; seriors attention which really con-
,e,led amusement For tlc baby knew the
little Mother well. and vas aware MAT b" was
be- ono net weakness, She had brought nun
mn. for his re-. mother had gone out 10 WORK
when he was pnly q few weeks old. II T. true
he never put hi- foot in the coffee pot except
that once. hut It was more from a newly
awakened sense Of ppl!tcu"~S and table man
ne-, than aur Iel~ OF the Little Nother'~ tongue
Surveying tie baby. the dishes, the untidy
house. the laundry basket. and taking a hasty,
COMP ehen~ivh WOW ut the situation. the IT.
tie Mother felt that though Domlnick. who
did the marketing on wash DAYS. was now at
work. she was rather clad than oihe-wi~"
Duuinick had been a greater responsibility
than n household treasure in tho DAYS when
\. had to be- pr"nl-ed for school and cam" home
Tor dinner like 4 hungry Indian He Nt.ll came
home - dinner. but now he had the mir ~ a
business man. newly acquired. for b" wore
-, "a. GOA, 4. metal inc lsariup tla number
-ais which indicated that he was q duly auth
or,ysd cash boy In tho h- Eighth avenu" dry
goods shop around the corner
lie hlhy'S wolhc". who was pOWinick's
mother and tho lt,lo mothers mother rs well,
VS. q salcSvoman in the sane store She
WI q rathe- gpoi-looking woman. who re-
gi~lal her children n somewhat ~ Z handi-
on since thc.- f1'ho- had deserted I'VE family
avalr and a h1lf before. She cared fpr them,
q Is tue. and worked for them. bur sNe re-
ta''ei against the ide' - being tied down so
or was cor'irU .y di-"u~Sing plans bv which
Ne T. tflc NJ ar might get n place In me store
nr1 tho h7bv mieh' he put" somewhn-a Then
tacr could al board and ~he would feel frcer
s. didn't have much maternal instinct or
home feeling She WAS a vain blond re-srn.
aal felt rs though life NAld possibilities 'or
to~ mo Of tho Noorwalkers had suggested
'.' sc Ep on t' N'As'' Nv THN' "'' i"'
Inst tho proven NCirn.
Rut the L'''e Motner had in some s'ranr"
W. fnhc-.'ol from some mysterious source
eT 30 qualities that the mother lacked She
could cvcn recol,nrt quito well before her father
wont away how no usei 70 come nome nights
END find her mofNe- ont and no sumner ready
T1is was one " the ransnnS he had for dis
snneor,.nr man who i dcIi@i his r,oc'l.
vas not unr, 'hc Lizzie VI thor was LEFT IN
,1o-rn ~ 80 er.o III home rlpf -hn nod de-
yolonei he r,,~vo''uus Instinct COR house,
lecnirr Vow shc saw her mother 6o"1r'
~ tho store wi'N Dominica. md even w0fo'e7
them from tho window win feelings Of pride,
Iar orn b-eakrost Win the blby az an active
cen'reriece for the board.
This morning sNe eyrlnined, 20 'hH baby
dnmarGr' ~ him owing 20 the MULTIPLICITY
Of her dU'ies. Resi1es 'he usual work ard
we wash sho vas OBLIGED 80 co 10 martot
This mean, n rre,. do,l. and no hobv rrdor-
stood II II rno"t 'hn' 10 wrs ~ -cm1lr so''e0
IN the cnrtre. ~ tho bod without m,v'.r 1-
c-"irr. hnNiri loobn1 doors while ~" 1it''"
NJ thor wer. 20 the store. Dn-inp ''Is ''me
70 was On his honor re y hahv not 20 fN'l oni
d~icriAed silance and 0uie' he w's re"ar'ef
~ her return with CRACKERS. SoWo'N'nr 20
r01w rnon Il one Of the highest pri7es ne
Tho h-eat,1st di-hn. wore washed nnI tho
fpo- md 40 tphs scrubbed Th"n ~" I''''e
Mo'lor h',f hMc4 one "f The ~. nif T. T.,- T2 TEO
WIZ F'Nl IVY. " " - ''| NV
h7hv frovneI slightly This mor"iug iwwer-
sion md inci'ortal scruhhlrc va. considerable
NJ = h0ra n he were merely seated IN tho 'ub
md allowed 10 da,b'a I'VE soan and throw
v.o'or ~ tho cot tho 3uhhino function r0''N'
evNr no made amvsin~. h"t the 1it'lo. Mother
rO7de Il , most hle'rossli,e orerat'on and
WIS r~oirfr'lv particular on tho suh'eo' ~ oors
So amor re'io wore 'or sor'hhinCs hint whom
tha bah ou"-rni rirE. and F~e0uontl" = must
10 conrosecI. WV so'N In hi a"er. ro Nod n
dnridnI'" r7-nei rc"''-r and cried on rri0c'-
n" Until lts r,n' wo-a sronc"l ou' with cold
1. A-I l. - ~ aAI
tftor the bnh-'s hath Two stove We lloo'.-
e0ni To~ so''". re"'o1 o' hnr own iNo ''f'~
Nothor Ar'n~-o'i 'he stove unf' tlnhph W.
DON" Th"H NO h'' va wo1n ',.ore VS.
svrnDing 7ni AVst.nc. tNo bah tod Wing after
rniuf ~ vaNtq-,ol' NJ - ich. Thnn he clothes
wo-e mt IN tho 'uh 7od ao7-ei two u"n or
da-iny cr1"o0 u~ortr7.f' md ono VI 'inr 10
dsDose ~ sowing Nq.h'nes IN 'Na irs'1lImon'
rlar wore Ell rrra-l~ di~mi sol h elawmtrg
.ha door ~ -No'- 1000. TNor tha-a was NO
stori. ruh-1-trh-duh Of tnu"rl"' ~ wa -
hoard aod a -o1o" = rarr n"pse FROM Ito boiler
Thor fhora wa the w-lur'0r ont o0l Nrqllv
q rel-fqoei aoi .or0ovh7' damn lit''e reraon
rulle- line Do-trorsl~. ehe rlrroi tho oln'hos
on ono a'tc~ 40 o'l,~. ard -l'vl' NO rove
lu-o tNo al ~ y r1of' ori NO ri'''o Mother
THO r,.F wa out !? '',l,oF agi M gaI'
w, .,q,,l +, ,1a owe. cortro - ,ro ror and
p dl7~iI''n1 dpN ''1' - ~sonro'l' da.'frcl wa
rl7,oi in H. 7-,,s w'erol - o''ovel ~ 80 rsvo'0
no,si-on. Tho rj-iIa N,flor won. ., ,,,,rrc 4,
WITHOUT = hpf o"i With = va 'o' on WOO ann
Tho nr'rrhar rron'rN her sv''' y -. vtrr fnoo
Tie sr Nod ~ n' Nj customers. 1u' -. rarti-
cu'nr vcrr' vr'H1n w1s so lu.i'n.- lilo rrf
eosha-r - c0u"'ioru0 what f~r7r'inu- ~ rDr-l.
cost 'hn' 10 h1d r''c- 'u f-vf' " ~ sl.a. i.r
srd ivy -i1h'v cave 'nr nvo~vei ~ and throw
g. cVtraS m NO v-Hv - .vc' ard sorr lnrc.
TIT from p hu'ohor H. % r.qrk 81 d,'I,7.C rf-
tcr'j1n TD-da- Sho ho~'n'"i lo''Nccn ,lDrro1
tccr ard r,rk clrIS. Tl"ro vaS q iari.. "a
sale 81 ,Nouy"d boot nrdi'w 'cuufIrC M rire
cc~ts. hut then ilev had chopped boot on
SATURDAY.. co tho Ii'tlo Mother bought tie
chprs and some liver frr tho at
The Italian who sold vere'nh lpS on tho stand
outside vas harder - deal VIII u" hal n
'r',k = rivi0r ono an applo md cheating
or q n"~r' "' Tn'ut,C~ 81 tho ! l''lo Mother
Watched ljD Ne n hawk. She bought orc
ceu''s %, r'l n rar~lOv. \ Nvc-cer' cnLLa- .
re4u'od ON four hocarS" tho lelvc. v"re m rgod
three u"'u'- prd Eve cents worth ~ evoof
vora'no- -" Ind also learned that eve ,ou's'
worth 81 sweet potatoes was Ic''cr thau = punrt
a. scvon uo''- TINS merchant believed IN
moneys worth. mot IN woirlis and measures
when she had p7i' for hor wares tho i',lo
Mother openly and de- iNeratelv nnrrupriofed
mn applc and w1''"lhauch'l" round ihn rarrcr
ON tho lower "nu' of the hpl,-o >ho llvad In
there was % utR"r'- sh,u nrI tho lalar was
having u now o'. '"v.'lul -oi striped awning
pu' IN II Wa one If" 200 event md ~ small
crowd had gathered ON 'lr trrl stone Au
organ grinder va U0Hirr AND two 'i'flo rlrI-