The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-21
NANCY.s WAGES.

TFelFe o'clock and the washing
8ln'l out set" said Nancy Norton,
Hith q n gbtened glance at the
clock ''But I've had such a sight o
setbacksl I'LL haze 20 wait a spell
aog I'll the hired men have had their
alnnerr
she blew the horn at the hack
door. then made an haste u set the
plentiful. II plata meal On the sable.
Wh.ea feat she had hardly accom-
eilsled before 4 ncle Peter aud three
sls Hart helpers appeared on the
HNancy does make A Ma pies
said Hiram JenfeE reaccing Tor a
second slice
Il don't mind II ] drink another
Gao q cnGee, observed Noah John
soo. with plenty 0f sugar Nancy
please"
While Hezekiah Hopper made a
plunge at the butter With his own
Kuile remafkluR. s0ttO YOce. That
y bis taste there WANT no butter
ike June butter. an it didn't cone
but 0ace a Yearl"
ftNo hot bread. said Uncle Peter.
with 4 comprehensive glance around
tig o1ard. ''n0f rlz biscuit-eh.
Aaav
81 couldn't manage t today"
with q conscience-stricken look.
With tks washin' and all"
Nancy's yesterday breads good
engupgh FOR nelv observed Hiram,
philosephicaIly
..t0r my part. said Uncle Peter
Hi don't see how these women folks
cont'ige 70 put In the time. p0tterng
afDuud att day adding next 70
30 lh'n."
'0h now. that 4n't fairr spoke
up Noah Johnson, good -naluredlv
Iain't no ke to cook an wash an
iron 10 four men
The color bad risen .n two round
spots % Nancy's cheeks; a quick re-
tort lowered on her lips. when Uncle
Peter Interrupted the unspoken
r0fd6
'0h by the way" said be, hpd /
most forgotten 20 say anything about I
it, but brother Sanl's girls 10 be here /
to-day"
bFother Sans glrIs"
'fWhE yes your cousin Mamie
from BfIdR0pOFt--y0ur Uncle Sa a.
wcl'e-aal. that's 10 teach the district
school here nam, he was inQulrln'
round for q place an calculated we
could bDard her re. so / told him
% send her on. He's " lin to pay
IS d month, and that counts up"
: Nancy looked at her uncle with
startled eyes.
But there amt no room FOR her TO
sleep Ia said she
She can have your room, and you
can have she little corner chamber ia
Inc garrett One person more or less
ia the family don't make no differ
ence. and s. is IS. Have some more
ol The dried peach sass Johnson
Nancy said not word.
OF what avail was it To remind
% le Peter that the little garret
chamber was cold ia winter and hot
"a sumner that the roof leaked. and
che rats plageH nigh carnival theres
efc only helped Hiram Jenifer TO
rneumler pickle. and reDlenished
he eoaa pos aof the third time.
EN- ~aN N4l, nOw-Brothe Sans
5ft renectiVely observed Mr.
Norton, as he sprlnkled pepper and
vinegar over his summer beets-''as
IS worth her salt. Amin $40 month
81 teach a.. II Nancy could make
noney ike that but Nancy hadn't
neyer no facultyw
~ never bad a chance" cried
Elncy, with rising color aud tear
brlmmed eyes s'I'ye been kept hard
at work since I was child, and
and"
There, there. don't get excitedr
said Urcle Peter waving hls hand in
a patrOnizinR manner ..6als Is queer
creeturs on can't 50 much as speak
to 'em, but they 1y of at a tangent
Get things ready for SANS gal. that's
all / ask o. You-aud mind you have
some fried chicken for supper. Hi
Jenifer hasn't had a blt OF fried
ch cken since he's been here. And
look after the young gosiin's that's
comm 0uten the she'll down 70 the
barn-I suspicion there's a weasel
around som Ahere-and mind the
calves don't get into the corn 4
RELY must mend that gate pin some
b these days. Come, boys. if you're
sure you can't worry down no more
filtles-n
II was not until the four men had
shurcd OF 10 the barnyard 40 look
after Uncle Peters latest investment
IN a new Durham cSw, ere they re-
iurued 70 The hayeeid, that Nancy
sank YEARLY down into a patch
rocker and burst into tears.
sNhy. what's the matter Nancy
You're Nancy Norton, aren't yous"
A sweet, CHEEKY voice sounded 90
aer cara light hand touched her
shoulder
Nancy jumped 70 her feet
s,Are you Uncle SANS daughter
.be cried
why Of course Z aml Naney
Norton. iusf Ike yourself Named
.fIer orr dear old grandu0ther--
..sI.. 4 IsI.r. ..afI ma Mnrnt.lH