Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-02
REAL HOMESPUN

/ srp three OF us, anu Win reasonably
"a onnetites. Herbie is too small to
sarn ANYTHING, and you are at present
- frail to do much, my plaques and
ssndpainted pin-cushions don't sell,
= one wants my worsted work, I'm
~ educated up to any of the profes-
.lons and can make no practical use
I i nv piano playing. l am loathe to
/ All II. dear, but we are sadly in need
/ i daily bread. What can we DOR
I And Eleanor Wray went to the low
/ .ouch where her invalid sister lay, and
touderly smoothed the brown hair,
{ ,bon bent to kiss the quivering lips
aIs it so bad as that, Eleanor? |
I tnew papa did not leave us much mon
! ey, but had no idea
/ aThat we were so poor. We have
/ tbis little house and the grounds, and
/ have no debts. and have many com
/ forts in the house. | have thought
] carefully over it all and mean to lay
/ aside fancy work, plaque painting, and
/ tbe so-called genteel ways of earning a
livelihood and try real work"
"oh, Eleanor. you are not fitted for
Il Don't you think that Charlie
Leigh had serious intentions Of"
Yentured Nettie, looking timidly to-
ward her stronger and somewhat will
full sister, not at all certain Of the re-.
eeption Of her suggestion.
asking me to be his wife? No, lit
te sister. Charlie was a pleasant es-
cort and l think liked me, but as to
serious intentions, my dear, they did
not exist. save IN your lively magma
ton. I'm not sure that l am ready for
the Princes coahng.zsif am all of 20
and not married and minus a lover,
i and now for my PLANS Il
u am going to open a bakery, real
homespun everything shall be- and for
you I'll have "a intending department.
Now do not discourage me, Nettie,
knoYs the idea is neither, new nor a.
Militant one. that this is country
. bwn, and all good housewives do their
own baking and mending. We are
going to- give them a chance, to get it
done. Ny bread and cake shall be so
light and sweet, that they Will patron
ize the Real Homespun bakery in spite
of old custsIns' 32rsg ...
What wih you mend?"
Lace curtains, collars, handker-
chleis, nne table linen, every valuable
article mat needs few stitches, that
none but a real lady and skilled fingers
can give"
I hope you will succeed, Eleanor
but
Didn't l tell you that | wanted
Jour help and counsel? | am going to
begin my show window now
Blithely, Eleanor sang at her work
Mresurrecting firm the wood house an
Old fower-stand, with broad shelves.
Just the thing" and very nicely they
looked after being cleaned and stained
dark brown.
Eleanor was not used to rough work.
Dr Wray had brought up his two
notherless girls tenderly, spoiled
lhem," so the gossips said, and when
ne died poor, there was general
Aeadshaking, and II told you so, those
e2trayagant girls have ruined him."
among the good people of Troy.
The shelves were fitted to the front
window, the panes were polished crys-
al clear, and charmingly decorated
WIN wheat ears, vines, feathely grass
q and evergreens.
Tomorrow I'll make my sign. and
'aen I'll bake up things What mer-
EV II Is, that | have always liked to
0aKe' and was not old Kathleen dear
/ reach ME how to concoct SO many
Oa1ashioned things. Let me reckon
up my capital. not much money. Net
W ana 1t remains to be seen whether
nave energy or brains"
lnree hours Eleanor spent upon her
sign a background of dark green mo. s.
neal Homespun" lettered in German
vat materials delicate grasses crys-
aiiized In alum, the effect pretty and
s'acelul, the ]. sign broad crescent
snapped and wreathed In holly leaves
..-u berries. made a novel and attract
'e single" as Eleanor called it.
AT any rate it win tontrfve. to tell
e public that bread and buns are
'',u within, and now for my baking"
yearly all her scanty means was in
u IN flour, molasses, sugar and
! srials needed. An afternoons hard
am. A ana her stock" was ready.
and a's very night I'll put up my shingle
\ arrange my wares. Won't there
In. sollle dazzled eyes in the morning.?
W. .hlnk what the stately Misses
nave come to-" mimicked Flea
o. ~ she laughed little Historically.
- AZ sounded to Nettie. 5
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