Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-14
NAN AND THE WOMAN.
;.o Danderfield.

By Catherine Oangsrtis'd.
.,star came up the garden
] s ,s dried her hands on her
!, and and -upIatched the screen door,
!, 'I Int it," said she.
!. ~ think so if you were out
= ". tbp broiIing sun all morn
WV I'VE been, It's enought to
'D y, sick of life. l don't see why
=. s.' hire 1 another man and keep
# tbe fields. It's too bad!
~ Iooked down upon by every
!, =, al because he is too stlngy
|. another man. I've got so l
M Jetest the sight of corn and
NJ NJ sncb things. It's enough to
~. mad to plant and weed and
s sss ' things from one weeks end
. Nv, wouldn't care two cents
Y. bod decent Tag to wear, but
y, I'm the laughing stock OF
El2s place. Pa ought to be well
nd Of himself
A1t see how poor pa can nelp
~ He amt to blame because
sHpi and money is so scarce.
n got any clothes neither; and
he's pestered and nagged half
Nh IN all sides. 1t just aches
art out of me to look at him
ns He looks that tired and
nt that | wonder he amt dead
40 | was just noticing yester-
h amt got hardly a dark hair
tss gone clean gray in a couple
,ts. and every day he has to
more and more upon Silas."
SilaS-that fool" snapped
IHeYer saw the like of him
L1nsy horse, If | had my way
|aint be around here another
| can't bear the brute. But
i ny dinner? Amt it ready
not quite, Polly, but III have
he you in a minute. You see,
just went dead against me all
Big First of all, the boiler start
70 leak; then, when l got that
found the fire was out and the
nlning over the pans. Then
a was a bit bigger this week,
ltTilg to get it all out | let the
wait little. Just look at my
Folly; amt that a big blister?"
us right; whine, as usual.
always complaining. Don't
A your hands. I know you
ND longing the better half of
ANlg, and you've likely done
purpose"
Nal been Longing; and if it
. that, | blistered my hands
While skirts. You had two
'sl and they were like sin to
"Ia give anything if I could
" mere in them lovely fields.
a' sun shines and the birds
~ me brooks chreep along"
SlaS Sneaks about" broke
~ hOt that told. The blood
'1S 10 Sarah's face, and she
way. Sarah was the elder
w. plain of face, with thin
'4a she counted twenty-five
:. III all her life she had never
'--s more exciting than the
'@a nothing more lovely
!, weekly cleaning of the kitch-
.l@t every suggestion of
y. 10 been cleared away, the
y s. IN. floor was spotless, the
), 4 . ready for the evening
), @'ah stood near the win
! ", .. out biscuit for tea. AS
n .<'Ue heared the window
\ "'SF over her cutting and
,,, -" see nothing when a
%Ssa her board. The step
\, ~S window and siIas lean
% easement. ~ l"n
: y Nv such a girl for making
y, never eat such biscuits
:, : he said. ~
\ 5. 55s., they amt half bad,
). ~ there in silence for a
d, 'Isa' leaning part way in
~ :, YOU ever in love?"
S What a man YOU be,
\ Nd it with her head bent
,n,. 'N'F beating like mad
/, n. HOW You was in love
III ", spOnk to out with it
- YOU do-supposing you
a Creature you are,
4stst aD0F what to do-un
s5SSf,,sSa me's you're doing
o. A,ns about taking he,
la5 SSo con to see he1
! You do that, supp Dos;
l5 d g, a good way 50 !.
eo, I've thought of putt,n,
sai, her and stealing pipssH, I,