The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-07-08
toes was. without any talk, dropped

And so with many other little out
of-door duties which usually deyolve
upon the master Of the house, but
which Lucy, in her loving eagerness to
spare her husband time and trouble, |
had indiscreetly taken upon herself;
Mrs. Briant laughingly accused her of
over officiousness, quietly took them
out of her hands and restored them to
their rightful owner. And all this was
done so sweetly by the amiable law
giver that neither party could gainsay
her, and the mystified minister really
felt she was sustaining him IN his
rightful authority. Indeed, he was
morally and physically a better, hap
pier and more useful man for the
healthy out-of door employments to
which her sagacious administration
had subjected him. He dawdled less
with his pen, and wrote better when
he did write.
By the time Mrs. Briant's visit drew
near its Intended close, the gentle lit
tie tactician had her leviathan pretty
we'll in hand for though quiet in her
advances as the incoming tide, she was
quite as irresistible. Lucy. cheered
by her mothers presence and silent
support, and set free from the house
hold bonds that had so oppressed and
enthralled her, was herself once more
She had regained her natural elasticity
| of step and feeling, and brought out
by her mothers judicious management
she had taken and worthily filled her
proper place in the parish as the min
listers wife, and was beloved and re-
spected in the congregation.
Il have been thinking, my dear Mr..
Holland" said Mrs. Briant in her most
mellifiuent tones, one day when the
soup she had presided over had given
him great satisfaction, that after l
leave you, Lucy had better have a Sec
ond girl"
Mr.. Holland looked up in blank sur.
prise, and calmly and sweetly the lady
went on:
Katie, though a good girl as far as
she goes, is very inefficient. She is
honest, but she is a miserable cook
and very wasteful But all such young
girls are; they waste half enough tc
keep a family. And the washes are
very heavy; gentlemen and babies,
she said, with a ripping laugh, make
great deal of washing, you know
and Katie is very slow, and If yor
have to put 1t out that is very ex
pensive. And then there is so mucl
sewing to be done. 1 did hope W.
should find time to make up your new
, linen before 1 left, but it is not Gu
nd will
, through a dozen shirts alone. Poo
, girl the parish and the baby max
, | such heavy demands upon her time,
, think she will have to put your shirt
out to be made" And with a few
pleasant remarks about the parish ant
. the weather, she smilingly withdrew
But the good seed had been carefull
sown. The parson, though not over
- wise In general was sharp and shrew
D.. where money was in question, an
- knew the full value Of dollars an
= cents. He took the matter into col
:, sideration, nicely balanced the pros an
cons. He knew that Mrs. Briant.
=. her quiet, lady-like way, had bee
= very efficient in his family; she supe
- intended the cooking, and under he
direction were prepared the SAVIOR
meats that his soul loved. He knew
II too, that since her advent among thel
IL his weekly expenses had been lesser
IL ed, not increased. He knew that Il
II liberal board which she had insiste
IL upon paying ever since she had bee
Is with them amounted to half as muc
T. as his salary, while her generous gif
Il supplied many needs OF the lit
" household. He knew that she relieve
10 his wife Of much care and labor; al
s. that her experience during the baby
y troubles in the ivory business, upC
r which he had just entered, had alreaC
he saved him the fatigue and expense
As many a visit to the doctor; and {
% these loving services were freely 81
en-. On the other hand, If she left, {
le this must stop. An additional serva
Ill would cost him three dollars q wee
ne to begin with. and how much in was
and discomfort? And as to puttil
ne out washing and sewing. those we
bugbears of unknown expense viii
eu he could not estimate. The pars
10 drew his conclusion--he was used
that business; 'in conclusion" was
re favorite portion of his sermon-so,
tn conclusion, he requested Lucy to inv
on her mother to become a permane
lr. member of the family; and Lucy, W
in her unselfishness thought dc
Bozzy did 1t all for her sake, CO,