The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-07-08

81 thought you would come up and
read for me, Lucy; 1 have been expect
ing you"
But 1 could not come to-day, you
know" said the wife, deprecatingly.
ITS washing day.
"Well. what If it isl You do not
wash, 1 presume"
mo, dear, not exactly; but Katie
does"
But you are not Katie"
II beg your pardon, but 1 am on
washing and ironing days"
What do you mean?"
"Only, of course, that when Katie is
washing, 1 have her daily work to do"
II do not see what great amount of
work there can be to do in such a fam
lily as ours"
That is because 1t is not in your
line, Boswell. II it was you would
soon find out that there is work to be
done in every well-managed family,
however small; and where there is a
baby, and only one inexperienced SER
want, there is good deal Of work to
be done"
Work, work" said the parson, fret
fully. "One would think to hear you
talk of your work, that we lived in a
palace and entertained company every
day of our lives"
Il am very thankful that we dc
not" laughed the sweet-tempered little
woman.
well, 1 can't understand it, I'm
sure. Do tell me now what have yor
had to do this morning"
II WILL" said Lucy, seating herself
on the lounge by her child. 1T is
fine day, and Katie has a very larg,
wash; so l set her at work early, anC
[ made the beds and put the rooms IL
order, and then 1 cleared away tn,
breakfast things, and swept and dust
ed the parlor and entry; and 1 pu
fresh flowers in the vases, and l pick
ed and shelled the peas, and made tn
pudding, and cooked your steak, ant
tended the baby
"Well, he is asleep"
Yes, he is now; but he was wild
! awake all the morning, and just a
cunning as he could be. only wis
= you had seen him when /"
"Oh, yes, l dare say; but don
care to hear about it."
Lucy bent down over the sleepin
- child to pat and kiss him, and whe
q she raised her head there was a tea
q on the baby's dimpled cheek. Poe
little thing! Had he been weeping 1
his sleep? for the mothers fair fac
:, was as unruffied as before.
q Are you coming to read to m
Lucy?"
- Lucy hesitated.
= 81 will If l can-after dinner"
- "Oh. am going out to dine with Il
Aliens"
. "You are! Why. Mr.. Holland, yc
:. did not tell me!'
II mo. 1 did not think OF 1t; and 1
v not suppose 1t makes much different
a to you"
% II thought 1t would be a good dt
for you to go over to see that old de,
ID Mrs. Otis. 1 hear she tells everyboC
,e she does not know her minister
10 sight"
10 well, she won't acquire that know
. edge to-day, any way. Mary Dem
h. promised to call for me at the AlleI
pr and take me for a drive in her pol
h. carriage down to the lower mills at t
" Pond, and that is much pleasanter."
ID "Of course 1t is; and such a love
I'd day, too. You will have a charmii
ride. 1 am so gladl 1t will do y
ID good to leave your writing. am sur'
he Eyes; but about that old Mrs. OF
On Can't you go there instead Of met Y
ou might"
re- "Of course I could. But she is
ed cross 1 am half afraid OF her; and
sides, IT Is you she wants to see, I
II me-"
do LET her take the best she can ge
said the unconscious egotist; II ca
OIL CO."
ID, shall you be home to tea. B
IL well7"
of "I rather think not. Mary said Z
Do would leave me up at the Whites
our way homej they are to have