Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-09
A Converted Clergyman


81 thought you would come up and
read for me, Lucy; have been expect
ing you"
But 1 could not come to-day, you
know" said the wife, deprecatingly.
IT'S washing dayv'
"Well, what If it is? You do not
wash, L presume"
mo, dear, not exactly; but Katie
does
But you are not Katie"
Il 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 it is not in your
line, Boswell. If 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 a good deal of work to
! be done"
Work, workl'' 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"
II 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 you
had to do this morning"
81 WILL" said Lucy, seating herself
on the lounge by her child. "It is G
fine day, and Katie has very large
wash; SO l set her at work early, anC
L 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 l pu
, fresh flowers in the vases, and 1 pick
ed and shelled the peas, and made thu
pudding, and cooked your steak, anC
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. 1 only wis
n, you had seen him when L"
"Oh, yes, 1 dare say; but don
q care to hear about It."
Lucy bent down over the sleepin
), child to pat and kiss him, and whe
. she raised her head there was a tea
q ION the baby's dimpled cheek. Poo
little thing! Had he been weeping 1
his sleep? for the mothers fair fac
:, was as unruff1ed as before.
:, "Are you coming to read to m'
Lucy?"
:. Lucy hesitated.
81 will If 1 can-after dinner"
- "Oh, 1 am going out to dine with th
Aliens"
You are! why. Mr.. Holland, 20
did not tell me!'
Il mo, 1 did not think Of it; and
" not suppose 1t makes much differenC
a to you"
o. 81 thought it would be a good da
for you to so over to see that old del
y Mrs. Otis. 1 hear she tells everybod
10 she does not know her minister
q sight"
70 "Well, she won't acquire that know
edge to-day, any way. Mary Dem
h. promised to call for me at the Allen
ar and take me for a drive in her pol
h carriage down to the lower mills at II
" POND, ana tnat Is Hucn pieaSdhlei'
ID "Of course it is; and such love
N day. too. You will have a charmil
ride. I am so gladl 1t will do "
81 good to leave your writing, am sure
No "Yes; but about that old Mrs. OF
N Can't YOU go there instead of me? Y
,u might"
O. "Of course I could. But she is
al cross I am half afraid of her; and
sides. 1t is you she wants to see, 4
IT, me-"
do LET her take the best she can ge
said the unconscious egotist; Il ca
ol- CO."
n. "Shan you be home to tea, b
it well?"
Of ct rather think not. Mary said s
re- would leave me up at the Whites
our way home; they are to. have