Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-10-06
HER HOUSE IN ORDER.

announcing the advantageous sale of
some shares in a company she believed
to be unsound; the other from her mar
ried sister in London telling her that
Lady Macintyre had made up her mind to
settle in Chipperton.
She was only the widow of a city
knight, it is true, but she had a handle
TO her name and was supposed to be
wealthy
1T is just what we want in Clipper
tom Miss bennett Brown remarked to
her unmarried sister Olivia, ''some one to
give tone to the place and lead society"
And already she saw visions of garden
parties. at which she would be an honored
guest. and bazaars at which she would
be asked to hold a stall. With her
minds eye she even began to range rapid
| Iy over her somewhat Anticipated ward
robe and to reckon up its possibilities.
"Shc will be great acquisition, but
turning to her letter-'she is not to be
here till the end of the London season,
Carrie saws
Having decided that this was to be re-
GREETED but could not be helped, she
armed herself with a sheath of tracts and
went forth in great good humor to visit
those of her neighbors who, being poor,
| had apparently forfeited the English
| mans right to consider his house his
castle
She went first to some pretty chalet
! like cottages lust on the outskirts of the
town into two of which new tenants had
! lately come, whose acquaintance she was
anxious to make.
The door of the first was invitingly
open. Through it she saw, in the little
sitting room opposite, a woman who was
engaged in ironing some lacy looking
articles. She was of pleasant but
| homely countenance, and wore her gown
pinned up under voluminous holland
pinafore.
Miss bennett Brown raped sharply on
| the door with the handle of her umbrella,
and, without waiting for permission, en-
| tered
Il hope | do not interrupt YOU" she
said
The woman's face expressed surprise
and-could it be possible "a shade of
annoyance But she said politely:
oh. not at all; if you will go into the
| front room | will be with you in a min
ute"
Don't move" exclaimed the other.
Go on with your work. will sit here
and she pumped herself down into a
chair by the table. Il love to watch peo
pie work"
Il expect it is fascinating sometimes
to those who themselves have nothing to
| do"
Miss bennett Brown was little taken
aback, and tried to look severe.
"Oh. l am a very busy woman, I as
sure you. Do you always do your iron
ing in here?"
No. not always. I sometimes iron in
the kitehen-but today the kitchen is
rather in a pickle"
"Ah, that is pity. Do you not think
it is II good rule to clean your kitchen
early? An ill-kept kitchen is-well You
know, so very untidy. | think | have a
little paper on that very subject. ] am
into her string bag, She produced a tract
Her House in Order, it is called" she
said; 1T is most interesting
She was not observant of the counte-
nances of the humble. or she would have
noticed a curious twinkle in the ewes of
the woman before her. as she replied:
80 Thank you. Kindly put it down. and
will show it by-and-by to Susan"
Read 1t yourself. my good woman
read it your>elf-it will teach YOU great
DEAL
, And without stopping for reply she
lerked her thumb in the direction of the
yard, whence came sounds of the clatter-
ing ot pals, and asked laconicaly:
~ our daughter"
j, No, that is not my daughter-my
daughter is in London"
In Seryicc?'
"Nhe is married"
bard"
Il hope so-she has made no complaint
80 far
Any ,ons:"
~ e., | have two sons"
"And what are they doing?"
der" ''',
oh. really-a collector Nov what
do You call a collector? What does he
eoIlect-taNes, / SUPPOSE"
Well | believe he does sometimes
: But he does a great deal more thon no
he Is very hard worked. poor hoy,
5 That's better than hnyibo no yorl- -
all, like those poor. wretcbei men who -,
about the streets. Hard work WON'T H.
him any harm-u will do him oo,5
hard worked"
r times" are some
Don't You believe it. And rho 49,,
/ who Is soldiers L no stoaG,.a V.'e
80, fer your >ake-hut tbey nv, o--,,.,'t5
J to so many temptations 3rs ~ $50 80
{ Now / nave touching little story h.,
which | should ISL, w.. - mere