The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-07
LAZY DORA

HHt Siopptu rocking 10 say II was a
sign of ita Importance there's a
question I've been saving to ask y,u
PAS soon as you came and 1t was al,
! could do to keep from writing IT, ~
you remember Lazy Dola?'
20 | remember herr" The active
LOOKING black eyed woman sat erect
Could | forget her? OF all tie shit
less. sood-fornothing girls ! ever aaw
land I've seen some,
"Sakes alive" she added urai Z
to the neighbor from the floor below,
who had ran in with her meAdia,@
You'd need to see her Ia believe slta
was true. My niece and gave her
thar name, iusi between ourselves. aud
| il fitted. We knew her in idaho. when
my husband was doing a piece of en-
cheering out there, and We were
boarding with her m0ther--a sensible.
industrious woman as ever was.
There was plenty for Lazy Dora to
do, but no-she'd lie abed until time
TO dress for dinner THAT was at noon
and then she'd appear and talk to
the men-young engineers, you know.
After that she'd lop down and read
novels or sleep until evening, when
the men We're home again Then she Il
come to life in earnest Ny. how
she'd sparkle ! used to blink
couldn't believe my own eyes, she vas
50 different from the daytime Dora
And Auntie' Mrs Billings wedged
in. do you remember the young en-
sineer who was so crazy over herr"
do 4? Rufus Chandler was his
name Poor man"
Mrs Billings laughed softly. You
see, auntie had an eye on him for me,
she explained to the neighbor from the
floor below, She didn't know at the
time that | already had my eye on
Jack Billings, and ii went hard with
her to see this other splendid young
man throwing himself away She was
always comerins him and telling him
what good pies could make and how
had kept house for my father since I
was Is, but 1t was no use Rufus would
slip away at the first sound OF Dora's
slippers on the stairs And Aunt
Sally would shake her head at me in
private and say: Just wait till they're
married Hen find out his mistake.
Just YOU watt"
Il was perfectly right. too Aunt
Sally persisted II he ever married
her-whlch l hope for his sake he
regretting H."
Aunt Sally announced Mrs. Bill
llngs ImpressIvely, he did marry her.
and they're living In this building
now, in the fiat right over us"
You don't SAY Poor fellow"
And he's blissiuly happy"
"Then maybe he's made enough
money to keep her in idle luxury"
no; he's hard up. He's told Jack
about his financial troubles bn ho
says Dora Is the bright star OF his lie.
They can't even keep a servant"
You don't mean to say that she
does her own work?"
no; he does her own work He
makes the beds and gets breakfast
and washes the dishes before he
leaves. and he always brings home The
provisions for the dinner he's going
% cook at night Yes. and he's rugged
~ wire frame to hold her book, 50
hat she can read without getting
red."
Eunice Billings
IT'S all true. Sometimes She mus
crs energy to meet him down on tho
.ront steps. and then he puts down his
parcels and carries her IN two fights
If stairs and comes running down
gain after his meat and vegetables
ookiug as if she'd given him a king
lom."
Yes, indeed the nelghbor said.
I've seen that often
"Is she sick" Aunt Sally shifted.
no more than she was when We
,new her. auntie. She's just too choice
md rare to be allowed to exert her
self. She did have a touch of rheuma-
ism IN her shoulder a few months
tgo. and since then he has dressed her
n the morning and done mp her hair.
That's a fact She told me herself.
And one Saturday afternoon Jack
vent up there 10 see Mr.. Chandler on
business matter aud he couldn't
make anyone hear when he raped.
rhe sewing machine was going and il
made such a uOise-necded oiliug. Of
at last Jack pushed open
he door. and there was Rufus chan
Her down on the floor working The
readle OF that machine with his
lands. while Lazy Dora stitched a
cam
For the lands sake What did
sufus Chandler say TO Jack
He came in the hall 70 talk BUSH
.css. so that Dora wouldn't be wor-
led. and before hc went back he
aid. Billings. If ever a man was
privileged to live with an an-e, am
hat man.
We'll ! never" calculated AuEt
tally dropping back into her chair
What I'm gcttins at Aunt sally"
Irs. Billings went on. IS simFlr This:
was brought up wrong I mend and
weep and dust and clean f3e Jack
Billings. just as Z always Gi1 .cs t--
her. bur DO YOU suppose Im sn -
tied angel. that it's a privilege 10