Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-11-15


Alberta Hathaway we're resting from
their arSiuons studies or the Normal
school. under tho great elms on the
grassy slope In front OF the Packard
. farmhouse.
/ Josephine was 10 and good 70 hook
upon. with fair hair. blue eyaa. q
supple form and q dainty gown. Al
berta. her friend. a year older. LARGE.
dark. dlwnifAed. stylish. wAa aleO good
to look upon. Both were In tho en-
luyment oe perfect health and each
prided herself ON her muscular devri'
opmeat and powNru OF phyaicai endur'
anee-Aand Intelligence.
In tho farmhouse. Ia the Kitchen.
with = very hot stove for company.
was Josephine's mother. tFoaing a
much berulEied white mualin dreAA be-
longing 60 tho aforesaid Josephine.
She was q plump. huay. cheerful.
little woman. whose greatest hAppt.
ness in life was 10 have other people
take comfort" She had t~o ideas ot
comfort. the one for her own exciu'
aive use. the other for the roat OF the
world
The frat was work. she believed.
or pretended. or Imagined that only
/ ia keeping cvcrsastinEiy at Il could
she by happy Her ideal for every.
body else was ldlcncaH
There was one exception. however
| To this almost universal acaulrHcence.
and a. Mrs. Parkard finished the mus
lin this exception appeared In the
doorway. and resting hls hands hiEh
up on either side OF the door, looked
into the kitchen-a well built ycunE
man with frank. pleasant face. He
demonstrated with his aaat ia a half
ioklng. half vcxcd way. for doing the
work ~ "thoNc two lazy. good for
nothing girls"
They are much better ahle tn do
It than you are. and | have hair a
mind to 80 aud tell ,bem 80"
S0h. well. they're young" said his
aunt. induiEently. do let them take
comfort while tney can Hard work
viii come "a them soon enough"
II wiah II would come right now
aald sam They deserve q EDud
shaking aud ia like % b. the enc "a
give Il them"
That evening a message eamo which
was an urgent summons 10 the bedside
OF dying sister,
How can Eoi" exclaimed Mrs
Packard. In great distress af mind.
What 10 10 hinder your EnlRg n
cried Josephine. warmly u should
think ii was great VI Alberta mnd
couldn't do tho hnuaewnrk for dny
or tvo. You must Eo-ypu hhaii Ro,'
Sam took her TO the railroad station
very early In the morning. speAkinp
comfortably TO the anxious little NO
man. who felt aimoat Ike 3 criminal
in thus spelling the eorsIy needed
vacation Of the two fragile maisiwnr
whom Hha left behind
.'Now. don't you worry. Aunt Ellaa
BETH" hu said as h. bada her good
bye. ti1i keep an eye oa the girls
and give them a lift now asd then. and
II they show signs Of collapse. III take
hold aud do the work myself
Aunt Elizabeth assma IN think you
girls are a pretty helpless lot" oh
served sam. carolcaHiy. after h1 aF
rived home.
Il know IL" returned Josephine. hall
vnxed Il don't Rea but What we Fsl
along beautifully. and ! believe that
ntne.lentha Of the complaining about
housswork being 20 hard and disa
gneeabIe IL clear rubbish.
Il am surprised. really. 10 ind u o.
easy and pleasant" said Alberta
Il wiah mother didn's make sucl
hard cork 81 u" continued Josephine
with psHmlye regret She keeps trot
ting al day long. Rhd there isn't a 81
OF need Of a. Bnt OF course" she
added exeusingly. -ahs cant move 81
think as quickly as = yUanK person.
Sam turned bis head 70 hide veFj
bread smile.
1T seems q pity she should hurrJ
home. @hen II In 20 wholly annscea
aary. nos doesn't it, ha questioned
mmssnniy. "sha W. seldom KetM away
and there are d host Of Feiatlsei
around there that she has been want
lag IN visit for years"
Why not write and tell her q
stay - said Alberta.
= could do that sid Josephine
III would bs great fun :.
30 the letter was wFittsn--lndesd
each member ~ the family wrote
fstser. even Mr.. Packard. wao d@te@t@s
letter writing from bic r@vy saul. Ana
~Aothar wAs given 10 uadNrntaad tina
everything went oa nwimtaingiy with
ont her. and that her psessnss In IN,
family eiTcis WA not desired Tor eli
weeks ~ tbs very least
San very kindly offered the Girl
ths ioan u bis alarm etoek. and sst I
fog them ma haifpass four. fog ~
Packard wam so begin 0a ghe meadow
TIE next dmy. maA they wouia wmnt nj
early breakfast.
u seemed 70 Jossphiae And Aib@gti
as 1hoagh fhsy had harAIY fAiisi
aslssp. When "Whir-f.FsrsfsrrrYr--F.r