The Tupelo journal., 1907-11-15

will be dry and" sighed her hus-
band.
well, / came as SOC as I possibly
could" burst in Mrs. Klinker. And
4 had to stand up with all these
bundles every step of the way home!
There wasn't a gentleman In that
whole a man. enough to give me a
seat!
I sometimes wonder if o appre.
Giate the fact that | am Shaving and
digging from one weeks end to the
other to make a home for you and the
three women ought to do-and doing
1T better! Butt suppose il l should
die tomorrow you'd be looking around
sor some n else the day after, and a
silly. young doll-face that couldn't,
or wouldn't. raise her finger ii the
heads! | cant help being capable
eny more than [ can help breathing.
When | was q girl and lived at home
mother always said | vas the only
Ole OF the gifisSshe> could trust to do
q piece OF work well.
you may all realize 1t when I'm
IN my grave. There aren't many
women who can clean the whole
house, bake, get meals for a big hun
cry family and then walk out of the
house as much of a lady and looking
better than any oma On the street
Srhn Iyapnc cnnxynn{, oaI Ako- ~o@Lsn-
TO do but fuss herself up. I tell you,
Albert Kiinker, you're a very fortunate
man. / don't want to complaint only
want you to get it through your thick
head how much l do on a very little!"
my dear Stella, | know you work
Gard, but / beg to remind you that
you had Mrs. Flaherty to do the clean
ing. Charlotte stayed home from the
basket ball game to bake and Grace
and Edith seemed to be equally en-
pioyed with various tasks. l don't
like to mention it, but 1 washed the
suncheon dishes and dinner is now on
the table awaiting you" 1t was a
long speech for Albert Klinker-he
was a man who thought more than he
talked.
"Oh. of course, / don't do anything.
Oh, no! Don't give me any credit
whatever. I'd like to know where this
house and you and the rest would all
be without me? You each do one lit.
tie trifie-and consider yourselves
killed. If you had to do all / do for
one day" Mrs. Klinker was O
past the barrier-and off.
Albert n the girls a half hour
later assisted the storm-swept woman
to her room; Charlotte put her to bed
and Gained her down, and in two
hours you wouldn't know there'd been
anything disturbed in the living room,
except of course, a few breakable
things which could be replaced very
easily.
ooh, how d do, Mrs. Brunswick? ?"
greeted Mrs. Klinker. Isn't it a love
iy afternoon to be out? l had a few
errands to do down town and / just
couldn't stay in. Do you know / didn't
recognize you at first, you looked so
well. Your hats very pretty, but it
isn't anything / would wear, though 1t
isn't bad on you. ! don't like to see
anyone dress too young, Mrs. Bruins
wick. My Charlotte would look nice
In that hat with her young face. l see
you have one Of those queer new
coats. That's one thing funny about
me- never rush and break my neck
to get every new exaggerated fashion
that comes out. By the way, may l In.
quire where you bought that coat? Oh
did you have it made? Isn't it queer
one can always tell a homemade gar.
ment at a glance?
"By the way-have you the same
girl now? Yes, she seemed like q
gooa Taliahle. servant, but even the
best of 'em-yes, l know it. 1 simply
won't have n in my house! Albert
says time and again that it is out
rageous for me to try to do every
&hing, but l tell him I'm not going to