Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-02-01
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''Yes, but do you. not know that 'wo-
mans work is never done? There is
| the baby, too
/ "Yes. Ella, but do you not know that
| all women have so much to do? If
| you would only hurry the least little
bit, you would accomplish all the work
in a much shorter time. I could do it
all in one-haIf the time"
ooh, john
"Well. you just go off somewhere
and see if you don't find things in 'ap-
pie pie order when you come back"
Thus ended the evening chat.
The Tuesday following she received
note saying:
Dear Ella-Come Immediately. I am
very Ill. Your mother, e. F. P.
When John returned from his work
and had read the note he said: go, by
all means will attend to the house
keeping" added he, with confident
air.
"John, shall be obliged to leave the
baby at home. In case should not be
at home again tomorrow will you see
that he is fed?"
"Of course Do you think | would
starve him?'
1.-THE next morning while Mrs. W.
was on her way to her mothers house
John was at home, introduced into the
mysteries of the kitchen.
About dinner time he went down
Nto the cellar and soon returned with
large bowl of sweet cream. After
placing this on the table he put on his
hat and coat and sauntered down to
the butchers after a steak for dinner.
In going out he forgot to shut the
door after him, and on his return home
he found five cats tapping the cream
he had left on the table.
"Well," he said, II shall say nothing
of this to Ella. but I'll broil the steak,
and that will quite make up for the
loss of the cream"
He then tied one of Elias aprons
around him. as he had seen Ella do
when she was about to engage in some
such kind of work, put the steak into
a frying pan and covered it over with
pot lid. fully expecting to find the
steak nicely done when he should again
raise the lid.
Alas, however, the steak was burned
to a cinder!
THAT is strange" said John. "El1a's
broiled steak never resembled this cers
tainly."
By this time he was quite hungry.
He was not quite so boastful as he had |
been that morning.
"There is. at least. one thing I'll have |
for dinner. I'll warm up the potatoes |
dinner
So John put a large lump of lard in
the frying pan and soon after the pota-
toes. The potatoes were soon warm,
but as he sat down to eat them he was
at their greasy appearance
as we'll as at the amount of lard left In
the pan.
How many times he had wished Ella
back again that day! In thinking of
his many disappointments. together
with the fact that he had not yet had
his dinner. poor John knew not what
to do with himself
The ringing of the doorbelI aroused
him. and he. forgetting his ridiculous
appearance. rushed to the door
II have come to call on Mrs. Will
iams.'' said the lady who rang the bell.
Mrs Williams is not In at present"
'Then should like to see Mr.. Will
iams if he is in
Il am he, madam"
"You?" said the lady. trying in vain
10 keep from laughing.
Then poor John. suddenly recollect-
ng his ridiculous appearance felt
'eady to die of shame. There was no
1elp for it. however He invited the
ady into the close front parlor. in
which the fumes of the burned steak
md hot fat were still distinct
Scarce knowing what he was doing.
Town. not upon it. but into the pan
the lard.
John started back. not knowing what
o do or say.
In the midst of these troubles the
'aby began to cry. and John. now ter :
fled beyond everything, rushed into
he other room. mentally resolving
hat if Ella did not come soon he .
would put an end to these trials. !
The lady in the front room kept very .
uiet She thought she heard some
ne crying She listened. 1t was John.
lie was talking to himself. He said.
Oh. dear Ella. come back to me again
nd forgive me. and you shall never y
ear me boast again.
Then the old lady in the front room .
Tipped off her wig her old black veil :
nd her dress. and in very few mo-
lents his Ella for it was she. stood .
efore him. =
"Oh. Ella forgive me- We're his first
lords on recovering from his surprise. =
She forgave him. then told him how
he had planned all to cure him Of y
ousekeeping.
"You have done So darling" said he.
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