The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-08-27
MYra'S Vac fion
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~ field. The father had MIXED their
five cows and returned from Carrying
the milk To the creamery
why. how smart YOU all arefn
cried Myra. as she looked about fh..
kitchen. Churning-they chuned their
own butter-was done and the dishes
also finished.
What is to be done. NOMINEE
Please talk TO me as you would t0 a
hired girl. Any ironing left over
Yes, dear. Some way ! am an le-
hind with the work. OF late one week.
seems TO drag over into the next "
must be ! am getting old. or else iaz
Myra kissed her and then Vtft
singing out into the shed 20 get the
basket OF clothes. MY. but this rs 4
hot morning to iron. | don't see how
mother stands IT, She ought TO have
a gasoline stove. II seems TO me faith
er might get her more convenience.
but | suppose il is as much her fault
as his. IL takes so much TO live keep
uD insurance. pay taxes and all the
rest Hum. when | marry. shall
marry rich"
You will hey?"
Myra's singing had changed TO a 500
Hloquy. and the last words came out
emphatically just as a shadow. follow
ed by a young man. came around the
corner.
why. Willis. how you frigh,rn
one" but pretty Myra did not look
one-hit frightened and the next hour
was spent In merry sociabilty. for
Willis Cary and the Blaine young peo-
pie were the best friends imaginable
When he went away little picnic
had been planned for the afternoon ~
the day following: and then Myra re-
membered that the dress she should
want to wear was soiled and must Be
done up"
: This. with extra baking. took not
only all her time but added an extra
strain on mother.
T Sunday Myra attended church and
SUNDAY school in the forenoon. sing
I ing rehearsal. Y. p s G. f and
{ preaching services In the afternoon
/ and evening.
/ Monday morning I viii turn over
new leaf" she said. and she ara.
5 but IL was rather unexpected 20 Der
after all.
!. At4 O'Clock her father called her.
a her mother could not get Mp.
II was only the legitimate outcoms
a Of long. severe strain. bat Il was Ia
y her delirium that 1t all came out.
n How bitter were Myra's tears as
y over and over again the voice, some
times feeble and sometimes pitched
" high. would say: If can only hold
out till Mvra comes home. she Is such
II a good daughter She Will seem %
lr step in and take the burden as 30 ol'
IN else can" 1T will be such a cOnto-
Of when Myra comes hime, can hardly
as wait. There will be some one 10 hell
NJ me then. and oh. I'm so tired an
o. again. But | won't let the ch.l
work: she shall enjoy her vacation
n Dear girl. I won't let her know aloI
or these numb spells. or his queer par
On in my head I'll get better towar
W fan when the weather gets cooler
or She did get better toward faN
10 though she drifted out a long way if
en- ward the unknown; but Myra fa
is learned a lesson more OF our girl
ought to learn without her dearl
20 bought experience In all the 1i-
~ world there is more dearer 20 the sir
ar ish heart than that same patient z
dulgent mother. of whom shy take
"a the most unfair advantage.
re- The ideal vacation is the enc
which one has a chance OF eirn
at some one else a change ami man
EST another besides Myra might insure
ne pleasant. restful time all around ?
asst promptly relieving the overhurfene
Ter homemaker. for as Fred wa bear
to 10 grumble on one occasion aN
nd seems IL everybody had vacations p.
er. mothers. Western Rural.