St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21
She Needed 4 Rest
Mt.. Blown WIS on he Verg
q Nervous Rsossaion.

against him and mur1aured that she'd
tell him as soon as he had finished d.
recting the chauffeur.
ITS 4 woRdeE Tm not in & hospital
right now, he says she continued. Il
have missed nervous prostration by q
hairs breadth, and IL I'm not very,
very careful, I'll set e yet Perhaps
I'll die, too"
A sob left her.
People ara dying Ike everything
thig spring she resumed with emo
ton, from the same thing"
'yyell, then, now, by hockey, p'raps
you'll quit juggling trunks and lifting
bookcases to look for q nickel that's
slid under 'en, and act like q woman
with at least an ounce Of sensa!'' said
HI. Brown excitedly.
"Lemme get QUE al . subway sta
ton,' said Nj. Brown, 'and you 60
home and get to bed. And stick there.
Don'e cry like that. Pussy. I'm only
repeating what rye said before. You
mustn't do SO much"
It was 10 q. m.
'Tll Just stop at the butchers and
have 1t out with him about those un-
speakably scraWny chickens he sent"
she decided, "and that's the only Job
/ shall do"
After a long argument with the
hatcher she returned home.
.Dr. Murray ordered absolute quiet
for me, Bessie" she informed her
maid, $50 / shall lie down all day. I
guess he's right. / need rest. We
women go on until we drop. Hen
stop il they have 3 pain In their little
finger
And they got very little sympathy
for females" said Bessie, dejectedly.
Little they realize how we feel
They couldn't go through with
what We do and never even men
tion, because we're accustomed to
being wretched." continued Mrs.
Brown.
'They wouldn't understand. any
way" said Bessie, with angry resent
ment.
Twenty minutes after she had re-
tired to her room Bessie appeared
to report that the top Of the shower
bath had fallen.
4 hardly teched IL" said she, IAN
OF It come. It's the thing with holes.
what the water gpurts outer"
Mrs. Brown remained still three
minutes. Then she arose and went
To look for herself.
TITS come u~nsoldered," she said;
aget the hammer and some string.
I'll stand Of the edge OF the bath and
TX 1T"
Hall an hours toll put the shower
bath in good shape. (Mr. Brown was
paying the janitor of their house three
dollars a month to do odd jobg.pl
Good land, look how paint was
dripped on the outside Of the tub!" tx
claimed Mrs. Brown.
she procured q sharp knife, some
turpentine, and q cloth. After spend
ing As minutes, with her back bent
and her head swimming. she straight
ened and viewed the result.
I've been meaning to take that
paint of for weeks she remarked.
OF course, 1t don't show, still / knew
Il was there, and / cannot bear not
to have q house as it should be. Now,
Ill rest all the afternoon, and you
can bring a cup Of tea to me-
n ten minutes the tea was at her
bedside. One sip, and Mrs. Brown dis
covered that the grocer had sentorangs
pokee instead Of English breakfast.
She tumbled into a dressing gown and
rushed to the telephone, whence, ex-
hausted but triumphant after scoIding
somebody holly, she returned to bed,
bearing a fashion magazine.
20, goody, panels are coming inl"
she exclaimed. Fl can change my
Nile green by using q net oYerskirt
and the cream applique from my old
satin, and the panel and sleeves can
be of this all-over lace / bought nine
years ago. / was sure It would be
handy for something. It's 81 the
steamer trunk, under the four big
ones, Ia the spare room. or 1t lis In
the box with the hat trimmings. !
put It away in the fall OF 1893, when /
went to Europe-yes, it's the steamer.
;Bessiei Come and help me-"
The two, each weighing about 11S,
sailed resolutely TO the trunk.room.
With apparent ease chow often had
they gone through with i similar per
gormancel they brought q tier Of
trunks to the door and kneIt beside
the steamer.
Bessie went back TO her ironing,
while Mrs. Brown sat on the aoor and
cut out the new panel. Next she
ripped the Nile-green gown and basted
the panel In place.
CHANGING lid, she noted that the
careless hand OF Mr.. Brown had put
books belonging to various sets III the
wrong shelves OF the bookcase. 1t WIS
9 good time to remove AL the books,
and change them from case to case,
in order to make the room look die
ferent.
Nh. Browns key sounded In the out
" door as she locked the last book
case. Mrs. Brown bounded to her
room and into bed. She was lying
faint and white, as he softly en-
tered.
"How's fathers little girlie?" he
queried, tenderly stroking her fever
ish forehead.
Mrs. Brown gave a weary moan.
Il just feel as ii I didn't have 4 By
of strength left In my whole body"
said she.