Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-12
She Needed a Rest
Mrs. Brown Was on the Verge
Of Nervous Prostrs,ion.

with your" anxiously asked Mr..
Brown.
He had waited In a taxicab in front
of DIR. Murray's house, while Mrs.
Brown received medical advice.
Mrs. Brown sighed. leaned weakly
against him and murmured that she'd
tell him as soon as he had finished d.
recting the chauffeur.
ITS a wonder I'm not in a hospital
right now. he says" she continued i
have missed ner, GUS prostration by
hairs breadth. and il I'm not very.
very careful, III get 1t yet Perhaps
Ill die, too
A sob left her.
People are dying like everything
this spring" she resumed with emo
ton, from the same thing.
We'll. then, now. by hockey, p'raps
you'll quit juggling trunks and lifting
bookcases TO look for nickel that's
slid under 'em. and act like woman
with at least an ounce of sense." said
Mr. Brown. excitedly.
"Lemme get out at a subway sta
ton" said Mr.. Brown. land you go
home and get to bed. And stick there.
Don't cry like that. Pussy. I'm only
repeating what I've said before. You
mustn't do so much"
1t was 10 a. m.
III just stop at the butchers and
have it out with him about those I'M
speakably scrawny chickens he sent
she decided, land that's the only job
/ shall do"
After a long argument with the
butcher she returned home.
DIR. Murray ordered absolute quiet
for me. Bessie" she informed her
maid. so | shall lie down all day.
guess he's right. l need rest. We
women go on until We drop. Men
stop if they have 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
ton, 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.
Il hardly teched It." said she, AN
off it come. It's the thing with holes,
what the water spurts outer"
Mrs. Brown remained still three
minutes. Then she arose and went
TO look for herself.
Its come unsoldered," she said;
get the hammer and some string.
I'll stand on the edge of the bath and
fix it,
Half 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 jobs.')
Good land, Icok how paint was
dripped on the outside of the tub" ex-
claimed Mrs. Brown
She procured a sharp knife. some
turpentine, and 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. it don't show, still knew
IL was there, and / cannot bear not
TO have a house as it should be. Now,
I'll rest all the afternoon, and you
can bring a cup of tea to me"
In ten minutes the tea was at her
bedside One sip. and Mrs. Brown dis
covered that the grocer had sent orange
pokee instead OF English breakfast.
She tumbled into a dressing gown and
rushed to the telephone, whence. ex-
haustcd but triumphant after scolding
somebody botly. she returned to bed.
bearing a fashion magazine.
20. goody. panels are coming in"
she exclaimed. Il can change my
Nile green by using a net overskirt
and the cream applique from my old
satin. and the panel and sleeves can
be of this ail-over lace bought nine
years ago. / was sure 1t would be
handy for something. It's in the
steamer trunk. under the four big
ones. in the spare room. Or IL is in
the box with the hat trimmings
put II away in the fail Of 1929. when |
went to Europe-yes. it's the steamer.
Bessie, Come and help me-"
The two. each weighing about lis.
sailed resoIutely TO the trunk-room-
With apparent ease thow often had
they gone through with a similar per
formance) they brought q tier Of
trunks to the floor and knelt beside
the steamer.
Bessie went hack 90 her ironing.