Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-06-15
Jean and Laura

Ou Laura
"Oh Jean."
The two sisters threw their arms
about each other and half-laughing,
half-crying, swung around and around
In the little s!tting,room till the cat
fed from itscushioned chair and the
canary by the window outdid itself in
song
Let me read it with my own eyes"
demanded Jean, reaching for the letter
fiuttering in Laura's hands. Some
thing over 40 600! Think of it Good
old uncle We never saw! to not win it
to some favol;te clerk or housekeeper,
to let it fall as private instead of pub
lie charity"
Now If father and mother were but
here! Dear old Dad! He should new
err have eaten another meal out of a
dinner pail, but should have time TO
read and travel" and Laura's gentle
brown eyes overlooked.
The sisters had been motherless
since long braid and pinafore days
but the patient. grimy handed iron
worker, their father, had died but the
year before.
Have you decided what you want
most to do?" asked Jean, across the
breakfast table next morning
You tell first and Laura smiled
fondly at the bright face opposite.
Then shall tell for you first. You
shall leave that old Office forever,
Next winter you can go to Boston and
study something on the culture you've
always sighed for And I? oh never
another hours school teaching when
this term is finished because | am not
the timber of which good schoomarms
are made. shall go out into the
green country and buy myself farm
with red barns and brook and duck
pond, and | shall have pigs and
chickens and geese and turkeys and
woody lambs and two horses of my
own to drive"
,Oh Jean, you'll lose all your money
You don'tknow the first thing about
running a farm, and men will sell You
spawned COWS and unruly horses. And
you don't know Toulouse duck or a
Berkshire ram from plain mongrels.
Remember how father lost all his saw
ings in a farming venture. Your hired
men will strike just as the timothy is
Jose scales on your Southdowns and
your butter won't come because your
cows have eaten garget Come to
Boston with me and study landscape
gardening"
But Jean shook her pretty head and
said, 4 have a plan. Producing an
advertising page she read
Bellayre Farm Limited number of
boarders taken. Shade and fruit trees,
fresh vegetables, cream and butter.
Elevation. pure air, attractive view.
Address VIM. Ayre Yapham, Vt
But, child, that paper is year old"
The very reason l selected it," and
Jean nodded sagely. Where they
take hoarders there is work l shall
write that am young ana willing and
will work for SO a week"
AS kitchen help! Why, child. you
But I want to learn kitchen ways
will have to eat in the kitchen and the
hired man win make love to you! III
never let you go.
nd about the duties of hired men :,
shall pretend to be rather stupid and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ayre will teacit me and
maybe let me feed the poultry Peo
pie always love TO enlighten ignor-
ance."
LaIra protested in vain, and as Mrs
Ayre promptly accepted Jeans offer,
she at length yielded to Jeans merry
anticipations and Joined with her n
regarding the summers experiment as
a vacation frolic.
But don't on any account let your
love of fun reach your treatment or
the rired man, was Laura's parting
admonition. and Jean. sober faced at
the separation, promised faithfully.
Yet her first letter began
As you feared it was John ofallwork
met me at the station and he seemed
to approve OF my clean bingham and
sailor hat But ease your mind, for
Mrs Ayre was there, too. and I like
her. And the farml 1t has every
thing and all SO trim and sleek and
well cared for. Big barns, red cows.
white ducks and a pet lamb at the