The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-09-17

'Shes tired, and needs rest, Eliza said the
mother.
so do /, siad Eliza, land what's more, mean
to have 1t. I'm going straight out to my sister S,
and III not come back till I'm sent for, and then
M not going to iron three white skirts with seven
tucks apiece in EN- in any one week.
i his was certainly very sensible resolution
for anyone to make.
Before there time to realize the state of af-
talrs, Eliza majestically walked off and Mrs. Dane,
by tins time IN fainting condition from pain and
worry, dragged herself to her bedroom, and laid
her throbbing head on her pillow. On her way to
that refuge she called her husband, busy / his
laboratory difficult solution, and he in turn
called Dorothy
Ii you fancy that college girl was to be
daunted by the difficulties before her, you do not
kEow either the twentieth century young woman,
or the real good gained by diligent study, and dis
clplne of trained faculties. A girl may not learn
how % make pie by understanding equation,
OF acquiring the ability to conjugate the verb ito
be IN four languages, but without doubt the facile
mind educated in direction, turns easily to an
other field of action. Dorothy had found her OPP
portunity. Before going downstairs, the words Of
the text of the sermon she had heard the previous
Sunday flashed into her memory; 1t was, Bear We
one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law Of
Christ. -
The kitchen was sitting with the great range
filled to the lids with glowing coal, ELIAS ironing
ing, were standing in water waiting to be put on
the fire; the peas were shelled. The house was full
of freshly Numbered clothing and the big basket
stood there with its many damp rolls untouched.
Her skirt half finished hung on the board.
Dorothy's courage and pluck were quite reas-
surfing. She said to herself, chat is my first real
chance for right-down lend-a-hand performance,
and I'm not going to be coward
Mother was far too i'll to give advice, Doro-
thy looked the top shelf of the closet and found
a little cooking bOok-just such book as IN an
nvalu@bla gift to the women of her period. A lit
tie searching and she found her inexperienced
hand taken in that of a guide both motherly mad
efficient. All that she needed to know was between
the covers of that book.
When at 1 o'clock an old-fashioned carry-all
brought Uncle Rufus, Aunt Jane, Tommy, Theo
and Alice Dorothy's nice dinner, consisting of
broied steak, new potatoes, green peas, sliced to-
matoes, bread and butter strawberries, and de
lcious coffee was ready and waiting.
The vacation gave Dorothy splendid oppor-
tunty to acquire a practical acquaintance with
housekeeping, and also learn how to spare Others
learning which is seldom obtained by those who
never work with the covers of that book, and she
would find it out in time.
And Eliza! Some people would say that she
would be properly served by being taken at her
word and allowed to stay away. But they would
not be people who live where it is nearly impossl-
bic to secure domestic help at any price. Dorothy
waited two days; then she borrowed horse and
phaeton from a neighbor and drove three miles to
Eliza sisters, and found Eliza quite ready to
come home again There were no promises or
pledges on either SIDE but things worked smoothly
the rest of the summer for Dorothy estimated bet
ter the amount to be done, and took her turn in
lending hand. Her bearing part Of the burden
made the vacation a pleasant one to her tired
mother whose headaches came less frequently, now
that strong young shoulder willingly put to
the wlieel.-Catholic Telegraph.