Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-11-25
From Lucille S
Diary

| Sometimes think that mother fair
! ly revels in house cleaning. The semi
annual unheavals that she insists up
| on do not seem in the least necessary
| to me- Still, as wish to help her in
any way | can, / usually leave home
| during the siege, for | know 1t is cas-
| Ter to clean house when there is not
| large family to take care of
! Last week, when the calciminers ap-
| peared, therefore, l went out to Uncle
| Johns farm. When | arrived | was
naturally annoyed to find Aunt Anna
! In the midst of putting up grape juice
and making pickles.
You see, we are In quite a mess"
said Aunt Anna in greeting me, but
| we shall be through in day or two
| and then we can have good time
, riding in your Uncle Johns automo-
bile
why, has Uncle John got carr"
he win give me g little ride in it to-
day."
mo, he can't" said Aunt Anna, DE
cause he's over at Mays farm, helping
fill the silo Tomorrow, too, there's
lot of work to do, but by Thursday
he'll have time to take us to the coun-
| ty fair"
THE county fair!" l echoed Il
| don't believe | care about county fairs.
I'm not particularly interested in
| pumpkins"
! Well you don't have to go If you
| don't want to-" remarked Aunt Anna,
rather sharply Il suppose you're not
interested in grape juice and pickles,
| either"
Il should love TO help you, aunty, if
| | must work while here on the paper
! / have to write for our club, the Dix
! Amies"
What's the subject of your pa
peru
The Theory of Household Eco
nomics.'"
Its good thing it's the theory"
commented Aunt Anna.
Thursday, at breakfast, Uncle John
said to Aunt Anna, Il saw Luke
Wright at the creamery this morning
and l told him to tell Lucy to be
! ready and we'd take her to the fair
l know she'll be interested in the
automobile races"
Automobile races!" / repeated
"Then I'm glad I've decided to 60
| You see, Aunt Anna, I've got as far
| oil I orc h.
out more reference books
Aunt Anna did not look as pleased
as | had expected and as hurried up
stairs to change my frock | could hear
| Uncle Johns voice raised in argu-
ment
mo, Anna, you shall not stay home,
nor shall Man," he was saying. THE
! first time l go to the county fair in
my own machine my wife and daugh-
| ter shall go along"
When my 15-year-old cousin Nan
and | got into the back of the little
car and Aunt Anna sat down by Uncle
John we filed it so completely that l
naturally thought Uncle John would
not take Lucy Wright, but he drove
straight to her house.
You sit in there with the girls"
he said as Lucy, who must weigh at
least 100 pounds, came out to the car.
| think I was never so uncomfort-
ably crowded In my life before. Soon
told Uncle John that l simply
couldn't stand 1t.
Yes, the seats only intended for
two" he remarked. But what's to be
done?"
Some one might sit on the floor Of
the car in front" suggested.
Lucy Wright who seemed very
good-natured person, Immediately
placed her ponderous self at Aunt
Annals feet.
I'm afraid we have too much
weight on one side of the car" said
Uncle John.
Just then we came to a muddy
stretch of road, into which he went
slowly, instead of putting on more
force and getting quickly through it.
as ! should have done Suddenly the
wheels on the heavy side of the car
plunged deep into the mud and we
stopped with a jerk No amount of
effort on Uncle Johns part would