The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1910-12-16

Il should love to help you. aunty. if
1 had time," l replied, pleasantly, but
/ must work while here on the paper
I have to write for our club, the Dix
Amies."
What's the subject of your pa
PERI
1.-The Theory of Household Eco
nomics'"
Its a 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.
know she'll be interested in the
automobile races"
Automobile races!" repeated.
Then I'm glad I've decided to go.
You see, Aunt Anna, I've got as far
along on my essay as 1 can get with
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. Tie
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 l got into the back of the little
car and Aunt Anna sat down by Uncle
John we filled 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 160 pounds, came out to the car.
l think l was never so uncOmfOrt-
ably crowded in my life before. Soon
/ told Uncle John that / simply
couldn't stand it.
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 muddy
stretch of road, into which he went
slowly, instead of putting on more
force and getting quickly through it,
as l 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
make the car stir.
At last he said, Well have to get
out and push her out of this mudhole"
OF course 1 could not step into the
mud in my white buckskin shoes. but
the others pushed and pushed until
finally the car was on comparatively
dry land. But, try as he would. Uncle
John simply couldn't make it go. He
grew more and more angry as farmers
kept driving by in their wagons. each
asking what was the matter.
We women decided to walk home, a
distance of three miles! Aunt Anna
said so much about the foolishness Of
overlooking a car that 1 was really
sorry for that dreadfully heavy Miss
Wright, who must have felt very
guilty and uncomfortable. Still, I do
not see why Uncle John did not buy
a large touring car instead of that
silly little thing that carries only four
people. 1 told Aunt Anna what
thought about it.
kindly don't criticise our automo-
bile, Lucille; that's the last straw"
she said, so unpleasantly that deter
mined to go home at once. even if
the house cleaning was not DONE
Uncle John, with his machine tow
ed in by a larger car, reached home