The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-14
SHE WASN'T
ENVlOUS

n DO say II myself" remarked the
woman with the sharp nose I'm not
envious nor Jealous. There isn't an
envfous hair In my head. and I'm Just
sorry for people Who are different
Take my sister.in.iaw. for instance
That woman IL 90 afraid she won't
be hrst In everything and have every
thing nicer than anybody else's that
II has ruined her disposition. Not
that she had any disposition TO boast
Of al the start. though my brother
Henry couldn't DO Q thing but rave
about her sweet nature before he mar.
Red her
Shed hardly got into their new Cat
before she WAS running down my
dining room rug 10 my face. just b.
cause hers wasn't A. good She DID
u In Q polite way. Of course. When !
mentioned that I wouldn't give one
body brussels rug with roses like mine
for ten dull. oriental things like
hers she Just smiled and said mine
wouldn't wear nearly rs long a. hers
and TO some tastes my color were
crude. Just because che was sorry
/
umes the sum I put 10 my rugs-and
got nothing so good looking for III
She's kept herv all this time out Of
spite 10 make me think she 10 per
fsctly satisfied.
she IL perfectly foolish about
spending money. Goodness knows. II
ia ask for II could have lots more
money TO spend. but I don't believe In
nagsins your husband. She's got my
brother 90 terrorixed that he Just
hands money over - though he liked
TO. but I gusss I can read between the
lines. She makes my brother think
shes delicate. I suess I know these
slim. why women--th0y're ~ strong
~ . horae. shes noS nearly 20 deli
cate - I am and there's no sense IN
her BEING pampersA
"shs's Inst plain sootish over her
complsIt0n ! gusss other people on
this sasth have - eompl0ioAs -
we'll - herself and. land known. hers
wasn't 20 awfuily much Why. when
was . bAby-rvs heard my mother
Say 40 many ums--peopls used 10
stop her to saelaim over my compiler.
ion. 'Mrsa Psrkins. they'd say. u
Isn't natural for any human child to
have a skin like that. an you want 70
look out. You'll never raise her.
~ course. Il wasn't natural. for II to
stay 30 marvellous after I grew up,
but n I sai With my back 70 the light
Il looked oil right. Only I never
boosted OF N-and Miranda making
such . fuss over her skin! She has
my brother hypnotized into thinking
Il wonderful. too.
Put on . veil. dear he says 20 her
whom they 60 automobiling. I don't
want you 10 min your face with the
dust A. n = dynamite blast could
make her face look any worse than u
does.
1T makes me sick 10 see Q man "a
fooled by q woman who buys her com
pie sion at the drug store and puts u
on With . trowsl
Some time when get . chance I'm
drawer and pull out her rouge and
powder truck and leave EN- lying
around whsrs my brother can see EN-
lie . perfect shame for him TO Be- %
deceived and 20 happy about Il. You
1 needn't talk to me about being able
TO see her color come and Go-she just
hypnotisss people into thinking II
does.
| THAT electric car Of hers 10 the
| worst, I've walked or taken ths
street cars all the days Of my life. ant
| II that's sood enough for me ~
| plenty good enough for my brother'i
| wife Just because her father gave Il
| to her that " no Sign abe shouldn't
| have been woman enough to refuse II
| Loading my poor brother down will
| the expense Of keeping Il! Her fathc
J built the garage In the rear OF thei
lot 10 keep Il In and abe says sh'
and Henry take all the care Of I
themselvea--bu that's no excuse, III
I lust genuine. reckless. downright ex
travagance. and II makes me sick
Why. I'm perfectly sure ! could hav'
| six electrics n Id ask for 'em. bu
have too much sense and q bette
idea Of my duty to my husband.
| Miranda drove around the day ate
| she got the electric anu thlu sue
come to take mo for ride. but
wasn't going to let her have the pleas
ure OF glosting over me and thinking
she had so much more than did. sh,
just wanted to show on before m.
neighbors and have tnem plying m
| because ! didn't have things like m
brothers wife
| so I said: No. thank you. Miranda
I have my duties 1t home 10 attend tC
a. q good wife should. and I've n,
time TO 60 hying around town, whsl
I might be better employed In darninl
my poor husbands socks, who is worh
ing hard at his once said It point
eddy. too, but don't believe she tool
It to herself. she's SO satisfied witt
everything.
But she can't bear to see me hav