The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-08-06
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\ queer woman Went to live in q
community where the people were
rich, where it VAS considered proper
TO eat too much, to dress too gorge
ously and to labor very little. She
dressed quietly, lived simlly and
worked honestly for six or eight hours
every day. keeping only the evening
| for recreation with her husband. She
really must have been very queer.
She gave no large receptions and
kept no human automaton in attend
ance upon her door bell. Instead, she
kept a guest chamber fragrant and
ready for visitors from out of town.
There was always a place at her table
for the friend who would go to her.
And many went from the east and the
west. and were strengthened and re-
freshed
Slowly, one by one, she brought
into her home such beautiful things
as she and her husband valued and
could afford-a quaint bit of furni-
ture, good rug, a choice picture,
precious books. And all these things
spoke together coherent LANGUAGE.
but they were not understood
She made garden for herself and
her children and worked in It a long
time every day. She taught her lit
tie ones to plant and foster flower
and fruit. and how to attract the birds
She made them feel the superb rush
of the growing time, the ecstacy of
the blossom time and the peace Of
the days of fruitage. She gave them
the love of light, color and fragrance.
a knowledge of the clean odor of the
earth after rains And her children
became healthy and helpful, truthful
and beautiful.
And her neighbors realized that she
would not live as they lived and they
resented it, And when they spoke of
her they said:
81 suppose she's pleasant enough;
but then she would have TO be, for
she hasn't a particle of style"
Probably she is one of those prig.
aish people who think they can re-
form the world"
NO, would not invite her, If
We're you. She never entertains. and
she would probably criticise the way
You did things or preach you a ser
mon on the simple life"
Her house? Well, it is Just about
what YOU would expect The things
are all good enough, but they are not
al all what people are using now It's
always the way with these conceited
people who try to be original, and
won't have a house furnisher do ev-
erything properly"
"No, I would not trouble to call If
were YOU. When people are queer
like that there is no telling how far
it may go. She may be-not our sort
at ALL YOU know"
"Well. I always have felt that there |,
must be something not Quite-ah-I
refined about a woman who likes do.
ing so much of her own house work |
Yes. and have noticed her working /
in that garden with spade just like
day laborer and the children dirty
as little pigs"
"Yes. and feel that YOU never can |
get children to grow uD with any
ideas of propriety if you are so stinsy |
that you won't keep a nurse - look /
after them properly"
Only the cleaning woman, who went .
to her once a week, said:
She ain't much fer fuss and feath-
ers, hut she's kind AMI good She |
makes a body feel kinder human and .
decent and self-respectin', and I'd
ruther work there than anywhere
else