The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-03-12

stretch that - over all my expenses.
And me, that could have cleared
twenty-five dollars month, with
no expenses al all. on my pigeonsi
Works Demands Never Let Up
And noticed Amy-she spelled IL
Aimee in the city watched her
grow thinner and paler and hollow
under the eyes from the strain OF
trying to wear expensive clothes
and pay her manicure and hair
dresser. found out that the girls
who must work were no better of
in the city than in the country. You
had 10 pay out five cents carfare
every time you turned around and
the theaters we're too expensive TO
go TO often and If you we're on time
at . o'clock sharp, you couldn't even
go TO many picture shows and get
time to brush your dress and clean
your shoes and have everything
ready TO jump right into in the
morning.
My, I would hardly admit 10 TO
myself; but IL wasn't long before I
was wishing for the old kitchen at
home, where I could run down i'm
my Bingham dress and have all the
oatmeal and cream | could eat for
my breakfast.
| used to spend lots Of time, just
longing for one good square meal.
And when spring came and the
grass began to peep along and the
birds used TO get up middling early
and hang around my bedroom win
dow, seemed TO me they used to sing
all about how nice il was down in
the country, and how my pet pig
cons were getting as fond of my lit
tie sister as they used to be Of me.
One night Amy ran over for a lit
tie while and all of a sudden she
threw herself on my shabby old bed
and began TO cry. HUH" thought,
You've got spring fever, too" l
coaxed it out OF her after a while.
She had had letter from Bill Evans
and he had told her right out point
blank that he was asking her for
the last time to marry him. | re-
member one paragraph in the let
ter she showed me.
A Light on Farm Values
Country life isn't what il used
to be, Amy" he said. ave have
learned how to bring comforts of
life to the country now. You can
wear your pretty clothes and do
your hair up fancy out here.
want you in my home, Amy-and
you need me. Tell me when may
come for you"
Well, say! That letter was the
last straw. began slamming trunk
lids and bureau drawers around like
mad.
What on earth are you doing
Sadie?" said Amy, wiping her eyes
TIN packing up, Amy" I said
And as soon as I'm packed I'll go
over and help you pack, too. | had
to get bumped to find out how much
city life was worth; but don't mind
paying the price-it was worth il
to buy content in my country home
We're going home, Amy. We're go
ing home"
And do you know, every one OF
those pigeons knew me when ! got
home. Even old Duffy, the Scotch
collie, was glad TO see me and took
me to see her new puppies. Mother
cried when she saw me eat that first
night. To have all you wanted
without paying extra-of cream and
good fried chicken and hot biscuit
and fresh milk-why it was the fin
est home in the world.
No Grouchy Boss Now
| We got up early, it is true; but we
didn't have to hop out at the first
tinkle of an alarm clock, scared Ia
death for fear we'd be late at the
Office and fined for hardness. We
didn't have to pull a time clock ev-
cry time we came in and when we
went to town we went in our own
comfortable surrey, without having
to pay five cents for the privilege OF
standing around in the slush at the
orner for fifteen minutes and then
being sandwiched in between a
whisky-breathed man and a walk
ing advertisement for a tobacco
store. Airs free in the country. and
good TO breathe.
The Bingham gowns seemed pref
ty good to slip into after my worry
for months about my laundry bill
and the necessity of having a clean
shirtwaist every day. And il did
make a mistake around the work
there was no insolent chief clerk IL
bawl me out before everybody
Home on the farm looked awful good
to me. I'm going to stay right here
Kansas City Star.
No vuissrty.
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