Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-05-10
GLAD TO BE OF U.s.
RICH WOMAN REALLY WANTED
TO HELP HER NEIGHBOR.
Offer Touched Victim of Accident
More Than All the Condolences
and Offers of Assistance She,
in a Measure, Expected.

It was Sunday morning. Pa Jen-
kins, wearing a kitchen apron, shirt
sleeves rolled up and his arms COW
cred to the elbow with flour, stood at
the kitchen table trying to make
bread. Ma sat nearby and directed
the operation.
'To think had to go and slip and
moaned ma, gazing disapprOvingly at
her bandaged right arm, "and leave US
without any fresh baking for Sunday"
well, your little old William is on
the job cheerfully quOth pa. "S'long's
I've got any muscle we'll have bread
He kneaded with added energy.
"You must not work it as hard as
that" declared ma. "Now cut it into
pieces and make loaves and then it'll
have to rise again. ~No-not like that
That won't make nice-shaped loaf"
whats shape if it's good to eat?"
inquired pa. you just stop worrying,
ma. Everything's going to be all right,
and you'd better lie down a while.
Soon's 1 get this dough stuff off my
hands I'll make the beds"
II do hope nobody'n come in today"
fused ma, thinking of the undusted
house and her inability to provide re-
freshments. Pa meant well and was
more than willing to edo his burned
est but of course he couldn't do
things right.
And company came! Word had
gone abroad that Ma Jenkins had suf-
fered an accident, so everybody called
all the neighbors and club women
and members Of the Ladies' Aid, and
the minister's wife and mother-in-
law.
Some brought flowers and others
| brought such substantials as healthy
I looking veal loaf, two beautiful loaves
of homemade whole wheat bread, q
| couple of pans of hOme-baked rolls, a
! huge loaf Of white bread, plateful OF
! luscious looking currant jelly tarts
glasses Of jelly and jars of fruit and
cookies galore. Besides the flowers
and the "eats" all brought condol
that had happened in other families
related with much painful detail.
| Finally the callers had all departed
except one middle-aged, plainly
gowned woman whose limousine was
waiting for her. She was a member
of mas church, wealthy woman
who seldom had anything to say and
who, rumor said, had started life II
very poor circumstances.
She had brought neither flowers no1
cake, and while others talked she sa1
silent, looking her sympathy for ma
When they were alone-pa had gone
down cellar to attend to the furnace
she began to speak, hesitatingly, as
it was difficult to find words to ex
press her feelings.
81 didn't know there'd be so man!
callers, right away" said the ricl
woman. "And I didn't think of bring
ing anything-like the rest did. In
rather slow thinking about things tina
way. But did think that I nigh
come in and fix up your house. In
good at that
"Now that's kind of you," answered
ma, 'but pas awful handy around tn
house"
F'But a man isn't like a woman to d.
things" answered the caller, "and
know how a woman feels about he
house. Now there's the kitchen floor
Couldn't scrub that for you. Let N
be of some use.'
II was simply dumfounded," said m
to pa, afterward. But she reall
: meant it. And she's going to send on
Of her maids over tomorrow to stay a
long as we need her. Now who'd thin
woman as rich as that would wan
to scrub my kitchen floor for me?"
' even money can't. keep a goo
heart down. sententiously stated pr
''Say, that was a dinged good bate
of bread I turned out, all-right-all-righ
= now wasn't t?"-Philadelphia Bullt
. tin.