Evening journal., 1919-02-08

JULIA could see very plainly the
wolf approaching her door She
even fancied that she could hear
his snarling. and the ugly grind of his
teeth. Julia came of plain honest peo-
pie, who for generations had paid as they
bought and saved when they could But
misfortune had beset her household Her
father had become disabled and lost his
-"job," and the neat little pile Of savings,
product of Julis's thrift and wise econ
tony and good management was being
'..adly eaten into. So it was that the ug-
form OF the wolf loomed on Julia's
threshold.
With many pang of sorrow, she saw
the hair whitening and thinning on her
fathers temples, and the deep burrows
coming between his eyes. Also she be-
came conscious how many shoes and
coats. dresses and stockings il took to
keep the younger children ftly clothed.
Julis's buoyant nature here took a
slump, while the young sisters and broth
ers reproved her for her new irritableness
by their silent awe and meekness. This
was new Julia, this morose, cross sister.
However, the slump was short lived, for
a bright idea had come to Julia She
had lain awake nights trying to think of
some way by which she could earn
money, but no Illuminating thoughts had
come to her in those dark watches. One
morning, however, after a sound. re-
freshing nights sleep. an idea popped
suddenly right into her head. All that
day julia was heard to sing again at
her work and the children's laughter
was gay and abandoned as ever, unre-
proved That same afternoon Julia
made several calls on families where
there were a number of women folk TO
household. She made other calls in
the poorer section of the village. When
she came home, she looked both hot and
weary. but victory shonc from her eyes
and lifted the corners OF her mouth into
Its nice customary appearance.
Some of this story got from Julia's
father. but the rest of it / shall quote
from Julia's own words
Father was out of work and there
was no telling when he could start in
again, and each day he was growing
sadder and older looking. The chill
dren's teeth were needing attention, and
one after another they nceded-oh, all
the things that children do need 10
make them comfortable and happy They
bad to have them, that was all there was
about it.
For while l was nearly distracted
with worry, for it seemed to me there
was no way out-that | had no way of
earning money. thought all / could
DO was to mother the family as best
could like cooking, but could never,
never earn enough to keep the family
to'ns oy the occasional cake or baking
OF bread would have an onnort,,ni,v N
~ke ior outsiders There would not
&c urne Tor much extra work lost
ses~' good nights sleep can ,.I, ,,o,,
eu. bless the morning on which l wo,ss
with hne ideal "oAe
iou know we have that big she'd in
che back yard. and an old sto,.. - ~
and running water. too. Father rs.s :.
use the shed as his special shop V,u
decided to turn that into laundry and
hire women TO do the washing and ;-o,
ing How many, many times had heard
the ladies' of our small town lament owe,
the wash question--the difficulty of get
ting laundry work done we'll, or done a
ill the expense. the carelessness of tn
vnsherwomcn, or the topsy-turveynes
~ confusion in their homes on was
~, II the laundry was done at home
qo heard them declare that they hav