The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-24

years, even If they haven't been taught
1T. as happens now in your big city
schools. The women could take differ
ent days and jobs, lots better for EN-
aunt Mari said, than embroidering or
crochcting, or playing cards, az some OF
the Younger ones now kill their after
moons with.
So she had me have the ladies' guild
and the weekly club, here q had 70
make cookies and tea for 'emll
and after she told EN- all about this
plan Of hers. why, they liked il fine.
said they'd all turn to, and help out.
and must say, they have. So that's
why Mrs. Warren is upstairs in my
house, and Thursday isn't parlor day.
"Just what do they learn, Miss Ann,
and how ON earth do you manage i,
! asked eagerly
.Simple's can be-worked out in a
few DAYS. so aunt Mari could see my
house all torn up, before she went
back. One day its bed rooms; well you
can Just guess what they do then, hear
EN- at il now. To make beds, was
going to say like trained nurse, but
| guess the naval academy ways best
my nephew's there, and he showed me,
and started EN-. And sweep and dust,
with the windows open And wash the
baseboards every 20 often, and take
proper care Of the washstands. Clean
the closets. too. We even bought some
Of those ten-cent hangers from the
store. to show them how to hang up
their clothes"
And downstairs I queried.
eMuch the same But they answer
the bell like LADY
sThey certainly do, ! broke IN.
Yes, little Euniee Clapp was 50
pleased it rang on her day., laughed
Miss Ann. "and in here, they nix the
papers and books straight on the Ia
| ble. and try 10 find some posiee for
the vases. We don't shut up any Of
this house nowl When their turn IN
the dining room comes, they set and
unset the table. and they get some
thing out of the yard for the middle OF
IL. ii it's only some green twigs. The
kitchen takes the most time
Il should think it would" | agreed.
@They have 10 learn how to manage
the stove
"oh, how awfull' thinking how much
easier II was 10 run doeile Ford.
"And keep il BACKED Mise Ann
went right on, "and clean the sink
proper. and wash and wipe the dishes
proper, too: and what's most import
ont. and what the city folks don't do, :
she almost glaring at me in her excite
ment, take care Of the swill and garb-
age not have it all mixed up, broken
lamp chimneys, and papers and
things"
blushed holly thinking Of the con
venient garbage chute in my very up
to.date apartment, but as made no
defense thow could Tgl Miss Ann con
tinued, Lamps are another trick we
have to know about here, and oil stoves.
| It's pretty hard 10 keep EN- trimmed
and burning as the Scriptures knew
| We can't take much time yet for real
cooking. but we show them, already,
the simplest breakfasts not the
country sort how Miss Ann shifted
Aunt Maris precious school.teacher has
told her a lot about Galleries and things
so we don't even have doughnuts
ans more just fresh fruit. and nice
eggs and cooked cereal. none Of the
box sort"
1T really is splendid" ! said enthu
siastically
~And on Saturday mornings we try
few baking and sewing classes, most
" mending, so few grown-up wom-
en- really know how to mend. Aunt
Mari says. While they sew, Miss Dean
one Of our teachers. reads to EN-, some
bodv's Queen Of England now. They
don't hold much with the fightin', but
they do like 20 know who they get
married TO but most Of all they
know. that it's a heap easier to live in
Vermont. even with lamps and oil
stoves. than those old queens had H.,
with all their gold crowns. Some Of
Aunt Mari's children from North Bart
1 lctsville some over regular Saturday,
or whenever they can get ride. My
landi- she cried rising, .if there aren't
those Bnrrit children now begged
for a ride from somebody They're
plumb crazy, the two oldest girls about
bein here and learnin things but,
my sakcs. they always bring the twins,
those two babies. YOU see
Yes. ! could see the two. half-ciad
mrchins tro9ping in, who couldn't pos
sibly be overfiev. just before had TO
leave. We went quickly through the
humming old house. II was evidently
dining room ds- to the Burnt girls, who
were bnsying themselves about the
table. And the he-twin was stand
ing on his bare tip-toes solemnly try.
ing to brush of few cracker crumbs,
into shield shf ped brass tray he,
10 whom crumbs had 80 far been his
allotted liet in life. The she-twin had
disappeared. Later az We peeped into
a quiet bed room. We found her SILVER
i ING in her scanty. thread bare under
clothes Tor what passed a. such 3.
She proudly pointed through the open
door 81 the closet. where on a large
wooden hanger. she had managed to
stretch her soiled and skimpy old wool
en- dress.
The tears were in my eye- a.
walked across the village green to the
tavern