Garland Globe | 1908-02-08 | Page 7 | Had to Get Strength First

HAD TO GET STRENGTH FIRST. Hard Worked Woman Not Ready to Faco Hired Girl Problem. A Massachusetts man, whoso business busi-ness frequently takes him over the lino Into Vermont, says that ono evening even-ing ho wnB a guest nt n fnrm houso in thnt stnto when ho observed that tho wlfo of tho owner n poor, wan littlo woman was doing every bit of tho work around tho houso. As ho hlmsolf put it, sho did an amount of work that would havo put nn ordinary Massachusetts horso to sliamo and ho really felt like n villain vil-lain sitting thcro watching her. Feeling consldorablo compassion for tho woman, who looked ns if ready to drop from overwork, tho visitor asked: "Why don't you got help horoT Surely you aro not going to try to pull through the long winter without a hired girl." A sickly smile camo to tho pallid faco of tho woman. "Waal, I dunno," sho said. "I don't feel as if I could just ylt; but p'raps of I should got to feolln' n littlo bettor nnd strongor I might." Illustrated Magazine,