Let everybody take care of themselves and never
come to her with any troubles; she knew better now than to meddle to
make other people happy. It just made trouble for her and her husband
did not like it. He always said she was too good, and nobody ever
thanked her for it, and there Lena was always standing stupid and not
answering anything anybody wanted. Lena could always talk enough to
those silly girls she liked so much, and always sat with, but who
never did anything for her except to take away her money, and here was
her aunt who tried so hard and was so good to her and treated her just
like one of her own children and Lena stood there, and never made any
answer and never tried to please her aunt, or to do anything that her
aunt wanted. "No, it ain't no use your standin' there and cryin',
now, Lena. Its too late now to care about that Herman. You should have
cared some before, and then you wouldn't have to stand and cry now,
and be a disappointment to me, and then I get scolded by my husband
for taking care of everybody, and nobody ever thankful. I am glad you
got the sense to feel sorry now, Lena, anyway, and I try to do what
I can to help you out in your trouble, only you don't deserve to have
anybody take any trouble for you. But perhaps you know better next
time. You go home now and take care you don't spoil your clothes and
that new hat, you had no business to be wearin' that this morning, but
you ain't got no sense at all, Lena.
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