[LM_NET] REF: Short Story about being poor/Vaseline

[Kay Goss <klg@TNP.MORE.NET>]

Dear Wise and Wonderful Ones:

In college(many years ago), I heard a dramatic interpretation of a short
story that has stuck with me forever. Except of course for the title.
The story was narrated by a young woman who had a baby and was terribly poor

She describes how she manages to eat and wash clothes. Because the water is
so hard on her hands they are terribly chapped. The baby has diaper rash.
The mother saves 12 cents a penny at a time and walks several miles, baby on
hip, to buy Vaseline. When she gets to the store, the Vaseline has gone up 2
cents. She walks home without it.

If anyone recognizes this story and knows the title please e-mail me
directly.

Thank.s 
 
Kay Goss
Mansfield Secondary Library
316 West Ohio Ave.
Mansfield, Mo. 65704
Home of Laura Ingalls Wilder
417-924-3236 Ext. 311
klg@tnp.more.net

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