Daisy

Abstract

Daisy was a very earnest worker. To Mrs. Dreger, who was out of the house most of the day, all that mattered was that Daisy seeme 1 to get on with the baby, and so all was well with the world. C Daisy was nineteen years old and had never done this sort of work before. She said she wanted to do it because she was interested in nursing and had served as an aide during the war in one of the local hospitals. She was not an attractive girl. That is, she wasn't the type to draw whistles from drug store casanovas. She was of average height and bony frame. She had an olive complexion and green eyes overshadowed by unusually thick brows. Her hair was dark brown and slightly kinky in texture. However, she had a beau· and a very jealous one too. Whenever the boy friend, whose name was Albert, came to help Daisy with the evening dishes, both Mr. and Mrs. Dreger were forced to hear his declarations of undying loyalty to her over and over until taking in a movie was suggested by Mr. Dreger to his spouse, who was always in complete agreement. It wasn't surprising to see that Daisy was loved. One may observe this phenomenon on the street any day of the week and wonder at how such pairs as these find attraction in one another. Daisy had no visible attraction. She had a husky voice which many regard as a sexy type, but this was marred by her unashamed abuse of the English language. Her speech was that of the typical New York shop