Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-05-27
VOLUME III.

pOrtulIty OF enjoying tiC'i ~ 1NfS
those whose inclination is not sufficiently strong 70
study the original and just enough TO feel pleasure ~
lookingat the picture e pus,e i 1e nrodcon
that which IS here eAhoi'eu, PioVo VIC pio
of master hama. .Il - ,o,, -.
else she has married the butcher the butter, or ner
cousin. or has otherwise settled into character dis
tnct from her original one, as 10 become what IS
properly called the domestic. The mad servant IN
her apparel is either slovenly or fine by urns, ana
dirty always; or she is at all times snug and neat,
and dressed according to her station. In the latter
case her ordinary dress IS black stockings, a stun
gown cap, and neck handkerchief pinned corner
wise behind If you want PIN she Just feels apoul
her, and has always one to give you. On sundays
and holidays, and perhaps OF afternoons, she changes
her black stockings for white puts on gown Oh pct
ter texture and finer pattern, sets her cap ana curs
auntily and lays aside the neck handkerchief ior
high BODY, which, by the way, is not half so pretty
There is something very warm ana latent III Inc
Notwithstanding easy, vital ana genlal,
woman in high bodied gown MADE 70 III her IKE I
case is by no means more modest, and IS much less
tempting She looks like the figure at the mead OF
Ship We could almost see her chucked out OF doors
into cart with as little remorse as couple OF sugar
loayes The tucker is much better, as well as the
handkerchief; and is to the other what the young
lady is to the servant. The one reminds VS. OF me
Sparkler in the 'Guardian-the other OF Fanny IN
sJoseph Andrews
But to return The general furniture of her ordinary
room, the kitchen is no. SO much her own as her
masters and mistress, and need not be described;
but in drawer of the dresser the table, IN company
with daster and a pair of shutters, may De found
some of her property, such brass thlmble, par
of scissors, thread case, a piece OF wax candie
wrHkled with the thread, an odd volume of Pamela,
and perhaps sxpenny play sueh as meosu pece If
looking glass also in the window. The. rest OF her
furniture is in the garrett where you may find good
looking glass on the table; and in the window, 81
BILE comb, and a piece of soap. Here stands also
under lock and key, the mighty mystery-the box
Containing amongst other things her cotkes two or
three song books consisting of nineteen for the penny
sundry tragedies at halfpenny the sheet, Tie
whole nature of Dreams laid open, together with the
Fortune Teller and the Account OF the Ghost OF
Mrs. VEAL The story of the beautiful Zoa, Who was
cast away on desert island, showing how, &C.
some half crowns in parse including pieces OF coun-
try money, with the good countess OF Coventry on one
of them riding naked on the horse, silver penny
wrapped up in cotton by itself; crooked sxpcnce,
given her before she came TO town, and the gver OF
which has either forgotten her. or been forgotten by
her, she is not sure which; two little enamel boxes,
with looking-g in the lids one Of them faring,
the other 'trlf1e from Margate and lastiy various
letters square and ragged and directed IN all sorts OF
spelling chiefly with lutte letters for capitals One OF
Them written by girl who went to day school
with her is directed "mss" In her manners, the
maid servant sometimes initiates her young mistress;
she puts her hair papers, cutvates shape and oc-
casionally contrves to be out OF spirits But her own
character and condition all sophstcaiions
of this sorts her shape fortified by the mop and scrub
bing brush will make its way and exercise keeps her
healthy and cheerful. From the same cause her tent
per is good, though she gets into little heats when
stranger 10 over saucy, or when she Is told NOT 70 go
90 heavily down stairs, when some minimizing
person goes up her wetstars with dirty Shoes or when
she is called away often from dinner; neitder does
she much like to be seen scrubbing the street door
steps of mornings and sometimes she catches htr
self SAYING drat that butcher butimmediately adds,
sGed forgive me- The tradcsman indeed, with their
compliments and arch looks, seldom give her cause
TO complain. The milkman bespeaks her good hu-
NOR for the day with Come, pretty maid Then
follow the butcher, baker, GILMAN, &c. all with their
several smirks and oi,erings; and when she goes 10
the shops herself il is for her the grocer pulls down
she string from its roller with more than ordinary
~hirl and tosscs it were, his parcel into te-for
her. the cheesemonger weighs his butter with half a
glance chershes il round about with his patties and
dabs the little piece on II to make up with graceful
joke
Thus passed the mornings between working and
singing and gggling. and grambing, and beng Hat
tered. II she takes pleasure unconnec ed with her
office before the afternoon, IS when she runs up the
area steps, or 10 the door hear and purchase
song or 10 see troop Of soldiers go by when she
happens TO thrust her head cut ola chamscr window
with servant Of the next house, when dialogue IN
falby ensues stimslated by the imaginary obstacles
between. Ii the maid servant is wise, the best work
is done by dinner time; and nothing else 10 ecessary
to give perfect zesf to the meal She tells US what she
thinks of IT, when she calls IL bit o a dinner.'-
There is the ofcloquence in her other phrase,
"A cup o. tea; but the old ones ond the washerwoman
beat her that After tea IN great houses, she goes
with the other servants 10 hot-cockles or Whatare
them or If there is ball given that night, they throw
open all the DOORS and make ofthe mssic up stars
10 dance by In smaller ho2ses she receives the visits
ether aforesaid cousins and sits down alone, or with
fellow maid servant work: talks of her young mas
ter or mistress Mr. WINS Evans) or else she calls TO
mind her own friends in the country where she thinks
the cows and all that beautiful now she IS away
Meanwhile if she is lazy she snufis the candle with
her scissors; and if she has eaten more heartily than
usual, she signs double the number of times, and
thinks that tender hearts are born TO be unhappy.
Such being the maid. servants life IN doors, she
scorns when abroad TO be any thing but creature OF
sheer enjoyment-T maid servant the sailor, and
the schoolboy are the three beings that ENJOY ho-
day beyond all the rest Of the world; and for tse
me reason, because their experience peculiarly OF
life and habit of being with persons or circumstances
or thoughts above than, give them ALL in their way
cast Of the romantic The most active OF money get
tiers is vegetable compared with them The maid
servant, when she first goes to Vauxhal thinks she
Is in heaven Athcatre is all pleasure TO her what
ever gang forward whether the play or the music,
or the waiting which makes others impatient, or the
munching Of apples and gingerbread nuts which she
and her party commence amsst as soon as they nave
seated themselves. She prefers tragedy to comedy,
becauser Is grander, and less like what she meets
with in general, and because she thinks il more IN
earnest aso especially in the love scenes. Her favor
ltePiay IS Alexander the Great, or the Rival Queens