The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-02
LETTER II.
From Serpsnt inqui'ing the Character Of her
Mistress


Mistress.
DEAR MOLLY: Finding that you're in place ne
door to Mrs. Squaw, and remembering what friends
used TO be when both of us lived with the pastry
cook, have thought fit to write 10 you to inquire
about your neghoor. It's all very fine Molly, for
mistresses 10 hsgge about the characters of their
maids but surely we poor servants have as much
right TO ask the characters Of mistresses. How
ever those who pay wages will always have the up
per hand in this world, whatever our comfort may
happen TO them afterwards.
thank my stars don't judge Of people by their
looks, otherwise | wouldn't go into Mrs Squaw 5
kitchen, if IT made Of gold she's dreadful ugly
TO he sure but don't despise her for that, if her
iempers sweet. can't bear mistress that's always
nagging and nagging. good noise, once in a way,
| don't mlnd-lt brsks up ones blood but I've
known mistresses always pushing their words at you
AID about you, as Il they sticking pins In a
cushion with no flesh and blood
How does she like her maids TO dress Mind |
don't insist on ringles IN the house, bot when go
out, Pm my own mistress. I've given up two places
for my birdol paradise fesber-it looks quite alive
IN my white chp-and would give up twenty. After
slavmg among pots and pans for a month, it is so
sweet to be sometimes taken for a lady on ones
Sunday out
And now, deer Molly, tell me truly does Mrs.
Squaw drink have lived in one family where the
mistress kept bottle, in thing that locked for all
the world like the covering Of book No wages
should make me do this again and-perbaps am
wrong-but looking at Mrs. Squaw | thought |
never saw r,dder nose. When a mistress has
such habit, poor girls character i. never safe.
I've agreed TO pay for all break, but that don't
mind, as | never break nothmg-it's ALWAYS the cat.
But then I've known mistIcsses mean enough to put
of cracked basin on poor servant. What is
Mrs SQuaws character for crockery,
Mrs. squsw asked me If | bad any followers as
she allowed no such thing. ! said-and truly Mol
y,-that had nobody that followed me but Molly.
there Is young man that have followed these
two years, and will, long vc eye. to stare and
limbs TO move. Such a sweet creature-six fee,
one inch and half without his boots Such mus
tachio on his lip Such delicate thng-iust the
color of a leech He's in the Life Guards. Molly
quite a building OF a man. You can't think how
fond he Is OF me--for the last two years he's smoked
my wages IN segars. lost one place about him
and glofIed IN it, 1t was quarter day, and he
came whslling about the area Mistress saw his
red coat and ringing the bell, asked me what |
meant by harboring low soIdierl My blood was
up like ginger beer. ats all very well for Won.
Msam (says y TO say low soldier but, Ma'am (says
y you don't know what it is to be courtcd BY
Life Guardsman.n
oh, these mistesses, Molly they think poor SER
wants have no more flesh and blood than a porridge
skillet They can have their comfortable courtings
in their parlors aud drawing rooms and then, with
their very toes at The lire, they abuse poor
van, for only whispering a bit of love all among the
snow, perhaps, IN the area. This is the treatment
that often makes poor girls desperate, and drives EN-
to marriage sfore their time
No followers, indeed No; they think that the
cat and the kettle, and The kitchen clock and compa-
~ enough for poor servant. They never think of
US IN the long winter nights, when they are playing
at cards, OF chatting with folks who have drop, IN
they never think Of us, all alone are without
soul tospeak to- No; we must have no followers
though, perhaps, the parlor's ringing again with
laughter; and our only chance Of opening our lips 10
the chance OF being sent out to get oysters for the
company.
however, dear moly, write me all you know
about the character of Mrs. Squaw Il she's sober.
and gives civil words and regular wages to her ser
wants, don't mind having her for mistress, until
the sweet day arrives when become soldiers wed.
ded lady. Till then,
Believe me your friend and old fellow servant,
BRIperr Dusrrp