Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-03-28
Initiating a Domestic.

| htldtiHS a DOmeStIC.
Mrs Walter Fairfield wished to initiate new
domestic into the secrets of tending door. You
will be sure, Bddy, and not suffer person to
stand long in the vestbule without answering the
bell"
Certainly not, ma'am, may it please your
ladyship."
"And there will be ladies call, Biddy, about
whom must give you certain instructions. l
hope you will learn to discriminate Characters
All is not gold that glistens."
And don't know that by the brass pin Michael
O'Flaherty give me of Thanksgiving evening 1'
Bddy, there will be young lady, very gen
teely dressed, with pink drawn hat and rich
embroidered grey cloak, and whenever she in
quires for Mrs. Fairfield, be sure and say she is
out"
Biddy looked wild. "And what else should l
say il you're gone, my mistress I"
But that's not 1t, you stupid girl You are
to say am out. even If am in my parlor chat
ting with friend.'
! Biddy groaned out, Yaes ma'am"
. And to another. who comes in brown velvet
| hat and marabout feathers, and short satin cloak
| you are to say the same"
Biddy nodded assent, and waited further orders.
" 10 young lady who calls with music book
under her arm, am out. To young gentleman
with little file of papers, who has large guam
tlty OF hair about his face-recolect, Biddy, to
say am out-yes, out of the city for few days.
10 an elderly lady dressed i'll black. who will de-
mand very uncivlly to see me, be sure biddy, and
say to her | am out"
Lord help me, ma am, and to whom shall
say you are in p
| First let me see your power of memory. To
whom, Biddy, have directed you to say Not at
home z"
=" To the man so very hairy-to the woman in
| black--to the pink and the velvet one''
Right, Biddy-you certainly promise we'll
be sure and practice well. All other ladies
who may call from twelve to two be sure and ad-
nit into the farther drawing ROOM"
Biddy courtsied.
" / think, remarked Mrs Fairfield to her hus-
band, that evening, we shall have a treasure in
this young Irish girl-she really seems to have a
good understanding of things"
Mr.. L. hummed tune in reply.
The next morning gentleman called and in
quired for Mrs. Fairfield. He had large whiskers,
but Biddy concluded it was not the young gentle
man she was warned against admitting; so she
threw open the drawing room door. " Say to
Mrs. Fairfield Mr.. Sykes called
Mr.. Sykes; why, Bddy, that's our minister
just uncover that mirror in the front room-it
looks hideous, and the minister will not observe
what you ale doing in the distance"
" Called Mrs. +. 10 secure your valuable aid
IN inducing kousekeepers TO patronize the lntel-
gence Office of Mrs. Wheeler She Is member
OF our church, and very worthy woman, depend
ent on her own exertions; she will select only
those females for servants whose moral charac-
tiers are we'll established"
q A worthy object, Mr.. Sykes. certainly will
give it my warmest encouragement. OF course
she will secure no places for those given to theft,
lying and similar vices and this will make quite
model homes for US all. The practice Of artful
deception, Mr Sykes, has caused me unparalleled
mischief. Church members, of all others, ought
to inst sound principles into domest!cs."
MIR. Sykes admired the Christian spirit which
pervaded Mrs. Fair6eld's discourse; and wished
all his church were as worthy. The bell rang,
| and young man inquired for Mrs. Fairfield
Bddy bowed him in also; but not sign Of a
name would he give to who called.
" Is ne light complexoned, Bddy 2"
" Yes am, batting his hair"
90, l know who it is,' and all complacency
and smiles Mrs. Fairfield entered, when 10 Mr..
Simonds had called for payment for Partisan
head dress, amounting to the sum of ten dollars,
worn at Cordoni's last concert! She could have
killed that stupid Irish girl for admitting him.
The next morning the lady in the pink hat called.
and Biddy Of course let her in, forgetful Of her
mistress orders.
" Mrs. Fairfield, have brought you Miss Ell
lens tuition bill for dancing three quarters-S75." :"
" Mrs Fairfield put it in the card rack, remark
ing she would show it to her husband and
again gave Biddy TRADE for disobeyng orders.
Finally, the lady in deep black called, and Bid
dy made no scruple TO say. My mistress bade
me say she was out" The woman looked i'm
ploringly-"Will you say to Mrs. F. that that
small bill for making dozen of shirts for Mr..
Fairfield is again presented and must be paid"
Biddy did as the woman directed, but the poor
seamstress was obliged to wait little longer; and
Biddy was the next day dismissed for stupidity
and want of discrimination
Mrs. Fairfield IN future is going TO the 1ntelli-
gence Office to procure good, truthful, nesthelp;
for she says it is duty she owes 10 the woman
on account of being connected with her in the
same church. She says, moreover, she must have
a new cloak, similar to Mrs. Blairs, which cost
only fifty dollars. And so the dancing master,
and the seamstress, and the French milliner must
eUait, for she has already expended the sum twice
over which her husband had given her expressly
to pay those bills but she still maintains, like
many other nominal Christians, that one must
dress fashionably TO be respected.-Saturday Ram
bier.
Remedy for the Curcn1id.
The following, which we find in The Gle