The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-10-28
THE PERRYsBURG JOURNAL.


of Agility-Robbery, Arrest and Expo
sure.
A few months ago, robust looking per-
son, dressed in the becoming garb of a fe-
male domestic, made application at Burt's
Intelligence Office in this city, for situa-
ton to do ordinary housework. Soon after
lady from Schoharie county applied for
"help;" )" but all whom she selected were un-
willing to leave town. The " domestic
above referred to, expressed willingness
to engage, but the lady did not like her
appearance. But finally she was reluc-
family compelled to accept of her services.
She accordingly ordered her to appear with
her trunk at the Mansion House at o'clock
the following morning-where she found
her, on time, but quarrelling with the car
man, whom she offered sixpence-all the
money she said she had-for conveying her
box to the place of rendezvous. The lady
settled the difficulty, placed her protege in
the stage, and proceeded with her to her
pleasant mansion in Old Schoharie.
Nothing transpired for several days to
disturb either mistress or servant. The lat
ter tookhold with most wonderful industry
rising at a o'clock every morning, and work
ing SO long as any work was to be DONE
Indeed, so assiduous was she that the lady of
the house reproved her for working harder
and later than was necessary. Her only
reply was that she 90 could not bear to be
idle, and would rather work than play"
The first remark on her eccentricilies was
made by little girl, who one morning en-
! tered the parlor with open mouth and eyes,
exclaiming, Oh grandma, what DO you
think, that the new girl goes down the Gel
lar stairs at a single jump But this was
not deemed sufficiently strange to excite any
other remark than that she was &c a smart
girl" New developments, however, were in
reserve. A few evenings after, when all the
workmen about the premises were at supper
fifteen or twenty in number-the house
hold was startled by the boisterous laughter
of the men. On enquiring the cause, it ap-
pered that" Elizabeth had, on a banter
jumped square over the broad table, dishes
and all, at bound, and offered to wager
new bonnet that she would do the same
thing If chair were placed on the top of
the table-only stipulating for a single
| step backward. Nm one, however, accepted
the wager, but all cOncurred that " she was
a leetle the smartest critter in the diggins'
In the course of time, fellow servant
girl with whom the strange girl roomed) in
| formed her mistress that she could not re-
main any longer in the family if " Elizabeth y
did not leave. She refused to assign any
reason for this intimation; but " Elizabeth
when arraigned, said the other servants were
angry with her, because she refused to con-
tribute a dollar to the priest" AS this was
known to be true, '' Elizabeth" was told to
go to her work and the other girl to leave if
she persisted in her demand.
" Elizabeth continued to grow in favor
with all hands, in spite of her apparent stu
pidity; but she was particularly intimate
with one 50 Patrick" with whom she often
took evening rambles. Her mistress chided
her for this intimacy, warning her against
all "gay deceivers," but she closed all re-
proof by the very unexpected piece of infor-
nation that 90 Patrick and she were engaged
to be marrjedP r
No one suspected anything amiss inI
" Elizabeth" until one morning on the re-
turn of the gentleman of the house, after
several weeks absence. The family, consist
ing of sons, daughters, sons-in-law, grand
children, &c, were quietly seated at break
fast, with Elizabath" serving at table
The gentleman scrutinized her pretty closely,
when, as she retired, the breakfast circle was
startled by his throwing down his knife and
fork and eXclaiming, 6 that girls a man
didn't you notice her beard?' "Now, don't |
be boyish with your nonsense" from his
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