The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-11-12
A Pretty Maid Servant Secures a
wealthy Husband

A New York writer relates til foil wing
story OF pretty maid servant WHO, by hav-
ing been left sole mistress of the house in
the absence Of the family at Saratoga, was
fortunate enough to arrest the attention of
wealthy gentleman and secure him tor a
husband. Here is the story, which will be
read with an abs 'ibiag iaterest BY cham
bermaids and naidens generally :
Almost everybody that is anybody is now
out If town. The business streets are less
crowded than usual, while the fashionable
ones are entirely deserted. The young men
in the down town wholesale stores hav4 no.
thing to do bat to loaf, read the papers, and
try TO keep cool. The splendid residences in
Fifth avenue and other similar streets are
barred and boited. and even procession
with band OF music brings no one to the
windows as it passes, but the servant girls
who remain at home They havs a good
time ayiig the lady while their mistresses
are dancing at Saratoga aad bathing at New
port. But | " uld have you know that
some OF the maid servants here are very good
looking and well behaved class A most
amusing Illustration OF the infatuation of
certain people and the attraetiveness Of 9th,
e?s, incurred the other day. 4 young man
from one OF the interior States, having come
to town, thought it but right and proper
that he should pay his respec to a family
with whom some members Of Instantly had
been we'll acqu inted. He got himself up
regardless OF expense, aad having shaved
ana been saampO ced al Phalon's, and hay-
inS dined at the ST. Nich las. he sta, ted to
call upon his sristocrd,c, but unta aiiar
friends. Ringing the bell, very handsome
young woman came to the door and let him
in. Upon inquiry as to whether the folks
Were at home" he was informed that they
were not, but that they had been out OF town
tor some time, and would be absent all the
summer.
The ing maj was fresh from the couu.
try, and could not distinguish the lazy from
the lady's maid. Having heard his sister
describe Miss B -, he made up his mind
that the person before him was none other
than she whom he had called to see. The
maid servant denied the soft impeachment,
but he would have 1t that She was only play-
ing OFT. He had a nightor two before been
to see ''She Sleeps to Conquer" at one OF
our theatres. The maid servant finding it
impossible to undeceiye the man from the
country, invited him into the parlor. They
spent the evening very pleasantly together,
the ready and spirited conversation of the
servant convincing her visitor that she had
been playing an assumed part. He thought |
that she was intelligent and handsome ensugh |
to be the daughter of the proprietors, if she |
was not. Under this conviction he went to |
his hotel-not, however, until be had assur-
ed her that he would call again, and his
sleep was of coarse sweetened BY pleasant
dreams. His visits were frequent and con-
slant. And although b has since satified |
himself that the young woman waom he saw
was maid servant, and not the young lady
of the house, bis interest in her has increas-
ed to such an extent that be has formally
proposed marriage. He is honest in his in
tentiSns, and well to do in the world, and of
course she will have him. This marriage
will or should create quite as much talk as
that soon to take place between the Million
aire Spania I'd and the daugher of gentle
man late Lieutenant in the Navy.