Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-16
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a correspondent OF the LONDON IWleSi
who describes himself ian easy-going young
man, who thinks q pennyworth of comfort
cheap at three halfpence, and am not
therefore, extreme to mark what is done
amiss," writes an amusing communication
upon the habits and manners of servants in
London. We quote few paragraphs
WHY THEY LEFT HIM.
Sometimes, admit must be TO blame,
as on late occasion, when q groom left
me without assigning any reason. after
ward understood that he told his successor
that "the place was we'll enough, but mas
ter was so plaguey dull in the buggy he
couldn't stand IT," At is painful for me
thus to own that nm not always up to the
intellectual exigencies of the position, yet
Notwithstanding this drawback, my serv-
ants, as a rule, remain with me longer than
with my neighbors,
AN ADVERTISING BuTLER.
selected the most promising S4vertise-
ments in your columns, and wrote to APP
point the advertisers to meet me in town.
The first that called was butler. He was
a man of some personal appearance, which
he evidently thought it his first duty to
cultivate. On being ushered into the room
he said he had "embraced the earliest OPP
portunity of obeying my summons L
perceived at once, like Agag, he must be ap-
preached delicately, and should have felt
some hesitation how to catechize so refined
parsonage, but that soon found the ques-
tion was not whether l should engage him,
but whether he would engage me. Did he
pay the bills2 Had he the entire charge
of the cellar, or was there Sdilctltm sane
torlm of which alone kept the key2 My
answers were not satisfactory. Had l a
groom of the chamters2 No. In such
case he concluded had a valet? l sup
posed his scrutiny of my dress had not en-
couraged any exaggerated notion Of the
value Iof my eruvie, for, on my replying
that the butler was the only man out of
livery, and ofiiciated as my valet, 1 saw L
was doomed man. For forms sake, how
ever, he kindly consented to give me one
more trial, and inquired whether, under
these circumstances, it would be expected
of him to bring in tea and coffee after din
ner told him that l regretted that such
would be the case, and he must, indeed, be
prepared for any emergency. That l did
not think it likely l should ever ask
him to make the fourth in quadrille,
but that he would in my house be expected
to do every thing he was told-except feed
the pigs. "That," said l. mildly 81 do my
self" On looking up to see the effect of
my last observation, he was disappearing in
the doorway.
FEMALE APPLICANT.
Tie next applicant was cook and house.
keeper. She was pleased slightly to touch
on her autobiography-jus sufficient to in
form me that she had "always lived in the
best of families" and then like the butler,
proceeded to ascertain whether 1 should
suit her. Her first question, also, was
Did she pay the bills? Did come to town
every year2 When in the country did the
farm supply the house and did kill one
sheep or two per week? When in the town
did have "hampers of fruit and vegetable:
up regular, which was mostly very ill-con
venient?' When my examination was at ar
end 1 said, "Mrs. Jones, you were only three
months at your last place, nine at the previ
Gus one, eleven at the one before that. L
seems to me these were rather short periods
"Oh" said she, "they are such doses oi
missus, but in course your lady is req
lady, and keeps herself to herself"
BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS.
The whole system of service as at presen
understood in England is rotten at the core
"All play and pay" is the cry, and "mea
meals five times a dey and port and sherry
kitchen wine,' the only maxim of the serv
ants hall
| ApropoS of these five meals, I am satisfied
there must be curiously digestive property
in plush, else how is it that "James,
having breakfasted at halfpast eight, anc
heinp about to dine at one reouireS :
luncheon at eleven? How is it that hav
ing dined at one, if you order tn carriage
at two, to drive to a neighbor a mile off
he is invariably asked whether he will
have anything2 as invariably answers
"Well dontcare if do" and straightway
disappears into the servants hall to browst
upon buffalo and drink any number o
horns of ale? You or | could not so over
tax our digestive organs. Lasso boz
running wild at pillow, clothe him in livery
and at the end of a week ask him to pump
he will tell you it is not his place. He il
no newer of wood or drawer of water
| When the governess comes back from hel
| short holiday will Jennie de la Pluche con
descend to take up her little bonnet box
which weighs only a few ounces? Ger
tainly not. 1t is really time some remed,
were applied, or we shall soon be worse OF
than the emigrant ON his way to the back
woods, who on seeing his loaded wagol
standing out in the rain, suggested to hi
newly engaged "help," that it had bette
be drawn under shelter, and received fo
answer, "Well, guess ithad oughter least
ways should pull it in if it was mine"