Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-05-30


VISA not Judge The woman bit her
lips until the blood fairly started from
their trembling veins. Well, will want
you to chamber work besides, and make
yourself generally useful about the house.
Now, what wages do you expect?
'Thirty.fve dollars a month l was told
was the usual wages
'Thirty-fve dollars' and Mrs Smith
raised her eyes in surprise; why you
must mean twenty y.fve dollars; that is the
highest wages l ever paid, she exclaimed.
And Mrs. Smith smiled, for she heard the
boy say that the woman had just arrived
and she was one of those ladies opposed
to high wages for servants.
& suppose it must be twenty FIVE said
the woman timidly.' Il do not know
what wages are paid here for help, I only
arrived yesterday
can assure you, Bridget chat twenty
five dollars a month is good wages, and
if that will do you, why-I'll try you
Bridget, Mrs. Sn,th had called her
as Mrs. Smith had called every girl and
women of the fifty she had. Bridget's first
duty was 10 wash and dress little Ed and
Kate, and somehow or other, the children
were made to look unusually neat that
morning and Bridget eyes we're ed, as
if from weeping; and Ed and Kate each
had valullc story to tell their mother,
an hour afterwards, how 'the new woman
had kissed them, and hugged them most
to pieces
When Mr.. Smith returned to dinner
that evening, he wss agreeably surprised
= to find the house in unusual good order
Mrs. Smith was in cheerful spirits, for she
had found less to do about the house that
day than she had for long time before.
Bridget seemed 10 be ahead of her in
everything, and to anticipate her wants
The children minded her by instinct, and
Mr. Smith declared that if Bridget was
as good every day in producing comfort
in the household as she was on the first OF
her Introduction, he would not part with
her for thrice her wages.
Two months rolled around and Mrs
Smith began to become u nea>y in her new
situation, for she had no occasion to direct
or superintend the affairs of her house
hold, and; having less cause to complain
she became irritable and nervous. One
day there had been quite an unusual mum
Der Of visitors, and whatever went wrong
/ in the parlor that raised Mrs. Smiths ire
was visited upon the head ofthc un9if.nd-
lug Bridget
/ husband was Mrs, Smiths ejacula
ton of complaint, as soon as Smith entered
that evening, to- morrow morning, wher
you 60 down town, leave q note at the in
telligence office, and tell them to sent
another womnu' Bridget was quite impu
dent and saucy to-day, and will not pu
up with servants impudeuce'
But, wife, was Smiths romonstranc,
/ thought that Bridget was chief par ex
cellence olhousemaids, aud | think yol
said."-
Mr.. Smith, I know what servan
should be, she exclaimed, 'anl ! do no
want you to tell me =
Yes, yes, l have no doubt you do !!
and Smith balanced the soup plate upor
his finger, as if in the act of washing it
and Mrs. Smiths face blushed red a!
scarlet.
Mr.. Smith : she exclaimed - and sanl
back unable to artculate morc-and JUS
then Bridget entered ard cut short the ac
cumulating words,
The twilight Of evening had come, ant
the sitting room was lighted. Mr. Smitl
took out his portfolio, rang the bell, anC