The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-05

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q touch of humor.
She looked dsggers at me, but luekil
J like the gentleman in the play, Gus
none" e A.4 t''A
"For Mrs. Cooler, she come into n
kitehing and made remarks. Now T
d missis IN my own 'ouss, 1 do 'ope, and,
: am not 3 going to have strange ladies
coming and a pOkiDg their noses, and
: prying into my kitching, and q making T
marks about my domestic. Mrs. CoOdl
comes into my kitching, she does, and 7
: quests to look at my frying-psn, and speal
sharp to my domestic IS doesn't bring Il
frying-psn instantaneous me being MIST
= in my own 'ouse and ~notlodgers, nor nevt
= will as long as my names Maria Grogrun
No. Imperent curiosity is what ! won
stand, because it fusteTs me; and one g
wishes 10 do her dooty to parties as take
her apartments, can't be fustered and d
her doOty at the same time. So what
says, sir, is, if your good lady is sgoing {
cook, let's know at once, and the sooner "
parts the best for all concerned; but
Tn to do the cooking, why then let Mt
COOLER keep herself to herself, q makini
her complaints when proper, of course, bu
NOT 3 coming a prying about in parties
kitchings and q asking to see fHYing-pans
l believe that if q violent fit of e0ughins
had not taken Mrs. Grogrum, che woulC
have been speaking still. However, sh,
curtseyed, and coughed and quivered her
self gradually out of the room and, men,
tally determining to look for fresh lodgingI
as soon as possible, l again attacked the
great embezzlement case at Bow street
But I was not to get beyond the third
paragraph uninterrupted. Again thC
door opened, and again a form quivered
with passion upon the mat.
This time it was not Mrs Grogrum, bui
her servant of all work, Susan, or, as she
called herself "Shoozan."
Shoozan had a round, ROXY face, and
round, rosy elbows; she had red hair, and
was freckled in reckless profusion. She
could not, even by her most ardent admir-
era, have been considered q meat handed
Phillis." The number of CRATES she black
loaded weekly was evidently overwhelm-
ing, when compared to the abluGionary ex-
ercises she INDUCED in. In short, she was
"grimy" to the last degree ; she wore
black ST, ckings and a black cap, both of
which articles 1 would abolish by act of
parliament, if 1 could ShOozan was
bursting with some strong grievance, so 1
laid down my newspaper and waited to
hear her story.
"Plesse, cir" she gushsd out, after an
inward struggle" would you like to be call
cd a '~nuzzy.'"
Now don't think 1 should like to be
called q lnuzzy." 1 have no notion what.
it means, but it sounds insolent. Before 1
could reply, however, the girl burst forth.
again, "And if she expecls as I'm goin to-
take the children's dinner up 70 the top of
the 'ouse, she's mistoOk."
Here shoozsn Wsggled her head about
defsntIY.
"My good girl" I said, for 1 always feel
for servants in lodging houses, poor wretch.
es /; but the kindly tone of my voice was
too much for her ; she burst into q vehe-
ment boo hoo, and wept loudly. Beauty
iu tears is all rubbish. Those poets again |
Beauty ~blubbsring looks friehtful, with q
red nose and swollen eyes. Even the plain
domestic looked palmer after wiping her
eyes with her apron.
ats very hard TO be called names, a poor
girl as never seen hei p~srents.", Here she
burst out again.
"Ehere, go along" 1 said ; "SarAh shall
see to the children's dinner" and with q
howl, she retired.
What q time my wife seemed away
l attacked the embezzlement case,
and this time l got as far as the msgis
trate's request if the prisoner had anything
to say. But no further.
The door again burst open, and Sarah
Nsggles stood before me. Sarah Naggles,
than whom there is not a better nurse and
more sbominsble temper IN Britain, stood
there, shaking 3 thousand times more than
GrOgrum. In a tremulous point of view
the lsndlsdy WAS q mere blancmsnge COM
pared TO Sarah, who was q downright
'shivering mountain" For some seconds
she could not speak at length she did
"Mr. Cooler, sir, 1 wish to leave your
service at once, sir, on the spot" Here
she selected 8 stain on the dugget to stand
upon, thereby adding, as she evidently i'm
force TO her remark.
"Good gracious, Sarshl-
ats no use your trying to look diguided
sir. When Sarah Niggles ssys-a thing,
Sarah Niggles means it and I'm of by
the mex conveyance"
L looked around helplessly, bat my wife
out still, and until she came back 1
could say nothing. Sarah could. She was
apt to stick on a good many superfluous his
when excited, and she gave it as her no
pinion that the landlady Wss honly a he'll
ierly hignorsmns." r-.s
She would have continued in the same
but, luckily, my youngest child with
intelligence beyond It's years-or, rsther,
mOnths-took advantage of the occasion to
fall off a high hair. This necestitated the
presence OF Sarah up stairs, and a tempo
rsry cessation of hOstiliLies.
l was getting tired of being buIlisd, and
[ seized my nat with the intention of going
TO find Mrs. Cooler. CHANGING TO
look out Of the window, L saw Ms. Good
Ter. Mrs. Cooler was in conversation
with the Interesting Stranger. Mrs. y.
smiling, the |. s. was smiling. Apps
rently Mrs. q. was enjoying herself, whilst
the contrast was too much, and 1
admit l was iDjudicious enough TO dash my
hat down over my brows. As it stuck
and wouldn't come up again, 1 i'm
mediately repeated my rashness, and felt
about for the door with a crab-like action
was appropriate to the locality, but
lDgrsceful.
Suddenly 1 found myself in somebody's
arms. With q cOnvulsive effort l raised
hat; terror had endowed me with in
creased strength, and 1 had a dreadful sus-
Dicion it might be Mrs. Grogrum.
1t was not. Il was tho one-eyed fly
The one eyed ny-driVer had been
and swsyed backwards and for
wards, occasionally hiccuping. 1 asked
lin his business.
Business" replied the man, looking
'ound, as if undecided as to how he should
continue, then jumping up TO an indisputs-
lie conclusion, saint pleasure. What is
TO some folks is pain to others"
The combination Of snnoysnces was get
ing too much for me. 1 drew myself up,
md assumed a frown.
When l claPt my eyes," continued the
Your eye, sir" Ireplied, lOFtily. HStick
o facts"
"On you" said the one eyed incubus,
lot noticing my interruption, 81 said
hats a gentleman as III stand a glass of
ummut. But you didn't, now, did your"
nd the fellow put his head on one side,
nd leered ~bideOusly.
aMost decidedly 1 did not" replied
"N0r amt going to p he continued.
"Nor amt going TO-" 1 replied,
if l may be allowed the e1-