The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-18
DAILY LEADER.
- treatment Of servants

b.gi1 Treatment Of Servants ,, gg4
The Philadelphis Epenlag Telegraph in.
dulges in the following advies to hOussi
keepers in reference 70 the treatment Of
their servants; baa .foe .rr ROOD
l. i Don't scold or > 81 your servants.
1t only worries them. Particularly be
careful never to hit them with the poker, or
fling cup and saucsrs at them because the
coffee doesn't come up to your ideas. aaea'
2. Don't exact too much of them.d If
the Gre isn,t made Yhsn you come down
In the morning, don't fly off the handle st
them, and snatch the Ledger out Of their
hand the proper way TO do TO brosch
the subject of fires In q general way. For
Instance, you may say, d Bridget, that was
. terrible FIRE in New Xork. Poor MIR.
BSrnumi Is there anything new about 1t
In the paper this morning. b" Ten chances
TO one Bridget viii offer you the paper
without more ado, or what is equivalent to
the same thing, will read aloud the latest
dispatches on the subject in q clear ringing
tone, and with marked emphasis. -
: B ALLOW them time for rest and recresr
ton. As their attendance st wakes will
sometimes necessitate their prolonged stay
ing out ct night,sf is no more than right
to furnish them with lstck-keys. That's
the way tthe quality" do g.
4. Correct their mistakes kindly. To
carry out this Injunction, of curse it will
be necessary to thoroughly supervise their
COZ resPOndence and OCCASIONALLY their
idiomatic forms Of speech. s-p
81 to their faults a little blind;
Be to their virtues ever kind" "a
If the master brings home g watermelon
from market and it is served up st dinner
smoking hot from the oven, it is better to
feign delighted surprise than to be-
gin to jaw. at Christmas time, if the
turkey should happen to be roasted in the
backwoods styleI e. without disembOw-
eling-you can pretend to your guests that
the AfllingD was 8 failure. Ia the words
of the song, "1tis better TO laugh than be
signing"
8. Be sure not to laugh at them. Play
ing with ridicule is handling edgetoolA
One day 81 dinner, 8 lady friend, who ptides
herself upon her cuisine, wanting to be
funny, observed Wisa q sly wink to q Visi-
tor seated at the table: "Why, Bridget,
how nicely these pie-crusts are ornamentedl
You're the hsDdiest piece / ever saw. How
on earth did you do it p
"Why, mum" was the reply, 81 did it
with the set Of teeth l found up stairs in
your bureau"
This pleasing little episode shows theim-
portance Of never jesting at 8 servants
expense.
6. Teaching them their duties. calmly.
If possible, tell them the same things Q
hundred times q day, and then OCCASIONAL
" remind them of it, that it may not be
forgotten.
Z. Never suspect them of dishonesty. If
your Sozodont don't last as long as the la
bel guarantees, remember that d~entrifees
evspOrste rapidly when the family is
large. If the joint that was not half eaten
appears never more at table, praise the
warm-hearted "help" for her kindness to
dumb animals. n
If her cousins make nightly visits and
slip mysteriously out of the back gates
with heavy baskets, and if at the came
time your sugar and coffee and -four are
disappearing unaec, untsbly, do not too
hastily discover an Illicit connection be- J
tween two isolated circumstance, but re-
peat the lines from Hamlet ..a
''1hsre sre more things 'tWixt heaven and earth,
Horstio, rue
Than are dreamed Of in our philosophy"
o. OOub you 90 hnu ACCUSE Iuom o.
falsehood. That's what you've got to dol
If they say black is white, or the rooms
have been swept, when you know in your
heart they haven't give in, or else you'A
Aggravste them and the first thing you
know they will serve q notice on you, and
leave. t
9. Give them tima-&t tier mesls. II
therus fsu Tor dinner make allowance for
the bones Encourage them 10 follow the
precept of DR.. Hall, who urges long con-
versstions at meals for the promotion Of
digestion. As to their BEDS, give them to
understand that as they make their beds
70 they must lie in them.
10. If you discover any hairs in your
soup, remember that gray hairs are entitled
10 respect.
II. In conclusion, in all your dealings
your servant
"DoaI with her kindly,
Cheer her young heart,
And she'll follow thee blindly, rH
Wh-r.ver thou art ~ i