The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-27

But the time was passing, and my young
woman had not come Weary OF waiting, rose
to depart, when Mrs. Primworthy knowing 1
had come some distance, prevailed upon me
to "wait a little longer" | was about to
speak to her about the person whom the
maiden lady had sent adrift, and who,
thought might have suited me, when she
was again summoned back to her office.
young man, with light hair and fair complex
ion, about five and twenty, we'll got-up in a
suit of light-colored garments and an Albert
chain dangling gracefully from a buttonhole,
had come to transact business with the ao-
cOmmodating Mrs. Prmworthy. He has come
in quest of a valet de chambre, was my
conclusion; or, maybe, he is a married man
and is deputed by his wife to negotiate for
| some female servant or other. 1t was then
with unfeigned surprise that l heard Mrs.
| Primworthy address him familiarity as
| Thomas" " inqUiring interestedly, at the same
| time, after his pOrents and family. Greater
still was my amazement when on proceeding
| to business, | heard the question asked him,
! what made you leave your last situation i''
Yes, indeed, however hard to credit it, this
was tootman out of place He had come to
see II Mrs. Primworthy could find him another
berth.
"Why did l leave my last situationP' he
answered, echoing Mrs. Primworthy's question
- left it because my feelings would not
allow me to remain any longer; and when you
hear all particulars, you'll only wonder how |
put up with it so long,
Indeed, Thomas. Pm sorry to hear that.
Let me see-yOu was only there four months
was not that alll'
''Six months, Mrs. Primworthy, such a six
months as hope never to pass in any other
situation, and I'll take care don't if can
help it. Why, they don't know to treat a re-
spectacle man. and then, the things l was ex-
pected to do there, it brings up all my indig-
nation to think of them. First of ALL wasn't
even given a room to myself, but was forced
to share bedroom with the groom, a common
fellow who used to snore so loud had to lie
awake for hours listening to him. To
think of this, after what | had been ac-
customed to and then, this low chap,
he knew so little of his place, and all that
was due to me, that he refused to clean my
boots the very first morning after l came,
saying | was just as much servant as he
was; so that | had actually to do my own
boot cleaning during the whole of those blessed
six months.'
"Well but, Thomas, l don't think such
little annoyances as those sufficient cause for
leaving good situation"
"You wouldn't call it a good situation if
you knew all the rest had to put up with. A
good situation, indeed That is Just what
was told it was before l went there. l ex-
pected they were good stylish sort of people,
and what he would not, stand. Such unfash-
ionable hours, too, as they kept never heard
of before If they didn't breakfast at o'clock,
and then expect me to be all dressed and ready
to attend table at such time of day as that.
Of course l told them at once l couldn't do it;
they must get the parlor maid to wait at
breakfast, and answer the bells, too, and not
expect me anywhere upstairs till after Il
O'clock
''That was making rather bold, 1 think,
Thomas. You'll find very few places indeed
where you'll be left to yourself till twelve in
the day"
''Well Mrs. Primworthy, that is my resolu-
tion, and / intend keeping to it. They re-
quired nothing more at my former situation,
because they knew better what a man like me
was entitled to. But there was lots of other
things they wanted me to submit TO. When |
engaged for the place, it was understood that
| should have a suit of clothes at the end of
every six months, making two suits in the
year; but after 1 had been there about two
months, the gentleman sends for me, and says
he, Thomas, there are two suits of clothes of
mine on the drawers in my dressing-room
which you can have; they are not all worn
out; take and get them altered to fit you
as they are well worth it, l felt my
pride hurt at this, and no wonder,
and so says l to him, NO, sir, Pm much
obliged to you, don't wear other peoples
them down stairs and giving them to Bill the
groom. dare say they will be useful to him,
and perhaps he won't mind wearing them
as they are, without even altering!' And
what do you think Mr.. - says to me be.
cause l mentioned this about Bill and the
old clothes Why, he calls me an insolent
fellow, and tells me to be off down stairs. So,
when my time was up, at the end of the six
months, | received my wages right
enough, and quite naturally looked for
the suit of clothes according to agree
ment thinking how nice it would be for me to
have some good new things to come away
with, when Mr.. - turns and begins abusing
me like anything, saying he had done more
than ever he was bound to do in Offering me
those old things of his, so shouldn't get any
thing more out of him, and it was no use for
me trying to. If that wasn't behaving
shabby %
81 think, Thomas,'' interposed Mrs. Prim-
worthy, 'yOu was wrong in refusing the
clothes. Perhaps if it was not specified that
the clothes should be new ones, Mr.. -
considered he was acting up to the
terms he engaged you on in offering you what
he did. | know Mr.. - has always been re-
presented to me as thorough gentleman, and
the last young man as was there said it was
nice comfortable place, and he was sorry to
leave. To tell you the truth, Thomas, Pm
afraid you was little bit spoiled, as the say
ing is, at the place where you was before"
''Well, you do astOnish me to think how
any man of proper feelings could call that a