The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-04-30
MISCELLANY.
A TOUCHING INSTANCE OF eRArITUDE

MISCELLANI.
TOUCHING INSTANCE OF GRATITUDE.
We are what is called a comfortable couple
me and my good lady.
have money in the funds, some house pro-
perty, and a coal agency. A portion of the
day occupy in calling for the rents and in
looking out for the postman who may or NAV
not probably not, as rule) bring orders for
coal.
My good lady sees after the house, when
she is not having nap, or looking out Of tile
window, and blows up the servant girl.
We have several meals during the day.
We like little and often, and our servant
girls get rather overfed and saucy after time.
if they don't go away ill.
My good lady, in the latter case, is generally
very kind to them Our last girl was taken
i'll, and we gave her weeks holiday, some
soup, wine and oranges, and her wages as
usual
This conduct on our part affected our SER
want girl deeply, and she insisted on sending
her sister rs substitute while she was away
Her sister came very early. My good lady
got up and let her in. She was courtseying
on the doorstep. gI
" If you please, ma'am, I'm Terminals sis
ter" she said.
" Take care, " said my good lady; "you've
upset the miik-ean with your crinoline''
She came in and began to clear away the
supper things, and dropped a plate. My good
lodi f.,l1 l,.x,
things, and she brought up a cup without a
handle; it had slipped through her fingers
somehow.
1.-THE girls willing, but she's nervous
said my good lady
We have some nice china ornaments on the
parlor mantelpiece. While we were at break
fast, she busted off a couple of shepherdesses.
Between that and dinner time, though, she
only got through tumbler and egg cup, and
] was beginning to think she was getting
steadier.
My good lady went down stairs to see how
dinner was getting on. She came up, looking
very vexed indeed. She said
you know the best soup toureen9"
81 do, y said
Its gone, she said.
!" How" | asked.
t'To pieces +"
She went down after this, and presently
heard smash. My good lady shortly after
ward appeared.
"Those two cut decanters !" she said.
"This is really becoming serious" | said
" Hadn't we better send her about her bust
ness ?"
" How unreasonable you do talk" replied
my good lady. "IIer sister sent her out of
Kindness to us. 1t will hurt her feelings
dreadfuly if we don't keep her."
GLOW about our feelings?" said.
There was an awful smash down stairs Just
at that moment. We sat still and waited
Jemima's sister presently made her appearance
weeping bitterly.
ooh ma'am, oh SIR" she cried, am the
unluckiest girl that ever was. I've fell down
with the dinner tray!"
"Will you be kind enough to return home ?"
said I. ave are not cross at you, and here's
a shilling; only, my good girl, depart while
there is yet whole piece of crockery left in
the house,
She waved her arms wildly, and knocked
few things off sideboard.
" How can ever repay you ;" she cried.
Your presence here, my good girl, is cost
ing u.s. on an average, about a shilling min
ute" said. If you would only go away
and take another situation--say, for instance,
in the china shop at the corner--we might,
with few years of penury and privation,
gradually recover our losses"
She saw it in the same light, and WENT
My good lady then descended to the kitchen to
look after the dinner.
Terminals sister had left jug on the stairs,
over which my good lady tumbled and put her
ankle out, also breaking the jug.
Terminals sister has called on us twice since
and said how sorry she was. We have on
those occasions put the china up before speak
ing to her. We think it advisable that she
should not come inside the house any more.