The Jasper weekly courier., 1874-02-06

Us the other night AT little dinner party
that ii the Chinese were not brought i'm
soon, or some inferior race OF which 10
make servants, our social life would
come TO an end. She said she had lately
eleven trials of eleven different colored
girls before she could get one whose
only drawback, very triiling one, was
falling down stairs and breaking all her
china. The first conner wanted three
evenings OF the week 10 study French to
qualify herself as the wife OF foreign
diplomat, there being precedent for
that in the family OF Mr.. Wonmley. The
second one wanted to take music lesson.
twice a week at five P.M.. and stipulated
that the family should have dinner ear
iier on those day. 80 a. Ia accommodate
her passion Tor the piano. The third
one seated herself on the sofa beside the
lady, and the following brief dialosue
occurred: You don't AK me no cues
tion> Il have nu.Ic fu ask" ~ .nn 4
YOU want 10 know wins cen ~ :" "No /:
don't want YOU ~ aii. "Mhy NOT
amt my recommendations an rirt z"
We'll, II You mus. know. wont iavc
IA servant VITO does not know her place.
J lac coiorcd female fomnced ont: that
L., her fioimces fairly snapped rs She
went through the door. Tie next ap-
|plicant stipulated Tor only one dav ahi
wo nights out, n her sister received on
every Friday l"O'd resident" davl. and
It was necessary she should be "a home To-
assist: Size would 20 the night before
and return tile morning after. This ar
rangemcnt not suiting. the next one was
taken on trial on account of recon-
incubation a. long a. the moral law from
a reverend gentleman. This servant re-
ceived ler friends Ia her mistress par-
Tor, and read .Tupper's ProvcrLial Phi
iosophv.' Dr. Hollands "IIitersvect. :"
and other sweet works Of liG!4t sort.
Then come One who had lover in the
Howard University. and she was study
ins tie oi"2ic> 80 a~ 10 educate herself
upio tic How ard standard. She broke
IA va'nthlr thermometer. n She said. hv
i"okimg AZ it,. and an antique vase thsf
she ni-took. for n >pi,tuon. She was
follow 20 bv u thin. angular. colorel ie-
male Lailnck. who wanted To know a
l'oii tiie lunch for the servants. and
hen told that il consisted OF cold baked
meats. with dash Of weak ten. declar-
eel She couldn't live inro such a family.
thSt diet wouldn't -uit her. kasc she hal
'bHckles on herlungs.' After this. one
tried OF serious turn. and disappeared
before dinner TO return dripping wet. ia
the dining-rooni. where she announced
The fact that she had been In the water.
You LOOK moist. said The lady. quietly.
The servant responded with some cx-
element, oh, ma'am. Is got religion
+ ou've got rlld. too. aud vou hal
better 90 up stairs. change vour clothes.
and drink some whisky" .-Bni T. found
repentance. lin sorry. Jane. 10 hear
il. Tor while that may rncan peace aud
good will TO men il The kitchen. it,
very trying to the mistress" Twas her
prophetic soul that afler that her Kitchen
range was fairly burned out heafiug va
ter for the pool IN the a i'l.iran church.
the sexton explaining ..dat nose of
dose a. j. mosciy weakly tries 90 take
the shock off unbcknonCd 10 De preach
err Tie good lady hid an ni.er detes-
tation for wet Christians, which was ag-
grayated to insanity bv James dpims the
ironing in theological spa-ms. in which
the action kept time TO the religions
emotion. Her mistress shuddered when
she heard shrill voice singing:
Ant Eoses sirte re water