The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-09
THE GOLDEN lstJLE.
As Applied tn Household Servants.

"Bridget, hand me my handkerchief"
Eyes, ma'am; the one with the lace Dor
der?"
That's all, Bridget; you needn't wait"
80 bridget obeyed this order, too, going
down the three pairs of stairs to the base
ment kitchen, and back to her task of pol
ishing the silver.
"Oh, dear, how forgetful l am! giving
myself the trouble of ringing twice. /
think bell pulls, if they are old fashioned,
are Il great deal more convenient than
knobs, cousin Augusta"
The good-natured face looked in at the
bedroom door again, flushed with hurrying
up the stairs the fifth time within an hour
so Bridget, my work box; it's il the
end room on the sofa. Can't you find it?
We'll, look in cousin Augustus room; had
it there yesterday morning"
There are two long halls and a flight of
stairs between the rooms; but Bridget a
young Irish girl, with Il slender figure,
showing rapid growth, and not much
strength TO sustain it, hurries away, for it
is high time the dining-room was in order
The mantel clock warns her the luncheon
table must be ready in three-quarters of an
hour
GLOW long Bridget is, must have left
the work-box there, in plain sight; but the
Irish are so stupid!' exclaimed the young
lady, with increasing impotence.
~ do not remember seeing it this morn.
ing, Mrs. West said, quietly.
Bridget"
eyes, maam; I'm looking. but don t
find it,
"Stupid creature! It's almost one, / de-
clare. shan't have ten minutes to sew /;
but the box might as well be found, Bridg-
et! And stamp of the slippered foot en-
phaszed the last call over the banisters.
at isn't there, ma'am." said the girl, ap.
pearing from below; "I've looked every
where.
She could not help thinking Miss Dam
forth unreasonable; and there was the sill.
yer lying on the Kitchen table, and the mar
ketman, and grocery boy, and dust-msn.
coming and going perhaps. But to have
vented her Impotence and uneasiness. as
Miss Danforta did, by even an altered tone
OF voice, would have been considered as
impertinence, and perhaps led to dismissal
Yet Irish waiter girls are only human, and
have not high breeding to help them con.
troll their tempers.
81 declare, Bridget, you don't earn your
salt Look in the blue chamber somewhere,
can't you? Don't answer me back again |;
looked Look again keep looking till you
find it,"
No wonder Bridget mutters threat of
giving warning, as the clock strikes the
half hour.
"lsnt this it on the dressing table, Bird
geti" suggested Mrs. West, looking search
ingly around the room herself
''Thank you, ma'am; it is, indade. -
And grateful expression came into her
large gray eyes. "Miss China towld me
the end room"
"Never mind what l told you. Twas
your place to hunt for it until it was found
somewhere. And don't let me hear any
more of your impertinence when 1 tell you
to do anything"
The scowl came back to the girls face as
she hurried away to her work again.
Bridget" Miss Danforths head was
over the banister now, the call arresting
the girl in the lower hall-"get Mrs. Vests
lunch as soon as possible, and bring mine
up here. / haven't more than time to dress
before Miss Powell comes" she said, look
ing back, alphabetically, to her cousin.
"You won't mind lunching alone, will you !?
I've been so hurried all the morning. Call
ers seem to put everything back"
81? Oh, not in the least. / was only
'hihhhB, 'hbihiab ~ you Hdu nOt almost
as much time to go down for your lunch as
Bridget has to bring it to you
"Her times no consequence" returned
the young lady, carelessly. "Did you zee
how impertinent the creature was? Ser
wants all are nowadays"
Mrs. West said no more in the defense.
While the toilet proceeded, the luncheon
was dispatched, and then came a message
from Miss Powell, instead of herself and
carriage, saying she would not be able to
keep her engagement before Friday. Miss
Virginia was highly indignant, and vented
her annoyance In no measured terms.
"1f there was anything she did hate, it
was people who did not keep their engage
ments Why couldn't Caroline Powell have
discovered she should not get away, and
sent her word in time to save her the trou-
BILE of dressing and waiting half an hourp
Some people did not seem to have the least
consideration And what on earth was she
to do with herself in full dress the whole of
the afternoon2 The sun was too hot to
wa1k. thara unra tbraa bnura 30 l;nna,