Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-01-06
VOL. 7O.--356O. NO. ~.


ment superior TO ours"
You take things very coollv, Cousin Au.
gusta. Miss Hyde said, pausing to pass her
needle through an emory cushion, sighirg.
as she did SO, that peculiar sigh that seems
TO give out the impression Of much enduring,
long-suitering patience under unavoidable
Ills. j wish | could, There's Jane: lust
sec what sowing she puts into papa's shirts.
and it's as much as ! dare do to tell her Of
it, she flies out SO; and the cook, YOU must
have noticed yesterday that there was no
bread sauce with the game. Papa would
just As lief not have IL at all as without.
She knows perfectly well. We had her sis
ter last summer, and she was the most waste
lul creature You ever did see lnever should
have known it; but Aunt Lane paid me n
visit, aud undertook to set things to rights
She found her lighting the fire with butter
one morning TO save trouble"
"Buttcr 2"
" Yes she rolled up cone Of paper, and
filed il full Of good pastry butter to make
the wood kindle 10 a hurry. Oh, that's very
common, I've heard since, with lard. Ann
carried things q little farther than usual.
She bad very gmtcnl ideas We left her in
care OF the house when | went to Newport,
and Mrs. Cushing who lived opposite. you
u
been at home, and lighted the gas for her
company. She must have entertained them
well. too, for there wasn't a thing in the
storc-room when we came homo. But that's
nothing 30 the trouble Mrs Cushing had
herself Why, do you know, her waiter man.
and cook, and French nurse, all gave warn
inr 10 one day Mademoiselle had her din
ner in the nursery when this cook came:
one Of the children was sick. So the cook
bad the head of the second table, and re-
fused 10 give 10 up. John took Maria's part,
and wouldn't carve unless she sat opposite
to him. Did You ever hear anything so
ridiculous 2"
High life below stairs certainly" said
Mrs West. "lsnt Mrs. Cushing that very
fashionable lady who called Thursday, and
talked SO much about Paris bonnets and
gloves ! think she said She sent ont for
an her Gloves
Yes that's Mrs Cushing. She does
talk little too much about.'when I was in
Paris. Papa ridicules her for her foreign airs.
Maria was : most valuable servant: She got
mp muslins so beautifully, and that's a great
deal nowadays. She knew Mrs Cushing
could not replace her. That's another thing:
il You get a really good servant, they pre-
sume go. There's Bridget, would not
keep her a day, she has such a habit Of
answering back but She, tidy and hate
toSee sloven waiting ct table, and moves
lightly and quickly; two very good things
in a waiter The Irish are generally so
stout and heavy"
Bridget is very delicate looking don't
think She can be very strong Mrs West
said. What wage, do YOU give her her 2"
There's another thing about her; She
asks such low WAGES. Why Maria had sir
dollars but Bridget asked only four when
She came. and that. all I've given her. I'm
afraid every dav she'll ask te have her WAGES
raised Pipa allows ,ix vet. and | sbo1ld
have to rive II +, her. Asitis. can ofTord
two rairs of gloves n month ont of What I
save
II,,y is u,,tqt o.-sJ Ntrs Wet Clio
coplj nof b.iioya bar vo,,p, rolatire rrilt,
of so small a sa,;or Small ~ bor brt botyv
much 10 a servant. who had nothing but her
v,gss IN dan,pd nuon
SWb, ,,,, ill., .iv d,u,r. &, a..
bopse allowance for a waiter and ~ Reid,
o,ly a. .l,.d fon. -"
Yop make ,v, dollars n month ON, of
Brdget 2"
"Yes." said tbe vopn, lady riercing ~,
e,..l,, rio ,,;.t 'i' "a '','
~ .he did not ses NIrs Wos,s e,,,,ros';ar %,,u'
eonclpding ber ccono,n,, ,.os cnnsidsroJ
l,,,aaIJa ''' was ''''''''e'''
f. sba pr,tosta,t or Cotbo,ioqr ;oorirod
.,, 6,l,ar af.sr ,,,1roa,i,. -.
az fanc bsr ,,,lil'.' -. ,r,,,,l
b,r much am, ,,,,, Tl,o,, - S,',jo,- -
,,rn,o,, ,,,ce ,-,,,,t, Lrt 60 ,i'9rais
+ tot much cl,,,,cb .o,C;,,,, H.. Ill ,bo ,i,rs
] tbev haze for vis?fin7 Won l-no,r ,ra.
0niis a.tori-bsd A. y@r7r giri. ba,i,,- b,lf ~
every SUNDAY. and one weekday aftsrnnop
every month did not know Il until that
/ day Won could not 90 10 Germantown. be-
cause Won were taking care Of the children
to Jet Marianne 20 ont"
Virginia" said Ms. West. " did Il ever
0ccur 10 Won that yopr servants have n e,ul
a. wen as yourself 2"
MS not my business io look after It il
/ they have" Aud the bodkin was again in.
serted. with a half smile nt what tbo ON.
/ broidercts considered clever answer 10 her
/ lucstionor
beg your pardon" Mrs. West returned
more seriously. It socms 90 mo YOU have
/ "a great deal 10 do in the matter. Thought
YOU were worry strict about Sunday"
$50 am. uoycr receive calls or walk
and ro to church twice a dny."
"What for2"
What forY Because its right. Of course.
How odd YOU are. Angnstnl"
And Won are fonr-let m. see eight
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