The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-12-11
Managing q Maid.

good mistress makes good servant
and if you give orders to Nora-well, |,
say as l give mine to my clerk, all
would go on as 1t should. Try being
very reasonable and very kind, yet very
positive. 1 don't want to hurt your
feelings, Maria, but could manage this
house and see that the bit of cooking,
and all the dusting, and sweeping, and
trifling of that sort was properly done
without stirring from my seat in the
parlor. We live very plainly, and really
this talk about house keeping is absurd" "
But, Albert, my DEAR" said Maria,
''you don't understand. l merely men
toned that mutton must never be sent
to the table rare, and She"
"There, there, Maria, said Mr.. Jones.
Z" 1 don't want to offend you, but it's all
your want of calmness. Now / must
run, I'd no idea it was so late. But if
you'd only take my plan, Nora would
give you no trouble whatever"
Mrs. Jones said no more, but she kiss
ed her husband good-morning with a
look in her eye that meant something,
and when Mr.. Jones came home at
night, he found his wife with hand
kerchief about her forehead, lying on
the sofa. She had terrible headache,
and, moreover, it was no better in the
morning.
"And if you can stay at home, dear" -"
To- Io l,o, II -
every well, my dear, l. can stay and
1 will, )" said the husband, 'and perhaps
I'd better go for the Doctor"
NO. said Mrs. Jones ;" nothing
ails me but headache; but it is not
possible for me to attend to anything.
So, now, love, you can show me how
Nora can be managed"
81 think 1 can,' said Mr.. Jones. "I
think 1 can, Maria. What will you have
for breakfast now ?"
"Oh, nothing but toast and tea, said
Maria, and there is steak in the house,
you know, and eggs, and you must give
out Coffee.
Mr.. Jones nodded and rang the bell
There was do answer.
=" suppose Nora is not up yet," said
Mrs. Jones. 81 generally wake her."
" should never think of waking my
clerk, " said Mr.. Jones. "Nora should
be taught to rise at proper hour to be.
gin her daily duties. However, I'll RAP
at her door,"
Having climbed the steps for this pur-
pose, Mr.. Jones succeeded at last in pro.
ducing from the interior of Nora's de-
partment, loud
Lord save us, is the house afire, mum
that you're batin' in the door ?"
"The house is not on fire." replied
Mr.. Jones, with dignity, but it is time
that you were up. In future rise at sew.
en- without being called"
Did ever hear the like" retorted
Nora. :" Do you think gurl is an owl
to slape wild one eye open ?''
II have given my orders, Nora" said
Mr.. Jones, gravely.
"Then I'll take none from you, sir,''
said Nora.
However, shortly after, she came flap.
ping down stairs in her morning slip
pers and was heard splitting kindling
wood in the kitchen, whereupon Mr..
Jones again rang the bell. This per-
formance producing no effect, he rang it
six times in succession, and at last,
growing hot with indignation, bounced
down stairs.
Did you hear me ring, Nora,'' he
asked.
81 did; and was wonderin' if you
found it amusing" replied Nora.
Il rang for you," said Mr.. Jones.
"Ye'll ring long, said Nora. Kape
a second gurl eff you want bells answer
ed, and what's happened to the missus
that she sends you after me?"
"Mrs. Jones is not well," said Mr..
Jones.
"I'm sorry, then," said Nora, " for
she's decent-behaved lady, and that's
more than can say of some Others"
Her tone was personal, but Mr.. Jones
pretended not to notice it.
"Mrs. Jones will have tea and toast
he said, " and will have coffee, steak,
and some eggs"
&C. For the same breakfast ?" asked
Nora.
g Yes" said Mr.. Jones.
"Yell take tay the same as her,
then!'' said Nora.
No, 1 will take coffee,'' said Mr..
Jones.
"Ye'll not git it," said Nora. GIVE