The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-08-29

The servant question Is tho black
beast of housekeepers ut the seashore
as we'll as In town-perhaps little
blacker. Servants who 60 there in
search of places are generally Of the
uppish and good-for-rothing kind, who
are looking for summer-outing more
than for good. honest work. There Is
something demoralizing in the air of
watering-place. and the very best of
them are not proof against It. Some
people try to avoid trouble by taking
servants with them, but that scheme
generally ends in failure. Gm
Said q gentleman who took a cottage
at the shore last May: II had SO much
trouble with cooks last season that I
concluded to take one down with me
this time. 1t worked very well for two
weeks, but the love of idleness and the
boardwalk. to which her kind is sub
ject. overcame her by that time, and
one day she coolly informed my wife
that If she did not like her way of do
ing things she might do thom herself
OF course we sent her off instantly, and,
as had been wise enough to hire her
by the week, she only got her wages
up to the time she left. ..sarti r.. 80,
I'VE had short interval of peace,
my wife doing the cooking. But as
that wasn't what she went to the sea-
shore for, we looked up cook In the
village. The second experiment was
big, black, and burly, with temper.
Before week had passed she turned
on my wife. who had ventured to offer
suggestion as to how something
should be done, and, with blazing eyes,
said: '.Now. locker herel / does as ]
pleases when rs cookin'. an Of folks
NEEDLE wild me l. just cuts dere hearts
out, does. You hear mep' That set
tied it and my wife, too. who dared not
reply. MY arrival was waited for to
give the black fiend her walking pa
pers. '.Iu5l ~. i.,i, ~:
..But the next trial was d daisy. She
was also lady of color obtained in
the 'colored quarter of the village.
We were taken somewhat back by her
stipulation. during the preliminary ne.
gotiations, that she should have at
least an hour on the beach every after.
noon-her health requiring it-and the
privilege Of going out every evening.
We conceded both points, however, fol
she seemed to be good sort OF ser
want. For few days everything wen
on smoothly. My cottage has -four
sleeping rooms on tho second story. nj
opening into small hall. My wife
and occupy one of tho front rooms
our 15-year-old boy the other. and on,
of the back rooms was assigned to tht
cook. One night when 1t was rather
warm, we left our room door open an(
hung a curtain over II. About l.
o'clock. just after 1 had fallen asleep.
was startled by q succession OF TIT
most uncanny, blood-curdiing scream
ever heard, and as Jumped out o
bed some one rushed into our room IN,
right into my arms. and lay Their
trem bling and shaking and moaning II
q way that made my Aesh creep. M
first thought was that somebody ha'
gotten into my boys room and that h
had been frightened out of his sleeI
and had run into ours, but when he re
piled to my call that nothing was tn
matter with him put my hand to tn
head of the intruder, who still trem
bled in my arms, and felt the WOOL
hair of our cook. BY this time my Wit
had lighted lamp, and she says tn
tableau was unique and striking. 0
course 1 promptly disengaged my arm
and as did so the girl fell over on tn
bed in an epileptic tit. She told us q
forwards that she was subject to then
and that she always ran out OF he
room when she had one. She was care
full not to tell us when she came, how
ever. We packed her off, and hav
since then been taking our meals OF
the best plan after all. "-Philadetph'
, Times.