Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-17

letter from former employer IN Wash
ington, ID. c., soliciting her return to
household left desolate by her abdication.
She must, In pity TO them, leave on sun
day evening
There being Gin America) nothing to
hinder her going, the small family was
cookies until Monday morning, when an
old family laundress was engaged to NIL
the breach until "permanencyn could be
obtained. Various candidates were ex-
amined and one hired, Of whom the best
was said when the forlorn housewife
described her to her sympathizing lord as
''our pisaller, my DEAR She came at IL
O'Clock one morning and withdrew her
slatternly slippers from the thresh-
hold at y. m. OF the same day, having
failed TO recognize frying-pan when it
was pointed out to her, aud bursting into
tears when asked to make range fire.
The Green's TO this day have never settled
to their entire satisfaction whether her
extraordinary behavior was the result OF
confirmed imbecility or iucipient insanity.
As II to atone for previous ill-fortune,
fate sent treasure in the gulse of a COM
petent American girl, whose excellent
native sense had been supplemented by
fair education. For four weeks peace
and prosperity reigned. Good cookery
was the order OF the day, the house was
clean from roof to cellar, and of the
maids temper II might have been regis
tered "Set fair The deluded master
and mistress flattered themselves with
the belief that their luck had turned for
good and all. But alas! Jane could not
reconcile herself to the basement kitchen,
try though she did, for Mrs. GREEN'S sake.
Her spirits were low since the death of
her brother two years back, and the
kitchen told upon them.
Fairly desperate with the struggle, Mrs.
Green abjectly hired pair Of maids, one
to keep no the others spirits The cook,
Bridget, an elderly Milesian, was deyout
Romanist, with the best Of references,
while Lizzie, the waitress and chamber
maid. was an equally ardent Methodist.
Religious differences were amicably
waived and the new combination promised
well. BY the end OF week, however,
Bridget was discovered to have violent
temper of her own, and it dawned on the
dismayed mistress that she had caught
another Tartar An open breach was
avoided until upon one unfortunate Sun
day morning the orders for
dinner were received with an out
burst of impertinencc that fairly
staggered the object thereof. She
was informed IN language more strong
than sweet that she was no Christian to
have hot dinners on Sunday, that emo
lady as was fit to be named u lady would
come snoopin' round a daciut gurrers
kitchen whin she was at wurruk," and
much more and much worse, all poured
forth with a ferocity 1t was impossible 10
check. When she paused for breath Mrs
~ Nf.
ladyhood and absolutely cowed the ter
magant into silence. In q few, short
stern words she ordered the woman to
quit the house. This feat accomplished
the brave little manager left the kitchen
with dignity that evaporatedby the time
she gained the upper story in an attack
more nearly approximating Mysteries thar
any other she had ever known.
A couple of days. search filed Budgets
place with an odd-looking dwarhsh body
also Irish, who at first glance appeared tt
4 be all grin, bang and brogans. Hel
temper seemed as even as her predeces
sor's was rough, but her failings mani
tested themselves in a total lack OF per
sonal cleanliness, loud and dsagreeabl,
voice and positive talent for forgetting
orders. Her cooking, too, was as un
certain as her memory. Excellent a
one time, at another her production
were altogether UNBEATABLE. For TIVE
months her good nature and willingness
were arguments in her favor which in
duced Mrs. Green to retain her In he
/ service against her better Judgment
: Then an earthquake broke the superficial
calm. One morning the mistress was at
: tracted to the kitchen by the sound o
!, high words that penetrated the parlo
flooring, and ran down TO encounter
vet novel experience. Cook ant
, waitress were quarreling viru
i. lently, and just beginning the dis
4. mute by blows. The lady threw herSel
y between them and, without accepting tn
/, Office of arbter, tearfully proposed 10 he
:, to cut the knot by giving both warning
J. The queer little cook cherished no resent
J ment against her late mistress In consc
ouence of this summary act OF justice
y She presented her at their leaye-takin
with surprising bit OF her own ianc
= work, adding, sobbingly, that she coul
not have have loved her own mother "be
: tber nor she did Mrs. Green" (who wa
= ten years her junior.
!. "Weary of the wearing of the green,
4 our maid-beridden housewife doubled q
r. her course and made fresh trial of co
!. ored servants. An elderly woman WI
r. TO be cook while the fatuous mlstrei
!. fondly hoped to develop Dinah's hal
II grown daughter into dett waitres
The experiment was dismal iailur
If Dinah the less not only broke more tha
q. the worth of her wages, but was slothfu
" dull, dirty and sulky beyond the pow'
~ of clean words to describe.
N At this juncture it was determined
ar Mrs. Green TO exchange their house for
Il. cottage which had dining-room and
q. kitchen on the first floor There at Ia
,e the Observation-Disclosures hons
. keeper found rest after the cruel
m year, the leading domestic events
IN which are here set down in sober VERT
N 1t may be remarked, however, that O
,e though she has for several months e.
10 loved the supervision OF an eiiicien
ID good-tempered "gifl," who up to da
=. has not sighed audibly for "a change
4. She is more shy than Of yore in declarlI
or that it is always and entirely the fault
or the mistress when servants are imperie
=. and in their habits nomadic
a. - Copyrighted 1885,
ny New Grocery store,
D. !. II. RoulhAc, proprietor Fresh goo'
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