Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-05-20
TWO WAYS OF LOOKING AT
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Mrs. Jonquil was in despair.


bath, and the ebony cabinet was deco
rated with a fine powdering of dust.
Everything about the Jonquil man.
of the household machinery was out of
joint
..Oh dear, oh dearl'' said Mrs. JON
quill, wiping her eyes on crushed
strawberry bordered handkerchief; Pm
sorry ever went to housekeeping! Why
couldn't | have been contented with
boarding at the hotel?"
Don't take on, DEAR" said Miss Al
thea Atkins. Don't. You'll make
your nose rcd"
"Why should care about my nose?"
sighed Mrs. Jonquil.
But nevertheless she glanced at the
looking-glass, and left off wiping her
eyes so theoretically.
"Shall | call Mary Ann to straighten
up the room littleP" said Miss Atkins.
"You can't" said Mrs Jonquil; ''she
went away this morning.
Dear me!' said Miss Atkins; that
makes three within the month, don't
itph
''And no WONDER" said Mrs. Jonquil;
"they are Mr. Jonquil's girls. Not that
they belong to him." she added hurried
ly; "but mean that he went down to
the Office and engaged them for me. /
had company, and couldn't go myself.
And Jonquil has a theory that pretty
faced girls are better domestic servants
than those with wry mouths and ugly
faces.
.'Just like man. snid Miss Althea,
shaking her head.
Mrs. Jonquil. HE says that the face is
the index to the character!'
"F.ddlesticks!'' said Miss Althea.
THE first girl stole two of dear
mothers silver spoons and went away
in the dead of night" said Mrs. JON
quill. 1.-The second one had such a
dreadful temper that we couldn't live in
the house with her We had to dis
charge her after she threw the carving
knife at the dustman, just for splitting a
little ashes on the step, and the third
left me this morning She said she had
always been accustomed to living with
ladies, and couldn't reconcile herself to
washing little dogs and cleaning poll
parrots cages!''
''What does Mr.. Jonquil say to
that?n said Miss Althea.
"He says that the exception only
proves the rule. Hush! isn't that him
calling?"
"Oh, is he at home to-day?" said Miss
Althea.
with the neuralgia in his face" said
Mrs. Jonquil. And as cross as a
bear"
She hurried away, but presently she
returned.
would you mind just seeing to
things little, Althea," said she, s'for
an hour or two. while | 90 down town?
must get girl to do the kitchen work,
and Jonquil says while | am about it, |
may as well engage gardener and use
full man for him. He thinks he took
cold in his face while he was spading
up the lettuce-beds yesterday. And he
says" added Mrs. Jonquii, with Curl
Gus twinkle in her eyes, "that | am to
get a man with some backbone to him
and plenty of grit"
ooh, indeed" said the puzzled Miss
Atkins. ''But how are you to know?n
81 don't in the least doubt that shall
be able to suit him." said Mrs. Jonquil.
hurriedly tying her bonnet-strings and
drawing on her gloves. "And | really
think he would be easier in his mind if
he could see that the gardening was 60
ing on properly from his window, and
that the pony was being duly exercised.
Men are so restless, you know"
c.
Miss Atkins began to dust the cabinets
and to feed the canaries.
us that your new girl?" said Mr.
Jonquil contemptuously, that afternoon,
as a gigantic Scotchwoman, with red
hair, and face as hard as if it had been
hewn out of lignum Uitg, brought in the
dinner soup.
Yes, DEAR" said Mrs. Jonquil.
'Humph!' growled her husband.
why didn't you get the Sphinx at once,
and done with it?''
''She had first-class references, dear, !"
reasoned Mrs. Jonquil. '.And this soup
is really excellent"
81 do like to see good-looking people
around, " said Mr.. Jonquil. "Eh-who's
this coming up the pathP You're not
expecting company, are you?"
That" said Mrs. Jonquil, stretching
her neck over the soup-tureen-'.oh
that s.the new man."
1.-The new manr' almost shouted her
liege lord. with a stove-hat, and kid
gloves!"
''Oh, he's quite the gentleman" said
Mrs. Jonquil. Il selected him out of
the whole collection, because he was so
handsome"
"HandsomeI'
II do like to see good-looking people
around, maliciously quoted Mrs. JON
qull. Our lawn will be quite picture
with him, in red flannel Jacket, stand
ing in front of the laurels, with Nero at
his side.n
"But," demonstrated Mr. Jonquil,
'what can he do--that is the question:
WELL" responded his wife, ringing
the bell for Jane, the Scotchwoman, to
take away the soup, "he hasn't had a
great deal of experience yet; but he says
he is quite willing to learn-and then he
has such Byron-like face!-the face,
you have always said, is an index to the
-n
Flora said Mr.. Jonquil, II think
you must be crazy! Do | keep train
ing-school for great, lubberly, ineffi-
cient -"
THAT was just what said when you
brought home that red-cheeked maid
with the black eyes, who broke so many
of the decorated dinner-dishes, said
Mrs. Jonquil. "And you declared that
was lacking in charity and benevolent
feeling, when / objected to her reading
novels in the back kitchen. instead of
cleaning the front Windows
please, SIR said Jane, the giant
esque, appearing at the moment, there's
a chiel at the door, speerin' for the
MASTER
Il suppose must see him." said Mr..
Jonquil, reluctantly rising.
you'll give him trial, DEAR said
Flora, because he has such a good
face
III see him-furtherr' decidedly
spoke Mr.. Jonquil, clutching at his hat.
In about five minutes he came back
in towering passion.
"Well, dearpn said Mrs. Jonquil,
HE can't do a thing" shouted Mr..
Jonquil. He has always been clerk
in a dry-goods store What does