Telegram-herald., 1888-02-19
"WANrED..
LIssoS. Mich, February 70.

lVAGTED-A QUIET, WELL DISPOSED GIRL
W To sssist ia house woT1. Permanent s'tua
ton aud good house for the rign. pe1y. Ms. Z.
b. Brown, IL Bat
That is about the way in which the
young and inexperienced housewife in
serts her first "ad for a servant girl. and
gazes upon 1t in the freshly printed morn
ing paper still damp from iie press with
fond visions Of neat. inno snt faced,
fresh looking Young girl. who timiily
knocks at the side door and tremblingly
Offers her services for a mere pi,tance. OF
course the day-dreams deyelops her into a
marvel of neatnes economy aud general
excellence. Alas. alas. how VAIN are the
dreams Of innocent inexpereDce, and,
when IN answer 10 e ring at the front door,
she opens TO IN expected early caller and
sees hsr first applicsnt come fur the place.
marm." how suddenly vanish those idle
dreams like dew before the rays Of az Au-
gust sun. Oli, for the good Old TIMES when
servants were servants in desd and not
alone IN name. Think you they are? Judge
ifom the following summarized results of
IN "ad." similar to the above. Man wants
bat little here below, but the servant girls
want the earth.
No. came TO the front door. Very un-
tidy. Wore face of brass, q blue necktie
fadsd to dirty yellow brown, and few
other articles Of ess prominence. With
CALLING indifference 70 the remark that she
would hardy suit. she said sae could not
think of accestins place without a con-
seryatory or flower garden Of the kitchen,
and every other afternoon to herself
No. ?, front door also. Couldn't see the
| door hell, a. she was 80 accustomed TO
electric bells" aud s0undsd the door with
Der kuucxlcs in manner that threatened
to dislocale the pauels. She was tall and
slender, with a face ike al Oyer-ripe
tomato, and voice resembling the
duicet sirsins of fox horn. She
would not thin. of coming because
the head Of the house liked
his meat we'll done. and because the ser
wants room was not supplied with an Al
pine gratis.
No. tracked up the front steps with
( muddy shoes and two staall childrea. whom
she also wished 20 enjoy the benefits of a
good home" Sac didn't ike 1t becau 8
the range and laundry tuos were not of the
Isiest style and-ws parted.
M. T. Front door as usual. Short. giddy
blonde very s,yl.shiy dressed; wanted tour
rights a week "out." and the use OF the
psr.or aad piano the other nights. She
spoke hye Languages, cher grammar va:
horriblel and was studying elocution and
vo,spuk. Her valuable services were re
luciantly dispensed with, IS being too ether
ial Tor ordinary morials.
No. turncd ort to be large feshy
svede girl. just two weeks over from the oil,
country. sac could speak but 'ev word
of English, and when informed that sh,
would not suit. stepped into the hall enc
bexan removing her wraps. She was gent
dispslled
80 va, study. Font door OF course
90 years old if day: false teeth. gor
seously bsfzzled wig dazzling bonnet
snd face as fgil Of vriaklss ss a sbO
brush il Of bristlcs. she bad walk ike
spring mattress and was IS prscis
a. Waterbury watch. sae vishs
10 know If We expected brezkfss
before O'Clock. AID Il the coffee va
olesred With bseswax or 6shssin. Fearin
that ber presence might create envy anon
our col ection of bIic-a-brac, We diFecte
ne Go The incest second hand store.
Tust here there "a ne gentle rap a. "a
: SIDE door. So timIi vss 10 thss vs a. Gr
thought it vas the butchers boy, bus o
opening the 5eoT it proved 70 Be SO. l, Al
ssshs vss nos too yoang or TOO old. ~
2 yss TOO pretty or TOO smart. We rsqussss.
her to give us trial Sas only dsnsnde
tast Der bed - p.scsd win ths bad to ID
! north. snd tsst ~ enc bat heTsef oe a.
lo-ssi 20 use Der tooth brush. We cor
ssuted Csr-A-MAzU.