The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-07-13

The first one came before noon. MIR.
Bowser was on hand To let her in. He
read her character at a glance. She
was young lady whose father had
lost his millions in a bogus silver mine,
out to earn her own living. Size was
ushered into the parlor with many
scrapes and bows, and Mr.. Bowser OBJ
served;
'>My dear young lady, you called,
presume to see about the situation. /
like your general appearance, and if /
you come 1 think we shall get along /
splendidly together"
''Do you boss the kitchen?" she sau-
ely inquired.
''Well, no, not as rule, but on this
occasion / have set out to show Mrs.
Bowser how things should be man
aged"
''Humph! Things have come to q
pretty pass when an old rooster like
you has got to come poking around the
kitchen! l won't take the placer
l heard it all from the next room,
and when Mr.. Bowser came in 1 was
black in the face and choking for
breath.
IL swallowed a button" I ex-
planned as l got my breath, but he gave
me a look full of fierce suspicion and
went off to answer a second ring at the
bell. It was another girl longing for
the comforts of a home. Mr.. BOwser
had scarcely seen the tip of her nose /
! when he read her character. She was
poor orphan who wanted to make Z
some homie happy by her good cooking
and extreme economy.
You came to see about the placer"
queried Mr.. Bowser.
-''Y es, sir. How many in the family?"
''Wife, self and child"
els it a babyP"
"Yes."
Then I won't come! I've just
showed two of my own into the Home;
and l won't work for any one else's
brats.'
my dear young la"
"Oh, come off, you old masherr' she
interrupted. II believe you are the
man who followed me on the street the
other night. If was certain of it I'd
| pull out the rest of your hair. What
business have you hiring the girls,
anyhow"
was choking again when he came
i out, and he looked very pale and I'M
easy. The third girl was only five
minutes behind. She also had chart
acter to be read at glance. She was
a person of great energy, and her face
showed that she loved to do kitchen
work at three dollars per week.
Il suppose you have come to see
about the placer" blandly observed
Mr.. Bowser.
ssWeu, yes Is the work hard?na
''On the contrary, it is very easy"
docs your wife help?" a..,
"A IittIe''
4 ''Does she hire the washing and
ironing, get supper when am out,
help me on bake days and wait on her
own table"
mo, ma'am."
Then I wont come. u
But the wages are three dollars per
week , ..s .....a
Three dollars! Why, thought
they were five dollars. Good after
noon, sir. gt
The next girl walked by the house.
to size it up before she rang the bell.
The, moment Mr.. Bowser set eyes on
her he knew he had found a daisy.
She was whole prize package and a
chrome thrown in. He read timidity
and bashfulness in her character, and
l heard him chuckIe as he said:
My dear girl, you came for the
, place, presumed"
81 don't know! This-is far out"
but there's a street car line past
the door," ..... 81 ~ D.
''Do you run the kitchen?" g.
81 am about to do so.'
as your wife a fool or crazy
wOman?" .
Neither one"
''She must be, and I don't want the
place -I think you are an old hen
huzzy and a kicker, anyhow, and
! don't want to work, for such people.
Comforts of a home! You'd fire me
before I had sat down to the pianer
: twieeys -ands-yOu look just like one o.
them shoddyites as object to eating
with help. You'd better send out West
: Flor aFChihaman. Ht* "E
: Mr. Bowser came in and got his hat
! land skipped down town. When he
I came DIP to stipperlI had a, girl in the
kitchen, but he fought shy of saying a
word on the subject until next morn
ing. Then he swelled up and OBJ
served: 4sI ..as..---
Mrs. B0wser, l like to praise you
when you deserve it. II see you have
; followed my advice on the girl ques-
3 ton, and you, may consider yourself
l praised, Read their character treat
: them as you should, and manage them
according to the laws of business, and
you-will never have any trouble. - De-
4 trOit Free Press.
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