News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-07-19

smarter than ali tho ladies in Detroi
that you will have no troubled"
"Thanks, Mrs. Bowser! That's th.
first time you ever did me Justice.
Will try it. My mind is not occupiei
with business Just now, and I will show
you how to solve the problem. It's all in
the advertising, in the first place, and
all in reading character III the second.
The next day he inserted in all the
daily papers the following:
WANTED-A good tidy girl who can cook
plain food; will receive highest wages and ali
the comforts of home in a small family by
applying at 81 Waterbury ave.
The first one came before noon. Mr..
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 q bogus silver mine, and.
! like true heroine, she had set out to
earn her own living. She was ushered
into the parlor with MANY scrapes and
bows, and Mr.. Bowser observed:
''My dear young lady, on called, Ipre-
sumo, to see about the situation. [ like
your general appearance, and if you
a?3ie 5i3i., 441o ta:nk We shall Ut along spie2
"Do you boss tho kitchen?" she in
quired
"Well, no, not as a rule, but on this
occasion [ have set out to show Mrs,
Bowser how things should be man
aged"
"Humph! Things have como to a
pretty pass when an old rooster like you
has got to come poking around the kitch-
enI won't take the Dlacoi''
| heard it all from the next room,
and when Mr.. Bowser came in, I was
black i'll the face and choking for
breath.
'I-Iswallowed button, II explained
as [ got my breath, but he gave me q
look full of fierce suspicion and went off
to answer a second ring at the bell. 1t
was another girl longing for the COM
forts of home. Mr.. Bowser had scarce
ly seen the tip of her nose when he read
her character. She was poor orphan
girl who wanted to make some home
happy by her good cooking and extreme
economy.
''You came to see about the place?"
queried Mr.. Bowser.
eyes, sir. How many in the family?"
"Wife, self and child"
''Is it baby?'
eyes "
"Then won't come I've just showed
two of my own into the Home, and I
won't work for any one else's brat"
''My dear young Ia"
"Oh, come off" she interrupted. 81
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"
l was choking again when he came
out, and he looked very pale and un-
easy. The third girl was only five min
utes behind She also had character
to be read at glance. She was per-
son of great energy. and her face
showed that she loved to do kitchen
work at So per week.
81 suppose you have come to see
about the place. blandly observed Mr..
Bowser.
"Well, yes. Is the work hard2"
con the contrary, it is very easy
"Does your wife help"
ga little
''Does she hire the washing and iron
ng, get supper when [ am out, help me
IN bake days, and wait on her own
able2"
''No, maaur'
''Then L won't come.''
-I1UG tho wages ure SO ,,o, ,,,oo1-
"Three dollarsi Why, thought they |
we're So. Good afternoon, sir"
The next girl walked by the house to
size it up before she rang the bell. The
Mr.. Bowser set eyes on her he |
knew he had found daisy. She was a
whole prize package and a chrome
thrown in. He read timidity and bash
illness in her character, and L heard him
;huckle as he said:
''My girl, you came for the place I
oresumel"
81 don't know. This is far out. .
"But there's a street car line past the
loor"
''Do you run the Kitchen"
81 am about to do So.
'Is your wife fool OF crazy wo-
NAM"
"Neither one."
''She must be, and l don't want the
place. [ think you are an old hen-huzzy
md kicker, anyhow, and | don't want
% work for such people. Comforts of a
lomel You'd fire me before [ had sat
lown to the pianer twice, and you look
ust like one O. them shoddyites as OBJ
ects to eating with help. You better
end out West for Chinaman."
Mr.. Bowser came in and got his hat
md skipped down town. When he came
Up to supper had girl in the kitchen,
'ut he fought shy on saying a word on
he subject until next morning. Then
le swelled up and observed:
'Mrs. Bowser, [ like to praise you
vhen you deserve it. I see you have
ollowed my advice on the girl question,
nd you may consider yourself praised.
Read their character, treat them as you
hould, and manage them according to
he laws of business, and you will never
ave any trouble"