St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

homes in the absence of the Lord Of
CreatiUn,' as man is denOminated, what
blessings he could shower upon tho
present generation and those yet to
come.
THE SERVANT GIRL QUESTION.
as far as womankind are concerned,
OutrankS many of the problems of the
age. For the purpose of having an ex-
pr SSiOn of your views upon the SUBJ
jeet. with the idea that much good may
result from our joint deliberations,
have invited you To my home, 10 which
you are more than cordially welcomed.
You probably observed that my daugh-
tiers answered the bell. This was be-
cause the two girls have engagements
with cousins who have just arrived
from the old country. should now be
glad to have expressions from all OF my
most welcome friends"
An elderly, MISUNDERSTANDING lady,
having adjusted her speetacles, arose
and said:
II trust we shall carefully asd con-
Scienti0uSly enter into the eOnSidera-
ton of question which SO intimately
concerns our home life. Let us deal
with it in spirit of kindness, remem-
boring that the visitors from Sweden,
Norway, Germany, Bohemia, Ireland
and other countries, who preside over
our kitchen deStinieS, are entitled to fair
treatment at our hands. While | am
in full accord with every movement
calculated to diSenthrall Us from the
chains which they have outbound Us,
do not believe that any legislation
would prevent them from breaking cut
glass bowls. or of Scrubbing the paint
OFF our imported pictures on the walls
of our parl0rs. For years l have
pleaded, threatened, discharged, but,
alas. in vain."
But" interDoSed q fair listener.
why don't you charge the girl up
with breakageS and deduct from her
salary"
Ibid once. We owned q vase. valued
at 500. The was was reputed to have
been eXcavated at POmpeii. 1t adorned
table in the front parlor. One day the
girl, while busting. brushed it off the
table, and the vase was shattered
into a dozen pieces. | could hardly
restrain my anger, and would
not tax Lima with the loss until | could
control myself. Finally called her at
tention to the matter and told her she
would have to pay for it. She said, in
a tone of injured innocence: Il never
touched itr / deducted S. from her
salary the following Saturday, and that
night, bag and 6aggage.She deserted the
house and went TO work around the
corner. So you see, am out S9s yet"
The next speaker. a black-eyed young
lady, who was
FAIR TO LOOK UPON,
declared that in the three years of her
married lite she had had exactly thirty
six servants, and that rather than submit
TO the insolence and domination longer
OF the servant. she had concluded to do
her own work. "Let ME give you an
illustration of how | have been treated"
said she: well, last Thursday Charley
sent up barrel of pippin apples, and
that night while we were out for short
visit, Miss OlSOn-that is the lady of the
kitchen-gaihered in the neighborhOod,
and when we returned to the house
we found a kitchen and shed full
of men and women, all of whom were
drinking our cider and eating our
APPLES. What could we do? Charley,
YOU know, is weak, delicate man, and
/ was afraid the crowd would hurt him
if he should say anything. so sent
him up stairs, and then L ordered the
crowd out. and off they went, our girl
and her trunk with them, while they
laughed and exchanged opinions IN a
fearful. horrid tongue. That night,
tired as we were, Charley and | filed
up the furnace, poked the stove, and l
prepared the next breakfast, and Char
ley and | have been masters of our own
home since"
The next speaker, lady of middle
age, whose face plainly betokened that
a mild disposition was hers, and that a
generous heart beat in the right place.
said:
For tweny years [ have had varied
experience with dOmeStlcs, VINO be-
ionged TO all shades of natiOnalitles,
and of good, bad and Indifferent types.
have nursed them in their sickness
and paid their doctor bills, fed and