Telegram-herald., 1889-10-28
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AcEisVs Glr Hunting.
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HoUszWoRE Wanted = thoroughly eaia-
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Wien "ths girl comes, zith brown
tocks clrlsd. eeVng. -Dh. shas . beau
eiful world .nsa shall Ee hear 40
a.0rs q shs servant girl problem. mean
While some NoMen are born slri han
sers. a few achieve glrl hunting and
many II ls have the sport ian Ye viii
sf sirl hunting thrust upon As.
Eizht hln1red girls locking Tor situa-
aous. enc hunared and sesentY-hvs
slraasions locking for glrls A painful
interest attaches 20 ~smAl ads Ia cer-
tan moods or nine. Between the
Scylia Of the girl lately landed, Nho
- willing ~ learn and the CharoYd.s
OF the .re1neG and educated young
LADY Who Nlll asslms light household
cules and give music lessons. what
shall one choose Is there any balm
IA Dllead ln the shape ot she respect
sble woman to d. general household or
mind children the ''sids English
young person whose amoltl0n IS 70 20
into a hns family, The working
hoasekeeper whose ideal l. widow
sFs small family where she can feel
At home snd take an interest, the
--Wsli-recomMended girl aE0 IS will
ing and 0bIIglng 40 cards che Rus
sian maid TAG SPEAKS AI-le English
or must one PIN one h0ues " = break
fast 10 the southern adv wh0 has mot
Nith sudden reverses OF fortune. owns
typewriter. aud would not object %
assist With nne sew ug
bad ia r. tine aired out as second
g.l and tried 90 hire out IS gOverness
o.. d
curiosity. and EO~ what ayenging spirit
would guide ghe footsteps OF those IN
known she's n 10 should enter on tour
OF inspection OF me.
IL was with becoming humility that
] entered the room where sat the first
individual xho rang the front door bell
and offered 90 Ill the yawnlng kitchen
void. She vas scotch, squarely build,
strong looking. With a colOrless com
plexion. dark hair and rather heavy
but sufficient amiahle and intelligent
face. which reminded me somewhat OF
Jennie Deans. / may as we'll call her
Jennie, for I had not the presence OF
mind - ask her name. No amount Of
practice in interviewing is OF much as
ststance ia a real emergency. In fact
I may confess that I waited in some
trepIaation for her 20 interview me.
hong course OF servant girl and
mOther-in-law and plumber jokes has
an unbaianolny effect on the Judgment.
Jennie, l ascertained, bY a.kward
approaches. had never lived out in this
country. She had seven years refer
ence from = Glasgow family, but she
had left IL In West H0bOken. Finding
her not formidable I consulted privily
list OF questions half drawn from nay
pocket and asked IL she was a good
bread baker. She told ne that in Glas-
gov her fame spread far and wide as an
expert on stones. but bread baking was
an unknown science not there pursued.
She ~as sure. however. that she could
learn. Perceivtng with relief that
was not afraid OF Jennie, | asked her t6
send Tor her reference and call on me
again It Is we'll 10 say that had beer
advised by an experienced hOusekeepel
20 engage a. least seven 20 pay me
second visit after their characters
had been duly investigated. with the
assurance that not more than one II
seven would come. Jenny fulfilled the
prediction by staying away And yet
cherish her memory. She did not ask
me N / used electric lights instead Oi
gas. or whether the laundry tubs were
porcelain or soapstOne. OF whether
fnssrfered in the kitchen or allowed
followers. She was neatly dressed
looked wholesome and had q pleasant
voice. hope she is having her after
noon out this sunny Thursday. alternat
inR week and week with the upstair,
girl
Ny second caller gave ne cold chill
Her graceful. slender figure. pretty
piquans face and jsunty little turbar
we're Enthusiastically American Had
fallen into the hands OF the lady o
culture. Who would 81 any position no
too menial7" MY list OF inquiries
which I had this time laid openly OF
the table prepared 90 write down th'
answers I hastily concealed under tn
cover OF magazine.
Mrs. Nellie Richards, or name o
home growth equally obvious, was tn
title Of ny visitor. Her story was
common one, butit Interested me. Sh
r al helped her mother run a boarding
house until about sixteen months ago
Then her mother had died and she ha,
married a telegraph operator. The tim
she had spent Ia wedlock seemed % he
q thousand years First her husband
lost bis place and they went 20 lv
with her fathsrin aiitsie town on the edg
81 New Jersey Then she became dlssat
fshed with her husband : readiness 90 ds
pend on che bounty OF her relatives
She urged him % look for work. The,
Il
IL jealousy Finally she decided tha
t they separated for a couple OF years
she maintaining herself until he 70
gained bis f0othold. they might bot
gain wisdom. She looked for a situs
zion "a eopyist and Thoughts Of taxing II
sewing Then she came Go the Conclu
sion that her most sensible course va
90 90 the work she v~s best used %
that 81 che kitchen She had fett th
subtle attraction which | had hope
might inhere IN mY modest four lines
and although an American girl and O
good common school education. IA
come from jersey expressly % see ms
She had relatives % whom vas az liz
ertv 60 inquire concerning her. but
must be cautions in mT questions. "a
her aunt seps three servants and sh
preferred that the fact that she VA
going e. live ont should be broken ger
~ 81 her. There seemed % bs n
cause for very serious or prolonre
trouble between Nellie and her hu'
band. and felr constrained 20 urge he
a. % home. but felt some respect p
the COR non sense CT the woman wh
could choose domestic service in spit
Of renteal precedent
Number three was Irish Mary bright
checked. blE. awhoned awkward. hon
est. wf-h immense feet and dread
O. voice. hut good hunuor shining q
bev grav-hlus eyes Mary had live
four years In on~ family. she bad nurse
two children belonging 20 it fhrong
srarles fever and 11aIden auu- throrg
tvpboid She VA devoted -o them ou
ehe children we're -rowing r- ans tne
bad NJ further use f1r hired TirL 81
ccuhin cooT much because tlers We1