Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-12
NEW YORK LETTER.
SERVANTS WOULD srARvE IN TOWN
RATHER THAN 90 TO THE COUNTRY.
Interesting Experiences ssrvant-Hunting-
Sporting News-Ths Brooklyn handi-
cap-sullivan and Kiirsin, Etc.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispaicn.l

Something has Dtch nii'sH NV"
imperative need OF an arrangement oy
which the housemsid classes OF New
York can find service in the country.
and beautiful plan has been devised
and aired in the prees by Gail Hamilton,
by which the city churches are TO
open communication with the country
churches and both are TO become vast
offices for the transmission
of suffering women from the horrors OF
and the squalor and wicked
ness of the great city TO the health and
sunshine of the country. IL cannot be
denied that this is a great scheme the
transmitting machinery is perfect /; but
there il a serious drawback which the
originator has not considered 1t is IN
the fact that the girls tCiH not 90.
pHILAErHRoP1c BUSINESS.
Miss Hamilton lives in the country, and
il il evident that her knowledge OF city
conditions and the influence OF the mad
ding crowd is hesrsay. IL 10 not 30 easy
to pick and choose for people whose en-
vironment is totally different from ones
own. | cannot forbear to smile at the
matter-of-course way in which sne ar
ranges the matter. Those who want
helm would drive to the minister's
house on Monday, or, even on want,
Sunday afternoon and talk 1t over
with him. and he would make out his
list of one. two. or a dozen names and
forward it to the city PASTOR Mrs.
A win take a cook and waiter" (She
will. ehD Mrs. b will take one wo-
man at a dollar a week. I'D like to
see her do itD. "This statement Is In
stantly dispatched to DIR. Hall, who I'M
mediatelv culls from the list the persons
who seem most likely to supply the
wants. ETC." "This company Is started
into the country" Very pretty Be
side it allow me to place my own e1pe-
rience and observation.
"GRRAT SCHEME.
A friend in P sent to me III New
York for a housemaid, remarking at the
same time, casually, "Why wouldn't 1t
be a good idea for you to advertise in
our papers to supply P people, for
consideration, with housemaids They
are very scarce here. "Great scheme,
| said TO myself. II had only thought
of il before / might now be living IN
the Spanish flats and dining sumptuous-
" every day; moreover thousands OF
poor souls would be in happy homes who
are now "moiling in the horrible twi-
light of Brooklyn bridge" and starving
in fourteenth rookeries. as Gail
Hamilton says they are. | was elated
at the idea L would get ahead OF the
churches and establish a wholesale busl-
ness OF nv own in dozen towns.
| started out 70 select q girl for my
friend. my mind full Of the rosy scheme
by which Twas to combine philanthropy
with the easy gathering in OF shekels. In
answer to a promising "ad." IN the
want column Of morning paper, stating
that "strong and willing Swede ="
wanted a place 20 do general house
work. city or country" l found myself
after half hours ride before the NUM-
Der designated.
TAYES IN.
Fatesl it WAS an employment office. Half
angry and hall curious, for / had never
been in one and had heard queer stores
about them, mounted the steps The
door flew back, opened by man inside
with his face fiattened in hideous distor-
ton against the pane. Isaid: "Pm looking
for a strong and willing Swede who adj
vertised from this number this morning
Do YOU know OF her ." Said he, with
an AIR of proprietorship which left in my
mind no doubt that he knew all about it:
"Yes what sort OF girl do you want +"
1.-THE one I describe, " peremptorily,
"can see her j"
mo" with an upward infection.
Every well, and turned to go, but
wrath boiling over stopped to say, This
is trick; if / had known this was an
agency / would not have come"
A grin like the spiders when he al
lured the fly, accompanied by the asser-
ton:
MADAM, can furnish you a girl"
"What can have to-day ?"
go not to-day; you must pay fee
and give me time.
left him lying in wait for an easier
victim.
WOULD NOT LEAVE THE CITY.
That morning ] called on five girls in
answer TO advertisements. II was not
the pleasantest OF tasks. The addresses
were large tenement-houses with neither
the girls name nor the number Of her
apartment given, and [ was obliged to
inquire from the bottom to the top, "a
girl who wanted work. being all my
data. found a blue, half-stsrved look
ing being in a comfortless room with the
mercury at 40 Fahrenheit.
do you want work"
Eyes"
"Will you 90 to P-?"
"No. / don't want to go out OF the
city,"
alt will be a good home why will
you not go?" -.
at would be lonesome so far array"
At another place / pushed open q
street door and confronted villainous-
looking Heenan nursing pipe prepare
tory 70 going out; beyond was a dark
entry. / said explanatorily:
"rm looking for girl who has adj
vertised for a place"
IN A DEN.
"My daughter top floor front, " said
he, and made room for me to pass.
hesitated, but braced up and made a
plunge into the dark beyond. That was
an awful creature to be between me and
the door. At the top OF the stairs |
turned and looked down. ! could Just
see his feet. As I looked they moved,
they turned-they pointed towards me.
Horror | thought, he's coming, and the
very plumes on my hat grew limp with
fright. | dared neither 90 on nor go
back. compromised and Knocked on a
door beside me would see whether
every mount would leave new monsters
behind to impede my coming down. A
kindly face treasured me and went on,
determined that my philanthropy should
begin with the transplanting OF this girl.
"Do you want place ?"
"Yes," with a movement as though
she would accompany me at once.
"Will you go into the country ?"
Country? o, no." in tone which
implied, "lt's useless to say any more. !"
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