The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-10
The aahita Daily Eagle ghursaaY orrno gulp 10, 1880.
A TOO DEVOTED SERVANT.
A Girl Who was 5ts:nIssea Because She
Tried to Elevate she Family Na:ae.

A Girl Who was Dsssni3sea Because She
Tried to Elevate enc FAMILY Na-ae.
Mr.. and N,A. T, yo'y,y married peo-
pie over In. Brooklyn, Of Comfortable but
not pretentfous fortunes. recently had oc-
casioa to wonder at q new Difference that
seemed suddenly to hare crept into the
bearing OF their acquaintances toward
them. It was O little insSplicable, to be
sure. bat none the leEs delightful, and so
they went on enjoying it even while they
wondered about it.
Now short time before the young
housewife had engaged dcrnure locking
maid, very jewel Of eervant.and wholly
devoted to tho interests of the family, but
taat this maid could have anything to do
with the new state CT affairs had not yet
occurred to them.
On one CT the wara days Mrs. T met
a friend OF thu street, and paused for mo-
ment's greeting.
How very fortunate you are to have
the luxury OF yachting whenever you wish
this dreadful weather" congratulated her
friend
Yachting whenever we wish!" echoed
Mrs. T. 81 do not understand you"
Haven't you yacht Of your own this
summer?" asked her friend.
Neither this summer nor any other
summer" said Airs. T positively.
"Why,'' answered the friend, "a fortnight
ago my husband and I called at your home
on Sunday afternoon. Your maid came to
the door and told US that Mr.. T and
yourself had gone out for the day in your
new yacht
Mrs. T unused deeply thereat, but de-
81 Id , v,o%h 70 ba or farr
DAYS later, however, q woman friend call
ing said: "By the way, I have not yet
seen you driving in your new carriage,
think"
''But l haven't any new carriage" re-
piled Mrs T in amaze. "W hat do you
mean|
"Why," answered her visitor, "a short
time ago when l called your maid told me
that you had gone out driving to try your
new horses
A sudden light broke upon Mrs. rs
mind. On the instant Of her guests de-
parture she sought out her faithful servant.
MARY" she said, did you tell MI. and
Mrs. Mot long ago that we had gone
out in our new yacht"
yes m, " said Mary.
"And did you tell Mrs. c. that had
gone out to try my new horses?"
''Yes'm,n again said Mary.
''And have you told any other things
like that TO other people?"
"Yes'm."
And then it came out that not only was
Mary perfectly devoted to the family for
tunes, but was more ambitious for the
elevation thereof than the family itself,
and that upon every possible occasion she
had given like information to their
friends To one visitor she had said that
they had gone out to refurnish their
country home, to another that they had
gone coaching with u party Of friends, and
to still another, who had called in the even
ing, that they were giving adinner at Del
monico's Oh that particular night.
''Oh, Mary, how could you?" moaned
the little mistress. Don't you see what
trouble you have brought upon u.s."
~ amt seen none yet" responded the
astute maiden. Everybody looks pleased
an goes away and comes back quick again,
an isn't that what You Hke?" And wasn't
it a little unjust that Mary's devotion
should have been rewarded by prompt
dismissal?-NewY York Evening Sun.