The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-08-22
THE AMBITIOUS MAID.
How She Falsifed In Order to Elevate the
Status of the Family.

Mr.. and Mrs. T. young married
people owe in Brooklyn, of comforta-
BILE but not p%retentious fortunes. re-
Gently had occasion to wonder at a
Difference that seemed suddenly to
have crept into the bearing of their
acquaintance toward them. says the
Woman About Town of the New York
Evening Sun. 1t vas n little mex
plicable, to be sure. but none tho less
delightful, and so they went on enjoy
ing it even while they wondered about
it.
Now, a short time ago the young
housewife had engaged a demure-
looking maid, a very jewel of q serv-
ant, aud wholly devoted to the inter-
csts of the family, but that this maid
could have anything to do with the
new state of affairs had not yet oc-
cured to them.
On n of the recent warm days Mrs.
T met a friend on the street and
paused for a moments greeting.
"How very fortunate you are to have
the luxury of yachting whenever you
wish, this dreadful weather!!' congrat-
ulated her friend.
yachting whenever we wishm
echoed Mrs. t. II don't UNDER
stand YOU"
Haven't you a yacht of your own
this summer" asked her friend.
Neither this summer nor any other
summer" said Mrs. t positively.
.'Why," answered the friend, "a
fortnight ago my husband and ] called
at your home Sunday afternoon. Your
maid came to tho 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 decided to say nothing to the
maid. A few days later, however, a
woman friend calling said: by the
way, l have not yet seen you driving
in your new carriage, l think"
but I haven't amy new carriage"
replied Mrs. T in amaze. what
do you meant"
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.
Us mind. On the instant Of her
guests departure she sought out her
faithful servant.
MARY" she said, "did you tell Mr..
and Mrs. Nj not long ago that we
had gone out in our now yachtP"
"Ycs'm." said Mary.
"And did you tell Mrs. c. that l
had gone out to try my new horsesp"
"Yes'm," again said Mary.
'.And have you told any other things
like that to other peoplep"
''Ycs'm."
And then it came out that not only
was Mary perfectly devoted to the
family fortunes, but was more ambi-
tious for the elevation thereof than the
family itself, and that upon every pos.
sible occasion sho had given like in.
formation 10 their friends. 10 one
visitor she had said that they had gone
out to refurnish their country home,
to another that they had gone coach.
ing with a party of friends. and tc
still another who had called in the
evening that they were giving a din
ner at Delmonico's on that particular
night.
"Oh, Mary, how couldyoum moaned
the little mistress. Don't you sec
what trouble you have brought upon
uspn
81 amt seen none yet" responded
the astute maiden. Everybody look,
pleased an goes away and comes bach
quick again, an shure isn't that VIVA
ye like?" And wasn't it q little un'
just that Mary's devotion should have
been rewarded by prompt dismissal