Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-14

Perkins, Mary was
- despera tely wicked
A and deceitiul above
Mary didn't look
wicked. II ever there was a VIOLIN
ahesp's clothing, always granting
that Mrs Perkins was right and that
shn wns a wolf, IL was Mary.
Mrs. Perkins was the proprletress
ofthat eommodious and gentesl.look-
Ing Double fronted house which
Stands in the best position Of the
Marine parade, Hastings. commands
an excellcnt view Of tho sen, and can
Ao thoroughly rec commended tor It's
eomEort aud cleanliness and moder.
afn chnrgcs. Mary Is tho house.
maid, parIormnid. nursemnid. loot
nAnn. light porter and boots all roll
"a into one. The only portion oitho
hnuaehold duties OF which Mary has
mot Il share il the cooking.
Mrs. Perkins had also among her
regular clients many clerical families,
and therc is always something in.
senAoly respectable about the female
rslAtiyes OF the clergy When clergy
h mems wives or widows take one floor
Ii yupr houscit really dosen't matter
whohns the other departments. A Dish
!. ops vic in the drawing room would
Il neusralizc even n young foreign lady
y with golden hair. who smoked cignr-
> etfeS IN the dining room.
Their was Mr.. Perkins nj Prospect
gunneion. but he didn't matter much
g Nobody ever pnid the slightest nttcn-
ton 10 him. except when ho was in
= this way down stairs, which he
q uenernlly was. Mr.. Perkins was n
e fuainnchoiy, thin man OF about l.i.
q He Was supposed TO be In delicate
d health. which prevented him follow.
Ing boy business.
81 us one occupation in life was OBJ
a 8isernting himself in his own house,
q md keeping the child quiet. The
child was littlogir of about O, who
u wnA always with Mrs. Perkins when
< she Was good, and always with MIR.
81 RNrkins when she was naughty or
9 when Mrs. Perkins had one Of her
j. bad hendaches-a state OF affairs by
Il no mems uncommon.
= Very humble, very subdued, Mr..
y perkins endeavored as far as posi-
q a,lp 10 be invisible. lie was afraid OF
b everybody in the house.
a. Except Mnry,
It Even Mr.. Perkins. who allowed him
< to be crushed by the cook and
would step aside to allow tho boy
who came in for an hour of q morn
lux to do the boots to pass, plucked
slpppirit enough TO agree that Mary
a Wah "a wicked gal"
\, Ill addition to Mary and Mrs. Per.
kinB and Mr.. Perkins and the little
girl, the family contained an Irish
W cook OF fiery temper and voluble ut
y s4Yhnce. can excellent cook" said
y Mfe Perkins; "anindeiatigable work
X Nf~ but really at times, too violent
3 III Der language to the tradespeople. y
\. was in this delightful household
~ 1h#t Mary Jones endeavored con.
\ scifntiously to do her duty. She was
Y Il mild, amiable girl, who, afterlivinp
= q Nc OF lodging house slaverydom
y fNN come TO the conclusion that
y wlaht everybody said was right, and
90 slsat she must be awiully stupid and
v ANlully wicked.
On Sept. IL, 1882, q day never to
ae forgotten in tho life annals o
Mary Jones, "the wicked gal" had
hTRn exceptionally wicked all day
y hong the lower regions had echoed
n Wlth cries of MARY, you wicked gal
a ssysan'v We been and upset the gravy on
I. Thu stair carpet" ''Mary, you wicked
gxRl do you know that you've left
. your dust pan on the drawing room
hs 8ofn?" "Mary, shure, it's a saint
q rom heaven that yo'd be apgravatin
ID and it's the mistress that ye're muir