Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-16

ground to dust! Mrs. Bowser, IL yoI
were the last woman on the face OF TIL
earth / wouldn't work in you
kitchen!"
"Do you know the facts In this case?'
she asked, with considerable spirit.
81 do. / haven't the least doubt tina
you went out into the kitchen with TIT
air of Duchess and tried to make hel
| feel that she was only mud"
81 didn't do anything OF the kind
No one could be more pleasant than
was"
"Mrs. Bowser, I know your ways
They have driven fifty different girl:
out of our house before this one. The
fact is, and l feel that must say It.
you don't know how to manage kitchen
help. You have neither tact nor policy.
"You have, suppose!'
certainly; every husband has, more
or less. Those traits were born in him.
Mrs. Bowser, did you everinquire II that
girl read her Bible?" -
mo, sir"
didn't ask after her family, or ever
express any concern as to her welfare?''
mo"
"Never sat down with her and sought
her confidence and let her see that you
was her friend?"
.'Of course not!'
81 see how it is, Mrs. Bowser, and the
wonder is that the girl stayed two
hours. Well, it's no use to get another
not under your style of management.
"Perhaps your style would turn out
different?" she retorted.
"Mrs. Bowser, no wife should talk
back to her husband. AS you have
been pleased to doubt the success of my
management will prove to you that l
know more about servant girl nature in
three minutes than you ever will II you
live to be thousand years old!"
"How?"
"How? 1 will hire the next servant
girl, and start her on the way to stay
ng with US for the next twenty years.
l will send an ad. down to come out in
the morning paper, and I'll stay home
tomorrow till we get girl"
He sent of his ad. and the subject
was dropped unit! the next morning.
bell rang and all applicant MO" an
uounced. She was ushered into the
parlor, and Mr.. Bowser arose and shooK
hands with her and said:
"You have come to see about the
Mace. MY wife, you know, doesn't I'M
derstand how to run the kitchen, and SO
L"
"I'Il have no hen-hussy Of man pok-
ing around any kitchen work in!' In
terrupted the girl, as she rose up.
"But, you see, my wife isl
"If your wife can't run the house
vou'd better shut it upl" she said, as
She walked out. "The idea Of making
me a Journey of three miles to find a
man who wants to 60 poking his nose
into kitchen affairs and telling a girl
how to hang up her dishcloth! Why,
sir, wouldn't work for you for thirty
dollors month, nor for fortyv'
"Who was it?" innocently asked Mrs.
Bowser, though she had been listening
at the door all the time.
"a woman selling tickets for some
church festival" he calmly answered
When the second applicant came Mr.
Bowser also shook hands with her and
hoped all her folks were well, and
| added:
"If you take the place shall do my
best to make you feel that you are IL
your own home. Not a word will ever b
said to make you feel that you are MOI
as good as anyone
"Hipl I'd like to know why I'm not!'
she exclaimed. care you a widower?'
swell, no; but my wife, you see, ha
| M tact ahont her ando-
"And that settles mel" interrupted tn
girl. as she rose up to 20. II though
there was something behind all tina
soft talk OF yours"
"Was that another woman sellin,
church-festival tickets?" asked Mrs
Bowser as the girl left.
"Mrs. Bowser, think I'm capable o
running this businessl" he frigidIy re
piled. "Only two girls have yet called
and instantly discovered that neithe
was such person as I should like t
take under my roof in any capacity
You would have undoubtedly hired tn
first conner, but 1" -
The third applicant here appeared
and Mr.. Bowser had to break off to n
ceive her. He shook hands as before
and after asking few questions, n
marked:
81 run my house somewhat Different
from the average. For instance, 20
will DE regarded here more as con
panion than servant"
"Will I? It does me good to hear 20
say that, sir! I'm great hand TO sit
the parlor when have chance"
"You will be given opportunity
cultivate your mind"
"Will 1? That's beautiful That
what wanted to do at my last plac
but when they found was reading
bed they turned the gas out on me-"
; 'sMy wife has an idea that a cook b
. no griefs or sorrows, butt
} "But she has, sir. I've got ov
forty of 'em at this very moment"
r "Some ladies insist on keeping the
help at . distance, but / don't
/. lieve"-
THAT'S quite true, SIR. At my ID
Q place the lady was forty miles dista
) from me, at her mothers, most of {
time. You don't belive IN It? Meth
do I. Are we to go to the theatre I
gether?"
"How-Eh!- What?" queried N
a Bowser.
5 "And II the old lady makes . kie
fire her out, / sayp'
''Are you speaking about my wife
o he asked In On uncertain way.
/ "0f course. You'll come down IN
= the kitchen and read poetry to me 4,
, thump the dishes about, and then
y come up to the parlor and play a
= sing for you, and, II the old ladv .,
q her back up, fire her out!r
I'll don't think you'd quite Oil I