Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-07
/ INSTEAD OF A GIRL.
A NEW BRUNSWICK WOMAN SOLVES
THE SERVANT QUESTION.

Homework ms Wen ms n Girl.
81 think" said Mrs Henry Archibald,
~ she settled herself in one of the comfort
able seats in the ladies' parlor Of the parish
building to wait for the opening OF the
meeting Of the New Brunswick Married
Women's guild, shat | have got right
down TO the bottom OF the hired girl ques-
ton"
'Oh, dear, I wish j could say as much"
responded Mrs Oxtoby, with sigh.
Have you secured that perfect jewel of a
girl we have been looking for all our lives!"
''No, | have not. / have got down so far
that | have no girl Mt all"
mo girl at all"
"None at all I've got a boy-a little col
ored boy"
Good graciousi Why, of what earthly
use TO you Is little colored boyf What
can he do;"
DWELL, that is pretty hard TO say. /
have only had him three days, and during
that time find that he can do anything
tell him to do, and good many more
things that | don't want him to do. But,
do you know, / rather like the little
moke,' rs my husband calls him. He is a
new sensation and keeps US all alive"
"Where did You get him"
1.-THE other morning when Mr.. Archi-
bald was going out said to him: Henry,
that last girl has gone off. wish You
would send me a little boy to carry coal
and sweep the pavement. Neither Ma
tilda nor I is able 90 do such things, and
we wouldn't want TO if we were able
About o'clock that morning little,
short, chubby, bullet headed, bright eyed
colored boy came into the out kitchen
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wash the breakfn dishes. The first thing
l heard was Matilda in argument with
him;
TAKEN UNDER PROTEST
"T have nothing for you. Get away
from here
"I doesn't want muffin
"'Well, clear out, them
"'I's gwiue to ,vuk'
"Clenr out, tell you.' Whack! Whackl
"'Now, YOU Jess let me alone, you gal.
III you don't. aioh de Lawd s'prise yen
II thought IL was time 20 interfere and
went out. Matilda had broken the broom
over him, aud the boy was backed up in "A
corner preparing 10 ward of an attack
with the rolling pin. | told Matilda TO de-
sist. and asked the boy what be wanted
"'Gemmau downtown done tole me TO
come heah to wuk.'
"'Was it Mr.. Archibad|
"'Dunuo, ma'am. He were a fat, four
eyed man, an he had done slipped froo his
har'
"'That must be your father, said to
Matilda She giared at the boy, who
lodged and threw up his hands as if ex-
pecting blow.
"'What is your nameT
"'Silas Moorchouse. ma'am. Ny mann
my lives on Cream ridge, an Use a strong
boy for IL years Old he ratified off as if he
were saying a lesson. I'll do anything
you wants. ma'am, cose Use willin to wuk
An Use Ollie hungry
Poor little suuln said Matilda, he
shan't be hungry around here and in
minute she had "A big piece of pie in the
boys fist
We'll, the boy ate his pie. carried coal.
finished washing the dishes, swept up the
kitchen and cleaned mp the yard. Then he
had his dinner, and was washing up the
dishes again when there came prolonged
whistle from the alley alongside the house.
"'ScDse me a minute said Silal and
ran out lu u second there was a terrible
light going on outside the alley, with noise
enough for dozen people in "A row.
nearly tainted, thinking somebody was go
ing 70 hg killed from the noise they were
making hat Nat,ldp went out and leaned
on the fence. In five minutes Silas had
sent bis adversary bowling out OF the alley,
and Matilda came in holding Silas at arms
length 90 keep bis nose from bleeding en-
her dress. She put his head under the
hydrant, washed his face, bathed his nose
and finally got the bleeding stopped
MAKES HIMSELF SOLID.
"'Sill- you're q young hero said Ma
tilda ~outu,uglr You licked him, didn't
youT
"'Coursp did amt gwine TO have no
wuilless young uggahs foolin' aroun' my
place Of business.
,-"Fr1m that time Silas was Matilda's
oil banrJ. tsSS did bis work well. and appear
made my head acirTr. he whistled until he
tho stove he did it with TWEEN he polished
'NG time with noise enough fopess.' beat
corps. nm,
1.. u'sbt ~.-. POO --
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20. 90. come Doc, ala. ..rY-. .. ...
'.1 save L.,..r.r .... -
.g. Ia 70. went 40. .f,.
.. n,1 TO. ftiv after f,,rn
.L.I..r lp m0r. OF ..a u4tre- ~
'.T" .p''l iu she u....l. -- fo H-.f * ,
' sing % fr51t @. Oh ar0yT --.rr l,. g.,. -
i'.-t. or rot wat-f glu MA.i,.Is. MN,
him hot coffee. ei'iD'
Matilda. WIN 9liiSf aske'
N1Inlns much, mother She ansyva-o5
coIJS louuI him nearly perished witt
hec, ,3 IA. -. ,he Woodshed, where he ha,
20 home" '' why dld you no
Ism 0 g'yine home no NOAH,
Why, HIias2 Whywop'r voI, 90. bor.,
1T go back TO De ridge dayiii oi i,y.', 'z
and taxi" my fifty cent, AVN - 'iuo in
'r'uu'iiy l got the bov,s s,o.r- e.
MN, MS father and mother vers III
ue"u' ana Doe had no home in reaIit,, ~
s.ory ne h.W told me about his Tno,to. H "'
Creahi ridge had been taught hin, d.. a.. Iu
IHle ana worthless Colored DeonIo - .lI.
I'm ,l',l our '' htnt work and took his oona,,
'u MN whenever be earned any M.
TN "'-"i HIiaS slept in a warm ho5 g.,
80. 7'l'e'. ana was tho first one mn a.
'H the morning. When Matilda
49, "'N 70 me had n roaring fire in tha
u'"' 'He Kettle boiling and tho e..
pavement swept. He told her conSd In
any as he took his half dollar oI,t ~ h "
mouth and handed it TO her. ''' u lis
So neyvah gwine away from, b.,t.
rio.iu. So done 'dapted YOU and va,,
mother an You fodder, an don't nea,j U ua
""Res. View York World. 'io
Lucky Fellow.
.u nliAlI.- SO Goodheart, who was onoo
80 AZ, 10 '' S'n, has married Mis-, Syveet;o
en- Wei, Dol, a lucky fellow '''' ''"ee'ie'
T.fl. '.,,nI,-Doyou know Miss Syeetio,
yl,t. 40. W.. but ! know Won Ta,.
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