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

The Little Negro Came ON Trial for n
Week. but He Liked the Place So Well
He Has Adopted the FamiIy-He Does
Housework ms Wen ms n Girl.
II 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 Now Brunswick Married
Womens guild, "that / have got right
down TO the bottom of the hired girl ques-
ton"
"Ob, dear, wish could say ms muchI'
responded Mrs. Oxtoby, with sigh.
Have you secured that perfect jewel OF a
girl we have been looking for all our lives"
mo. have not / have got down so far
thnt have no girl mt all"
"No girl at Gll''
None at all I've got boy-a little col
ored boy"
Good graciousi Why, of what earthly
use TO you is little colored boyl What
can he doin
swell, that is pretty hard TO say /
have only had him three days, and during
that time | find that he can do anything
tell him 10 do, and a good many more
things that don't want him to do. But,
do you know, ! rather like the little
moke,' us my husband calls him. He is
new sensation and keeps us all alive"
Where did you get him;"
"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 little boy to carry coal
and sweep the pavement. Neither Ma
tilda nor | is able 10 do such things, and
we wouldn't want 10 If we were able
About o o'clock that morning little
short, chubby, bullet headed, bright eyed
colored boy came into the out kitchen
where Matilda was making an effort TO
wash the breakfast dishes. The first thing
! heard was Matilda in argument with
him:
TAKEN UNDER PROTEST.
81 have nothing for you. Get away
from here
81 doesn't want muffin
well. clear out, them
ATS gwine to wuk'
"Clear out, I tell your Whack! Whackl
"'Now, you Jess let me alone. you gal
Ef you don't, oioh de Lawd s'prise yep
IL thought it was time to interfere and
went out Matilda had broken the broom
over him, and the boy WAS backed up in "A
corner preparing 10 ward of an attack
with the rolling rim. told Matilda TO de-
slst and asked the boy what be wanted.
"'Gemman GGwntOwu done tole me to
come heah 20 wuk'
"'Was it Mr.. Archihald|
Dunno, ma'am. He were fat four
eyed man, an he had done slipped froo his
har'
"'That must he your father | said to
Matilda. She giared ut the boy, who
lodged md threw up his hands rs if ex-
pectinc blow.
what is your name"
"'Silas Moorchouse. ma'am. NV mann
my lives on Cream ridge. an Use a strong
boy for j. years old, he ratified off ms if he
were saying a lesson. I'll do anything
you wants, mH'Hm, cose Use williu' TO wuk
An Use ofllc hungry
Poor little souln 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 hoy ate his pie, carried coal.
finished washing he dishes, swept up the
Kitchen and cleaned up the yard. Then he
had his dinner, and was washing up the
dishes agnin when there came prolonged
whistle from the alley alongside the house.
"'Scnse me a minute said Silas and
light going on outside the alley, with noise
enough for dozen people in a row.
nearly tainted. thinking somebody was 20
ing 20 he killed from the noise they were
making, hut Matilda went out and leaned
on the fence. In five minutes Silas had
sent his adversary bowling out Of the alley.
and Matilda came in holding Silas at arms
length 10 keep his nose from bleeding en-
her dress. She put his head under the
hydrnnt, washed his face, hathed his nose
and finally got the bleeding stopped.
MAKES HIMSELF SOLID.
"'Silas you're % young hero said Ma
hlda sooJhlugly. You licked him, didn't
your
Course did. ! amt cwne to have no
wuillcss young niggahs fooliu aroun' my
place Of business
f-iIrom that time Silas was MatiIda's
ed nanny n did his work well. and appear
made NV head acIIHr he whistled until he
tho stove he did it with tW9en he polished
iNg time with noise enough fope.s.' beat
corps. I'm.
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.pr-,..j -. -. ne %. went yr.. slut
GOD. u,s doe INV ss-.r
.a.s-.r DO u9-s Of ..o uattc- '- IN,
'Tr down 30 She mona. No. III. H. e..
'.liF 'front.' o. tb tow --...r h.. .'-
'H-s.-o 10. rot water ana AI.. i'd. .,.,.,..
him hot coffee s'lne
Matilda with Silil'' asked
.o,,t,- '','n1 much, mother, she answered.
Ill '"uhd him nearly perisbed Wiz
~ ~ oVl J." the woodshed. wbers ba hon
go houca' saul why did you not
q. t. .7H IwIne home no NOAH,
q. -. "'Hy Nnas, Why won't Won On b,,,,,,.,,
a,d -. =, ! l' oack to de ridge devil cInh ,,,.
nv, ''''' llF hfty cents away 'iie
"r',a'"ily l got the bows s,o,,. F..
IN ''7 Niher and mother wers III
-, - sN4 H' bad no home in realty III
CS,. ~ t,." toid me about his rnotbo- lr
iIi,' ,. ''"-' mad been taught him b,, ,be,
~. ', ... worthless colored people who se,,t
s- 80 "I. '' hHnJ work and took his rno,,n,.
'u nun whenever be earned onv nv
''ll h'!sht Silas slept in warm ho,l q,
e. ,'''' ana was the first one mn 81
ca,,,,. I>' !" me morning. When Matilda
titcb,,' me- mad roaring fire in the
ray,,,,,, ''' A'ttie boiling and the front
'"l swept. He told her confdan+i'
49,, n,,y a. ne took his half dollar out NJ he
mouth and handed it to her. - O'' u MS
-. - So neyvah gwine away from be,b M
m,o.'u, So done 'dapted You and d vn an
u,ot,ier nh You fodder an don't neAd no
"''ses' .--New York World ''' "o
Lucky Fellow.
hllAlfs--Sn> Goodheart, who WINS ono.
o. 'E ,,' =" you, has married Miss Syvaet;a
en- ", We" yell. hoe lucky fellow, "se''e'
T,,I.. I'.'',, n~-D oyou know Miss Swee,io,
ydrI 20. u" but know YOU. Tau.
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