The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-01-23
WHEN SALLIE CAME.
She Wanted to Write q Realistic
Servant-G Girl Story.

S9rVanC-Glrl story.
John Midley was said to be rising
young lawyer 1t is but natural thus
to speak of a young attorney. He must
be risiug-all young lawyers are ris-
ing. The majority of them, it is true,
never arise to any great height, but
even after life has failed to hold a
strong inducement for labor and for
racrifce-when all the thrilling prom
Uses of earlier days have been broken
Oy old heartlesss time then must
TIC consolation to look back at the
notes dancing in the sun beams of a
golden past, and to say: II once was
4 rising young lawyer"
John Midley married II andsome
girl. He found her in the summer
time, when he was fishing for trout in
Wisconsin. The courtship was brief
and, therefore, honeyed with sweetest
romance.
But will you love me always?" she
asked, of course
Until the angels all are dead" he
vowed.
But you will be ashamed of ne
after awhile. ! am q PLAN country
girl and you are city lawyer"
That can make no difference, pet"
But your family is distinguished,
while my people are simple farmers"
why do you thus persist in arguing
against yourself? You have grace and
lOveGness and these are the approval
lamps of natures aristocracy."
But your sister writes novels and
The will despise me. She is known to
The high society that reads the maga-
zines and wouldn't even speak to me-"
Jenny, your sweet lips should never
utter such foolish words. Remember
that l am not to take you to live with
my people, but that we shall set up
little house and keep it ourselves. My
sister and she is dear girl, if do say
it myself, lives with my father away
off in California. Come, pet, do not in
vite a worrying thought to be the guest
of your gentle mind.
Wei, they began housekeeping in a
new fiat on Prairie avenue. All, and then
arose the great bugbear of household
government-the servant girl question.
Hilda came first. She handed in a list
of privileges and then took charge of
the place. John Midley had been ac-
customed to club life and naturally re-
belled against the ''queenship" in
fringcment of a servant; so Hilda had
to go. John appealed to that cold nest
Of robbery, the female employment
ofhce. The mistress of the establish
meut received his dollar and-failed TO
send him girl. Then he advertised,
and the very first interest awakened
by the adver Cisement was postal card
from the mistress of the cold nest of
robbery Il have u number of girls on
hand, she said. John went to the Of
flee.
Look here" said he, 'if you've got
number of girls on hand, why don't
you send me one?"
"a dollar, please" the mistress of
the cold nest answered
what! gave you dollar the other
day"
is that so? Well, as soon as I get
girl | win send her."
In the meantime, Jenny was wearing
herself out with kitchen work. At
evening, when John came home she
did not spring toward him like de-
lighted child. She would kiss hira
with languid affection and then pro-
coed to put the dishes on the table.
Have you read the books brought
you, dear?"
No; | have been too busy"
BY the way, do you want to go to
the theater to-night?"
~ am too tired"
Maud came after a while and the
NEyifa Jx, b.,
u comfort it was to lie in bed at morn
ing with no blear-eyed necessity of
cooking breakfast staring her in the
face The rich red of love came back
TO her lips and PASSIONS bright fondness
laughed in her dark eyes Maud was
jewel. She should always have a
home. Jenny gave her a dress and
raised her wages and then Maud quit
She said that her sister, who had just
married 4 man at the stock yards,
didn't want her to work out. Maud
was not accustomed to work cut. 1t
was only by accident that she had
never done any work at all.
The drudgary again fell upon the
young wife. She did not complain,
but she was really unable to do such
toilsome labor.
ut makes me mad" she said, one
morning at breakfast, ITO read of the
opposition of the lahoring classes,
Why isn't something oaid about the
hardship of wives? Those good-for-
nothing servant girls, l wish could
wiring the neck of every one of them.
Talk to me about oppression. The
more you do for the wretched crea-
lures the worse they are"
"We may get hold of good ona
after awhile, Jenny"
Eyes, and l may be so completely