St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-29
PRETTY MANNERS.
How One Maid Servant Became
Senator's Wife.

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If girls would only keep in mind the
possibilities of their futures, what
wonderful progress women might make
If they would always live up to the very
| best they could find i'll every way. III a
| few generations such thing as dull
| or awkward woman would be unknown.
| l heard story once that illustrates this
point more than anything L can think
of. A young. Intelligent girl, who made
her living at domestic service, believed
that she should one day be a lady of
wealth and leisure. and so she endeav-
ored to fit herself for that position. She
stipulated with her mistress when she
entered her service that she should be
allowed an hour to herself every day,
in which she should be undisturbed i'll
her OWL room.
After few weeks the mistress curl
osity got the better OF her and she
''peeked' to see what her maid was do
ing. She saw girl with her hair done
in the latest style, wearing trailing
dress, and walking up and down before
looking glass, initiating herself III
every way. After she had practlced
poses before the glass awhile, the maid
seated herself and began to talk as II
she were entertaining company. The
mistress laughed to herself as she
looked. thinking it only the harmless
vanity of silly girl, but afterwards
she noticed that her maid grew every
Gay more easy in her carriage; grad
ually little refinements of manner and
speech became apparent, and the mis-
treSS, interested i'll spite of herself, as
sisted the Improvement by lending the
girl books and encouraging her III read
ing them. After few months the girl
left, and the mistress, in her disap-
pointment at losing good servant, de-
clared that she would never again take
the least interest in or trouble for
servant.
A few years went by and one day a
handsomely dressed lady appeared at
this lady'S house and asked for private
interview with her. On entering her
parlor she was greeted with smile by
the strange caller who said: You do
not know me, do you, Mrs. X. am
Mamie Smith who was once your
servant girl; don't you remember me
now?" ''Yes, L remember you; but
where have you been all this while?''
81 have been out West. in California. l
am married ana am visiting my hns-
bands family here, the --s. men-
tiOning one of the first families in the
place. You were always so good to me
tHdt NtHtSu w SCC yOu p5iiii t'uN Wi
you now successful l have been" II
don't understand thing about il" the
former mistress said, "please tell me
how you managed it ALL" "Well, you
see l always felt that [ should one day
be in position of Importance and felt
that l must prepare myself for it. so
came to you because l knew that you
were lady in every way. Then. when
my leisure hour came. practiced all
the nice little ways that l noticed you
had. When you had company watched
them. tried to speak and eat and walk
as saw your friends did. l was de-
termined to be lady indeed. After
awhile my father moved TO California,
and met wealthy man who fell in
| love with me. and now | am happy
wife. leader socially in my home, and
| next winter l shall be among the best
people in Washington, for my husband
has been elected senator from our
| state. He says that it was my pretty
manners that first attracted him, and l
| learned them from you. l meant to
| have the best as copy, and think L
| had it,
You girls see what mean? Always
| seek for the best in manners, as we'll as
morals, and what creatures of beauty
and elegance and interest you may be-
| come. f. p. K.