The morning call., 1893-05-25

'Oh, no." she said pleadingly.
/ Yes it ia" And without waiting to
| hear more L FASTENED back To the waiting
room. to the evident disappointment OF my
would be employer.
! did not languish there many minutes,
however, befora mother and daughter
came To find girl, and was called out.
Let them do the cross-questioning this
time" thought, looking meekly at their
smiling faces.
You can cook" asked the daughter
Kindly.
plain cooking. ma am, and no washing"
l added hastily.
"Bu. you would wash a few flannels? !?
| Cinnamon ruin them"
! | shook my head firmly. "Washing fan
nels is a squaw's work." said / with a toss
of my head. Then l shut my eyes and
wondered what would be the result of
| this impPrtinence ce.
| The old lady gave snort of defiance,
but the daughter said laughingly:
Il see you have worked in the country.
We have no squaws in San Francisco.
Never mind about the flannels-"
But" interposed the old lady.
ION, Plt arrange that if the girl can do
! "hO OthOi uhu&uLcIs OU
sweep and dust. l suppose?"
"Yes. How many are you In family?"
l said. looking her up and down.
Five grown people, and no children"
That's too many to expect a girl to
cook for and do anything else," said l
with great haughtiness.
ut seems to me-" began the old lady,
who was dying to put in her opinion. 1T
| seems to me-"
"Nevcr mind, mother" said the younger
lady in an aside. girls here gre not what
/! they are in other places, and this one looks
willing and good-natured."
Then she turned to me and said: There
are only two to lunch. and l help with the
dusting."
How many rooms?"
ELEVEN; but they are well furnished,
and easy to keep Clean"
Five to cook for and eleven rooms.
Nothing else, L suppose" said /, con-
! temptuousiy.
"The halls and steps,"
"And you only give S25 a month? The
work is worth more"
ut seems to me-" cried the old lady. who
at last boiled over and refused any longer
to be suppressed, that you are like the
rest OF the girls-you want to do nothing
and to get high wages for doing it."
But the daughter was sweet and era.
cious to the last. and said she was sorry
the place did not suit.
''Did they want yon to do the washing ?"
asked my middle-aged friend when went
back to the waitiDg-room.
Some of it,"
"And only pay S25 a month"; Don't you
go to them. That old lady would have
nothing else to do but follow you round.
and there would be no satisfying her,"
Take my advice and go as second girl"
added my blonde friend.
! At this moment new summons came tn
the ladies' parlOr. A dark, sweet-looking
young lady motioned mo to a seat and
asked:
Have you worked out before?"
1t was so evident that she wanted to be
kind and concilatiDg that in spite of N.Y.
self grew less proud and naughty.
Il have worked in the country" an
swered. and she smiled so sympatheticallv
that L smiled back, which was too great
piece OF condescepsion for a general, and
might have betrayed me il the lady had
been suspicious. However. l braced up
and resolved not to be guilty again of any
weakness unworthy OF my character.
81 should like to know just what you
want" said.
"Housework and plain cooking. We are
two in family"
ANY children?"
wistfulIy. Then she smiled again and
| ohdah. Vnp Ioo
feel sure we can come to terms"
Alas! why is she SO sympathetic" /
thought. ut seems brutal to be i'm perth
nent to her."
"The housework is all right, but you
would not expect me TO do the windows"
L said, avoiding her eyes. because they
were such pleasant ones that it was i'm
possible to meet them and be rude
We'll. we are such very small family"
she began gently.
windows are not work for women" l
Interrupted
But must explain. High, heavy win
dows are not fit work for girl, but ours
are small and low"
DO you have much company?"
scarcely any at all. and ws are very
systematic in our habits"
"Of course | could 60 out every evening
after dinner"
Every EVENING"" she said, in q tone of
sehue interrogation. 'We might want to
go Out ourselves sometimes. / always let
lhe giri nave three evenings week"
THAT would not suit me. lam think
ing OF going to night school,"
I'VE could most likely arrange that"
sne SAID kindly. although just occasion
ally we have callers in the evening and
you would have to open the door"
ihen guess the place would not suit
me-" l said. rising. "a girl likes TO know
when her work is done."
i am sorry she answered, without
trace OF impatience. II liked your looks
but l cannot undertake to stay at home