The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-27
SHE rs THE HOBO OF HER SEX.
Tho Tramp Servant who FIits from fiaeo 10
Place and IL Constant Only to Beer.

tn. Tram Servant who FIits from Place to
Place and Is Constant Only to Beer.
1t was in May that the significant express
sion. No objection to the country first iell
III q hahn on the ears of suburban housekeep-
ers. Now, however. the mild Joys Of country
life are beginning to pail. Tho suburban
housekespers are left desolate. The servants
are coming to town.
While there are plenty OF girls who. iike the
swallows. make these two annual iiittings. but
are otherwise steady" there is another class
whose migratory powers are positively hopo-
esaue. This is the tramp servant. crea-
ture SO restless that Banduo's ghost would
have seemed sluggish beside her To the
tramp servant life is one long round OF
places" the moro the better. Three weeks
out of four you will find her at some time dur
ing the week at tho intelligence Office. Tor she
rarely stays at one place more IMAM 'hsee OF
four days. Sometimes her visit OF inspection
to her new place does not please her. ana she
DEPARTS within the hour to Join her cronies.
also OF tho tramp species. in the back room OF
some saloon. There 10 a good deal OF frat ernai
feeling between different tramp servants ana
she Is always sure OF welcome.
'Hullo. Annie" is the greeting. shure an
i!"hHHu umph YOU'D ought to soon I'll An
what do you think she wanted me 70 90
Bring Bi w coal from the cellar' She did thAtI
''"You don't say so! Tho idea! Some Q these
people is awful. But you didn't az It, III bot
"Well. did l? Its not mo thntll stand that
sort O. thing / don't think ~ 60 Dhck 70
work this week, any way, ! worked Tour days
last week an I'm tired OF it."
That's right. Annie! Shure an u you doh
look out fur yorsef no one else AIN aGoh
TO- Let the Mistress try 1t over the hot stove
awhile an see how she Kos ~ J.,
And so they talk over their beer. anu week
later they will be there again with new On
The greatest sufferers from the whims OF
the tramp servant are the cheap reStau-
rants. Tho girls there come ana go Almost as
frequently as the customers; Ihey never STA
long enough To- mako it worth while to nnd out
their names. so they are called mary win
beautiful impartiality which does NOT oilenI:
They are chronic complalnefs. ana hon t'nlhk
ANYTHING OF leaving at moment hollHe. even
II it 10 In tho midst of the preparations lor
dinner. Drink IL their great curse; IheS worK
Just enough to keep Them eligible 10 a
fspree" that Is all. Many OF the women are
queer characters ana most Oh theln haNo h"'-
elled all over tho country. :. ..
Apropos OF the servant question ~ ieppTI
made by the British consul in Brazil 10y thls
1t appears that not one per cent 81 the mae 81
iemaIe servants will sleep in their master
house. They insist on leaving at the latest py
Z O'clock IN the evening. and VIII h2t return
before or 3 in the morning. For tins reason
some houses Lave a rann # glass in one OF the
windows taken out. through WHEN th9 nhh .i
and m ilkman pass their goods on thelr ehfly
morning rounds without troubling nempfi
nf the family to get up and open mo aoot. ~
| Is said TO he quite common for good COOK t9
Insist on the family dining not later thhn ?
O'clock so that she may DO aDle 70 puui.
tao Kitchen In order and 30 homo early ~