The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-09-23
MIGRATORY SERVANTS.
they Como and 90 with tho Free
dom Of tho Wind
ro-nay They Are Here aud To. Morrow
whxTe Are TheyF a Case watch
MANY of oar Rcndera VIM
Appreciate.

4 tu-nay They Are Here and To- Morrow
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Many Of oar Readers WIN
Appreciase
In the matter IL keeping servants
ano can never tell when the lightning
will strike. To-day sile Is here. and to-
morrow where n shae ahs domestic
Il harmony Is fair and lovely rs a sum
liner day; then suddenly and without
any warning whatever the girl appears
with the remark: "T mnet leave on
Monday, ma'am. The Indy % the
house Is Frustrated wlthconsternatiOa
she reminds the Girl ~ tho dress She
gave her for Christmas. promises her
Itlfty cents week moro wages md an.
fDther night on. but these arguments
and petitions nrc uxelesss the girl Ii
adamant Ia her determination She
had made up her mind 0ther people
make up their mnds sometimes. but
they are as pliable as wax compared to
the servant
After the lady OF the house has had
her scene with the servant, ahe reports
the matter 70 her bet ter half, who re-
marks eolnpiacently: what, Marian
going2 You can't persuade hcr to stny3
i Nunsensci You women never know
how 10 do these things You lack
diplomacy aud tact You have I'd
handle these matters gently. Lot me
tackle Marian" So IN d biithe way ho
4 approaches Maria and says;
j ~ hear you have Some tn oughts OF
taking your dcparture?'
III it's LAWN yon name, you have
hurd right, Il tho answer,
'sfut, Marian, | know you don't In
tend doing anything u the kind Get
that idea out of Your mind !"
i goes on Monday. : replies Maria,
and plnngcs her banda into the tub and
| lays no more.
i The reasons for her going nre many.
for Maria Is but q type. Sometimes il
Is 10 visit q sick sister. brother or
cousins sometimes the climate doesn't
agree with her; sometimes she Is going
70 marry the coachinan around the
corner and have house o. her own.
j Again She il going without any appar-
emit reason. She likes the family, the
wages are all right; there Is nothing
the matter with the miSsua. but she Ii
Just going. She u bird Of passage,
and when the inclination comes 70 ny
she spreads her wings and vanishes
You might rs well try 10 imprison an
eagle as 70 keep her when her soul Il
bent on Aging
/ A family on Sproat street had an cx-
pctfcnce with onoof these restless souls
which will long remain sad memory.
z The yearninR 10 be away ~na ntrnpg ~
i thht Of the robins when winter c0iEiesa-
always seizes the faithful domestic
when tho house Is full of company. In
this ease . second cousin, his wife and
two children were making visit ut tho
house Of the Sproat street resident,
who Ii 81 o hospitable disposition and
doesn't mind how much company he
has II tic Wheels Of domcatie affairs arc
ENTHUSIASTICALLY No sooner were the
ncweomefs fairly Installed than Maria,
pr TO speak more specifically, and not Of
atype, Katie, approached the lady Of
the housc
"You'n have to find new girl.
ma'am"
The lady gave miniature Shrek. !.
Surely you are joking, Katie" she
faltered.
/ I'm not joking, ma'am. never
/ joke
1 but yon would not leave me like
4 this?''
y give you fair warning. ma'am..
That Ii AL poor girl Ii expected to do. !"
i s.But the house Is full Of guests and
what will they have 10 eat2n
sThnt's not my lookout, mn'am Per-
hnps they can cook for themselves =
The lady begged and implored, and In
answer 70 all her snpplications came the
drn reply: = leave on Choosday.
| mn'am.',
That afternoon the lady explained
the situation 10 her husband IN tremu-
lous tones What shall we do, dear"
she exclaimed. What shall we do2''
/ Never mind, love-" he replied. "A
girl like Katie slian't phase you. Wen
i get another girl soon and meanwhile -
i Meanwhile
sri get up early and fix the fire."
| tAhn
aAnd start the furnace
| .sOh.n
| "And sweep or the sidewalk !.
"You darling.
1 Then they embraced tenderly. Ills
brave. helpful nature sustained her
dropping spirits In the hour Of trial.
The first thing he did that night was
To purchase an alarm clock and when
he went to bed, set IL for six
o'clock. Before dropping to sleep. he
remarked, reassuringly, to his wife:
Don't worry. now. The clocl'Il 70
Of I'll put on the coffee myself
It seemed to him that he had hardly
sunk into slumber when he was nwak-
cned BY a horrible din as though q
boiler explosion had taken place under
the bed. lie sprang up in alright and
reached for his revolver, while stars
danced before his eyes Then he dis
covered that Il was only the alarm
clock. lie pulled on his trousers tho
wrong way and fell over chair in try-
ing TO get them on, at which he said
something that caused his wife to re-
mark, in, drowsy tones: Remember,
we have guests, dear = Then the
owner Of the voice sank into siumber
once moro, while he, half attired. with
his coat and vest on his arm, devoid of
collar and carrying his shoes, started
downstairs. II was very dark. He
never knew before it was So dark at
six o'clock. Did Katie have to get up
At this hour every day2 II SO, he did
not blame hor for leaving Confound
the catL Who would have thought she
was sleeping ON the stairs? Where