The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-08-10
MIGRATORY SERVANTS
rhey Como ana 90 with the Freo-
dom Of tho Wind.
To- hay Th~y Are Here aad ro-Marrow
where Are 'Th~Ys a case which
Many 81 oar Readers wnl
Appreciate.

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In the matter Of keeping servants
one can mover tell when the lightning
will strike Today She Il here. and 10,
morrow whore II slc9 Tho domestic
harmony Is fair ana lovely A. a sum
mer day; then su,idenly and without
any warning Whatever the girl appears
with the remnfls. II must leave on
Monday. ma'am Thr lady ~ tho
house Is prostrated withconsternattan
she reminds thu girl ~ the dress she
gave hcr for Cltristmass promises her
fifty cents week more wages and an
other night on, but theae arguments
aud petitions nrc uselce@ tho girl ii
ndnmant In her Decentralization. she
had made np hcr mind Other peuplc
make up their minds sometimes. but
they are ~ pllahle IA wax compared Il
the servant
After the lady ~ the house las had
her scene with the servant, she reports
the matter TO her bet ter half, who re-
marks complaeently. What, Marian
going2 You cant pcrsYndc her to staya
Nonsensel Yon women nevcr know
how 70 do these things You lack
diplomacy and tact. Non have To
handle these matters gently Let me
tackle Marian" So la n biithe way he
approaches Maria and says.
II hear you have some th onghts OF
taking your dcparture2"
III tia lawn you name, ron have
hurd right. Is the answer.
Tut Marian. know yon don't In
tend doing anything ~ the kind. Get
that idea out Of yous mind
Il goes on Monday" replies Maria,
and plungea her hands Into the tub and
says no more.
The reasons for h&r going are many,
for Maria Is but type Sometimes il
Il TO visit sicls=eister, brother or
cousin; sometimes the climate doesn't
agree with her; somctimch she Ii going
70 marry the coaehman around the
corner and have Il house OF her own.
Again she is going without any appar.
ent reason, she likes the family; tho
wages are all right; there "a nothing
the matter with the iuissus, but sho II
Just going, She Ii d bird OF passage.
and when the inclination comes to fiy
she spreads her wings and vanishea
You might as well try 70 imprison an
englc rs 10 keep her when her soul Ii
bent on dying
a family on Sproat street had an ex-
petience with one Of these restless souls
which win long remain d and memory.
The yearning 10 be away as, strong as
that OF the robins when winter comes
always scizea the faithful domestic
when the house IS full ~ company. Iii
this caae d second eouain. his wife md
two children were n8iiiip 4 visia. III Tho
house of the Sproat street resident,
who is OF n h0spitable disposition and
doesn't mind how much company he
has If the wheels 81 domestic affairs are
moving smoothly No sooner were the
newcomers fairly installed than Maria.
Or TO speak more specifically, and not Of
a type, Katie, approached the lady Of
the house.
"You'll have % find new girl,
ma'am.
The ludy gave miniature shEIeE,
Surely you are Joking, Katie" she
faltered
tim not joking ma'am. \ never
joke
''But you would not leave me like
.this2,
II give you fair warning, maam.
That h All ii poor girl isexpeeted 10 do, /"
But the house Ii full 81 guests and
what will they have 10 eat?'
That's not my lookout, ma'am. Per-
haps they can cook for themselves
The lady begged and implored, and In
answer 10 all hersupplications came the
firm reply: Il leave on Choosdhy,
NAHUM
That afternoon the lady explained
the situation 70 her husband Iii tremu4
lous tones What shall we do, dear
she exclaimed What shall we do2,
Never mind, love-" he replied "A
girl like Katie shan't phase you Wen
get another girl sopn and meanwhile !"
Meanwhile
.i'll get up early and fix the fire n
tAhn
"And start the furnace
.sOh.
And sweep of the sidewalk r
"You darling
Then they embraced tendefly His
brave, helpful nature sustained her
dropping spirits IN the hour 81 trial
The first thing be did that night was
to purchase an alarm clock and when
he went to bed, set II for six
o'clock Before dropping to sleep, he
remarked. reassuringly, 70 his wife:
Don't worry. now The clocls'lI 90
off I'll put tn the coffee myself"
II seemed 10 him that he had hardly
sunk into slumber whom he was awak-
eDed bya horrible din as though a
boiler explosion had taken place under
tla ned lie sprang up in alright and
reached for bis revolver. while stars
danced before his eyes, Then he dis
covered THAT II was only the alarm
clock He pulled On his trousers the
wrong way and fell over chair in try
ing u get tiAein on, at which he said
something that cansed ms wife To re-
riark, Ia drowsy tones: a"Rcmember,
sve have guests. dear. Then the
awner IL the voice sank into slnmber
NEE more, while he, half attired, with
HIS et,4t and vest on his arm, devoid of
collar and carrying his shoes, started
lownstairs II was very dark. He
never knew, before ii was SO dark at
six o'clock Did Katie have to get up
1T this hour every day2 II SO. he did
not blame her for leaving, Confound
lie cati Who would have thought she
i9asN sleeping on the stairs2 Who're
sgsre the matches? Is there anything
" hard III find in tho dark IS d match