Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-02

the frcqueuters Of the BOiH as he himself
Rather than give up his drives there he
would economic TO any extent In other
matters In order TO pay the extra 800
francs outlay essential to keep up his lin
tied stable.
Fancy then his relief Of mind az he
opened his morning Echo 70 find staring
him In tho face at tho top the advortiso-
mcnt column tho following promising an
nouncemcnt.
"a strong, healthy girl, go years Of age,
from the country, socks place as maid OF
all work"
It pleased him; he read It a second time,
md hfter little reflection decided 20 IN.
swer IT,
There WINS rap Mt the door next morn
ing. It opened and Francine-we may az
we'll give her name entered, and the
following dialogue ensued:
alt is you, then, my girl, who arc the
strong, healthy pesonf"
"Nc5, monsieur"
"Hou come from the cnuntryW
"from Saint Bcnoit, by polctlors."
"You comprehend tho duties Of n maid
Of all work."
"Pcrfectly, monsieur"
"CRn you groom lorse"
at was / mud no other who had thocaro
Of neiRhbor 'fhomas the carter's, stable"
"And harness him tool"
GAS easily ~ my father or mother
would.n
"Good / engage you at tho rate, TO be-
gin with, Of five and forty franco u month.
II nm pleased with your services you will
have 90 francs month ncxt year. the
Humo as IN actress OF the Renaissance.
Your name, them"
"Frnnclno Reny"
snow listen 10 mo nttontivcly. This Il
the order in which your service Is to be
dunei You Will rise every morning at 0.
Begin ut once with grooming the horse
then return 10 tho house and put the ket-
tic on 10 boil. After that you will find
my clothes across chuirbnck In the hall
You must beat and brush them we'll, then
hang them up carefully In the dressing
room. This done, polish my boots and
place them ON tho shelf ready for tomor
row, for do not wear the same pair two
days running When ring my bell, yon
| viii bring mo n cupof tea with thin bread
| and butter Then draw back tho curtains
| und open thoahuttera, You understand
" Everything, monsieur
'Ncxt lot us arrange tho lunch-two
eggs and outlet OF hcnfstenk or little
| ragout " mutton. Al the same time make
out and arrange the menu for dinner, m
that you viii not be- obliged 20 market
twice n day, a potage, two dishes and
any fruit IN season; THAT'S ull. Have you
understood eycrything'"
"Everything, monsieur"
GOOD aud now the huuscwork In the
mornings you will polish the floor OF tho
salon, dining room and hall and dust tho
furniture we'll Rfterwnrd. At o O'Clock
fa1r 0
ringo out Of the shed. It Ia very lightn
"Neycr fear sir; IL can't DO too heavy
for me-"
"You win give Coco his feed aud after
ward harness him TO tho tiibury, Then
shall drive In the Bois till 'ig0. During
that timo you Will prepare the dinner
Also, You must ronst and grind the coffee.
When YOU hear tho carriage enter the
court, You will come down 20 unhnrness
the horse and put the tilbury In the car
ringe house, after which you will wait on
me nj dinner, While | nm drinking my
coffee You viii prepare Goods litter, M
the manager aud sponge OH tho tilbury.
You know how 10 do itfp
"lta easy enough, monsieur
"Thrn, after have gone out In the oven
ing, you will clear away the dinner things,
wash the pots and dishes, put everything
In It's place again and await my return"
Aud how Rranciue did work when sho
set about It, shaking rugs and curtains
and securing dighea and wiudoWs and
dustinE, M she had been told 90 dol Then
came the stable work, and the grooming,
and the fresh litter for Coco, all attended
TO with sorupulous care,
Without knowing why, Bagnudin came
IN sooner than usual that night--th "a
10 say precisely at midnight, lilo opened
the door softly, aud there she was, Iran
cine, sound asleep on the woodbox She
, was broad awake in n minute, however,
sitting up and arranging her hair,
"Ah, II is monsieur" said she.
'los, Franclne, l. You havs done all l
told you to DOR
"Eycrything"
"Nou have not done anything more'"
. Pardon me, yes, monsieur While !
, was In the cellar | bottled tho cask OF
wine.n
How many bottles In ail1h
Two hundred and forty
"Good again, my girl; l am greatly
/ pleased with you
4 Which ovon mistrcsa might have been
with so exemplary maid OF an work
! and 90 show how well he was pleased,
7 bngaudin SHOOK Fraucine's hand and
! wished her good night.
Al Six months later, Francine, the bonnie,
] was honne no longer. Some one else
p scoured and swept and l,roomed and dust
I cd, and branoine gave the orders that once
she had 80 faithfully followed NJ, Bag,
audin, you see. was as told YOU level
? headed hachclur--he knew "A treasure when
he had &c and the means 10 retain it-oply
the tllhury has bfsOiua a family pnrriatfa