The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-01-20

-sne is a new one" said Jim. ~
have only seen her here for the last
week or ten days. I'll betshe's u dandy
cook, though, for some days when she
opens that door the smell of good
things cooking fairy makes my mouth
water"
A little further down the street the
next stop was made, and as the wagon
turned the real corner of the house
n of those real old Virginia auntie's
burst upon view, tripping lightly down
the back steps with u coal scuttle on
her arm. She was the typical Southern
ncgress from her large figured calico
dress to the yellow kerchief that kept
her wool in place. She could not have
weighed less than $50 pounds, but
handled herself with remarkable agil-
ity.
"Was jist goin' aftah some coal
Mistah jim She said, with "a grin that
displayed u superb double row OF
worries. @You all is kinder late dis
mawnin'. What done KEEP you? jes
got de niees' piece oh pie fob You dis
mawnin' you ebber tasted, jist outen
de obben," and dropping her coal
bucket on the step she went back into
the kitchen and brought out two tempt
ing pieces of mince pie. Jim ate both
pieces, as the reporter was troubled with
dyspepsia and could not be induced to
cat any, although aunty assured him,
"pon honah, 'twould not hurt his "dis.
pepsy."
At the next house a round faced
haSen-haired German girl answered the
summons. She was rather slovenly in
attire and not at all like the majority
of German domestics. The German
servant girl as n rule is very neat, bat
this n was Il disappointment.
The place next visited was the re.
cipient of quite n large order of groce-
ries and the reporter helped jim carry
them out. 1t was one of those fine
residents on Garfield boulevard, and
when Jim knocked he turned to the
reporter with a grin. "Come" vas the
summons, and Jim threw the door
wide open, showing a kitchen scrupul.
ously elem, and at Il table at one side
n genuine pigtailed Chinaman busy
! ironing.
"lIallo, Jim. How you t'day? Got
alice glocclies alice light dis mornin'?"
u guess so, John, " said Jim. rapidly
counting the packages as he laid them
out on tine table. NO, by Jove. I've
forgotten n package, and that's tea
"Allee light" said John, "chlalk one
on de wall fob you. You blinga tea
tomollow," and he returned to his iron.
ing.
John is the only Chinese servant on
my route said jim. "Hc is a wonder.
fully good-humored cuss and as neat us
wax. The folks who live there brought
him from China with them Il couple OF
years ago when they returned from a
trip abroad. l guess they think Il
hcap of him, for they pay him a good
salary"
The wagon stopped at u dozen or two
more houses that presented the ordin.
airy class OF servants, some German, some
Swedish, some negroes, and some Irish.
At n place, though, the door was
opened bya sweet-faced, ~puritanical-
looking maid with n dainty apron and
a pretty cap. She was pretty herself
and looked rather out of place in the
capacity of servant.
When Intercepted Jim said: "Shc
must have taken the cooks place for
today, for she's Il new one on me. Stun.
ner, amt she?"
The reporter rode back to the neigh
borhood of the Office in the wagon,
and as he stepped onto the elevator
his mind was thoroughly satisfied that
the majority of servants were of the
right sort and that the men who get up
those alleged funny servant jokes
should take u few trips on a groccr's
delivery wagon.