The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-18

'Merica's province TO mount guard In the
hall. lust outside the sitting room door,
md wait until his services may De
needed. Inact.on and soothing quiet, wofh
their will upon him, ana as hheiy as
not he has 10 be aroused IRON sound
sleep when he Is needed. 'MerlcaS term
Of service does not last long. Eitner ne
does not suit the Office or the once does
not suit him. and his white aprons are
soon transferred to some more proi.lslHS
substitute. Perhaps the most Joylul
period OF his irksome aPpfehticesu'P -
that hour Of the afternoon ueNotel 10
the siesta OF his master ana mistress
when he and the small mana raiic.,
commissioned TO attend upon the wants
Of the latter, are hidden 10 roam the
premises over and hunt for egss-iresh
eggs for the next days breakfast: WIN
what zest they scurry through the lofts OF
stables and carriage house, corn houses
and barns. dive In underneath the smOk =
house and explore the Businesses or the
wagon she'd 80 spot In yard or garden
is left uninvestigated by them, except
possibly the hen-hOuse itseii, "hlCn j.
the last place in which they THINK OF look
ing.
Tho planters wife has never made the
concession TO charged domestic condi-
lions involved ~ placing the Kitchen
ia jrXiar0 ton with the dinnlnS-too.l
and dwclling-hOuse. Her oli.tlme kitchen
still stands a long way OIL from tie
house under its own sycamore tree Inc
house, where she must give ont
the meat each day, IS across the yall
I'm another direction; the dairy IS elu'ily
distant. the wash kitchen and IRONING
room still further remoN ed. 80 II Is no
wonder that she supplements her oWn
laeeing steps with the nimble .eet OF
'Merica and his dusky companions.
II don't like the smell OF cooking any
where near she explains Nheh Iritn -
urge the inconvenience of the old fash-
lOii.
but tho things would get cold, should
think. carried all this distance" says
a visitor unfamiliar with southern GUS
toms.
Not with well-covercd trays" asserts
the mistress. I'VE have waters ard wat
nes and al kinds OF griddle cakes brought
in fer breakfast and supper ana tbey
are never cCld. ] am accustomed 70
managing this way, and II docs not
PEN APPS at that vsry moment She Is
cudrpling her brain 10 think how she can
M rage 20 put oil the people away WHO
are 10 visit her next day. by putting
an addition TO the table when stretched
at fun length and placing u catacor-
I.efcd across the room, she might De az re
10 seat the grown people, she thinks,
and the children can come 10 the secohu
The planter's wife is used to such
planning. The large parties are the RUE
and not the exception under her roof
and company. whether hidden or unbid-
dem is always sure of warm welcome
children love 20 string together the gay =
col0red four O'Clock in the oid-fashioned
garden. 10 scurry up the low-bendins hg
trees and watch the hooking biruS nests
i'm the orange hedges. Young people come
to dance i'm the wide halls and hirt on
the long piazzas, assured that they VIII
le ENCOURAGED to enjoy themselves
There are hunting parties I'm winter
fishing parties in summer and cards
and games az ell times. The minister or
politician who drives from distance
10 take part in meeting OF. barbecue
always makes the planters house MS
abiding place. The Old Rouse is laha-
mari, 10 the people who pass by from
time to time. Always. at certain sea
SON. the columns OF the piazza are
l,rcathcd with vines. and just WITHIN
fhe omen door sits the master 80 his ag-
customed place the women I Of MS Isl Ia haI
tt1ir Gnoers b-isv with the pleasing tasks
that women love. 1t IS happy, Waclu'
carc-free cxistlnce-New York sun.