The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-10
HOME ANMOYANCEs.
.,-V AND WOMEN SERVANTS IN
GRATEFUL ron KINDNESS
SHOWN THEM.

Their Misfresses' Confidence. and
Are Born With Vicious Natures.
-,~-,,iling Choice Table Ware. Ped
s,fn~ Family secrets Around and
1moertinence for Explanations.
Ho,, Maids and Buffers Endeavor
q, BIackmaiI Their Employers.
wv York. Feb. 9-It's pretty hard
o.. I,ss ones faith in humanity. Think
~ The unhappiness OF the woman who.
---z her love to a man. finds out that
ssz IS merely a play toy in his life.
r-i-s Of the man who gives to a woman
=. friendship and his confidence, only
., discover that his Friendship is laughed
O.. and his secrets are handed over to
~ eossiDs. Think Of the woman who.
.- the unhappiest hour OF her life, throw
s-- herself in the arms of another woman,
.-ls OF her trouble ana her woe. only
81, hear afterwards that the hour of her
aabaopiness is dramatically described for
obi. benefit Of a ladies' luncheon party.
Think Of the mistress who makes q com
irritable home and gives proper respect to
O. servant. only 10 discover that, mate
,fa.y. her belongings are stolen, and,
mentally. she is badly treated. lnasmuch
as the family talk at the table is told
10 the maids Of Mrs. Tom. Mrs. Dick and
zrs. Harry and by them repeated to
their m.s-resses.
There is a decided tendency TO condoI-
ing with the average servant. 1t is quite
line that this cipher in society as
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps called her. and
oroyea her not to be- should be truth
tllly talked about. OF course. there are
had mistresses. but think the bad SER
wants outnumber them. A peasant girl.
wearing her hrst pair Of shoes. ignorant
d, any food better than bread and tea
is taken INTO a reputable household. given
q comfortable bed in which to sleep. a
\ something she never knew before, as at
home there were five or six others 10
sleep with her, provided with proper
4 belongtngs that she may keep clean, is
+a1eht the duties Of q waitress and is
given good wages and consideration.
A. The end Of a year the shy. reur.ug
peasant girl kss, nine times out Of ten,
developed into a loud-mouthed, loudly
-ressai and sly American citizen. She
. listens ottentively to all that is said a
the table and among the family. She
rets 10 know the friends Of the house
ana she is very keen at gaining tip.
one CAV an objection is made TO her
staying out until , clock in the morning,
ana coming in scented with bad whisky,
and rousing the household with doubtful
nel- ly After permitting herself TO say
all The impudent things possible, she
N depa~ts and proves that she is not a
n ciyhsr In society, but a power and a
hry a lar
70 ladies' whose names she has heard
. mentioned by her former mistl SIS and who
have been discussed in her presence by
the members Of the family. a deal Of
. trouble is made. a number of women are
doubtful Of their fl ends, and yet what
was said was not meant TO be malicious,
Fl and was supposed to have died the minute
after il was born. This is the gratitude
shown by the average maid, and is but
enc Of many such that have come to my
. knowledge
girl who landed here without even an
extra frock was taken by young lady
and trained as hrst-class maid. Her
masculine admirers were many. and in
lime grew TO be Objectionable. Then the
mistress discovered that her maid was
about 10 become a mother; she spoke TO
"a her about it, offered to give her any help
She could. and her kindness was met by
q fat denial and a food Of filthy words.
Ia al -C- noun saw tie -td-u QGAa4 - Jul
the next day letter. badly written and
spelled worse, reached the fance Of her
ate mistress. and he was informed of
horrible things that never happened, Of
II visits from men that never occurred, and,
NJ IS the recipient of this lying letter hap
. 1e7ed 10 be q jealous man, it was many
Gays before the woman he loved and the
a woman who loved him could feel absolute
M y happy. And this unhappiness was
81 caused by an ignorant creature who re-
p turned gratitude with malice, and with
he wicked tools OF the ignorant
Nj u seems dreadful thing for women
70 be governed in this way. and yet
there are few houses in which there does
1ot exist dread OF what might be done
" disc rged and angry servant. Not
!ong ago. lunching with a Well-known
woman. something was said by one Of
NE guests of the fear she had Of appear
ing in certain notorious paper. Her
hostess sent the butler from the room,
and then said TO her: My dear, never
say anything like that before a foreign
servant, my servants may be intimate
"a With yours and If one Of yours happens
70 get angry and wishes to vent her spite
against you, there is a weapon that you
yourself have put into her hands,
Here is another. Some years ago a
very well-known woman, living in one of
our large cities, was sued by her husband
70. divorce. This woman was an limo
cent woman, but a fool. If she had been
h knare she would have come out OF
n everything SUCCESSFULLY. Nobody chung
her Ike her maid, but the very day
BEFORE The trial she disappeared, and the
next day was the chief witness against
Aer. Her foolish mistress had given
aaF confidence to her. and things
'Aat were absolutely innocent in them
Ia Ewes. told by the servant, were black as
-,teous. The result was that for the sake
!" q hundred dollars, one woman had
-qnea another woman's life. brought
name to her children. and an end to all
Aappness TO one who was only q years
oil and simply foolish.
-4- solution TO the question would seem
" De that, while physically we should
AaAa those In our service conlforta BILE,
should regard them with suspicion,
p Io always believe the worst of them.
bl now can you do this? And
~" can ! do this? You and
ny nave had our closets and our dress
~ cases robbed. ourselves gossipped
Lol- ana our ia tn knocked into what
would call Isl nithereens 1t seems
7@Ilul thing, t,ut the woman among
1cetalnrances who has the best ser