The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-03

not accept the place until she could
see the kind of house we lived in.
l explained that we lived in steam.
heated apartments in Kenwood, and
that her room would be nicely fur
nished and always heated.
''She would expect to be allowed to
have gentleman company on Sunday
and Thursday evenings, and entertain
them in the parlor,' explained the in
terpreter.
knew my wife would object to that,
but still it might be managed, as we
could close the doors and sit in the
library. But the four dollars per week
worried me. If l could get that re-
duced to three-ifty l would let my wife
pay her the three dollars and give her
the extra fifty cents myself on the
quiet. l was about to make this prop
osition when the interpreter inter
rupted me.
"She don't think she would want the
place." she said, and l had to take my
departure, not by any means in the
best of temper.
The address given in the next lad"
was a mile away, and could not be
easily reached by street cars, but it
had stopped raining, so l concluded
to walk it. The lad" was as follows:
Situation Wanted.-By girl for general
housework. - Dearborn street, Second
fiat.
1t rained again, and rained hard,
before l got there, and 1 was prepared
tc make almost any concession to Sc
cure the desired girl. Even her ma
tiOnality would have to be overlooked.
The girl herself came to the door
when | rang the bell, and l stated my
business in as few words as possible.
She wanted a position, anG she also
wanted $3.50 every week.
would you be willing to take the
children out for an occasional airing?"
| asked. The daily airing had worn
away to occasional" now.
"No, she wouldn't. 1t was enough
to work in anybody's kitchen, with
out being expected to take the 'brats'
out besides"
1 was mad. To think that a servant
girl should call my two little ones
"brats" completely upset me.
81 should be pleased to pay you
five dollars every week to sit in our
parlor that I might have the pleasure
of seeing you now and then" | said
and then turned and walked away, not
waiting to hear whether she would ac-
cept my last proposition or not.
The next "ad" [ read stated that
the customary girl for general house
work who wanted a position lived at
No. - Sherman street.
The girl was negro, and an exceed
ingly black one at that. l could not
for the life of me tell how much of
her color was natural and how much
was dirt. No girl at all would be bet
ter than such one, and l left.
Again 1 consulted my card. Here
was the very thing, but long ways
off, way out on South Carpenter street
in Englewood. The "ad" was as fol-
lows:
Situation Wanted.-By good German
girl, IS years. homework or second work
Address - S. Carpenter ST.
I vowe1 that l would have that girl
if I had to pay her five dollars every
week. I would go without cigars, if
necessary, to save the money. To get
to her home l had to walk more than
a mile after 1 got off the street cars,
and most of this distance was either
throuUh railroad wards or over nm
paved streets that were rot even
blessed with sidewalks. I was mud
clear up to my knees when I got there.
A bright, osy-cheeked, good-natured-
looking German girl came to the door,
and l knew that she was the one