The evening times., 1898-03-01
SPOIIING A GOOD COOK.
Norah Was Too Beautiful to Last
She's a Model Now.

(From the New York SUM-
4 family has lost q good cook. in order
that an artist might gain good model;
and all housekeepers will agree that
that's a pity.
Nora came to America three years ago.
and. i'm the natural course Of events and
employment agencies, settled down in the
Wilson household. She is an Irish beau
ty Of the sort rarely met out of novels; ;
and, i'm addition to having glorious au-
burn hair, wonderful eyes. radiant COM
plexion, and figure for which no simiie
will do save the overworked Hebe. she
had the disposition of a cherub. She
didn't know much about cooking; but, as
Mrs Wilson wisely remarked one can
expect to get everything. Mr.. Wilson
agreed with her; but. having some wis
dom of his own, he didn't rhapsodize over
the new servants beauty.
The girl did all the work Of the house
and had a general air of crying for more.
She learned To cook as easily as duck
learns TO swim. and she loved dinners and
begged Mrs. Wilson to give luncheons
and teas Morning and evening paeans
of praise went up from the family. At
first they were trifle uneasy.
1T can't last said MIR. Wilson.
shes so pretty she'll get married Just
when she has reached absolute perfec-
ton" sighed Mrs Wilson.
But their fears did not matorialize
Nora grew better and better. and she
steadfastlv withstood the wiles OF butch
ers, bakers, milkmen, and policemen,
who went down before her. Az last the
Wilson's began tn breathe easily and to
believe that they were of the elect and
that life was to be. for them. biissful
experience. Then, out of a clear sky the
lightning came.
One afternoon Nora put on I new blue
dress and started downtown. When she
came back there was a change in her.
She was cold and naughty. She condo
scended to the roast and potatoes she
tolerated Mr. and Mrs Wilson at dinner
time, and she didn't appear sympathetic
over the breakfast menu.
Something's happened to Nora, sald
Mrs. Wilson, fearfully.
The next day it all came out
81 was a-walkin' along the sthTeet.
a-thinkin' of nothin' at-all-at-al,' said
Nora, when up comes a lady wild a fun-
ny bonnet, and she seq, sez she:
'Phwat's yer name, me guri?
Nora Flanohan, seZ | polite.
'Phwat do ye do?' SEE she.
I'm a-coolSin' fer the Wil5onS, SEE L.
son that she rolls her eyes as if some
thin hurt her, and she seq. oh"
II looked at her. inQuirin like.
"'An' wild that head?' sez she.
I'm not after denyin' that L uses my
head in it, l sez to her, wild me temper
up.
"Theu she laughed and she seZ, i
name an ye SO beautiful. Do ye know
ye're lovely?'
MIR. Reilly. the policeman, has ofthen
tould me So | seZ to her.
Now I'm an artist the lady goes on,
AN we're too good for coolOn'. Anybody
as beautiful as you ought. to have sowl
above that You could help artists paint
beautiful pictures, and make lots more
money, too.
81 wuz interested in that, an she tould
me to come wild her. We went up to a
room all windows. but with shades over
thin all, an rags hanging up around the
wall, and such messeS of stuff all over
that / cud hardly kape from rollin up
me sleeves and cleaning thin out. The
lady she luks at me and then she walks
around and luks at me some more, an
then she seZ: You come poze for me an
I'll get me friends to have ye, an yen
make tin dollars a week anyway.
'''Poze? Phwat's that?' sez /.
oh just sit or stand an let me paint
pictures of ye.'
"'HowIy Saint Pathrick' seq T. being
surprised anybody wud pay so much for
that.
"'Oh, not the altogether she sez sud