Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-12
Those Girls nj GoIdcn,a.

would suit them IL she would stay. That
was the family worry from January to
December-how TO secure competent
help. A few girls stayed the month
cut, some only half a month, the ma
Iority a week or less and there had
been known cases where the girl left
the day after she arrived. 1t must not
De supposed from this that the Goldens
were hard people to get along with. Mr..
ana Mrs. Golden were nice, quiet peo-
pie or an easy-going nature, and the
two daughters were just as aifable and
good natured as any two girls In the
city. Young George Golden was rare
ly at home except during sleeping
hours, II Willie, who attended school
Tally, did not interfere with the servant
girls at all. The family always provid-
ed n good table and paid fair wages for
help, While the house was not so large
IS TO Brighten a girl accustomed TO q
reasonable amount Of work.
But inside of twelve months the Col
len family had had English, Welsh,
Scotch, Irish, Dutch, Danish, Swedes,
Norwcglans and colored girls. Those
that weren't lazy were dirty or cheeky.
She English girl was found by Mrs.
Golden stretched ut full length on the
parlor lounge reading a cheap novel,
while her work remained untouched
around her. The Scotch girl had such
A thick brogue that 1t impeded her ut
lerance and made 1t almost impossible
FOR her to be understood. The Welsh
girl was addicted TO drink, and the Irish
girl was decidedly too familiar II act
9d as II she was mistress of the house.
The Danish girl didn't speak English ut
all. TheSWedes broke almost everything
IN the house, including a few command
ments, and the two Norwegian girls
were lacking in neatness OF appearance
and general cleanliness. AS for the In.
Vulnerable colored girls that had been
employed by the Golden family, they
were In the aggregate lazy, dirty,
cheeky, parsimonious In the matter OF
the truth, and generous in the dispen-
sation Of groceries and other eatables to
their relatives and friends.
The great cardinal virtue in the Col
y AONNNlblh WIS StIululVNS NiNihiE
hess, and had that been the prominent
characteristic Of any one of the girls
It Is likely that her other shortcomings
would have been overlooked and that
she might have stayed IN The position.
As 1t was, however, the only two Of the
entire bunch that kept the house even
passably clean were slow and always
behind with their work.
One day Mrs. Golden returned home
from The Intelligence" oflce-by the
way, why OF earth do they call these
headquarters of ignorance Intelligence
offices pin quite n flutter OF excite
mcnt.
81 do believe" she declared, rs she
took off her hat and wrap, and seated
herself in her favorlte armchair, II do
believe that | have secured the right
girl at last"
YES, we have beard that very often
before" remarked her husband, COM
p%lacently; "they are always the right
kind OF girls until they get here, and
then they turn out wrong"
But G1is one is really different from
all the others said Mrs, Golden.
Different in what-appearance,
manners or accomplishments? Is it inn
possible for her TO oversleep herself in
the morning, burn the toast, or tell a
lie? Doesn't she break crockery, give
cheek, or read novels? Is she fonder
IF work than OF gossiplng, or what
kind OF n freak is she?"
shes just a plain, ordinary-looking
girl, but she's al Am~erican-first
american we have had yet, remember,
Joseph, and she looks clean, moves
quickly, and talks well. She wants 500
n month, which shows that she has a
high appreciation Of her own worth"
"Oh, they all have that-none Of them
are too modest In their claims Of what
they can DO. Twenty dollars Is a mere
bagatelle II she Is worth it, but we
have not had a girl yet that was worth
half Of It,"
well, she's coming this afternoon,
and we'll see how she gets on. For my
part believe the girl will give com.
plete satisfaction to us all. believe l
have captured a new gem at last!"
What's her nameY
annie Rooney"
Good gracious!'
Sure enough Annie Rooney assumed
her new duties in the Golden household
that afternoon, and somehow there
was that in her appearance which in
Spircd confidence in every member Of
the family as soon as they saw her.
At the table she was a jewel. Little,
active, ~alert-swlft to see what was
wanted and quick to supply it, she had
earned the admiration of all before the
evening meal was over. She was UP
early in the morning, lighted the fire
noiselessly, started breakfast OH the
way, and then commenced to clean the
kitchen and everything in it; as she ex.
pressed II, the place wasn't fit to be
seen with dirt"
Joseph" said Mrs. Golden to her
husband, shortly after breakfast, San
ME has gone to do the upstairs work,
and | just want you to come down and
look at her kitchen"
Mr.. Golden softly followed his wife
down stairs, and the pair quietly tip
toed into the kitchen. The greasy,
grimy look on the walls had disappear
ed, the paint looked fresh and clean.
The tin and agate ware shone bright
ly, as did all the metal work about the
stove and kitchen shelves, the crock.
cry dresser glittered and gllstened in
the morning sunlight, the linoleum on
the floor was spotlessly clean.
There's her mornings work before
breakfast" said Mrs. Golden. 81 won
der no W ever she did it in the timer