Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-11-09
Those Girls at GOIdcn's.

/ hAo IL 4dIA1Iy WILLY 11O11 huO "
December-how to secure competent
help. A few girls stayed the month
put, some only half a month, the ma
tority a week or less and there had
been known cases where the girl left
the day after she arrived. It must not
De supposed from this hat the Goldens
we're hard people to get along with. Mr..
and Mrs. Golden were nice, quiet peo-
pie OF an easy-going nature, end the
two daughters were just as affable and
good natured as any two girls in the
city. Young George Golden was rare
ly at home except during sleeping
hours, and Willie, who attended school
daily, did not interfere with the servant
girls at all. The family always prOyid-
I'd a good table and paid fair wages for
aelp, while the house was not so large
rs to brighten a girl accustomed to a
reasonable amount of work.
But inside Of twelve months the Col
lien family had had English, Welsh,
Scotch, Irish, Dutch, Danish, Swedes,
Norwegians and colored girls. Those
that weren't lazy were dirty or cheeky.
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Golden stretched at 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 it impeded her ut
Ierance and made 1t almost impossible
for her to be understood. The Welsh
girl was addicted to drink, and the Irish
| pirI was 60ni6nHIu too fo nilior 81 nd ant-
ed as if she was mistress of the house.
The Danish girl didn't speak English at
all. The SWedes 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 i'll 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
den household was scrupulous cleanli-
ness, 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 it was, however, the only two Of the
entire bunch that kept the house ven
passably clean were slow and always
behind with their work.
One day Mrs. Golden returned home
from the Intelligence" office-by the
way, why OF earth do they call these
headquarters of ignorance Intelligence
offices PIN quite a lutter of excite
ment.
Il do believe" she declared, as she
took off her hat and wrap, and seated
herself in her favOrite armchair, Il do
believe that l have secured the right
girl at last"
Eyes, we have heard that very often
BEFORE" remarked her husband, COM
placently; "they are always the right
kind of girls until they get here, and
then they turn out wrong"
But this n is really different from
al the Others" said Mrs. Golden.
different in what-appearance,
manners OF accomplishments? is it i'm
possible for her to o~verSleep herself in
the morning, burn the toast. or tell a
lie? Doesn't she break crockery, give
cheek, or read novels? Is she fonder
Of work than of gossiping, or what
kind of a freak is sheT
She's just a plain, ordinary-looking
girl, but she's an American-first
American we have had yet, remember,
Joseph, and she looks clean, moves
quickly, and talks well. She wants 500
q month, which shows that she has a
high appreciation Of her own WORTH
ooh, they all have that-none of them
are too modest in their claims of what
they can do. Twenty dollars is a mere
bagatelle if 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
plete satisfaction to us all. I believe l
have captured a new gem at lastr'
whats her narmeg'
~Annie Rooney
Good gracious"
Sure enough Annie Rooney assumed
her new duties in the Golden household
that afternoon, and somehow there
was THAT i'm her appearance which in
spired confidence in every member of
the family as soon as they saw her.
At the table she was a jewel. Little,
active, alert-Swift to see what was
wanted and quick to- supply it, she had
earned the admiration of all before the
evening meal was vel. She was up
early in the morning, lighted the Ere
nofselessly, started breakfast on the
way, and then commenced to clean the
kitchen and everything in it; as she ex-
pressed it, the place wasn't fit to be
seen with dirt"
Joseph" said Mrs. Golden to her
husband, shortly after breakfast, "An-
ME has gone to do the upstairs work,
and I just want you to come down and
look at her kitchen"
Mr.. Golden softly followed his wife