The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-03
A GIRL WANTED
By Wright A. Patterson.
Written for this paper.
EiRADDY."


IL My wife always called me Dad
dy when she wanted something. 1t
was name she had learned from our
eldest, boy of three years.
Yes" | answered, glancing up from
my library desk.
You will have to go out this morn
ing and find me girl, and you had
better go right away"
"A girl! What do you want a girl
for? What is the matter with Mag
gie?' l asked, almost with the same
breath.
Maggie has given me notice that
she intends to quit, for some, to me
unknown, cause, on Tuesday"
Very well; L will go out and get
one in few minutes"
But, Daddy, listen to me while tell
you what kind of girl want"
Are not servant girls all about
alike? They all know how to wash,
to cook and to sweep, do they not?"
"No, they don't, and 1 want you to
listen to me while l tell you the kind
l want, and then you can take these
ads l have cut out and answer them
until you find one that suits"
L listened to her explanation of what
she wanted. Her preference was for a
German girl, and her last choice was
Irish, l presume because Maggie was
Irish and had had the hardin ed to
quit instead of waiting to ce fired.
The girl | was to get must be able
10 do plain cooking; a good washer
eE5 ironer; willing to take the chill
Lren out for daily airing, and was
TO pay not over three dollars per week
under any circumstances.
1t was wet Sunday morning, and
my wife had carefully clipped from
the want columns of the Sunday paper
number of small lads" and had
them pasted neatly on a card for
my reference. Taking the card I
glanced over it and picked out the fol-
lowing:
Situation wanted.-General homework,
best references E. AID Street.
That was easy. The place was only
half mile away, and | could take
car and run over and back in few
minutes. AS l went out the door |
heard the clock striking ten, and my
wife calling after me that dinner
would be served at 1870 sharp, and to
be sure and get German girl.
AT the number given in the lad"
was informed that the girl was at
church, but had left word to accept
a position if the right kind offered
What nationality is the grip" I
inquired, remembering above all else
my wife's instructions in that respect.
Irish" was the reply.
That settled it, but l was afraid of
wounding the feelings of the woman
I was talking to, who was also Irish,
If | said so, so l inquired what wages
She wanted.
She'll not work for clint less than
three dollars and a half week, and
she'll expect to git it every week, too"
"We can't possibly pay over three
Collars" replied, congratulating my
self on the ease with which [ had re-
treated from a bad position, and
turned to leave.
"Sure, an its nary a dacent girl
you'll git to work for that" the wom-
an called after me as l went out the
hall door.
l consulted the card again and
found what looked promising, except
that she was not German. but next
best, Swedish, down at Thirty-frst
street, on Wentworth avenue. The
sad" was as fellows:
Situation WAnted.-Swedish girl genera,
housework, small American family. -
Wentworth avenue.
1t was three miles away, but could
ride and the rain wouldn't bother me.
The girl found was certainly Swed-
fish. So much so that we had 20 call
in the assistance of an interpreter be-
fore could fully understand her. She