The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-11


M n II the South wish sympar
ANx thy or regrxt for the nber-
NN alton and DISCRIMINATION cf
their domestic servants
could they confer with the
housekeepefD c< this broad land an ARM
Of Iamenters greater than that with vhica
the South met for four years ca its battle
nesds fAe opposing host would be it, vol
untaxy supporters.
! remember In ore OF Nr. W. d How
els booka. he 10 telling the story Of .
man and wife locking tor furnished Rat
After flying about New York al day. foot
sore and weary. the naf-hunters are re-
cs4yed In one Of the apartments 20 let
~ ccaored man servant OF the OLD
school Kindly. hospitality. urhane ard
cclioquiai. this whise-headed survisor Of \
ny-gone geueration captures she hearts Of
TIE nAt-hunters On leaving the apart
ments the man says 70 his wife. do you
wonder. my dear. that the South made =
desperate dgAt 10 retain that"
That" meant kindly foreshought. deft
hands. willing feet, an intelligence not
di6Used. but all directed into the chan
mel Of perfect service.
Slavery II q terrible curse misappiied-
II 10 q great thing to know tina; ali men
are created alike. and that all men. IL
they ara honest and clean. are equal.
We must. however. have domestic serv-
ants. and have about come ia the con-
csusion that the less women know the iess
they want to knew. or To 30. II y wcm-
an knows THAI she IL capable. unless sa>
10 q v1rago, she goes into her worx with
willingness and intelligence.
But. on. the ineapahies. who think they
know IL ali. the women who, having no
mere brains than goldfish. absolutely
stupid and unit. iit from house TO
home. breaking our china and our hearts.
wasting our time and our temperr. wear
ing out our carpets and our Christianity.
@ o 9
We do not expect perfection IN the
kitchen any more than we do In the par
lor. We do not object to broken English,
although we do oppose broken china X
In not that we housekcepers so around
making q deep scrutiny into the morsiltiss
Of the lady wno b to preside over the
dishpan We cannot know whether she Is
Diana OF the diShpan or = soiled dove,
but We would Ike little human feeling.
a small quantity OF intelligence. and some
knowledge Of household work In the per-
son who Is TO boss the laundry and the
home. get her room, light. fuel. food.
wages perquisites. privileges and mo
questions asked"
A few years ago Seattle possessed many
excellent servant women. Then the in
nrence OF the dull times was felt here.
wages went down. and the pick of our do
nestle basket emigrated 10 California
Then came the Alaskan fever. Many good
cooks went up North TO secure better
wages than they had ever before received.
Many miners married good cooks before
leaving Seattle, believing that q bird in
the hand Is worth two in the bush. and a
wise-cook In Alaska Is more valuable
than q pack horse
did not know whether TO laugh or cry
when q friend OF mine gave me her ex-
pertence the other day as to the result OF
her advertisement for help.
The hrst woman who came broke my
heart" she said. This woman was blind
In one eye. had lost her husband was
penniIess and utterly broken in health
and spirit. Entirely out OF the question
for a cook. l did what l could for her
comfort. helped her make up her mind TO
leave the city aud reside with some rela-
tives IN the country, and parted with her
wtping my eyes, that the next applicant
who was waiting In the hall might not
think I had Just met some fatal misfor-
tune.
The next in waiting sailed in. She was
slight, fair-haired young woman. arch
~ gownesi in pale gray deliberately TRIM
med with gilt and silver.
We'll I don't know about the place,
she began. rolling her pale blue eyes up
and down my walls ard wares. I've been
taking notes as I sat In the hall This
house IL too dark. I don't see how peo-
pie I've In such dark places. / IKE sun
light and plenty N II. What did you say
What can I do9 Oh, l car do most any
thing, and I want 50. bat, really, this
house h too dark Good morning.
NO , now put in an appearance. A
little brunette woman. Pale and weary.
A husband in Alaska. a baby FIVE weeks
DID, she murmured and she wanted
place where she could have her baby
with her. / talked TO the poor little wom-
an for an hour. teiephoned to various
places got her place where she did not
get much money. but could keep her child.
and thanked my Master that poor ILL.,
worn and weary little woman had grit
and faith and love
The next woman was large and pom
,ierous. dressed In black satin and many
Jet bangles. which ratified and jingied as
she told her story.
".Ne. indeed she began. 4 never was
cut In service. I've done for myself Of
course can make bread and bake meat
What do I want 10 work for7 Well i,s
tist this way. and don't care who knows
Il: Ny husband sus got cray 10 GO TO
Alaska Then we were living In Fargo
n n. We sold out our things and he
came wes. stayed with ma FOR six
months Then I heard he was here In
seastie keeping house with another wom-
m. Now. Harry In awful goa~f-iooking.
Skin like a bahy, all white and red ans
big hack eyes I thought had 10 ana
out the truth and 50 came out here II
did net take me long 10 find our that what
I had heard was true sxcsss. that there
were two women instead ~ one Hsrrr
was living with one and was counting the
ether. On. there's nothing sniae abou,
Harry. He's right In IS Now I want q
place I'm a good. healthy worker ani
when Get fixed you BET I'll make IL hot
as - Gets call IL MUSTARD Fer Harry
Net desiring 10 became partieers GRIM
iris In 80 delicate an affair. cut the lady
short ard admitted number saur. SaEsser
fsssr was little ana istse. nloni and rather
.efca.ng. Feeling rather Tired lei her
talk is this respectable sae asked. A