The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-07-31
NUMBER 81.
may be a FAILURE in other ways."

may De Idllure IN Otnef ways.
'"The cooking is the main thing"
said Master Roy as he strapped his
books together and started OF to
school. ''That last girl we had didn't
know how to boil eggs. l vote for the
new girl every time"
That afternoon Faith continued with
her work, conscious that SO far she
Fulton came home and sat down to the
dinner. he was agreeably surprised and
Joined with the rest In praises of the
new girl
Il think you have found a treasure"
said Mr.. Fulton. And II so we ought
to pay her 81 a week. She is superior
cook"
"By all means, my DEAR" said Mrs.
Fulton. I'VE can afford to give that to
keep her."
When Faith came in to serve that
evening, she was startled az she recog-
nized in Mr.. Fulton the graybearded
man who had stood in front Of the pic
ture with the young gentleman he had
called "Malcom." Evidently Mr.. Full
ton did not recognize her or remember
that be had seen her before. He SEEM
ed like a man who was completely en-
crossed In his business. He was gen.
erous and wanted the best Of every
thing, especially on his table. Like the
others Of his family. he welcomed with
a feeling of relief the domestic service
which meant comfort and pleasure In
the affairs Of the kitchen and the table.
At the close Of the week Mrs. Fulton
felt 20 well satisfied that she told Faith
she would give her "a a week to re-
main. Faith accepted the offer. and in
her room that Saturday night she took
account of her surroundings with CON
siderable satisfaction.
81 am really making more money
than I was in the studio" she said to
herself. Nearly all l make now II
clear gain. l get my board, room and
washing, and that saves large bill Of
expense. If went into . store at $5
or So a week and had to pay my board.
couldn't save anything"
She was right about that, for she had
come away from home well provided
with clothes. and her expenses, outside
of board and room and car fare, had
been almost nothing.
There was one thing that troubled
her now, however.
She had not yet written homo Of her
present place Of work. She said to
herself that she ought to tell her moth
er frankly how 1t all came about, and
that resolve seemed to give her peace
Of mind. She would write home to-
morrow, Sunday afternoon.
But when Sunday came several
things happened through the day to
| disturb her.
In the first place, Mrs Fulton In
formed her that they were to have
company for half past 2 dinner, and
Faith knew that meant q hard fore.
| moons work.
"It doesn't seem right for people to
have company dinner on Sunday" she
said to herself as she cleared away the
breakfast dishes and proceeded to
wash them while the family went into
the parlor for Sunday morning pray
ers.
The kitchen door had been left Q LIT.
tie ajar. and presently Faith could
hear the piano. Mr.. Fulton never had
family worship during the week. he
was too busy to stop for It in the morn
ing. But Sunday he held to the custom
which his own father had strictly OBJ
served back in New England, not only
In the morning Of every day. but a
night as well.
Alice was playing. The family had
read passage from the Bible In turn
and now. before the prayer. they wers
singing.
welcome. Sweet Day Of Rest" float
ed out through the dining room init
the kitchen. and Faith paused ~ sh'
wiped a dish, and to tell the truth I
very hot tear dropped down into thu
diehwater She had not been asked Il
unite with these Christian people II
worship, and for a moment an angry
hard, rebellious spirit stirred in tn,
girl as she listened to the familiar
hymn. 1t was one the family at hom'
often sang Mt prayers on Sunday.
Mr.. Fulton kneeied to pray. He wa
q trustee in a large and fashionable
church. had a class In the Sunda.
school and was considered to be ,
strictly honorable, exemplary Christian
imam. 1t never crossed his mind thai
the servant in his kitchen could possi
bly, need or want little worship witt
other Christian people. As for Mrs
Fulton, she had never invited her hell
into the parlor for such services. /
was her theory and practice that it wa
best not to enc ourage familiarity will
the domestic" Alice was troublet
over the matter and had in fact ono
or twice timidly said something, bu
Mrs. Fulton silenced her objections al
ways by saying: "The girls never wan
to come into prayers. So what Is tn
use of asking them|
In the kitchen of the Fulton mansion
, that Sunday morning while the famil
were all away at church a struggle wa
going on that would possibly have star
, tied the complacent doctor at Mr.. Ful
toms church as he preached beautiful
from the text, There is no respecte
of persons with God"
: Ito BE CONTlNUED.l