Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-07

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ture with the young gentleman he had
called Malcolm" Evidently Mr.. Full
ton did not recognize her or remember
| that he had seen her before. He SEEM
ed like 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.
I AT the close of the week Mrs. Fulton
felt so well satisfied that she told Faith
she would give her 81 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 was in the studio" she said to
herself. Nearly all make now Is
clear gain. l get my board, room and
washing. and that saves large bill of
expense. If went into store at So
or Sc week and had to pay my board,
l 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 home 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 frst place, Mrs. Fulton in
formed her that they were to have
company for half past dinner, and
Faith knew that meant hard fore
Moons work.
ut 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 lit
tie ajar, and presently Faith could
hear the piano.. Mr.. Fulton never had
family worship during the week. He
was too busy tostop for 1t 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 at
night as we'll.
Alice was playing. The family had
read a passage from the Bible in turn,
and now, before the prayer, they We're
singing.
welcome, Sweet Day of Rest" float
ed out through the dining room into
the kitchen, and Faith paused as she
wiped dish, and to tell the truth a
very hot tear dropped down into the
dishwater. She had not been asked to
unite with these Christian people in
worship, and for moment an angry,
hard, rebellious spirit stirred in the
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hymn. 1t was one the family at home
often sang at prayers on Sunday.
Mr.. Fulton kneeled to pray. He was
trustee in large and fashionable
church, had class in the Sunday
school and was considered to be q
strictly honorable, exemplary Christian
man. 1t never crossed his mind that
the servant in his kitchen could posi-
bly, need or want little worship with
other Christian people. AS for Mrs.
Fulton, she had never invited her help
into the parlor for such services. 1t
was her theory and practice that it was
best not to encourage familiarity with
the domestic" Alice was troubled
over the matter and had in fact once
or twice timidly said something, but
Mrs. Fulton silenced her objections al
ways by saying: The girls never want
to come into prayers. So what is the
use of asking them 2"
In the kitchen Of the Fulton mansion
that Sunday morning while the family
were all away at church struggle was
going on that would possibly have star
tied the complacent doctor at Mr. Full
toms church as lie preached beautifully
from the text, "There is no respecter
of persons with God"