The Seattle Republican., 1900-01-19


Of the best paying ones about the
daily newspaper, for, it is a never
ending one. The people will have
help, and, there are those who
really want work, those who do not
want work, those who think that
they want work, and all of these
will call to inquire about the work
that people have to do. The
employment bureaus are kept busy
sending ont applicants and taking
the names and addresses of those
who wish help, while the free en-
ployment bureau is simply over
run with calls. Any want add for
help will receive numerous ans
wers, for some who are huntin :
work will answer all of the adver-
tisements, "for, no harm in seeing
what they are. you know"
Of those that call there is the oft
changing girl, who works when she
fee like it and leaves on plea
of sickness when she is tired, "
there is the girl, who wants big
money and but little work; also as
in most other things, the eye ser
want, who works only when she is
being watched; and the girl who
does Just what she is told and
nothing more; there is the girl,
who has so much company, that
life, to her employer, is made
miserable; the one who wants to
60 out 50 many nights in the week
that her days in the week are full
Of sIeepiness; the young girl, who
has had no experience, and to
whom you have to say, wash this
and dry that" the old girl, who
has had SO much experience that
you dare not say, wash this and
dry that" then there is the steady
GIRL, who answers the bill in every
respect, but her name is Scarcity,
even AS much so as are the girls
that will get up in the morning
without being called.
\ few leaves taken from the
diary of a friend of mine, who felt
called upon to employ a servant,
will explain the peculiar kinds of
servant girl curios a want add will
bring to your door She and her
husband were both away from
home during the day. They had
one little baby boy four years old.
Their house was a small one and
the work very light, they offered
slja month and put their wash
M out What | read in her diary
IAN thus:
MY add appeared in the morn
mg paper and | had but a short
time to wait before the door bell
rang. On opening it | saw before
NE tall we'll dressed woman who
Was Enthusiastically Swede. care
You the lady of the house?" she
asked, "you advertised for a girl?"
les. What wages do you pay"
She continued. SIS per month.
Well | only work for $25," and
Sue turned to leave, but stopped,
aehhted for moment and look
lOg at ne most severly, added: Il
Would take light work for $40" !"
% my first applicant had come
and gone.
Again the bell rang and [ saw
eeIore ne young girl of slender
SIm and rather pleasing face.
from the country mentally COM
Iented AS | noticed the STOPPING
dOulders and manner of dress.
soa the girl we would want, L
~I01ght, for | had always been
ca that country girls made the
st help | asked her in and we
~ talked the situation all over
9, us9 | SAID, baby is not much
Sole SsOuole "Baby?" she gasped, "is
Sele baby? [ never work where
@ae 1vte Is babv-I do not like
4. rlcren and never did" "No,"
n added, Il could not take the
have @e have no patience with chill
ea You know. He would get to
s !'us after you and | would not
~ ~" what to do with him. Do
Know of any one who wants
s1, ~'[e girl who has no children"
lI,l lIsuld not repress a smile and vel
H. sorry for this young CIR
Was so devoid of patienc