The Seattle Republican., 1900-01-19
The next ring which brought

me to the door proved to be :
aged womans refined, vel
dressed and with manhers which
would be an example to some who
are more favored, inigordly goods
at least. By her side stood 3
younger girl-her sister. | asked
them in and noticed that she made
signs for her sister to sit down
l soon explained the situation to
her and she in turn explained hers
to me. 1t was this: Her sister
was of foreign birth and did not
speak English. She wanted her
to learn and thought that to hire
her out would be the best way to
teach her. She does not have to
work out necessarily only we are
so anxious that she learn to speak
Well there it was: |
could not speak anything else save
English and that was just what she
'ould not speak. | was absolute
iy guilty of bursting into uncon-
.rolable laughter for [ was trying
% imagine how [ would let her
now what | wanted done during
y absence. [ had no trouble in
fplaining the difficulty to the
ler one and she arose and becon-
! ( to her little sister to follow her,
t in the same ladylike manner
t she entered.
; Time had painted white the hair
| Iche next woman who called.
/ Iioiced at the sight. Expert
; ed, | mentally commented.
; s came in and we talked "it'' all
. on She had agreed that she
| w,d keep the house 'like PIN"
I "l need never get up until
! brtfast is ready" she said with
: a sic. And on the whole | liked
f helix. "YOu are never home
, savt meal time and in the even
, ing she asked. That is all, [
| ans"ed. "Well, I'll just suit
+ your at the last place | worked
the man did not know what was
in h)wn buttery. | have every
thinihere | could put my hand
on ih the dark. l have never
d workfor so little" she concluded,
. but m not young woman any
longend require two or three
y hourst in the afternoons" We
had at sealed the engagement,
Z but W she reached the door she
! said: 4, yes | forgot to tell you,
= l can sleep at your place for
! have little girls. They are
h both ihool, but | could not be
: away n them at night" My
i high es fell. Instantly l re-
;; ;; membe that she had asked if | |
were ~ from home all day
: save aieal times" What she
had sal'out the other employer
! not knog what was in her own
: buttery e to my mind at once.
u OF courhe might have no desire
that we ID her little ones also,
l. but L relbered that tits good |
thing noplace even the appear
ance Of ttation in our brothers
pathway told her that we just
= must havOme one who could |
7 sleep IN house, for we some
= times went evenings.
! by thine [ began to wish
o that we dot want a girl or that
9 the appIc' were to call at my
a husbandsice instead of at the
house. A, there came rous-
9 ing ring ae door bell. This
? time | was ieved TO see q neat
), little Jap sling ON the thresh-
old. Whatlief too that If was
!, not anotherswer to that add
= l looked at and he looked at
| me; WelL d finding that he
5 had no lnten of speaking, what
q Is 1t? "GTLe answered. No,
| | replied nG. Still he stood.
Y want a gll lhe slowly asked.
Yes, but h' 'one yet. Still he
stood. Ihene light dawned
2 upon neled to work. 81
work, he saR es, but you are
not a-the gn nt,was my rather
a awkward an And | rather
regretted tia was not a girl
| Tor L had oeenl that they make
} the very besk !
! Then therSN lnlI The door
bell was silenta little Enolisb
woman, forty, Ind foolish rang
it. | bade heir She took q
, seat III a rocKer complacently
> rocked to ano' 2 she explained
! that she had ntworked out in
! regular service had on one l
occasion oeen lsekeeper for
; several weeks: yes l know {
all about houserk from our
+ home work. Myk here would {
. be very much lie 1t of a house
/ keeper as you away all day. {
l think | will tai, place for TO .
be candid with I am ont of
|, !, money. Have bn the city on
business; haye staying at ,
the hotel, Dut pans are eX-
hausted and if ycDuld like for
! me to work for vow. il is like |
this, 1 shall havoc TODAY
; for | am out of :" Do YOU {
3 oo ont much nigh .1-1 tLo+ {