The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-03-21


"lili,erscy aud its Remedy" vss ID
subject sssigoed si . vonsD's elub Tor
psper 30 b. written by one Of tba moe
sctivs clubwomen 10 Brooklyn She 4
sisted on having IL cbsneed TO "lilitersc
and ito Blessings' giving her reasons 10
the moditicsiion about IS follows.
Oh. yes. know whst / an tslkin,
about Within the past liz months
have bad tuo successive domestics, snt
comparison OF the two hss thrown . eres
liah, on this illiterscy question.
The frat, whom l may call hrs. Nj
Monigsl. hal come from . distance snt
commended herself TO me because shl
wroie such = pretty letter. She vas,
siterward discovered, . great reader, HsI
mird wss forever foil Of "rhe Dread
Spectre OF the Lake snd The Wife Who
Never Came Back. and The Strange Fate
OF MIS- sq ue,rs No ?. Her trunk was
half fall OF paper backed povels, and our
gas bill ran op to tremendous proportions
ell justified by the condition oi the meter.
With three Jets burning, she would be
pouring over Miss Jinks Of Jinkstown at
two o'clock IN the morning When
breakfast time came she was. OF course,
sleepy and weary and tagged olt. Her
dishes were always standing about the
kitchen unwssbed. and those that came on
to the table we're never really clean,
Her doors were always dusty. her room
always 10 disorder. bar sink sink Of iniqn
ity aud herself q psttern OF slovenlinese.
If slovenlipess hss any pattern,
OF course this copldn't last forever. |
confess it wouldn't have lsste ! as long ~
II did but for my many club duties. ]
gave her notice, paid her for the last
week and she went Of Tueslsy without
doing the washing, Then | set my wits
to work. / wanted . girl ss different
from this one % possible. She had been
literary and tall and isir and midde-ased
What l wanted was evidsItly short
young colored woman who could nei,her
read nor write. We we're taking our
meals out for 9 week before l discovered
v hat was looking for.
Msrjorie MAJOR filled the bill. She
was only eighteen. and ber coal black
v bite trimmed eyes shone like stars in the
half twilight u her mshogsny face. Her
,heeks were jund. her form was plump
md her fns,rs weta always bosy Of
ometbing, But above sll other quslifi
,stions rated her insbility to reed. She
developed first a mania for cleaning ell
yer, until oil that was only qusdrupls
plated seemed in danger Of being forever
lisgraced.
Then she swept the house every day
md rssrrspged things to her hearts con
snt. Her dishes we're clean She made
pretty figure 10 neat esp and gown
' hen she answered the door bell. So 70
,nly laughed when We found she had re
ocs.ed every book In the library. turn
ng each upside down, and separating
sob volume from it's companion.
Bat you are away . lot interrupted .
riend. and how could you send . tele
ram to this girl il she couldn't resdf
No trouble st oil. Marjorie would find
ut what was 10 the telegram ana she
vouldn't let the messenger boy know that
be couldn't read. eithor, He would read
/ for her, because the writing was blind,
Z because she had trouble with her eyes,
+ for come other reason "a new one every
ime.
Aud Marjorie spent her time OF her
,ork. not knowing the delight Of Iosiins
vera book. l never had 10 complain OF
nything. tell you that opened my
,ind about this illiterscy question. |
90 tell you oil about the Blsssings Of
iliterscy, and welcome.
You are indeed lucky TO have such
reasure 10 your house. sighad weary
soed woman. We have been doing our
wn work Tor ten days.
Oh, Msrjorie bss disappeared, confess
the sctive club woman With smile.
,e are boarding nov. Marjorie eloped
nth . cresm colorsd grocery boy, snd !
oppose she is doing his cooking Just now
yer on Thompson street 10 the Borough
I Msnhsttsn.