Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-09-12

Mrs. Vane has a convert. Did you
aee Mrs. Wards girl in the pew with
her?" Mrs. Wilson asked, eagerly.
Yes. Rather a neat, pretty girl,
snd seemed to know her place. Mrs.
Ward told me the other day that she
aS well educated and"
"lt is no sort of use tryin~ to do
Shat sort of thing!" Mrs. Rice inter
Suated, with energy. Il tried that
psau once in Whiteville, and it did no
good at all. Servants as a class can
not be treated that way. They al
Tays take advantage of it,"
That's what l have always said"
added Mrs. Burns. Look at Mrs.
Wane's girls. She changes as often
as any of us, and has as mucn trouble.
The girls don't want to be treated
like that"
"And, if they do, it makes no diff
ference with their real position. No
one will really ask them into society;
and, if they did, they would not knc-Y
how TO behave" Mrs. Wilson eX-
.cIaimed.
at does seem pity, though" Mrs.
Rice went on, that girls like this one
shouldn't be allowed TO have chance
like other people. What is she with
Mrs Ward for if she is educated and
ali that?"
90, she has some idea of helping
'Solve the servant-girl problem" Mrs.
E'Hrns replied. AT least, Mrs. Ward
sold me something of that sort. She
does not know all about the girl her
self"
"'It's n queer way to solve the ques-
fion-to 60 out as a servant herself" ="
said Mrs. Wilson, and the other two
~vonacn said: that's sol" Yet all
ekree of these women had been
brought up en- the theology of the
orthodox teaching of the atonement.
Did you a,e Mr.. Morton spea. ing
60 the Wards? He was just as polite
20 the girl as he was to anyone in
Ghc church"
"@Of course; why not?" Mrs. Rice
sssSzed with 4 superior air. But now
1ggTl gine Mr.. Morton or any other
gentleman in Crawford really consid-
@ring a servant a they conside~ her
people, even the factory girls or the
clerks at Bondman's."
90 well, of course, there is a diff
ference"
"'Of COURSE" the other two women
ussented. But, after all, what con-
stitutes the exact difference between
honest labor of the hands in a fac
tory or a store and in a home? If
they are both service that humanity
needs for its comfort or its progress,
ought they not both to be judged by
the standard of service, not by tn
STANDARD of place where the service
Is rendered?
81 think 4lEs. Ward will find out her
xnistake, and be ready to say SO in
ca little while. If she is going to
bring her girl to church with her. /
don't see where she can stop short
OF taking her with her everywhere
else; and of course society will not
GSIerate that" Mrs. Rice said after q
pause.
-<Of course not. The whole thing is
absurd The girls must keep their
places. All such eccentric women like
Mrs Vane do more harm than good"
Mrs. Burns declared with decision.
81 had given Mrs. Ward credit for
rnore sense" Mrs. Wilson said, grave
Yy- "But L must turn down here.
Good-by.'
~Good-by. Don't forge. the com
~Enittee meeting at my house to-mor-
row" cried Mrs. Rice, and very soon
she parted from Mrs. wilson, remind
>Eg her, as they separated, of the
-'ftssreh-committee meeting later in
Slle week.
Ghe next morning after Mr.. Ward
cad gone down to his business Mrs
%ard said to Barbara: You remem-
aar Air. Morton is coming to lunch
ssitA us to-day. Would you Ike to
cit at the table with us?"
Tne color rusheu into Barbara IS
:snce, and she did not answer at once.
Then she said slowly: mo, Mrs
&ard. to4u you when came, if you