The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-07-10
A Solution of the
Servant Difficulty
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Order of St. Zita," announced the en-
terprising Mrs. HartleyDunne, when
i went to call upon her the other day.
''And will it be success, do you
think?" asked /.
''It must be-" answered she with con-
fidence. "Good servants are the things
above all others that the world is cry
ing out for now, and my order, COM
ing just at the right moment, is quite
certain to achieve a great success"
During the winter Mrs. Hartley
Dunno had already organized a course
of lectures for soldiers wives, insti-
tuted Ladies' club in her country
town, opened a vegetarian restaurant
near Charing Cross, and subscribed
half the funds towards a home for
summer cats, so she felt entirely JUS
titled in speaking with decision about
her present venture.
But why name it Zita ?" demanded,
wondering.
"My dear, [ don't suppose you've ever
heard of st. Zita," she returned; and
/ confessed my total ignorance with
shame.
''Well, never mind, said Mrs. Hartley
Dunno, encouragingly, between our
selves don't think anybody does know
anything about her, although her life
is published by the Truth society for
a penny"
at must have been very clever of
them to have written it if they do not
know anything at all about her!" mar
Veled I.
"Oh, no! I don't mean that" ex-
claimed my friend, precipitately; "of
course the Truth society always does
know everything about every body."
"Do they, really? How extremely
awkward! I shall have to be more
careful for the future"
"What meant was that you and peo-
pie in our set, as rule, are all in the
dark where the Acta Sanctorum is
concerned"
"Put me out of my misery quickly"
pleaded I.
eff you care to know, st. Zita was
an Italian peasant" Mrs. Hartley
Dunno explained, "born 1918, died
1878, who for nearly so years worked
3n the household of Fatinell, at Lucca,
and is the only domestic servant who
has ever been canonized."
"Really! Indeed! Exactly sol" said
/. 81 don't quite know which is the
most appropriate comment to make,
but wish to convey to your mind that
am tremendously impressed by what
you tell me-"
"And do you want to hear all about
my order?"
81 am simply dying of curiosity"
replied.
"To begin with" she began, ga cous-
in of mine is going to lend me his
country house in Hertfordshire for
the Novitate house, and there Lady
Abbess, and the Choir Zitines Called
mothers of the congregation will re-
side, and train the lay Zitines for serv-
fee"
"But how to obtain the Postulants p"
asked l.
Ihave thought of that; orphans and
foundlings can be easily supplied for
that purpose by the cardinal"
''Of course they can," said L.
sand the rules are all drawn up."
''Oh! Let me hear the rules"
81. A Zitine will be taught from the
earliest years that she is the happiest
and most fortunate of women
"2. She will take the greatest care of
the property of others, while never de-
string any property of her own.
IS. She will dress in simple man
ner incapable of attracting the admira-
ton of the opposite sex.
"a. She will only speak when char
ity or necessity requires her to do so.
So. She will guard her eyes whilst
talking to the milkman and the butch
.er boy.
''6. She will not clean the sink out
with a dinner napkin.
go. She will not make coffee in a
beer-jug, should there already be two
other coffee pots in the house.
SO. She will never pour paraffine
upon the kitchen fire.
SO. She will never complain to any
one except the lady abbess."
''Most comprehensive rules!" said 1.
shall havs NO hesitation in applying