The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-01
MAIDSAND HUSBANDS

The lady Of the house sighed heavily ant
; said that she hadn't the heart to talk abou
! it. Il don't,look for perfection at four dol
lars week, or even fve,' she continued
but 1t does seem to me as if one might ge,
girl who would do something right with
out being everlastingly told and who would
Dc able to stand the monotony OF one place
Tor three consecutive weeks
!, II seems strange to me, too,' remarked
the husband, addressing the sylnpathizinp
guests. I've lived with her for number
Of years, and while she has her faults as we
an have, fear yet have never deserted
hef; ] suppose, however, that it's different
with the glrls--they don't have 10 stay."
liefe ne lodged sofa pillow by remaining
perfectly rigid, and continued:
i hnd another possible explanation in the
TACT tllat my sweet wife objects to giving the
same directions or instructions more than
certain number Of times. She doesn't like to
supervise. Now, it's different with me: 81.
pefVlslon Is my particular forte and I'm very
stfong on instructions. 1t doesn't annoy me
IN the least to have them persistentlv disrp,
garded. ! rather like it. When man can
cay sas: I've spoken 10 you about that at least
~ times before, and say it with perfect
truth, there's degree of satisfaction in il,
"He certainly takes great deal of com.
toft IN saying that observed his wife. 81
hnd possible explanation Of the trouble we
have in that fact" w
but this one seems all right" said one
OF the women, consolingly.
The lady of the house shook her head in .
manner that conveyed the idea that hone
la, had forever fed. Her words Confirmed tbs.
She looks all right" she said, "but Won
can tell anything by that Herbert has
peen urging me to make things homelike and
cheeiy Tor her and to invite her confidence
ana win her heart and things like that. but
know est how much good that would do.
I've tried it. shall treat her nicely nj
course, but I'm not going To humble myself
any more
1Rut, my dear demonstrated the bus.
band, gently, lit isn't humhling Yourself
to give her hearty slap on he back once
IN awhile, or to murmur sympatbetic words
into her ear when she seems sad and down,
q uast. 'h'nk you might have kept Bertha
y u, you had adopted that humane policy.
lhere was a girl who habitua!iy pined for
words and genial companion.
snip. saw that from the first moment
i IaSd eyes on her, and when she began to
tel uS what she was going to wear a, the
social dance and merely limited at borrowing
PAR OF your gloves know that she felt
huft ny your unresponsive manner"
She went out and was gone an hour and
nail one evening when we went 10 The tbe.
atef and le1t her with the children, and when
we came back the assistant jani,or was in
me kitchen playing the mandolin" said ,hr
ady Of the house. Herbert went ont and
invited them into the parlor. and wourd vou
believe it, they got up and werr coni;nr
n, only Herbert lost his temper and recon,
'dered his invitation in the most harsh
eims. ! wanted him to let them come; |
h'nk 1t would have been real nice to have .
,ad them > w navy
ihat assistant jantor is a sociab'e little
llss bnt he's too much of a butterfly ia he
u any practical benefit to lis as far as the
lred girls are concerned He hutters from
ne to another all over the building, He
an cohhne himself TO one. If he would
MY DO that | would feel disposed to en-.
onrage his little mnsicaes as it is. his
rlVollty and absence of all deep, steady feel
lg dlsconrages the girls, makes them moody
nd hearsick and they finally quit in de-.
pair
"oh, for another week of PEARL" sighed
ne man. Fear! was four back which
QUO make her memory possibly six weeks
a. mat doesn't cut any ice, however, for
space Of time can dim the recollection of
earl She was more than pearl: she was
n.y. gem OF purest ray serene. The way
lie could cook pork chop and the sauce
.al She compounded to affiliate, as it were,
ith that deIlcacy was a revelation"
Shc really was about as near perfection
ihey ever get, said the lady of the house,
We was neat and trim, quick and thorough
'out her work, splendid laundress. and if
i& pleasure to have her wait on table: she
as always kind to the children, never dis.
spectfu in her manner, good d1empered and
nest as the day. She was colored girl
mui"tto-and the cockrooch man called
e times week while she was with us.
nt that she would ever waste an, time
KING to him; on the contrary, She le. {
lied his advances with scorn.
She was with Just week." intcrmpt.
the man. She was sensitive. and nv
1e here confessed that she had been dis.
rbed ny her coming home at l2 o clock for
z fourth time in the week Pearl said
tn quiet dignity, that she wouldn't dis. I
70 lis no mo and flew the coop with
zy abruptness. had paid her her wages y
II morning, and think she wanted time l.
spend the money, but il had only known h
time would have been willing to com. -
md with her by giving her weeks vaca. "
H."
The one before this one was a very we'll.
posed sort of girl-one of the kind hat
an well but don, know" Y
l think, Herbert, that you take an I'M :,
My interest in this subject" suggested IL II
lady OF the house. II wanted TO tell |;
J, barslp about that myself She was, oh, 81
shlttless and untidy! l had to tell her. 80
ry living thing and go around after her III
en- she swept and point out the dust W
t she left in the corners, and when she n,
'hed the very first time she put Mary's ~
te dresses and my petticoats in with all III
colored clothes, and you ought to have t.
the dishes after she had washed -
m" W
The girl I've got is the worst one to break
gs!' said one Of the guests. i.
This one didn't break things, but l be. -,
that would sooner she had; and she vi
eaan to dinner with an old kitchen apron at
IND torn skirt and nothing round her n,
:, and her hair 40 ways for Sunday -. -.
It took her the longest time to get from m
kitchen to the dining room; you never ia.
anything like. it. - ~
told her that ] wanted her to get some i,
:e waists and aprons and spruce herself tn
nd she said that she would" G.,
he certainly did, said the man. "shs - -
sh,t in the tray that night wearing a on
that made my eyes hurt for week. 1t he
blueTa Neapolitan blue--with more ~