The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-11

sion of dismay with which such no
tees were always received, as she ask
ed, whats the matter, Bridget?'
It's me sisters got the fayver, bad,
an it's meself must be going to her.
An it's six weeks entirely I'll be SHAY
in when it's so far to be goin'."
AS Janet handed her the money, a
sudden thought came to her.
I'm sorry for you, Bridget OF
course, you must go if you must. Per-
haps we can get along without any one
till you are ready to come back"
Mother" she said, turning to her.
"Bridget's going away for few
weeks" Mothers face grew as dis
mayed as Janet's had, for she was not
strong, and there were four boys.
AN please We, ma'am, it's afther
coming to try to get the place am
What do you mean, Janet?" said her
mother, laughing, as the young girl
courtesied low.
You can't do it all, Janet"
What 1 can't do I'll hire. 1 want to
do something, and 1 want to get a little
money l can feel is my own, and that /
have right to spend it if want a new
book or bit of music or anything else.
l can't get a school. There are forty
Applications where there is one vacancy.
can't get more than one or two music
scholars. 1 can't dispose of fancy work
or painting, and, If 1 could, 1 might
dabble over them for a month and not
clear more than Bridget does in a week,
there are so many waiting to do that
kind of work Kitchen work is the only
work there appears to be plerEy of for
girls"
You may try it, but think you will
get tired of it,
Janet spent good share of her first
weeks wages in buying bingham
aprons rubber gloves, and paying a
stout woman to come for half a day to
scrub and scour until the last traces of
good-natured slovenly Bridget's pres
ence were removed. Then, with clean
kitchen, clean utensils. and clean
towels, Janet took hold of her work
with a right good will.
Wen all cooperate" said father,
when he heard of her intention.
Wen all cooperate" cried the boys:
and they kept their word we'll in bring
ing wood and water and sweeping the
walks. And after the first morning she
found that Tom had made the fire and
ground the coffee before she came
down.
There's great satisfaction in doing
things thoroughly" said Janet to her
mother, after the first day or two. BE
fore, when we have been without girl,
1 have always hated it because 1 tried
how much could shove out of the way.
Now. that am making business of it.
don't feel that way. And, mother you
would be astonished to see how little
cleaning there is to be done when no
body makes any unnecessary dirt, or
how much work can be saved by using
your wits to save it."
She never told her mother how her
back ached during those first days of
unusual exercise. This wore off as she
became accustomed to it. Every day
she learned more and more to simplify
her work. A few minutes in the kitchen
just before bedtime she arranged
things so exactly to her hand that there
was no hurrying or crowding at the
busy time in the morning. Careful
handling of table linen and other things
made the wash smaller, so that the
stout woman could do two weeks wash
in one. Janet found that there were
few days in which she could not sit
down when the dinner work was over.
Other surprising things came to light.
What's the matter that you don't