The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-06-19
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| - she a three o'clock and
| LIZ ~ did the family washing and moved
the lawn before breakfast. Tues
Was not and proudto day she did the ironing
kitchen and she scorched a
shirt bosom burned the heel of socks If
this she would have felt dsgaced for @ and many
socks she would have roned correctly after that
damp and wrikd shirt have successfully
snoothed out with her hot heavy the
would always have been blot her character
bstered bosom and sock with hess hoof escucheon
The old hired girl genuine She could prepare
fish for the skillet Friday and the following Wednesday could
manufacture homeless pie free from any suggestion
glorious
The old hired girl horse spaded the garden and took in
all the strawberry barbces with the members of family There
great social line then. If the girl felt any social ST.
Per'ory over her mistress in those days she showed it, The
lady of the house could enter the kitchen and suggestion without
being knocked down with frying and the hired girl
the sacred precincts of the and dare help
jerk the edges out of of napkins the neigbors
without being arrested for housebreaking.
If the hired girl wanted paror monkey with the
piano and work out her grand brde could
do so as long as she did not persist repeating
than 10 times at sitting.
The old hired girl willing of the work about the
premises from letting boiseous dog family were
to milking the She could pedal sewing machine and
cult child out OF the without losing the sewing button
hole stitch the ball of her thumb she could graft patch on
of that would ouve pants themselves Nothng was
said about her social status either theoretically womn club
or out on the back porch with stuffed club She sometimes borrowed
he employer hat to wear to surprise party her
employer often borrowed her hat away ON visit
She did about she pleased but for the PURPOSE Of
seeing Which could hold out better wrestling MATCH
tress She home Thursday evening SLIGHTLY in
toxcaed condition with her ear and make her
employer acknowledge the point of ped potato maser that
she her social equal Though her one that world
tempt her life of reckless frvoy she was treated ver
largely member of the family and paror photo
graph album privileges Sunday evenings long and her visitor
did not shrek with laughter after D. m
When there she did that meal was
ready and then allow the cluster about wait until
they had begun grow weak and witty BROUGHT in the nr
Visions And she did with on her face
something and then spill goblet of gravy the elderly cer-
matter of spite No. the old hired girl not do this She
had them all at the right stood around
and exchanged peasanes with the and helped small child
behind the shoulders occasionally when got stranged on large bite
of meat and watched everybody catch for another
plate load whooped the tagging with LOGICAL
for the butter and heartfelt word of defense the n
girl of the happv past Rt
great change has taken place.
The hired girl of yesterday, who arrogant and ,r,d
to paint the woodsed considered Short socially speaking to
be allowed to sit the table with the family help vono child
crowd mashed down throat casenife has
the girl of to-day Where girl and her mistress
snapped basques and used together On anv after
Moons now there an murounabe barrier erected partially each
between them. - =
Where the hired girl the with her feet IN
her mistress lap and read aloud to her from Pgms
S125 week and occasional earu of family servant m
OF to-day sits all by herself the lonely counts tho
on the wall paper and down the other and no
amusemens allowed teasing the seems to us to h
the basis OF the whole girl problem
We believe that if girl we would GREAT de
rather accept little less financial ACKNOWLEDGMENT
me hat until quite little later the months and have ta
privilege of reading the family mail and conradetn the company than
to receive stipend with nothing after the evening
meal but set the alarm clock and carry in the canary.
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