The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-13

probably the best.
"Don't try to bluff me. Mrs. Bowscr.'
81 am not trying"
ITS not my business to hire cook,
AMI run the kitchen; but. being yo,
have acted 50 mighty SIMPLY about it
I'll have Il try for once"
Mrs. BoWScr refused to continue tho
subject. and they had retired to the
sitting room and half an hour had
passed when the doorboll rang.
"That'S probably your girl" she said
TO NJ. BOWSer, who was lazily Smok.
Ing and half asleep, and you can in.
teryieW her in the par0r. Don't call
me i'll on any account"
"Don't YOU be afraid Of being called
In" he replied as he went down the
ball and opened the door.
1t was the new cook. She was Il red
headed girl with the end Of her nose
fitting up. and any one but Mr.. Bow
ser would have realized at glance
that no tyrants heel had yet succeeded
IN pulveriziag her to any extent, but to
him she seemed to be humble and half
heNrtbuOken.
/ Il was sent from the intelligence of.
/ hc", she explained as she handed over
H. slip.
! EXACTLY, my dear young lady. Please
come into the parlor. 1t has been q
beautiful day. hasn't it? You are then
Obliged to take menial position, are
you:"
I'm cook, sir, and a good one"
i"S, yes, but in Il way that is me,
MA position. From your general ap.
Pc ralce | should say that you had
seen better days. | pity those who
nave once had every luxury and cult
waited surroundings. but through mis-
fortune have been thrown out upon the
cold, selfish world to take care of
themselves. However,
i have always worked, sir" replied
the girl, land if your wife is in I'd like
to see her"
Il see. Yes. My wife is in, but un-
fortunately she knows nothing about
employing help--that is, she has no
sympathy with them"
And who's asking for sympathy,
sir: want SIG a month for doing nv
work. and I'm not expecting the lady
OF the house to be weeping over me-
II your wife Is not in
But she is in. only | prefer to en-
gage a girl myself. Later on she will
show you the kitchen and tell you
what Is expected Of you. This is a
place, ! am glad to inform you, where
we have girls welfare ut heart. At
least do While you may temporarily
be occupying a mental position, want
you to know that I realize you have
feelings. the same as / have"
'lhats very kind of you, indeed"
sneered the girl.
Now and then l Shall come down
into the kitchen to speak word OF
cheer to you"
"Oh. you willw
And let you know that you are not
forgotten in your solitude. Do you love
70 read? My library is open to you,
ana | shall take great pleasure in Sc
Getting the kind of literature YOU ought
70 read. DO you love music? If so,
here Is the piano in the back parlor.
snail have no objections to your 60
ne out Of an evening. but shall want
% De sure Of the character Of your
company. shall feel myself in a sense
esponsible for you, you know"
What sort of shanty do YOU call
his anywayT asked the girl as she
'egan to back off.
Shanty! Shanty? My dear young !
Rdy"- ]
I'm not a young lady" {
linen my dear young woman, I am !
at your language" t
And am at yours. | am sent here
see the lady of the house and take n q
lace as cook, but meet you, and you /
eSln to chin-chin lot of nonsense,
'ont take ME for a spring chicken +
IT." h
You came here to get a place as v
ook' and l am going to hire YOU"
answered Mr.. Bowser.
MOI unless l see your wife, and
'avDe not then. If stop in this
ouse you don't come rlning around
&c Kitchen, and yon e. ii lake up your .
lind to that"
thinning: My dear young woman =.
nile Mrs. Bowser grinds the cook un. Al
er her iron heel, seek to elevate and c
icer her' | was simply telling you v
lat you should find home here d
me one to take an interest in VOL a
me one to s!ympathize and encour. r.