The Ordway new era., 1906-08-10

h.. ."" Wooo. sawed some WoNd,
"'ouKnt In the ice from the ice-housc
he kitchen ice chests, cracked ice.
sor.ed garbage. burning that which
,o"ia DC burned. and burying the rest.
'' ALSO cleaned chickens, washed pots
a"a pans. ran the dish washing ma
.h'he' BESIDES all this he found time
10 take around the washing to the cot.
hsers and to get into the good graces
.he uihing-room girls by playing for
she'n accompaniments on the piano,
'or ne Is an excellent musician.
u may be remarked In passing that
'hese girls are not ordinary waitress.
es' IN iact. there are only a few or.
uihhry servants at this club. These
siriS are recruited from the colleges:
Two OF them are students Mt eastern
coHeges, one Is a graduate at Whea-
ton. trying to earn enough to take her
10 oDerlin; another Is from North
western. and so 1t goes through the
whoie list They are strong on figur.
ing out the hypothenuse OF right an.
6Ie triangle. and they can quote you
inc rules OF iegels philosophy. but
lhey sometimes have to be told three
times to bring the'green corn, and not
ihiFequently they forget to bring the
meat altogether.
e.rls' Smiles Tighten Tasks.
1t was having these bright young
women Of his own class around that
went long ways towards reconciling
MN TO his position that first week.
When he got up at 4:3O o'clock in
the morning TO fix the fires and do
the early morning chores in the half
light OF dawn. he thought of these
pleasant companions who would be
astir in another hour, and he went
about his work hummIng. There Is
no snobbishness about these girls. In
fact, the young woman graduate OF
Wheaton has done some floor scrub
Ding ON her own account to earn a
little extra money.
Young Van Zandt has one occupation
at Lake Geneva in which he takes
real pleasure. It Is recreation and
also the source of considerable rev.
enue. He Is an expert swimmer. and
gives swimming lessons TO the chill,
dren OF members OF the club. Eve-y
afternoon at four o'clock he appears
at the waters edge. accompanied by
a flock of children. and for half an
hour or more he takes them out on
his back into deep water and teaches
them the swimming motion. and at
the same time inspires them with the
necessary confidence. He likes It. the
children like II. and the parents are
glad to have the services of such n
competent instructor.
Music a Source Of Pleasure.
Another source of pleasure up there
Is the music. AS has been said.
Philip is n clever musician. He has
n good baritone voice and plays the
piano eXcellently. The president of
the clu3 has given him permission to
use the piano whenever II is not want
ed by club members, and 1t not In
frequently happened that when the
members hear him playing they gath
er upon the porch and enjoy real
musical feast. Sometimes the girls
come in and sing too.
Van Zandt has n friend at the club.
Ai' al th'
versity Of Chicago. at present acting
as night watchman. His name is
Theodore McCreary and he is the
tenor in the choir of South sido
church. McCreary is better musi-
clan than he is night watchman.
In the still small hours of the night
he raises his voice in melody that
puts the nightingale to shame; at
least he did until some of the grouchy
club members objected to having their
sleep disturbed. Now he goes out
behind the woodshed and sings to the
stars and to any of the college girls
who happen to be awake, and he some-
times forgets to make his hourly tour
of the grounds.
McCreary Is supposed to go off duty
at 4:30 O'Clock in the morning when
Philip gets up. but 1t frequently hap
pens that instead of going to bed he
sing duets, to their hearts content.
while the sun comes peeping up over
the hill tops beyond the lake. One
club member gets up especially to
hear these early morning concerts.
and he says 1t is worth his while.
Breaking the Ice of Prejudice.
The other day the president of the
club had birthday, which event was
celebrated, according to ancient GUS
tom of the club. by party. The
party was given at the cottage of one
of the members. prominent attorney,
and the entertainment consisted of
musical Now there is no dearth of
good musical talent in the club, but
the hostess decided that the scullion
and the night watchman, with their
fine voices. and the scullion's skill
as a pianist. would be great acquisi.
tion to the entertainment.
She did not like to ask them to
come and sing and play for money,
and yet to invite them as guests