The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-23
IA String Of Good Stories
SHE UNDERSTOOD.
II cannot tell Row the truth may be;
I say the tale as twas said to me-

SHE UNDERSTOOD.
M RS. WOOD SWIFT president Of the National Council
lYl of American Women, prasng servants.
Servants get too much abuse, too little praise she
said sThey have the worst hours the unpeasantest
work in the world yet they cheerful They have too
many temptations and too responsibilities but they
try conscenously to be equal task imposed them
.eConsder, for example, the many scandaous quarrels
that hear Suppose they told of these quarres
servants a class, tell nothing
Mrs. Swift paused Then, smiling, she resumed
:" San Francisco woman had one morning, in maids
presence disgracefu squabbe with her husband Both
lost temper completely They shouted that they hated
another. They said number Of things they didn't
really
All this mind you, in the presence of mild-mannered
maid of some 40 years.
'9The lady, afterwards, ashamed and frightened
She wished to from the maid the impression
that there had been family quarrel She called the young
to her and said:
9 4 suppose you heard my husband and conversing
rather earnestly this morning, Martha?
t'The maid blushed.
1tsYes, madam she replied
9 4 hope you thought nothing unusual going
s nothing worth repeating talking about?
tOh, madam, wouldn't say word the maid ex-
claimed earnestly 4 had myself and assure you
day passed that the neghors n one or the
other of us would be killed. -
REFORM THoRNY PATH.
CD EFORMS always difficult to start with said
IN Governor Folk. 'tNew Years resolutions
exception to the rule
Offence is that so many resolutions and reforms fail
to be permanent Men lose heart at the beginning They
should persevere for the first week of REFORM the first
week Of resolution is harder always than the rest Of it.
AT the beginning the reformer is sneered at Every
tries to take advantage Of him.
s. know young man who decided on New Years day
that he giving many of his evenings to the club
Accordingly he resolved that turnout 1906 he would go to
the club only twice month And that night he proceeded
to put the resolution in force.
"Amy he said to his wife at dinner, know that since
marriage have been too constant frequenter of the
club, and that this has caused you deal Of
silent wretchedness My DEAR sorry. am going to
turn over a new leaf. And will begin tonight
E'The young womans eyes shone. Her face lighted with
"sOh Harold she cried, chow happy you have made
Uncle Jim wants to go to the theater with him to-
night, and you stay home and mind the baby
s TAKING DOWN DUKE.
4 PUBLISHERS said of Oscar Wilde whose posthumous
IA volume De Profundis,' has made deep impression
not only in England America, but in France, Germany
and Italy well the work has already been translated
int six languages:
ssPoor Wide His road uphill one till he began
to write plays Up the time of the production Of Lady
Wndernere's Fam he found it difficult to decent
living Afterwards, "A Woman of No Importance sThe
Importance Of Being Earnest and his other sparkling
full comedies appeared, Wilde made $4,000 year. But
before that he often very poor.
No matter how poor he was, tho, he lost
tain dsdanfu superclious, patronizng humor. This
very dsasteful to people It exercised
once upon duke, and cost Wilde rather lucrative post
'sThe duke wanted tutor for his two sons and Wilde
was He called the duke examined him, and
seemed favoraby impressed.
he very great duke with very high opinion
Of himself, and his manner grated on Wilde.
| ."The last question he asked the young was:
| 'ssAnd would you-ah-would you expect to eat with
| the family?'
'eThat,' Wilde answered, would depend altogether
how the family behaved at meals .