The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-09

in coal and wood. sawed some wo3d.
brought in the Ice from the ice-house
to the kitchen ice chests, cracked ice.
sorted garbage. burning that which
could be burned. and burying the rest
He also cleaned chickens, washed pots
and pans. ran the dish washing ma
chine Besides all this he found time
to take around the washing to the cot
tagers and to get into the good graces
of the dining-room girls by playing for
them accompaniments on the piano.
for he is an excellent musician
1t may be remarked in passing that
these girls are not ordinary waitress
es; in fact. there are only a few or
dinary servants at this club. These
girls are recruited from the colleges:
two of them are students at eastern.
colleges. one is a graduate at Whea-
ton, trying to earn enough to take her
to oberlin; another is from North
western. and so It goes through the
whole list They are strong on figur-
ing out the hypothenuse Of right an
gle triangle. and they can quote you
the rules of Hegers philosophy. but
they sometimes have to be told three
times to bring the green corn. and not
infrequently they forget to bring the
meat altogether.
Girls Smiles Tighten Tasks.
1t was having these bright young
women of his own class around that
went a long ways towards reconcilng
him TO his position that first week.
When he got up at 4:30 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
bing on her own account to earn
little extra money.
Young Van zandt has one occupation
at Lake Geneva in which he takes
real pleasure. 1t 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. Every
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 it, and the parents are
glad to have the services of such a
competent instructor.
Music Source of Pleasure.
Another source of pleasure up there
is the music AS has been said.
Philip is a clever musician. He has
good baritone voice and plays the
piano excellently. The president of
the club has given him permission to
use the piano whenever 1t is not want
ed by club members, and it not in
frequently happened that when the
members hear him playing they gath
er upon the porch and enjoy a real
musical feast. Sometimes the girls
come in and sing too.
Van Zandt has a friend at the club
He is a fellow student at the Uni
versity of Chicago. at present acting
as night watchman. His name is
Theodore McCreary and he is the
tenor in the choir of South side
church. McCreary is a better musi-
clan than he is a 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 it frequently hap
pens that instead of going to bed he
and Van Zandt meet at the piano and
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 a birthday. which event was
celebrated. according to ancient Gus
tom of the club. by a party. The
party was given at the cottage of one
of the members, a prominent attorney,
and the entertainment consisted of a
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 pianist. would be a great acquisl.
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
might offend some of the other guests