The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-23

windows. cleaned the stove. brought
In coal and wood. sawed some wood.
brought iu the Ice from the icc.hbuse
10 the kitchen fee chests. cracked ice.
sorted garbage. burning that which
could be burned and burying the rest.
re also cleaned chickens. washed pots
and pans. ran the dish washing ma-
chine Besides an this he found time
70 take around the washing 70 the cot
tagers and to get into the good graces
of the dining-room girls by playing for
them accompaniments on the plano,
for he is an excellent musician.
Il may be remarked in passing that
these girls are not ordinary waitress
es; In fact there are only few or
binary servants at this club These
girls arc recruited from the colleges;
two of them are students at eastern
colleges. one Is graduate at Whea-
ton, trying to earn enough TO take her
to Oberln: another is from North
western. and 50 II goes through the
whole list They are strong op fgur-
ing out the hypothenuse Of a right an
gle triangle. and they can quote you
the rules Of lIegel's 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.
II was having these bright young
women of his own class around that
went long ways towards reconciling
him to his position that first week
When he got up at 1880 o'clock in
I 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
4 bing on her own account 70 earn a
little extra money.
/ Young Van Zandt has one occupation
at Lake Geneva in which he takes
( real pleasure. 1t is a 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
a good baritone voice and plays the
piano excellently. The president OF
the club has given him permission to
use the piano whenever it 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
lie 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 a 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; al
least he did until sons of the grouchy
club members objected 10 having thell
sleep disturbed Now he goes ouI
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 toul
of the grounds.
McCreary is supposed to go off duty
at 4:30 O'Clock in the morning wheI
Philip gets up. but it frequently hap
pens that instead of going to bed h'
and Van Zandt meet at the piano anC
sing duets to their hearts content
while the sun comes peeping up owe
the hill tops beyond the lake. On,
club member gets up especially tc
hear these early morning concerts
and he says 1t is worth his while.
Breaking the Ice Of Prejudice.
The other day the president of tn,
club had a birthday, which event wat
! celebrated, according to ancient Gus
tom of the club, ty party The
party was given at the cottage of on
Of the members. prominent attorney
} and the entertainment consisted of
musical Now there is no dearth o
good musical talent in the club, bu
the hostess decided that the sculliol
} and the night watchman, with thei
fine voices. and the scullion's skill
as a pianist. would be a great acqusi
/ tion to the entertainment
She did not like 10 ask them t
come and sing and play for money
and yet TO invite them as guest
might offend some Of the other guest
and she was in a quandary Afte
consultation with other club member
it was decided 70 invite them to b.
guests of the evening, and if anyon
5 did not Ike it he could go home Tn
2 young men came, everyone wa
2 charmed with their talent, and wit