Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05

Tis an old maxim in the schools,
That tinttery is the food of fools"
REACHERY is the food of our
citys servant girls.-that is In
the main. The greater kindness.
the greater treachery. Go the
rounds OF the majority of the house
wives depending upon help at the pres
ent time, and they viii all tell You
the same story. Certainly thirds
of them were getting their own Christ
mas and New Years dinners. Some
one said the other day:
II wonder II it really pays to be kind
and consderate concerning the help?"
No; 1t does not pay Both women
spoke from experience.
oh | think it must pay" answered
gentleman who couldn't have had
much knowledge of the matter; for IL
you don't treat them kindly they leave
YOU, and then where are your Wise
mani
They leave you anyway, whether or
no. A girl had been faithful for
year in the same household: showered
with every consideration; taken care
of and nursed when she blinded her
self with lye; her sisters just coming
over from the old country and unable
to speak word of English, housed and
fed for several weeks until they could
find places in fact. paid back with
compound interest for every move she
made in the house: and the family had
planned a handsome Christmas for her
in the way of gifts, etc, etc. Every
body's first Christmas thought was for
this exceptional maid. But 10 and
behold! Two days before Christmas.
she announced she was leaving: no.
nothing could induce her to remain.
yes. the family had been most kind.
and she had no complaints TO make:
would she not stay till another maid
could be secured? (Heaven only knew
where one could be secured). No. she
could not stay longer, as she must not
break her word with the lady she had
promised to 90 to next day. Then, n
happy thought struck her. Christmas
gifts. She had not thought of them.
Yes she would remain till the day after
Christmas, which she did. Shame that
she could not have been turned out of
that house without more ado. But the
lady's family was large, seven little
children In all, not to mention an aged
father and mother. and husbands she
was helpless, and could not very well
afford to cut on her nose to spite he
face for the sake Of proper dignity
and independence toward an migrate
full servant
The hired girls in this town complain
II you call them servants. The fact
is they are neither one thing nor the
other. While they cannot quite assume
the position of the lady of the house
though be It known, many of them
| pose as such. and ride over everybody
| in the house with a high hand--still
they cannot stoop so low as to be Just
servant. Poor, ignorant creatures'
| If they but knew 1t, they cannot step
| so high. For give us a good. plain
servant that knows her place and keeps
| It, and all our respect, and kindness.
and gratitude. goes out TO her every
| time. God blesses our home when He
| puts a faithful servant into It,
It might be az well for housewives
to be warned as to one young woman
who is seeking n position of house
| keeper--as she terms tin our midst
She Is young and handsome and carries
sad story that goes to the heart al
once. That is In the first telling OF her
story.
my husband was sent out here fol
his health. and I am obliged to work
she said to one lady. yesterday. Tears
came to her eyes and the lady's hear.
matted, OF course.
Il am obliged TO go home every
night because he needs my care
"But you have so far to come I'm the
morning" said the lady with tears in
her voice.
"Oh. I don't mind that; wish all
my trials We're as light as that: be.
sides. ! love a good early morning
walk"
"But these frosty mornings, and sc
dark, You couldn't possibly be here
by o'clock
Indeed could. i've been obliged &c