The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-08

@Af AAMllhE MS eye down lne Help
Wanted, Female, column Of the pa.
per from force Of habit. my mother
willed me her old, faithful servant
been with her ever since I was a child
the real, old-fashioned kind, she was.
Well, Minnie just stayed long enough
20 Justify my pre-nuptial eulogies Of
her cooking, when one evening my
wife came In and remarked On an agi.
tated whisper.
There's a Mr.. Minnie!
Impossible, l began, when she cut
me short
Yes, and he's come back. He was
serving a term in states prison; but
It's been shortened for good behavior
Wen, we had nothing against MFR
Minnie, but we couldn't help wishing
when we saw our cook depart, bag and
baggage, that his had been a life sen
tenee.
we next tried working house
keeper She was looking for place,
primarily, to store her vast belongings,
incidentally as a cook. We slowed our.
selves compantly into the front Of tho
apartment and left Mrs Adams and
her goods and chatteIs the rear. Her
yegime lasted two days. On the third,
having done some washing for herself
(she refused to wash for us), she
stepped on the window sin on her re-
tnfn from the fire escape, where she
had hung out her wash, and the win
dow sin gave way under her ESQ
pounds. We found her straddling the
wreck, lamenting that she was injured
for life and breathing forth dire
threats Of damage suits.
Our next was Olga, who claimed
to have worked for the royal family OF
Sweden. She had an ineumbrance In
the shape Of a four-year-old child, but
we were desperate. SO agreed to the
child. Various adventures marked the
reign OF Olga One night after hard
day at the Office ! came home to find
a crowd about our door and Olga
standing on the step wringing her
hands and moaning that her child was
lost. ] offered to try and find the child
II Olga would cease her wailing and
get dinner ready-and was called
heaFtless brute for thinking Of dinner
under the circumstances.
Il notified the police and then, after
joining In the search for several hours.
was told by my wife over the telephone
that the child had been found playing
IN the back yard. Several incidents Of
this kind reconciled me to the ineyi
table departure Of Olga, who also had
a sort Of husband who made periodical
Temperatures In the bosom Of his
family.
Next came Old Virginia. a regular
southern NANNY. who looked TO be go
years old at least She was a respect
fui old darky and her soft yassam
70 my wifes directions made a pleas
ant contrast to the abrupt manners ef
the more modern girls Every girl has
her day. and this girl Of 30 began To
GET downcast toward the end OF the
month Her mother was sick down
south somewhere. and she was afraid
Il was very serious. II you could have
seen Virginia. with the weight oi at
most a century bending down her
shoulders. you would have realized
that any sickness her mother might
have would be almost hopeless az the
advanced age she must have been.
Worse news on the very last day Of
The month made Il compulsory for her
10 leave at once for the sunny south.
Mary the llunsarian. who never
would wear shoes. and went around
IN her stocking feet an day was the
next visitor b our kitchen Mary did
not look RE ha1e. but her suitors
were many ard M last she succumbed
10 one persistent swain. She could not
tell which to eivose. as she liked the
man from liohoken. hut did not Hk
the place and did not ike the man
from The East Side. but did Ike New
Ypsk. She finally chose New York.
mora was the last She also had
heart strings that were being pulled
from Ireland a youth who loved her
kept writing her to return to the old
sod. and her old father also Joined his
appeals IN vain. Nora liked America
and If they could not find courage to
fellow her she was not going to give
up the land Of wine and honey for a
ghlle set When she got enough mon.
81 she would return. She made a yer.
bal contract to stay with Us for three
years We settled back with a sigh Of
relief Two weeks later We went 10
the country Ia the mountains OF Penn!
syivanla The banshce followed us.
for there were no other white servants
there and as there had been an add
ton TO our family recently It was nee
essary to have Nora along. Nora
would not eat with the colored ser
wants and the house would not provide
separate arrangements for her. Nora
left In high dudgeon and Wild tele.
grams to my wife's mother brought
her up to help us with the baby till
we could get back to civilization.
eOnce more the hunt IS on and we
are wildly advertising and running
around in search OF some sort Of do
nestle that win stay long enough 70