The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-04-18
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What are the chances to get cook.
The very best, sir; have q fine lot
Of frst-class cooks already on the list
waiting for a job. What will you
payr
Depends on the woman Isn't much
20 do-cook for me and my hired
hand. attend to some chickens. and
make some butter. and such like. of
course l live five miles out on a
ranch-
When do you want to see the
womane
Il go home tonight if I can get my
business done in time: am in town.
though twice q week 1 don't need
to see them at all myself haven't
rime-have no use for women anyway.
but when \ man gets up at four in the
morning and don't get in bed till III
D. m. pretty near have TO have
woman around TO do the cookin-
though If could get lively one, not
afraid of work, and-what is your bill
for SUCH sire
Won't cost you anything, the
woman that gets the job pays me
dollar
AS l started TO say. my stopping
place when in town is up on the hill
I'll give YOU the exact address, sir,
there il is-that Mrs Thomas Is an
old friend like. and You just send the
candidates for the Job up TO her. and
who she hires tn take out with me
next time I'm in town.
The country gentleman departed
s, rha office
clerk with: Look the list over and
keep sending girls up there until some
fool of woman takes it You needn't
explain matters about the chickens
and butter and the like. and don't
mention that il is FIVE miles out-juSt
give them that woman'S address, and
if they come back. no matter Some
woman before the end of a week will
be fool enough to take it Nothing
much To do-up AZ four. to bed at IL:
well. my business is TO close deals
and get a dollar,
Turning 10 n caller. he added. I
pride myself on never losing a Gus
tomerI get my dollar out of each
case that comes in Nobody can out
do me in running business OF this
kind"
Just then came in one of the daily
callers at the agency to see if there
was q Job for her.
Send her 10 that new place called
Mr.. Smythe to his clerk 4 don't
know much about it. the man was
Just in here, didn't explain much, but
no harm to so and See
Il haven't the fee with me- said
the girl, but if 1 get it 1 will come
back to your once and pay YOU"
Yes. never mind that said Mr..
SmSthe. YOU don't so to work for
two or three days If YOU do get IT, and
that viii give YOU time to settle with
me-
Nancy Green. with the address in
her hand. started YEARLY On her er.
rand Experience had taught her not
to be over confident. She had hardly
gone when a woman who had not
been to the agency before came In and
registered for a Housekeeping lob
and said she preferred going to the
country and keep house for q man
where there were NO children
We have Just the place for Yea
III
the nernSng and We viii send You 10
this minute sent q woman. bat @en''
sASnS SAe'M dos in tact, 1 &nsw sAs
went. Wen send S@sa IN the raeGn
Ing
The woman went on with q Msxh
heart and returned Fs@ngsaS the mex
nsernsaS, dressed ia her Saaaas bees
Mr. SRssAe sent her without
word. although the &ssa woman Aa'
not ssS RETURNED 20 the once
That woman waaa take the 5oA,
said the wise head OF the agency. an
added. aaaSAsnS. Il have noticed al
tAroaSA my experience in 1Aasng a
employment agency that nothing eve
comes along so aesara bat that prest
soon after somebody comes in jus
like they were made 10 order to 4
! that sob One is pretty sare to in
somebody TO NJ in every place.
} ShafnsnS the dollar comfortably ant
/ | his pocket, he continued. addressin
one OF the hangers-on about II
, | agency. when Noa have run q
: agency for as many years as hax
yca viii know as mach about hams
r nature as I 90 That woman l sses
A | yessera&s is hooking for an easy j.
E and she'n hook a lonS time vet Hs
A as, she was 50 overcome when 81
heard that four O'Clock in the NOR
!. ing' she hasn't come TO vet, Just wa
: while and hear what she has to 81
5 when she comes in on her dali
errSnd to tell me Why she didn't tai
!. it
- An hour later the last woman 4
5 turned, erinaful of wrSsh-demsnd,
e her dollar, and said she would new,
n patronire that agency again
That woman You sent yesterday
she at length explained, was hire
that is she married the man n
!, went home with hiu-sive me my. d,
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