The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-14

a maid who really would meet all re-
quirements, though she had no refer
ences. Mrs. Young, worn by week o
'pickedup" breakfasts and lunch
cons and restaurant dinners. eagerly
asked that she be sent
1t il no matter II we are all muir
defed in our beds or If the house i:
looted she reflected Wen live :
couple of weeks anyway"
The new maid, Annie, arrived
neat oldish person. with a Sigh
foreign accent She had come from
Cleveland, she said reticently, in an
swer TO her new mistress questions
Yes, she preferred doing all the worn
In small family to working with 9th
er servants. She would change heI
dress and get dinner AT once
Mrs Young hurried to the tee
phone to tell her husband that they
would dine at home
Though fayorably impressed that
evening With Annie's appearance and
put into good humor by the excellent
soup and wellc0oEed meat, Youua
contained himself until he finished
his salad, that perfection OF fruits
vegetables and a good Russian dress
ing Was too much for him. Silently
he slipped around to his Wifes chair
gave her an ccstatic hug and WAS
back in his seat before Annie ap
peared with the pudding.
II she was good at cooking she was
doubly good at serving. cleaning, an
sWering the telephone aud the door
bells. Mrs Young pinched herself
every hour or 50 to see If she were
really awake No flaw could be found
IN Annie. She went ont Sunday
evenings and Thursday afternoons,
returning in good season and ready
for work the next day.
One evening Mrs, Young threw open
the door before her husband was nj
the stairs.
George" she exclaimed, 81 was ~
In Annies room No, my dear" an
swering his gesture Of surprise, mot
spying around 1t is her day out and
| went 10 her room to get parce
that she wanted sent away. What d.
you suppose | found ON her table,
Emerson's Conduct of Life and Ste
phen Phillips MarpessaH Now what
do you think of that?"
81 refuse to think" he answered
81 only know that eat two delicious
meals at home every day; that
have goodtempered wife that
things move smoothly What care !
If We are entertaining a woman jour
nalist or lady professor In our
kitchen Sufficient unto the day, Mrs.
Young"
So Mrs. Young retained her curios
fly as best she could As they became
better acquainted Annie occasionally
dropped a phlosophic remark To her
mistress lament over the maids OF
the present day. with herself as the
shining exception, Annie smiled quiet
ly and said:
AN American wishes In her kitch'
en- q woman of intelligence. who has
mastered The profession Of house
keeping, who never obtrudcs her own
personality. who answers to the name
Of servant for board, room and 81
week."
Mrs. Young was speechless.
Il know she is somrth-aY in dis
guisr GooggD.' she vi aeecd. she
doesn't even have to stop and thinl,
when she makes IA remark like that
1t seems to be the impartial result
of years of observation.
So the Youngs lived with a perfect
servant for a month. Then Annie
gave two weeks notice. To Mrs
Young's frantic questions she an.
swered that she made it rule,not to
stay in amy city more than six weeks
You have given me a comfortable
home" she said "and | have given
you the best service | could. In this
way have travelled through France
Germany. England and now through
America. | go 10 st. Louis for six
weeks; l shall try to be at my home
in Europe in three months. If all goes
we'll"
Il know now that she is writing a
book I'm positive of IT," said the
startled Mrs Young TO her husband
I'VE may expect to see ourselves Ia
print any time after the next six
months. Fortunately. | have been dis
Greet in my conversation. but You.
George. you have sworn at least twice
where she could have heard you"
= care not for a million swears.
nor If ! appear in a thousand books,
| only know that | shall have lived in
the same house with a perfect ser
want for six weeks," declared George.
yes. Annie couldn't be improved.
answered his wife. refectively. but
George. you are downtown all day
and am at home here alone with her.
1t is hard to live up to a person like
that all the time. | am always afraid
| shall shock her-her standards OF
conduct are SO high Chicago Daily
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