The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-04


The three suburban men, instigated
to the act by their wives, left their
happy homes Sunday and rode down
to Curtis Bay a-looking for Bohemian
servants. Some years before, one OF
the wives told them, cousin OF
friend OF her mother had secured a
splendid Bohemian servant at Curtis
Bay. She was tractable woman, the !,
servant, bidable and amiable, and SO
the incident Of her engagement still |
remained tradition Of the neighbor-
hood They were to find some emil
grants exactly like her to act as do
mestics.
The three men arrived at their des'
tination and alighted in a sea Of mud,
through which they made their way
with as little injury to their costumes
as possible. Arrived at the lodging
house where newly-arIived Bohemians
congregate, they sought the proprietor
and put 1t Up to him to furnish maids
for the three families. The proprietor
was pleasant, il a little difficult to
understand, owing to the brokenness
| Of his English They made out finally,
however, that there was no one in the
place who wished to 60 out to service.
never had been anyone in the place
and that any report to the contrary
was libelous and scandalous-or words
to that effect. The proprietor added,
as the three downcast gentlemen were
leaving the place, that there was a
woman in the next block who had
three daughters who might wish posi-
tons.
The downcast gentlemen went to
see this matron, and was informed
in words of one syllable that the young
ladies were engaged in a factory and
did not car. to change their method OF
making a living.
Her language sounded so violent
though very probably it was really
harmless enough--that the visitors
+ backed out Of her presence and into
another sea Of mud.
!. Where now?" asked one man, trans
e fixing with his eye the miserable
e leader Of the expedition.
e ITO priest" replied the leader, un
g daunted
. He will turn US out neck an'
}, heels" cried the other two. But th'
priest did not. He received then
e kindly, and broke to them so gentl'
t. the fact that there wasn't singh
e woman in his congregation who wishe
e a place as maid in family.
S. They went in succession after tina
'e to the house Of the Presbyterian mil
8 ister. to that of the lutheran minister
II and to a grocery store In each c
lg these places they told the sad stor
e. of their mission, and in each they n
Y, ceived the information that Bohemia
Id servants were as difficult to find 8
le pigeon-blood rubies. The manager
~ the grocery store had heard, but
ly didn't know how true it was, th
lg there was one young girl in a houi
Id some half mile away who wished to
so out to service.
I'd The men, now foot-weary and d
er consulate, set out at once for IN
place. quarreling en- route as to WI
ed should have the treasure once 81
e. was found. They were still arguiI
as the knotty question when they reach'
ic their objective point and found the
ad prey gone. The woman here said th
of there had been 10 applicants for b
as hand and heart before she had final
nd yielded to the high salary held out
a lady on Charles street.
a Il will go home with a servant
-er not at all" cried the leader of the
tie pedition, sternly. q have been ms
nd ing game Of my wife for months nc
,ry telling her that if I ever took the ca
en- In hand could get her servant wi
ou ont difficulty and she will guy me
zen mercifully if l go home empty hand
he so to speak
co. At that moment they met a stran
ton wild-looking girl in the road, a
out stopped to ask her if she knew anyC
mt who wished the lofty position OF M
wo in humble family. The wildlook
Mr.. girl proved to be Lithuanian v
could not speak a word of Engli
q She ran hastily for an interpret
av. however. and when the interpre
i'd; came she said that the girl did wis
fer position Of the sort offered but t
his, nothing could induce her to go for
er2 than eight dollars month.
do leader Of the expedition told her
-o,,td o4va n ~ her and the sec