Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-04-21
The Cook Game
Back
Mrs. Jar and Gertrude Come to
an Understanding.

| 1T seems like old times to have. her
around the house" Mrs. Jarr went on,
after all, there is such a thing as
attachment from long service, in spite
of all you say, and it also shows that
II pays 10 be kind and considerable,
too"
Do you mean, Gertrude, that grim
food for us for one day and then
rough-housed the place till we paid
her for full week." asked Mr.. Jarr.
Now, you mustn't talk that way"
said Mrs. Jarr Gertrude was very
sorry. She said that she didn't think
We loved her, and she comes from a
very fine family that has seen better
days, and she has a lot OF property
| that she was cheated out of before she
was born, and it is a great mystery
where it is or what it is, but Gertrude
thinks it's very valuable real estate in
Syracuse, because her aunt's people
come from Syracuse"
/ well, / have troubles of my own
and | don't want to hear hers" said
Mr. Jarr. ''If you ere satisfied | sup
pose l will have TO be. But what did
she come back for, to bring back the
door key she took away?
NO" said Mrs Jarr; "she wants
to keep the key. She feels it is a tie.
She came back because she said there
had been mistake. We had only paid
her 81 and she never worked, not even
for society people, for less than So
week, and only for that as personal
favor. And she wanted another dollar,
so, as the new girl we got yesterday
left this morning when / asked her to
help me dust the parlor | thought I'd
use diplomacy, and told Gertrude I'd
give her the dollar if she'd take UP her
place where she left off"
"And she went right out in the
kitchen and burned the salt and bread
the only two things she left I'M
scorched the day she was here?" asked
Mr. Jarr.
Now, you mustn't talk that way"
said, Mrs. Jarr Gertrude is very SEN
sitive, and think it was something
she must have heard you say that
made her act the way she did when
! she left But she says she feels like
one of the family and likes to stay in
place"-'A day at time" inter
rupted Mr.. Jarr.
'If she hears you talk liFe that she
won't stay at ALL" said Mrs. Jarr. "She
| raaIlv ic attached to rs"
"Ah the loyalty of the old family
retainer!" asid Mr.. Jar. How touch
ing it is-how it appeals to our tender
est emotions when we see ton the
stage. We never see it anywhere
else"
"That isn't So" said Mrs. Jarr.
"Mrs. Stryver's second maid has been
with her for nearly three months OF
course she is lazy and untidy and
makes trouble by carrying tales on the
other servants, but Mrs. StTyver likes
to hear kitchen gossip, and, BESIDES
the girl is so impudent she is afraid
to discharge her, so you see it isn't
only on the stage that there is devo-
ton and loyalty in servants, and Ger
trude says"
20, Gertrude must have been ex-
tremely loquacious." said Mr.. arr.
Eyes, l never heard her talk so
much. She seemed feverish and excit-
ed, but l guess it was joy IN getting
her old place back" said Mrs. Jarr.
maybe it was GIN" said Mr. Jarr
"Now, once and for ALL" said Mrs.
Jarr, sharply, 'once and for all, you
must stop interfering with the serv-
ants! How can | keep girl il you
do? You are always detecting liquor
on other people"
"You are always detecting it. on
me-" said Mr.. Jarr. But If you are
satisfied I am, and / hope Gertrr is
satisfied, too"
"Well," said Mrs. Jarr in hesitat-
ing manner, "she wants different wall
paper on her room. She says the pat
tern looks as If it we're moving And
she wants us to patronize the other
butcher, because the delivery man Of
tn, one we have is 50 col and distant
think that's why she left And she
SAYS she has to have her evenings out
and she has scruples against cooking
on Sundays. and she thinks it will
show we appreciate her if buy her
nice hat
Anything else she wants? Gertrude
is SO modest in her demands?" asked
Mr.. Jarr.
Nov. you leave me to ate. to
how this house is run!" said Mrs
Jarr "She just comes back when the
house needs a thorough cleaning.
Wen start in tomorrow and wash
the windows ana woodwork"
Whats the matter with doing it
now?' asked Mr.. Jarr.
We'll. you see" said Mrs. Jarr, "aft-
er gave Gertrude the don owed
her she remembered an appointment
she had with her lawyer and had to
go. She'll be here early tomorrow"
\ But Mr.. Jarr laid mertal bet Of
ten to one that Gertrude wouldn't
For Hard Man.