The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-31

travngant servant TO contend with. eithcr.
! tell you Blossom the tyranny OF tho
present day servant girl Is f6ghtful and
her complaints OF this being hard md
that being wearing. and small wages and
long hours-ond-its all tommyrot, / tell
you. tommyrot"'
For full % minutes Mr. Justwcd cx-
pondcd. enlarged and nmpli6ed his views
on his new-found topic. Ia full enjoyment
OF his eftec.dlnner cigar.
well: he exclaimed finally. pushing
back his chair md rising, "wo'Il not
woTTy about this servant problem. I'll
help you every day and VIC Will get nlong
finely. | must attend to few matters
now / brought home from the Office with
me-you'n not mind n / don't talk to
YOU for a hnlf-hour or so, Will you.
dearlcT'
And he started for his easy chair and
droplght in the sitting room.
"Why-wby-Ho dear" cried Mrs
j. In alarm, you don't intend that shall
clear up all these dishes by myself. DO
you"'
81 should say uotl''
Mr.. Justwod wheeled about with alae-
rlty He hnstcned TO explain; II beg
your pardon! forgot-just force of
habit. you know, that left the tnbie.
Wen get these things wished up IN n
jinyw
1t is always easier to start trouble than
Il ls 10 clear II up. And this Is especially
true of getting and clearing up dinner.
Mr. JuStwed found II so with q ven
gconce. Handling greasy. sticky, messy
plates Ia wntcr hot enough to scald n
brass monkey is by no means as pleasant
os adding up long, neat columns Of figures
md striking a balance. And then. after q
few dishes. the towel becomes drcadfully
wet and slimy and unsavory. SO Mr.. Just
wed discovered
To cap the climax. be quite unnvoidably
dropped one of Mrs. ]. pct dinner plates
right on the 1oor-kcr-plunk, Mrs. J..
screamed. Mr.. ]. picked up tho pieces.
npologcticaly.
When everything was cleared away
Mrs. Justwcd was so tired that she
sought her couch Immediately. Mr.. Just.
wed passed very unpleasant half-bour
composing himself before he was nblc to
work,
Mr.. j. was twenty minutes late at tho
office the next morning-hc Just couldn't I
leave the breakfast for Mrs ]. TO clear
up alone. he was irritable. too. and
hungry. To go Into n cold kitchen. flsb
around In the lcc.box for things to eat
and then cook them In the cold. grey
dawn wos bad enough. but to be COM
PEELED 10 wash greasy dishes afterwnrd
just about took all the enjoyment out OF
breakfast
On tho evening after the third dinner
and the fourth breakfast Mr. Justwed
was wobbly In the knees.
he dropped another much -prized dinner
plato while performing With the dish
towel
NOW look at you"' walled Mrs. j.:
"thc second one IN three daysl Why
don't you look what you're dolng2 Any
servant | ever saw Is better thnn you!
You nre-,."
Mr.. Justwcd tore his hnir and said
thiugs-not under his breath, either
He stormed out Of the kitchen. livid
with rnGe, Then he cnlmed down md
looked the situation sQuorcly In the face,
An hour Inter Mrs Justwcd entered the
sitting room and sternly faced her hu5-
band.
ITS wonder you wouldn't have
helped me with those dshes." she said.
accusiugly.
I'm sorry. Blossom, dear" Mr.. Just
wed replied, quietly, meckly. but I've
been busy, There orO number OF 'Situa-
tions Wanted advertisements 10 the paper
this evening. You'd better take the first
girl you ca0 get In the morning"