Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-11-04
HOW SHE
| MANAGED.


bands cup of black coffee. you really
cannot realize how surprised | was
chis morning when / found Annabel
at the door, asking for me-"
who's Annabel?" asked Weaver.
ooh. yes, the maid in the fiat down
stairs"
"Of course. She asked me if ]
would be willing to take her with us
to our new house. She's been dissat-
isfed with Mrs Barber a long time
and she wants to make the change
anyway, so as to be near her sister
who lives in one Of the suburbs near
where we're going Now, what do
you think? Shall / take herr OF
course, she's a splendid maid-so kind
to the children and so systematic in
every way in the homework. But If
take her Mrs. Barber will say"
why go into what she will say?'
asked Weaver IF you want the girl,
here's your chance You'll need an
other girl besides Hilda when we get
into the house"
Weaver took out his after-dinnef
cigar with an air of having closed the
subject for all time
"But listen, dear" said Mrs. Wea-
yer, anxiously. Il know Mrs Barber
will say dreadful things Of me. Yet
how she can blame me / cannot see.
told her just the other day what I've
always said ever since Mrs. Wear
took our Martha from us, that rather
than stoop to that sort of thieving-
| and it is really that would willing
! ly do my own work until | could find
some one in a proper way. But she
won't remember that l don't dare
to take Annabel--"
MAY | ask why not?" broke in her
husband "The girl is dissatisfied
wants to be nearer her own people
is leaving Mrs Barber of her own ac-
cord, according to her story. You've
wanted just this chance Does Mrs.
Barber hire our servants for us?"
"Annabel is dissatisfed-and she
said they would not give her the
money she wants She's asked fol
more pay and they began to criticise
her work right away. And she said
if I would give her what I said
would"
"Ahl" broke in Weaver. $50 you
have talked to Annabel before this?"
"Oh, but nothing about her leaving
Mrs. Barber, really" Then Mrs Wea.
yer hurried on, breathlessly. 81 just
saw Annabel in the basement the 9th
er morning. had run down there tc
get Hilda to go for some luncheon
things that had been delayed Anna
bel and l talked only till Hilda came
back. | just asked her if she had a
sister, you know, or some one who
might like to come to us. l told her
we were moving to a new house and
that we should need another maid
But l made ir very plain that | wasnS
asking for her-that | wouldn't try e
take any ones servant. She asked me
what | would pay and of course l told
her And that was absolutely every
thing we said.
But she told me some things. Do
you know, Mrs. Barber puts in four
fuli-sized sheets in the wash every
week? l told her that we always put
the top sheet at the bottom and saveo
a sheet on each bed that way. And
then she spoke of those Sunday night
dinners of Mrs. Barber's And of Mrs
Barber's many little affairs-she's al
ways entertaining, you know. l tole
her that we loved entertaining. but
that we managed a little differently.
For l always wait until l owe every
one and then give one big affair and
have it over. We all have a much
better time that way, think. and it
spares the maid. | told her the ONLY
small affairs l give are Sunday even
ng suppers for the few near and
lear friends And that l always get
hem myself, and never keep Hilds
Sunday afternoons or evenings. We
alked naturally. and only because ]
lad to wait for Hilda"
do you know how much Mrs. Bar
er pays?,. asked her husband, With
growing smile.
why, yes; Mrs. Barber told me
he other day. And Mrs. Barber said
hat Annabel saved her dollars every
Teek on the grocery bill by her care
ii management. That's why we can
ford to pay her what offered her
o / told Annabel that we were NOV.
ig Monday and for her to do what
be thought best about coming then
r afterward. told her that l felt
he should give Mrs. Barber two
eeks' notice. as l wouldn't have her
ngry for worlds"
so she's hired?" Viewers grow.
g smile broke into laugh 1T will
: interesting 10 learn what Mrs. Bar.
or viii say. Thank goodness, we're
rem on Martha now-and also that
e are leaving this neighborhood. The
'nscience of woman is a weird study,
y dearl"