The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-11
Lovely June Bride Says
"Ne0er Again To Quarrel
And Everything Will Be Fine and Rght-Bothered About
Servants But Managed to Hold Her Tongue Went to
the Kitchen Only to Be Told That "An Her
Folks Had Gone Blackberrin' -
BY DOLLY DALRYMPLE.

I ing attentively for the rest of the story.
You don't say?" I calculated, listen
"She fixed upon me such a glittering
eye" said the June bride. wincing per-
ceptibly that the cold chils ran up and
down my back as fast as little mice, and
she shouted out:
!" No fussin' round here, Miss! I won't
take that from nobody. Jobs is too easy
to git desc here days and eff you don't
like de way dem dishes looks, jes say So,
| and I'll quit"
Weren't you scared out of your wits ?''
l asked.
"of course I was" replied the poor lit
tie bride The finger she poked at me
was SKINNER than that of the Ancient
Mariner, or even the witch in Haensel and
Gretel, and Just longed for John to come
in at that moment and order her out of
the Kitchen"
why didn't you?' / asked.
Indeed, l wanted to the worst in the
world, but l was afraid to. Why, she
was perfectly scary looking and, besides,
where was to get another?' she cried.
1.-THE very next day when I told her
about sweeping the rooms more thorough
ly she looked back at me over the broom
and said:
" No fussin', Miss; won't have thatr -
II hope your husband dismissed her as
soon as he heard your story" 1 an
nounced, emphatically
"She stayed on until the end of the week
and John paid her her wages. He told
her she could look for place next week,
but instead she left that very night say
ing she couldn't stand fussin' and
wouldn't put up with It," said the June
bride.
II think If she had remained you would
| have been taking the Emmanuel treat
ment for nerves this very moment, OF
something equally as strenuous" l OBJ
served.
Her successor, whom I found easy
enough" she related, was all that the
other one hadn't been. She was as meek
as Moses, as patient as Job and as old
as Methuselah. and did things exactly as
1 told her. I thought we were getting
along swimmingly when I happened to
go out into the kitchen for something and
she RECALLED me with the pleasant news:
"All my folks has gone to pickin' black
berries and l amt coming back termor-
row. case has to stay at home and tend
to de chilluns.
Did she really go?" 1 asked. =
"Oh, yes" was the reply, land for the
second time that week was servantless.'
declared the June bride. I'VE found a
third. however, and when Mary arrived
John remarked that we could use her as
a dumb waiter she was so SILENT but
looked strong enough to move house."
Those were excellent recommends
| tions." I suggested.
"She stayed on for week. and one aft
ernoon when I was about to take my nap
instructed her to wash the windows.
She did scat least the lower parts of the
| windows, and when I saw that she hadn't
| touched the upper sashes and remon-
strnted with her on the subject she said,
| quietly:
81 amt here to clean winders for no.
body; faint my place, and so l gives
you my leave right now. And SO long
And before l could say Jack Robinson
she was gone. Now, you see why l am
the most miserable person in the world
said she in conclusion. II haven't a sign
| of cook and Johns mother is coming
to visit us tomorrow and l have to confess
| 1t to somebody and that's why I'm telling
you: I can't make cup of coffee or bake
! a piece Of bread to save my SOUL Poor
John!'