The sun., 1910-05-22

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Wide Range Of Duties Undertaken
-Openlng and closing country bous..
10 much more congenial work and nav,
me better than standing behind tho c1,rn.
ter in a department store. said Young
woman who Is making a good thing n
q business not yet two years old -Ih,d
been saleswoman in a store four years
when first thought Of this work
1t is odd how IDEAS come to YOU n
flashes. I overhsard two ladies taking
a. they sbood before my counter mo n
them said that she had been delayed irom
going into the country bsOause the woman
on whom she depended b open her hou-a
had moved away and she hadn't found
any one 10 take her place. In Fash IL
came 10 me that that was an opportunity
for me. kept on with my own vors
showing lace 20 my customer. but mn.
aged 10 catch the address that lady gaze
when she ordered her purchases sent
That evening a. soon a. the st1re
closed took the cars and presented ms.
self nc that ady's door ~ a woman VIII
wanted 70 speak % her about opening
her sumner home. She was AZ dinner, ~
had TO wait, but when she did see mo
tod her the exact truth. Fortunately
for ne she hadn't been able 20 get any.
body but a sor,lbwoman 10 undertake ths
work. and a. ] was wiling 30 60 with thp
acFubWoman. work With her. live wiz
her in the house until Il was ready for H.
family. I got the job.
I took the wages she OHered with t,s
understanding that Il did the wurk =,
her satisfaction she wouh try to get h,r
friends % employ me Il took th.t
scrnbWoman and me hve days hard wor.
- ss. .s.=s Asss;;ss II STSi5T Ead wtgn tha'
vas through IL seemed b ne a pity Q,
have everything inside booking - tdy
and the outside the rovsrse.
Il wrote % my employee that the work
was done. but the yard and lawn needed
attention. Could I employ n man hsd
ssen working on the adjoining place O.,
clean up and put the place In order' Ths
answer came hack for mo to do N a,
once. and to order groceries and house.
hold supplies against a certain day m
which the family would arrive. Wrots
yet another letter saying II she would
send out the cook an hour or ~ earle-
| would see that they had a good dinner
ready for them.
You see I was determined b please
that woman, and you can imagine hos
nervous ! was A. conducted her around
after her arrival 10 show her just what
had done. In the first place saw that
she was a bit out Of humor from the
fatigue and worry Of the trip. Iwoudnt
have been surprised at anything that
happened in the way Of finding fault. bat
instead aside from moving a few pieces
Of furniture, she had nothing to say until
she had finished her tour u inspection
Then she told me had better remain over
night AZ the next morning she wanted me
I " begin 20 open the house of a friend a
few miles down the road. ] knew thea
/ that had sunoaeded
i had not only earned twice a. much AZ
| would have reoeived IN the store but
my living had not cost me anything b.
sides there was the pleasure Of being In
the country. For the first day or - the
work seemed hard FROM the unusual
amount Of bending and lifting was aAlled
/ on % do. but that aoOn wore % and had
already begun b feel younger.
Prom friends of my firat enplOye
! went 30 other houses until by the 6rst
week IN duly had opened six. In each
place ! was engaged 30 come hack IN ths
tan b close she houses. That Of Oourse
gave me something b look forward O.
and determined " could get six more
houses b close 10 spend my summer rest
ing. that b.. % 90 tack b my old home
on the farm and Try % make it out with my
father and stepmOther.
1T took me a good month b secure
those SIX enRngernents. but the visiting
gardener who had charge of many or
| would BE- able % get twice ~ much work
when the time came 10 do H. That I
found % be entirely true, for / not ouly
had twelve houses % close bur ouuh
have had many more II l could have
undertaken the work. l was kept hard az
WOrk until the first Of this present yeaS
The last two fs5ailies came into town
only just In time for the holidays and h.
scr1bwOman and ! had % see that the
house was In proper order In that WAy
neither Of us had any living expenses b
pay from the middle u September. when
the first oottagons began 10 pull up stlkes
and 90 70 the mountains. The lAsi week
In September and the first In October ~
were both rushed. closing tho houses 4
Z families with school children From 5hsn
Z on We were able 70 take things oom-
I fOrtably. as the cottagea were emptsd
more slowly and generally after a cd
snap or when rain continued lor
more than a day
When | returned 20 New York "a
, January made my first deposit In a blnk
! felt like q millionaire and haven lot
| the feeling entirely yet. ! might have
worked for five years in the shop without
earning the wages ! am getting nos
not TO mention the fact that for the b..
part Of the year have had not a doi,ar
70 pay for my own living expenses ~
for clothes. had enough summer things
gwen me last fall 70 supply n dOysn gri-.
and Of a quality that | could never ha'"
been able 20 buy from the wages paid 10
| the store.
MY frst house this season was open'.i
March "a and since then | have hesn
kept busy Besides tho scrubwom,1
who began with me I now have thr'"
others. and a young man for the heavy
/ work.
i not only ses that the house h thor
Oughly cleaned and aired. but that every
thing 10 ready for the family tO step 90
without the conRCiousllesa of ever haring
been away. | supply the pantriss ana
have fresh goods ordered for one o. t"o
meals. The family trunks are shippei
out a day OF 70 ahead. All these trtins..
are unpacked and the clothes distribuisa
In the closets and bureau drawers
i now SO another improvement uat
will save q few dollars 10 all my en-
plOyers. II h buying the dry grooerie-
and canned goods by wholesale and nav
ing them distributed in retail packages
/ might have undertaken u this season