Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03

SSs'e
Masterful Female Auctioned Murphy Off,
TT was rather strange that it should have been
l intelligence Office that had the intelligence to
. send Murphy to Still, there a chance for
intelligence there perhaps they used some, one can
never be sure By the way, wonder why mere
psychologists don't 60 into the employment business
There's wonderful opportunity. 1 know lots of
people who couldn't possibly get job for themselves
who would be great at it.
You see, Jim and l are both rather queer. We
alike in this queerness though the 1rshman said
l may be more alike than he is. We are queer in
wanting to be liked. / think myself most people
simply won't admit it. at least when it to that
silent part of our households, the servant in the
house. A man doesn't say, Il like to have my cook
love me- and yet if ne cannot into the kitchen
and offer suggestion about dinner without feeling
that he has inadvertently trod the arctic circle
crossed it. then in his heart of hearts he knows that
he wished the cooks face frightened at sight of his.
And how many do? Murphy's did.
Does man say, Il like to be liked as well as
yellow dog ever DID, and my nature bleaches out and
us has that idea of the old kitchens ''befo de
wah" with dear old Nanny with heart under
her bib apron in charge of all that wonderful alchemy
which makes home out of house?
Murphy didn't belong to us; she just adopted us.
That was all the difference.
We have had some dear friends in the kitchen,
who have left their mark upon our characters Wit
Hema. who, from the old country still sends
letters and postals to mark our birthdays. With
out her hand in our fate and puddings birth
days would have been, above all, those colorless
American affairs mere mestones, family Illuminated
by candles. on the Road to Tomorrow Without her
might be said to have occupied various portions
of the earth's surface in the German Empire, but
never to have really Lived in Germany in true
sense. Did she not tell us how to avoid hurting
everyones feelings, so that with apparently the ut
most GOODNESS and ease, managed it in small
university town, and also later in Black Forest vii
lage where everyone stood ready to object to every
else?
She has gone on as we say of those who have
died married, and others of like kindly nature
who have loved children and pardoned us for
having unexpected guests and served us in health
and sickness. have gone too.
The Coming of Murphy
TT after period of strangers in kitchen and
very chilly comfort that Murphy drifted in one
evening about nightfall. She was escorted by an
erect and masterful female relative who simply auc-
while Murphy sat the edge of her chair and smiled
alphabetically plainly hoping for the best while
pecting the worst.
A little old woman, all in black, she proved to be
very honest. very stubborn, and very human-too
human at times must admit, when we felt that our
superior position entitled us to monopoly of all
human failings
Little did we think, when she first melted timidly
into Our family life, that she would be with us so
long. She daft SO abSentmnded so forget
full that these traits alone would have seemed to
make it impossible, if she had not feared to
cook, for fear should not like her cooking.
Mrs Murphy had had trouble before she came to
us. l had almost said that like all old Irishwomen
she had had trouble. The fact remains that l. for
one, have never happened to meet old Irish
woman who has not had trouble. With their soft