The sun., 1910-06-05
TWO VOLUNTEER SERVANTS
CHANCE FOR WORKING GIRLS
ATA SUMNER RESORT.

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remained in town would have been idle
and have hsd 90 spend my savinEs.
said a young woman who has worked
for seven years ia the shoe department
Il one Of New York's largest department
stores. A friend and | had planned TO /
spend our two weeks holiday IN a vaca-
tion home Tor working girls At a COnneo- !
ticut summer resort After We had paid
the SO. which included our board az the
home and the railroad fare there and back.
We both received slips from the firm
announcing that our services would not
be needed until tho opening u the fall
season.
The iact that had spent a few dollars
getting ready for NV vacation, which |
might have saved had ! known | was 20
be laid on. didn't make ne any happier.
but I had been working long enough 90
know that there Was no use crying over
spilled milk. Sinos We had paid our ten
dollars there vas nothing for us 20 do hut
TO take advantage Of tho two wecks at the
vacation home.
Before the end u our second week
found that my friend had determined not
20 return 20 the city until the fall season
opened. She reasoned that Il would he
cheaper to board on farm than in New
York and consequently the few dollars
abe had managed 10 keep in the savings
bank would last longer.
Not having - much money saved up
a. she did was for going back in tho
hope Of getting something to do. While
walking on the beach ono evening talking
the matter over the thought flashed into
my head that I might get something 90
do At one Of the hotels
There were only two n them and
both small. but knowing they mus,
have Mattresses I d"tNrmiEed To 80 II
couldn't got In al one II them. Ny
friend demonstrated. saying that while
such positions might he all right for
college students. girls who worked in
shops and factories had to h. moro par
tiCular. because they hadnt such a fine
education % make people respect them.
when fap2lisd at thc hotel the manager
told mo though he hadn't a vacancy he
knew could 81, a good place in the cot
tAge next door. They needed a second
maid and were willing - take a girl with
out references and experienre. Before
I realized just what was taking place he
had conducted me across tho grounds
Of the hotel and ! was speaking 20 the
mistress Of the cottage.
Instead Of having to ask for work. a.
! bad been accustomed % do when ap-
plying a. shops in the city. I was taken
on almost before I explained what
wanted. ] was put n work making beds
ard putting the hou-e in order. When
time came for lunch 7 found that the
family were taking their meals over At
the hotel because they had no cook
While At lunch that day learned that
the hotel had also been supplying them
with a chambermaid ~ I understood
why the manager was 30 anxious 20 get
ne TIE place.
NY work was finished by in the after
noon and ] had nothing 10 do besides
answering the door bell until time 20 open
the beds that night. After dinner. finding
that nothing was expected Of me. went
hack 10 the vacation home 70 report
10 my friend. When ] explained what
a nice place Il was my friend SAID she
would come over IN the morning and talk
about taking the cooks place
she was too late. however for bright
and early the next morning = girl from
Norway made her Appearance The
Norwegian couldu't speak a word of Eng
lish and from 81 gns and gestiCulations We
Learned that she knew a. little about
cooking. The employment agency that
sent her out had said she had been raised
on q farm and knew how 20 do plain cook
ing: When the lady called them up they
tod her over the uh0ne that she would
find her . good mixer and she also knew
how 20 manage hogs.
i don't believe / was ever more IN %
comfortable than IN the two DAYS
that girl remained In the house ! not
only had 20 help IN the kitchen. which
meant doing all the work besides trying
10 explain everything % her. but az night
! was kept awake by her weeping a. Il
her heart would break.
II seems that her home in Norway
had been near the sea and the sound Of the
water az night made her homeaick
Though ! was sorry for her I was re-
lievsd when she walkei into the dining
room the second morning with her bundle
of clothes IN her hand while ! was serving <
the breakfast sent from the hotel and said
Hhe was leaving.
out by the same agency She was fresh
from Ireland. could speak English. and
explained that she had come over 20 help
her mother cara money - send Tor her
ten younger brothers and sisters. She
was N pleasant and polite that Mrs
Blank. the mistress ~ the cottage. told
me that she was sure sadie would prove
a treasure and that I would soon become
very fond Of her
Though she didn't know very much
about cooking she said she waa willing
n learn and started In az Onoe 70 get
dinner ! was down on the beach watch
ing the batherp, but not 70 far oh that I
ooudn smell bread burning. Noticing
people looking up toward our house
] looked toO and saw smoke coming out
~ the kitchen window
= set N on a run and when reached
the kitchen half dozen people were clOse
at my heels There wasn't anything the
matter except our new cook had filed
the stove full u kinding and forgotten
~ put on the top. The bread inside was
burned to a crisp and the ceiling was
badly smoked but she was N sorry that
Mr. Blank explained % her neiRhboru
and apoiogizad for their being frightened
by the smoke
-Ne all went over to the hotel for dinner
that night and the next morning while
making the beds upstairs the same Odor
n burning bread came uD % me- and when
] nan down it was o. find a whole panful
~ biscuits burned black while the Cuok
was IN the cellar chopping fresh supply
~ wood ~ keep up the roaring fire We
had breakfast AZ the hotel again and con-
tinued 10 90 there for each meal until
the Irish girl decided she couldn't r--
main ~ far away from her mother and
left On the next train for tho City
III was after pI left that I mentioned