The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-29

1.-THE cook Ere this she may have
thrown herself into the river! Heav-
ems. Wuman, how cuA you stand there
ana face me-
mo one drove the cook away. Sht
went just as told you"
Don't try 20 excuse yourself. fell
ii in my bones rs soon as entered the
gate. Driven away. Gone to her
death. Woman. would not have such
q heart as yours for all the money in
the grocery business. What when yon
come to die
We'll, tell me what I've done, said
as | sat down
Sorry About the Hired Girl.
Done? Done? flow have you used
that poor girl? she came here hoping
10 find q home. She came painting for
kind words. What sort of home have
you made for her? Where are kind
words she painted fors'
Shes had a good room, good bed
and as good meals as we have had our
selves. AS for the kind words, have
not groWied and Kicked because some
Of her meals didn't suit or | found the
stove red hot when she was baking po-
tatoes."
Mrs, Rowser, did you ever sit down
and talk to that girl like mother"
NO. sir. Katie is twenty eight years
n a far hi IA
Besides. she has a mother On IN oc-
casion when YOU sal down and tried
to talk TO her like a father you didn't
meet with much success" a
For thirty seconds Mr. Rowser didn't
know whether to spare my life or not,
Then his spasm passed. and he de-
manded.
did you ever offer that girl book
to readW
Il did She Is now reading one OF
my Shakespeares. and think she can
give you some pointers about Ham
let"
Mrs. Bowser, when that poor girl
has been sitting In her dismal Kitchen
hoping ana weeping for a kind word
you have been UP here pounding on
the piano and squawlSing at the top
Of your voice More than once II
must have made her think of suicide
You are mistaken, MIR Bowser.
When Katie gets her work done up
she goes to her room and reads or
sews AS u rule her beau calls twice
a week. Amy night she IL In her room
you may hear her singing"
But you have never invited her to
sit In the parlor."
"Oh. yes, have, but she said she
was afraid you'd catch her there and
break her neck"
Rage Continues Until He 10 Trapped.
"Woman,nI want no fiippancy in this
thing" he shouted at me. "That girl
has been driven from this house by
your lack Of sympathy, and / know It,
Never have you suggested that she
was killing herself with hard work."
IF had she would have laughed at
me- She says this is the easiest place
she ever had, and she's almost
ashamed to take the money"
you are free to go out any evening,
but the poor girl must remain here in
solitude. What do you suppose her
thoughts are on such occasionsw
"Katie goes out four times to my
once, Mr. Bowser."
"And church, Mrs Bowserl She
must grow up heather because you
want to lie in bed of Sunday morn
Ing. When you come to die"
BLESS you, dear, Katie goes to early
mass and then comes back and gets
breakfast Then she goes again In
the evening"
Mr.. Bowser had raised his arm and
opened his lips to say something more,
when the doorbell rang knew it was
Katie. She had left her basement key.
AS | did not make move Mr.. Bow
ser strobe down the hall. Yes. 1t was
Katie, and as she brushed past him
she cried out to me:
"Oh, Mrs. Bowser, mother is a great
deal better, and I'm so glad to get
back to you! I've really been home
sick"
On went MFR. Bowser's hat and out
he walked, and / was In bed and
asleep when he came In. think he
took saunter by his lonely and that
he had thoughts
MRS EAMTTET, ROWSER