New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-22
TYRANNY
i Comes Hard after a Period
If IndeDendence.

after one has done all one. own HoNs7
v-e~k for number Of years, ooselFe1 -'-1
v,r-rar who has recently taken unto '''
eere "a colored maid. cit rs very olln---' ~
49,. .,... soil 20 the mandates OF me
,,.~s,- I'm The kitchen. our Rosie came
,s,b concentrations declaring she was
o. above the average. anc after giving
t,e,s fair trial ] am quite willing 10 aoINll
me- Judging by the experiences OF i-s
f~;ends I might have done "a great "-a-
worse.
Rosie like most colcrcd maids. lives OUT
and comes in every morning. She 's sup
rosed ~ supear at half past O'Clock WH--A
results in her daWnins upon the ho'izoN
IN +be neighborhood Of 8 o'clock can
rrotest very forcibly. for / cannot prove
rhst the trolley cars were not stalled
lansing her de0lorable hardness. on sun
dsv morning last a relative OF hers tele-
phoned that Rosie had par-aken OF cAop
suev the night before, and would not DE
sbla 10 come 20 work at all that DAY.
There IS no monotony IN keeping d coiored
maid. one Is constantly Kept guessing as
n what ho1r she will appear al or WhetheT
she will deign 10 come at all
For months antecedent 10 her hiring
mad been cuiIlng from the housekeeping
magazines tempting recipes such as
Dainty Titbits Made from the Tail Of
Porterhouse steak or How 20 Utilize the
Things Left over IN the IceboN THESE
recipes invariably call for a liberal use OF
the meat chopper and other complicated
processes involving more time than 1, in
ny double role Of hoUsekeeper and woman
cf affairs had found az my disposal But
HNrr va
arined- I should revel IN economical little
casserole dishes delicious In flavor but
t,iainC IN cost However. Rosie does not
care for Ieft-overs. and she soon made IL
rlain 10 me that in her opinion. no lady
could wish TO make a meal out or scraps
that she. Rosie. in a spirit Of disregard Tor
small things would unnesitaung.y con-
sign 10 the garbage can. Rosie prefers
fried chicken 20 fricasseed, she has weak
ness for whipped cream. and desserts pre-
pared without stintng as TO eggs and but
ter She likes plenty OF fresh vegetables
and fruits out OF season. In fact, l am
constantly Overdrawing my purse IN the
futile endcavor 10 supply Rosie Withsthe
dehcacles 90 which she evidently wishes 10
become accustomed.
Il had expected TO sit down every morn
ing 10 some form OF delicious hot bread,
such az p0povers. mullins or johnnycake.
But ] find myself meekly partaking Of the
inevitable bakers rolls. sent up on the
cumbwaiter every morning; II we insisted
on waiting until Rosie cooked hot bread
for breakfast We would not be served until
time for luncheon Rosie IS deliberate;
deferentially. ] find myself trying 10 keep
within her good graces by not suggesting
that she hurry
Now. have no desire that my maid
nor any other member OF my household
arise from the table with stomach unsat-
isfed. Yet enough according 10 her way
Of providing. means enough 70 be carried
out into the kitchen as would suffice FOR
another full meal. So far I have had no
reason 70 believe that she carries food
home, and know that her appetite Is not
excessive. What becomes OF all the mashed
potatoes. the leftover beans the remains
OF the salad? ! don't know. and I'm not
quite sure that ! want 10 know. ! suppose
could find out BY deliberate inquiries of
the power that is, or by frequent and un-
expected scrutiny OF the garbage pail: but
as / think I intimated at the beginning
am afraid Of Rosie. ! don't want her 10
leave: she is willing. agreeable. clean. an
excellent laundress, and, so far as / know.
ponest
~se X an Exiag u .Gensole Eyssf BIZ