The evening world., 1912-02-20

with suspicious Vel describe
Mary" or Elise" q Rosie" or
Theresa" ~ the pearl Of general house,
workers. All the references end the
same way-"She remained with me three
months and left on account Of Illness"
Now. after Mrs. Knlckerbocker gets
home. having been accorded . months
trial by the pearl. she may ask herself q
few questions about the references. to
wit: II she II such . wonder "a ali
those women said why didn't she stay
longer thar three months with any Of
them? Illness? Why. II she's had 40
many illnesses - that in such a short
time she can't have lone any work 1t
all.
OF course, she dismisses these I'M
worthy suspicious from her mind and
waits patiently for Cora or Eliza"
to show up. 1t may be hat Cora" will
keep her promise II she or the agent
hasn't found something more attractive
meantime. 1t may be. that 10. II Mrs..
Knickerbocker 10 childless. For the gen
eral houseworker as we'll as the land
lord Is In league with the advocates Of
race suicide.
Have you any childPemr
Three" answered . wouid-be en-
ployer, with the truth Of desperation.
Three. Oh, ms'am. I couldn't think
Of working where three children are
kept. II there was only one. now
swat Q minute" exclaimed the
indignant mother; "aon't promise
20 WORK for anybody else ttu
SCI baok. I'm GodnG home 70 XIII
tWo"
We all enjoy these Jokes about the
servant problem till we have to solve II
for ourselves. OF course. finding tho
pearl Is not all of Mrs. Knickerbocker's
problem. There 10 next the vexed auea-
ton as to whether the maid will sleep
in or out. ''In" means, In an apartment.
that she will know all the family skels-
tons by their first names. 'Out" means
that Mrs. KnickerbOcker will have to
cook Mr.. Kniokerbocker's breakfast.
owing to the maids late arrival. h
fertility and ingenuity expended In ex-
planning late arrival would. II she knew
how to employ them to the best advAn-
tage, turn any general houseworker into
a writer Of best sellers.
Eliza ION Monday morning. forty min
utes lately s'm I know you're just
swine skin me alive. But l reckoned l
could walk up the hill faster. You see.
/ amt used to walking uphill"
This difficulty 10 met by an oner OF
c~arfare one way. which 10 accepted.
Eliza Tuesday morning. eighty min
utes late)-"Yes'm. ! know you sure Is
gwinc skin me alive this mawnin'. but
a coal cart got In front OF the car"
Wednesday (only thirty-tve minutes
late)-'I sure DID hurry this mawnin'.
but I sleeps In a basement and It's al
ways 30 dark in there l 3es' lon know
when daylight comes"
Eliza 10 presented with an alarm
clock.
Thursday 1.-TWO hours iate)-'Yes'm. !
reckon Use gwfne be boiled In al this
mawndn'. sure: but you see th~n con-
ductors Won't always stop for a po~
co,ored girl. No. ma'sm; they jss' psss
her right BY"
Once In a while little Mrs. Kn'cker-
booker finds . pearl-a real pearl-in
the merry-go-round OF maids that turns
between her home and her favorite en-.
ployment agency.
The Golden OIL 10 not . myth.
she be found, but h csnnot
b kept. yrsssAts are bought for
her, candy, fancy collars, . silk
p~stttooat. Oomsdmss thsstrs tick
cts ere Gtvsn - her, bat this 70
dangerous.
Mrs. Knickerbocksr, now do ye think
It's night for me to be accepting 20
many theatre tickets from Mr.. knick-
er~bOcker? (This Mr.. Knckerbocker was
a newspaper man, When me friend
en with me to see Chauncey Olcott
last night he says, And WHY does Mr..
Knickerbocksr give ye 20 many theatre
tickets, do ye s'poser"
Whatever the form or substanc of
~ sgtess wntob en- 70 Keep Che 0Qt1ao