The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-03
HOW SHE
SOLVED 1T
BY EDITH v. ROSS

nc stiNuut puSStiohs iCihuihC'
Mrs. Tidball to Mrs. Strathmore
Talk about the cost Of living! IT.
not to be spoken OF In the same breath
as the servant question, And tn,
trusts What do l care about theil
extortion when | can't get servant
without paying her double what | useC
to pay? And she won't stay with ms
anyway"
Its the universal experience" re
piled Mrs. Strathmore. I'm having
the same trouble"
: when found l couldn't use white
or black servants" continued Mrs. It'd
ball. II thought I'd try yellow. So
got a Chinese cook, who was highly
recommended by the employment
agent who sen. him to me. ! thought
that. coming from the Celestial king
dom far away on the other side of the
globe. where his class are very poor
and must live on mice and such things.
he would be in clover at S25 a month.
| with as good food as the market af-
fords. Notwithstanding roast beef is
worth nearly its weight In gold. But
| found that he had come over to make
money in order thar he might 90 back
! home to feed on the more expensive
| diet of kittens. and nothing but his
! wages In dollars and cents counted
with him. What do you suppose be
did when ! paid him his first wages?
Why. he said had agreed to pay him
$50 month, and when / demurred.
although the dinner was to be pre-
pared. he said: Belly good. ! go to
mother place where get $780,"
How provokingw sympathized Mrs.
Strathmore.
well. there wasn't any use to begin
back where | had started with white
help and run through the races to the
Chinese. so must stick to the yellow.
| determined to fight 1t out on this
line If it takes all summer and told
the employment agent to send me an
other Chinaman. He sent me mild
eyed man, who looked as innocent as
dove. though not the same color.
He went into the kitchen. cooked an
excellent dinner. asked me for small
advance on his wages. which | was
silly enough to give him. and the next
morning. not hearing sounds below,
went downstairs and found the fire
gone out In the kitchen and not sign
Of breakfast. My man had departed |
with his advanced pay"
What q miserab BILE creat urei" put in |
the listener to the tale Of woe.
self and get breakfast. Luckily had |
learned to cook before was married. |
my daughter shall learn to cook II |
worth milion-and | got up break
fast which ! had paid the Chinaman to
get | thought that 1t would be better
to keep on getting it myself without
paying some one else to do IL for me. Il
but my husband objected, and, since
I hadn't yet got through with the vel
low peril. | called on the employment Il
man for another cook. He didn't say
anything. but he looked surly. and l
knew well enough he was thinking
that didn't treat my servants kindly.
But smothered my anger and paid for
another servant
This one remained with me two
days. got up excellent meals. and |
was congratulating myself that at last
| had found a treasure when. on the
second day. he paralyzed me by CIV
Ing me notice that he was going to
leave me.
"'For heavens sake. I exclaimed,
why do you &c? Why does every
Chinaman who is sent me go?
HE hesitated. and urged him. FL
naIly he said
"'You no pay Chinaman.'
Don't pay? The last man ! had
advanced his wages. and he left me
even working out what | had
1aid him.
1.-THE man shrugged his shoulders.
"'Teli me why you think | don't pay
ny servants their wages? | urged.
He went to the kitchen table. turn
d IL upside down. and there on the
over side of the boards In red chalk
we're Chinese characters
How did they come thereT ! ask
d. What do they mean?'
lyon no pay Chinaman, He write
nat 10 ten otueT 1uiuauehs WaS 'Hc Il
eply.
"A light broke In upon my stupid
rain. | Ind engaged Chinaman TO .
FORK for me- thinking the Chinese in :
ocent OF the ways OF western serv-
nts and behold. he had gone far be-
ond them in shrewdness. He had de-
handed more than had agreed TO pay er
nd. when refused him. not only left hi
lie with the dinner uncooked. but left A.
ehind him false statement. th
q Translate it. | said I'll
This lady belly bad She no pay ay
ages sa
After arguing with the man a long
bile induced him TO remain with me pi
D condition that | pay daily. but he r. r.
as satisfied that the swindlinG was ~,
! the other side and preferred to get N
; wages at the end OF the month be
nj when he was advised 10y n friend
al he could get more at another place on
left me an
Since then | have been trying all eli
rts Of expedients. I underworld to 70
/ a girl for the AFTERNOONS and even ~
2. to sleep In her own home Thus In
r I've not had single bite for this Re
an. I've considered giving up house
ening and the comforts OF home. bnt =
: husband and children could not en-