Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-11-18


ti.I tip and handed it To her Then
asking them to sit down Il moment in
the drawing room. she Went back ,inta
the Kitchen and. all in !, litter. sllpwe,l
Jennie two SILVER dollars ~ II
What fun she exclaimed & sfsg
| DO they look like gentlemen r. ask
ed Jennie, M
! Certainly. And both too handsome
for anything Ass III
"Of course Wen have to offer them
1 a bite of luncheon" a.sq 81
/ I $50 we will
! but we'll have to tell them we. are
not servants or we can't sit at table
with them" ,ssst4 s5
Wen do no such thing" Beth pro:
wait on them ne s8 81
"Bnt where do come in: don't
care to stay in the Kitchen while you're
getting all the
| Tips. Beth supplied And they both
laughed
When luncheon was ready Beth went
into the room where the men were and
said to them:
"Missis says to give her compliments
and asks you to have some luncheon.
But she says you must excuse her;
she's suffering with !; cold"
The men looked at each other. ,a ss
Jim" said one to the other, what
do you say? Don't yon think that
would be rubbing it in?'
| II certainly do, Bill. but I'm mighty
hungry"
Tell your mistress" said Bill. that
we are very sorry to trespass upon her
for luncheon. but. not having had
anything TO eat since ! o'clock this
morning. we accept her invitation"
Eyes, sir" replied the maid. and. go.
ing back to the Kitchen. she described
the scene to her sister. both smother,
ing their laughter Then Beth carried
the luncheon into the dining room and
invited the gentlemen to come in and
satisfy their hunger When they were
seated she served them. then stood
looking up at the ceiling after the man
ner of we'll trained waitress. How.
ever. being seized with a desire to
laugh. she soon retired TO the Kitchen.
She soon heard the tinkle of a silver
bell that stood on the table and return
ed to the dining room. He who was
called Jim placed half dollar in her
hand. saying:
MY friend. here s s .,,,,s
"Oh talk for yourselfp protested the
other.
Got chilled out In the snow, and I'm
afraid he'll catch cold Your mistress
doesn't keep anything-any wine-or
anything like that in the house. does
she?"
II can get you some wine. sir" said
Beth
do you think your mistress would
permit us to pay for it? We shall in.
sist upon paying anyway
Beth made no reply to this. but. going
to the cellar, brought up a bottle OF
wine. The young men tasted it and
looked at each other
What kind Of wine is this?" Bill
asked Beth
"Currant wine. sir. made it,
"Oh!"
Don't you like it?''
Its splendidr' exclaimed both men
enthusiastically
Betl' lille serving the luncheon had
great n,lcnlty in keeping straight
face. When the dessert was ready
the girls decided that Jennie should
take it in to the guests She did sc
and encountered the surprised look Of
the young men at seeing another lady
like. pretty servant on the premises
Neither spoke till she had returned t.
the kitchen. then the girls turned
eavesdroppers and heard the following
dialogue:
Where do you suppose they man
age to pick up such pretty servants?'
asked jim
Don't know This one beats the
other
i don't agree with you. The firs1
is pretty enough to kiss-that is. if she
weren't a servant
The second is pretty enough to kiss
anyway
What's that?" exclaimed both mel
at hearing suppressed gigsIe.
They listened. but there was no rep
etition. Then Jim said in a low voice
There's something wrong here
They're a pair of peaches.
Then followed discussion as to the
meaning of being served by two suct
ladylike maids. but no explanation wa.
arrived at Jennie brought in the cot
fee. and the guests asked If they nigh
smoke. Being told that they mfghl
smoke in the library they adjourned
there and lighted cigars.
Meanwhile the young men smoked
and looked out upon the storm. which
had grown from bad to worse They
didn't take pains to muff1e their voices
and the girls could hear them lament
ing that q dinner engagement in th,
city would not likely be kept The,
debated the feasibility Of leaving thei
J car and making an attempt to walk {,
the nearest railroad This vas abou
4 O'clock In the afternoon. and lin
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