South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-06
By James j. Montague

mood. The lady at first thought this
surprising state of affairs must be
due 10 the quality OF servants that
had been sent her. she called up
the employment Office and s0I
messy about H. Eut the employ
ment office Eot ness right back,
FOR il too had had Its nerve wearii.s
moments wrestling with tne Great
Problem. And when new servants
came ana were Just tine same. tho
Iady gave Il up and quit beins the
4.nvy of the Neighborhood.
/ remember in Rudder Grange
how the young husband went to an
employment office. ard. much en-
larrassed. made the inspection OF "A
dozen or TWO applicants for HOUSE
hold positions. who sat ON chairs.
and eyed him suspicioUsl>. Bus
that was very long ago. lOu Iont
20 any rounds i'm employment Of
ices nowadays. You 30 lo little
window. receive "a questionuaIre.
take Il 10 a desk and fin IL out
swear 20 il before "a notary. and
TO commit a little pcrj.r, DOB tie
operation, such as oVer-c~timaurs
yoJr commercial rating. and forsi.s
a few testimonials as 90 your nisu
character. But all gentlemen VIII DE-
FOR The love OF a woman. ard you
are thinkins about what 2Our wife
viii say If YOU come back cmuL
handed, so 10 speak.
In due time. OF more properly
overdue time, lady appears.
checks up your statements cuuN.c,=
you of number of foIseLoods
and. in consideration 81 to con 20
dollars month end uo nous ror<
consents 10 accept ia, position yoa
offer
But. like sorrow. she cuIure- rut
night The whole thiu- must be
done over again the next morning.
Sometimes. however you mur1Du-
iously succeed IN por~uadns hDr Do
stay. II is then that ycu become
cnbittered hy the uelchcry ~
mankind Tor tho telephone begins
to jingle, and Nora on reckla or
Dinah is wanted on the phone And.
il haply L. Is Dinah, ensue- "a con-
Versation something like this.
"Nas'm-No All don't like u So,
awful well--No. all cont calo nO.Aiu.
bout dish ser kitchen-gas' an
reckon twenty-five d0llah- al ple-
swade me. 70 a trial. dat h. jus TO-
"a trial-Yas'm YOU an na.In "a ur-
married cullud choluh is snuah AN
inducemeut-Ah'u be osuh 10 s.s
you tomorrow mOhuiu
Dinah does not 80 immcdatelE.
Before she surreud crs The break
fast dishes she destroys ten or fifteen
dollars worth Of them, for The same
iuscrutable rCdOns as the Huns de-
stroyed ther captured battle neDr
on your return from business the
following evening you observe he-
viewing the landscape from no
kitchen window OF the Jones es. tto
doors down the street Sow tl.
Jones up 20 that time were soar
bosom friends. and you wife's bosom
friends. Jones used 90 borrow SOD.
lawn mower, Mrs. Jones used 20 crop
in 10 get extra knives and forsa
when she was giving dinner parts.
hut never assam, The pernls ~
that telephone consert alton and as
results has awakened feld Cd
shall never fade. You are of the
JoLes'es for life.
ia my bolshevik days long since
lived down. 1 trust. i usea 90 rcau
in the sunday papers thar Wander
bilt or John IS. Gates or somebody
OF that ilk paid French chefs sI---
GOO a year Ana I used 20 get iu-
dignant. and rcbcllious. and curse
the vicious eXtrdyasauce OF th-
onied classes. and declare that "a
man who would pay $4,000 fsr
cook was a menace to ou- free iu-
stituuons and a blot upon cltll-za-
ton. Dut. after cous.deIil- tu-s
servant problem in as present a.-
pects. / am besinnins o. wonder
how I too can get hold ~ enou-4
money so I can hire French chez.
with never a thought OF wh4- be
demands by way of honorari-m.
fCou,-righf 1919