The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1920-04-14

and pickles is much better / told
Mrs. Warburg myself last week and
she agreed with me And now she let's
'em serve all that smear again. She'll
oser get my vote if she wants to run
for chairlady Of the lunch committee
next year. She don't deserve it.
you were telling me about Ella"
I reminded. 1t is safer for Il Rabbits
4 wife not to hear gossip-at least about
any member of the congregation. II
| seemed much better to discuss an alien
like the offensive maidservant.
"She just gets worse and worse.
| Such chutZpah. Last October she be
gan limiting she'd like an umbrella for
Christmas l says, sure, but my cou-
| sin she sends me for my birthday a
knitted scarf-lavender and black with
little blue rosebuds-she never had nc
taste and she can't knit. anyhow So
/ gave it to Ella for Christmas.
| tell her it's just what she needs to
PUT around her neck on cold days And
she makes face; | knew she didn't
like it. but l don't see nothing. And
she don't wear 1t neither My Jake
he gives her ten dollar gold piece
and she gets herself fur neckpiecc
at the second hand store. / told Jake
what 1 thought of him for spelling her
like that And She says. Mamma. if
didn't tip her sometimes, YOU wouldn't
have no girl at all and then where 'ud
you beg You'd think such Christmas
presents would make her feel good,
wouldn't you? Well, yesterday when
it was raining She came to borrow my
umbrella keep one in the hall closet !:
it's got rib or two broke but then I
wouldn't feel so bad if loan it and
people don't return it. And when | give
it to her. she says with her nose high
mp in the air: Mrs. Cohen. if you'd
We give me that umbrella | asked for
Christmas I wouldn't have to keep
bothering you for this here one. so
much Such chutzpah
'.And hard to get along with She's
getting so. if l come in the kitchen
when she's scrubbng. honest to God.
I'm afraid she'll throw her brush at
me. She amt so fast IA she Used to
he either. Says its her rheumatism.
Jake told me. For Gods sake. mamma.
get her somebody to help her with the
rough work. But try TO hang on to
her. for she's n good cook And I
says, For Gods sake. Jack. You GO:
Inc somebody who'll get along with
Ella.' 1 hired three second girls in
succession but they can't stand it with
her. she's got such big mouth.
can, cause I'm used to her and I'll
take anything from her cause l like
her cooking. too. and good girls amt
growing on trees, nowadays.
Say, so over and get me anothe,
cup of coffee and some more crackers
will you? I pay my dues regular. same
as other people and even if can't eat
their salad. that amt no reason why
/ have to sit here and starve.
"Thanks. Why didn't you bring \
little butter. too? Never mind. l can
eat 'em dry | suppose. So l just put
up with Ella She gets worse and
worse and srumblcs about everything
and says it hurts her back to Tx the
furnace and makes face if | have Il
few ladies in for coffee on M after
noon and She has to iron the lunch
set. l said to her just this morning.
'Ella. you've got 10 stop it. ] can't
t Iittln
while I've got to live yet. ! can't
stand it. You've got enough money
! saved. working for me all this time.
and you can retire if you want to.
can get plenty of good girls and if
I can't, I'll break up and board. But
! I can't stand your growing when you
shove me my coffee in the morn ng. IL
! would he better you should drop poison
/ in my coffee and end my troubles"
but why do. you keep her if shes
so disagreeablc: Maybe you could get
another maid if you looked around
and"
"She wouldn't he like mine Ella
The keen old eyes grew suddenly mis-
| ty. "She was with me wncn Jake had
/ the measles and when mine Minnie
was born and mine husband selig died.
shes only shickslu but she's got II
good heart and she's attached TO me-.
Aud l couldn't stand have Il COY
around after I'm so used to her."
"Oh-is Ella Jewish?"'
No. But she ought 10 be. Every
Friday night when mine husband scliG
was alive we used to have kiddush. |
amt had it since he died. Jake didn't
care to make it, You know how the
young men are Well, he was buried
on n Friday and when we came hom"