The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-07-13
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Diary .
BY CLARA

Copyright, 1922. Western Newspaper Union
March 10. Wen, I've took the job
They don't pay no than 30 per
but there's some class to 1t, believe me
Clara. Not that I think much Of
Mrs. Symes and that stuck-up, snoop
ing daughter Of hers, but Mr.. Symes |
q peach. He give me 8 frown las
night that made my heart 80 pittel
patter, just because I spild the ict
cream over Mrs. DIS new dress. May
be Til stay the weak out but I dom
nc yet.
March 20. I told her today strait
gotta have q feather bed and a alarm
clock If she wants me to get up il
time to wash the breakfast things.
They're the LATEST hulks I ever sc,
in this family. She actually asked M
if 1 couldn't get up in time to cool
the breakfast if she lent me a dress
ing gown but she soon see I WASH
to be put upon.
There's a fellow called to see Mis-
Daisy this morning when he ought.
have been at bizness. l don't like hi
looks much. / got my eye on him
March q. l give notice this morning
on account Of Mrs. D coming int.
the kitchen and telling me she dom
burn gas when there amt no cooking
but I guess I'll stay a little longer
Pm to have the use of the cal thre'
times a week and I've gotta riz t.
sixty for faithful servis. That's me
Clara.
That fellow was hear again las
mite, sitting in the parlor with Mis-
Daisy with only one electric light
burning. I call it scandalous and Mrs
Hudson who has the apartment below
quite agrees with me.
March %. The D car broke dow
when we was in the country and I hat
to walk half a mile to catch thu
trolley. The chaffoor, Mr.. Winks, wa
fresh. The chaffoor put his arm
round me. I'd have screamed onl!
there was a house near by and I wa
afraid the folks would here.
I give notice as soon as I got homt
but Mrs. D says if I'll stay shell
raise me to seventy-fve and she neSe
had a girl she liked SO we'll before
I've decided to stay. The DIS are 1
nice family, all except Miss Daisy ant
her fellow. Mr.. DIS got thick blacl
I lashes and looks as If he'd murder
you if you say a word to him.
March %. Well, it's all through
and I'm going tomorrow. It's all abou
Miss Daisy and her be. I told Mrs
HUDSON they was sitting up tegethe,
till past m1dnite last mite and shs
says, CLARA, wy don't you do Some
thing about itT" So I spoke to then
tonite and said I wasn't used TO sucl
goings on and I come of decent folk
and eleven o'clock was quite late
enough for any young fellow who wa
honest and ment bizness.
Mr.. Page-that's her bo's name
smiled a kinda bitter smile and seq
in that cas- he'd 60. Miss Daisy wal
quite nasty about it and l had ts
put her in her place. When that fel
low had gone Mrs. D come into II,
room-of course I'd told her l wa!
going the first thing in the morning
She said she'd always liked me and II
I'd stay she'd raise me to eighty pei
and let me have the car and pay fol
me to take lessons in c~haffooring, an6
| could have every afternoon and eve
ming off. SO l sed I'd think it over
Now I dunno what to do. Amt II
hard on a lady when she's alone IL
the world with no one to advise her;
Anyway I told her I'd think it over
and she went out quick because she
heard Mr.. u coming back. March "a
Ten o'clock and I'll have to be getting
. up soon. It's queer Mr.. D hasn't gone
to bizness this morning. From where
l lay | can here him walking up anG
down In his room, m%uttering. l guess
there's been some family quarrel over
that Page fellow.
I've decided not to stay after tomor'
rom. SO I'm going to tell Mrs. D she
can get a uew girl tomorrow. Wild
horses wouldn't keep me hear now.
March "a (continued). It's terrible
terrible. I don't no what to do. Tn
fired and my hearts broke and l shall
60 softly all my days. l can't write
down the awful thing that's happened
When I went into the kitchen Mrs. e
was there washing up the dishes an6
I tole her I'd decided to 90 and she