The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30

anu Wltn DOW ana bcStuTe Duue Gladys Clapp a benevolent good afternoon. Mind the third step" he called. The third step was broken right down in the center.
 
 A woman named Josephine Loehden was working for Grand and Rosalie at that time. When she had come q year ago to apply for the position of general house. keeper in the Berwick Mansion, she had said. My name Is Jo- sephine Loehden. When l work ] work When I sleep l sleep. do more work with ono hand than most women do with two hands. But 1 want my pay"
 When she quilted the Fenwlck mansion, five months after the day Gladys had brought the children to live with their grandparents, she made much the same speech. When 1 work 1 work" she said. "When sleep 1 sleep. l am not n dog. For five months 1 have worked like n dog. Now l will go and sleep for five months and 1 will not be rested. And l want my pay"
 Rosalie had explained again, swoetly and patiently, that Jo- sephine should have her pay--to- morrow, perhaps; certainly next week, and she had added. with Il touch of sorrow and regret, that considering the deep regard she had felt through the years for Josephine, and the things she had done should now leave her In the lurch.
 Josephine Iochden had replied Always you have been behind with my pay. You were behind with my good friend Mrs Joe OttS pay when l came here. You are now three months and one week behind. Before would stay up on the hill and sit under tnc back door, minding the back steps need of repair.
 A procession of housew orkers followed, after that: women who came through the front door and | left through the back door rapidly and to march time. One with Il de. ormed shoulder, whose name was Christina Eugenia l'assafiume, stayed for more than Il year before she went away through the front door and on a strctcher to the am- 1 bulance that took her to the char | ity hospital Three months later, 1 Christina Eugenia Passafiume' 's lawyer df you pleaseD threatened suit against Jonathan Fenwick for $1SO, six months unpaid salary due to his client Grand sold one of the few remaining lots, on which he had kept the taxes paid and the affair was settled prompt ly and quietly ana out of court.
 Ann knew nothing of this, but the talk with Iiosalie, precipitated at least by Miss Fumes inSolence marked turning point in Ann's life. She was lG years old, by this time, and in her freshman year at Reed college. where John Fenwick had taught and was well re- membered.
 "Darling," Rosalie began, "Ive been thinking to-day-such jolly, merry litle thoughts. They have flown about me all day long like sweet wee song birds. Fiddle birds" Gin lower reGister). Do you know what they have been singing to me? Independence, over and over. Independence, and chum- miness" (Ann shuddcred slightly but Rosalie did not notice), and sharing one anOther's burdens, and --um--all that sort of thing, you know"
 Ann said. "Oh?" Rosalie sat and smiled with her tiny Cupid's bow mouth. embedded away up above the first Of her three chins. and nodded her head with it's crown of yellow hair (Grnnd always called IL crown. and she had eyer so much of ii, and II was touched mp" merely, and said nOt hing. So Ann was forced t0 say, What do you meany"
 IlOsnlie meant that this servant problem was tOrlnring her by day and tormentlng her by night: the ingratiiude. the iDefficlency, the necessity of having daily contact wiih--it was Ii0Ralie's turn t0 shudder. and Ann notlced--"thni sort of person" So lt seemed ta l.oaaIie that with three girls in Inc house lIt0salie. Ann and ce' cliy) all lovingly eager to help on' nnOthsr, they should be able Go manage. easily and happily, with q eharwOman coming Co once ol twice e week.