Evening star., 1937-06-28
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
Of Interesting Events
and Things.
SALOON
SALOON.
- ANTILLES, 1t seems, are going
. sour on maids who previously
have found them eOinnlefelN

- sour on maids who previously
have found them completely
a trustworthy. The trend Zone
instance amounts to trend with us)
is supported by the story Of q feud
now being fought out between 4 prom.
lnent pair and their maid.
The subject Of the feud is 4 bar
recently set up in the home; one that
for more than 20 years has been con-
vivial without acquiring anything so
professional looking as q bar.
The maid does not approve. The
one way she can settle with the family
for outraging her sense OF the pro-
prieties is to call the thing 4 saloon.
She calls 1t that, too, every time she
answers the phone.
Yes" she says, Mrs. Blank is in
the saloon. I'll call her"
The Blanks get pretty angry about
1t, but you can't fire a maid who's
been around more than two decades,
even if her attitude does leave tn, l
with lot Of explaining to do to
strangers who call on the telephone.
X
AND
Monday being a nice day for
domestic stories, you MIGHT not
m'nd a DIT OF case history on the
same servant. She came into the
family When both she and it uere
young and neither OF them uere
so prosperous as they are today.
Seems, looking back, she al,ooys
has been sort OF hellion on the
phone. EUen in those ancient dau
7rhen people mould call and ask
II she Uds the maid. she let fy
NTH an embarrassing ansuer uhich
Went like this.
yes, I'm the maid. And I'm the
laundress. And the cook. And I
take care OF the furnace. epen
n,oU the laUn."
A JUDGE in one Of the local courts
- lost traffic case the other day,
but don't jump to conclusions until
you have heard the whole story.
The lad before the occupant Of the
bench was known to the latte an
acquaintanceship that colored the
whole moment with more than ordi-
nary informality.
What's your allowance per week,
David?" the judge asked
Fifty cents" said the boy.
~
to fine you $3.50, but instead Of letting
your father pay it, want you to bring
it to me in 25-cent installments every
week"
Il can't do that your honor" said
the boy. 1T would cost me 80 cents
bus bare to get down here and back.
Besides, my father isn't paying this
fine. I've got the money with me;
money I've saved out Of my allowance
and what I've earned"
The jurist admitted defeat. took the
$3.50 and the case was closed.
DISTRUST.
A UNIT MARGARET HUGHES. who
runs hosiery catering to Wash
ington vacationists not 50 far from
here, recently found a startling streak
OF distrust In maid she's had for
years.
Aunt Margaret wanted some new
fiat silver and, so the pattern would
be right, she gave butter spreader to
Washington guest who was going to
make the purchase here The arrange
ments for the deal were hardly COM
pleted before the maid came In to
announce that the butter spreader
was missing.
Aunt Margaret, somewhat embar-
rassed. explained the situation.
oh all right" said the maid. "but
I just wanted every one to know that
l counts the silver after every meal"
PULMOTOR.
Fauor,te citizen OF Bethanu
Beach, so far as one cynical Wash
ingtonian vho goes there is con-
cerned, is 1ron1an who is quite
uocuerous in local ciDic association
doingS. Lots of things the associn-
ton does 1Dith its money fail to
meet her approval. One OF them
happens to be the purchase OF
pulmotor, designed to pull the
ocean out OF any lungs into Which
1t may seep. The lady thought
that Was a crazy Investment and
euery time it's mentioned she snaps
out NTH:
"Ha, spending money that way.
And De'De never had chance to
use it,
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CHEATED?