Judge — September 9, 1899 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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We've | 174 We fe MRI CILCONSTSER: general servant, Delia There’ VAN Rafferty was requested to ‘ step forward. THIS is the story of how Miss Rafferty arose, Mr. Gilson of Com- advanced a few steps, mak- We're | muterville engaged a gen- ‘ ing a critical examination eral servant and thereby of Mr, Gilson as she came brought joy and peace to forward, and before he When his family, and, mind you, 5 could speak she opened the story is true. ‘ - the negotiations with the I'm utterly discour- 5 q query, aged,” said Mrs, Gilson as: Where do yez live?” Weve one morning. “ Here it is ee “Miss Rafferty,” re- \nd wash-day, and Bridget : plied Mr. Gilson, with a leaves me without an faaner ‘ia /which suppl: \nd € hour's notice.” — ance and independence “I wouldn't worry . were strangely blended, about Bridget if I were Z “live at the suburban you,” said Mr. Gilson, try- Nel Re wehy . town known as Commu- ing to cheer his wife. BP, WO he, \ terville, It is one hour dis- “You will get another : Ay Lo t tant from the city on the servant. ‘ eo ONY? fastest suburban trains. It “L suppose so, after x one offers few facilities in the I have worked myself to (goed me way of flirting, for there death. I just wish you PZ y ; : isn’t a policeman in the men had to visit the in- [3 ‘ \ town, neither is there a let- telligence-offices and try PEW*/ Vert 3 ter-carrier.” to induce a girl to come Gi :{ Mr. Gilson’s complete to this out-of-the-way \ ~ ! } 45) account of the beauties of place to live, ‘ ~ : - Commutervill seemed to “That's d good idea!" z SNK MICA surprise Miss Rafferty, but exclaimed Mr. Gilson, A ays - she returned to the charge “and I am going to put TICES § promptly and everybody the idea into practice.” fs 3 in the office listened. ~ Remember that she a> i “ How many are yez must do most of the work, / ; in family 2” including the washing, and “There are four of that we can pay only three R us, Miss Rafferty. There dollars a week.” is Mr. Gilson, that’s me, All right.” and Mrs. Gilson, that's my pian Mr. Gilgen wife, and Mr. Thomas Gil- = i. Mr. a lock of your dear, dead husband's hair ?” Miss Fanny Gilson, that’s Jowed to catechise! al can ways so mad at fAaf time that I never thought to save my daughter. But ha When The m didate for a vacancy as any of it. Theanine ed much amused at Mr, Gilson’s full bill of particulars, but Miss Rafferty did not notice this as she proceeded, “Is there much wor-ruk, sor-r?” “Work? Well, I should say there was! ‘There's hard work and plenty of it. If there wasn’t I wouldn't be employing my valuable time in hunting some one to do it. Oh, you won't find the job a bed of roses, I can assure you, Miss Rafferty. Your time will be fully occupied. In addition to the usual work of the family I have enumerated, you will be expected to do the washing and to do it well. Of course Mrs. Gilson will help with the cooking on wash-day.” “ And how much will yez pay?” “ Well, Miss Rafferty, as I explained to you, the place is no sinecure, and neither is it a high-priced job. Your stipend will be exactly three dollars a week, but you will be paid as regularly as Monday comes around, and every dollar you receive will have precisely the same purchasing power as any dollar which Mr. Vanderbilt owns. Beside that, you will have a comfortable room to sleep in and your food will be wholesome and abundant. Now, Miss Rafferty, what do you say 2” “ Oil tek the place, sor-r.” After the remaining prelim- inaries had been settled and Mr. Gilson had walked out Miss Rafferty turned to the people in the office, utterly oblivious of the amusement which she had afforded them, and said, “Ain't he the noicest mon? * And the Gilson family live: happily ever after. WILLIAM MERRY SIVITER, Zi TIMELYAINFORMATIONS. NE. bymencal altar isa place ‘RAMP—"' Your dog jest bit a piece of flesh out of me leg, mut ss Woman —' Then I shall send him to bed to-night without hi: where a woman exchanges a per. I don't believe in over-feeding dogs such hot weather as this. lover for a boarder, comicbooks.com