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Show Her Specialty. Mrs. Sutton advertised for a woman to do general housework, and in answer an-swer a colored girl called, announcing announc-ing that she had come for th position. posi-tion. "Are you a good cook?" asked Mrs. Sutton. "No, indeed, I don't cook," was the reply. "Are you a good laundress?" "I wouln't do washin' and ironing; it's too hard on the hands." "Can you sweep?" asked Mrs. Sutton. Sut-ton. "No," was the positive answer. "I'm not strong enough." "Well," said the lady of the house, quite exasperated, "may I ask you what you can do?" "I dusts," came the placid reply. Everybody's Magazine. |