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Show NOT HER IDEA OF A LADY Rebuks for Smashing the Dlshsi Called Forth ths Indignant Scorn of the 8ervant. A housewlft who Uvea In a suburb of New York feels keenly ths rebuks she received from a servant who mads a brief visit to her home recently When the gueatlon of employment came up and tnattere of blatory were nuked, the maid said: "Oh. yes'm I been workin In fine fam'llea 1 won't work In any fam'ly what ain't a good one." There Is arenied necessary for the housewife to give assurances on her part. The barguln waa made and the girl was Installed. The first day every thing went well; the second there waa a crash In the kitchen and the mis tress found that two plates from her prize set were In bits She was rfr hut an t to make a breach In diplomatic relations thus early and let the tnc! dent go with a caution Next day there was another disaster, Involving ' a cut glass tumbler, and several lesser thlnns This time she spoke . rullier sharply and gave warning that I in future such brcakap.es must be paid for Next came n large and highly prized platter When the time come 1 to pay the weekly wage the mistress deducted the prleo, 1 . "You ain't goln' to auk me to pay v'rent surprise I "Certainly," was the reply "You , should be n'nde to pay for the other things also ' 1 There was a fine scorn In the ser , vant's manner and voice "I guess I made a mistake," she aa!d "You told ine you wbs a lady I ain't never ecn a lady what wouldn't let nie break as many things aa I wanted and never soy a word." Whereupon, with dignity, she ' dropped her work and went. |