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Show Speck en Their Black 'Scutcheon. Mollle. a Ilghtcolored mulatto housemaid who has been In the employ em-ploy of a South Side family for a number of years, recently gave up ber position to get married, relates the Kansas City Star. A few days ago she returned and asked to have her old place back. Tne woman of the house was glad to have ber return, but surprised that she came no soon after being married, and questioned her as to her reason for .wanting to return. In reply the maid said: "My husband's folks Is all Jealous of me because I'm so light colored. You know my husband Is very dark and all his folka Is dark, too; and was mad because he married me. Why, one of bis sisters told me, 'You's so bright you make a spot In our family.'" j |