| Show SERVANTS EXCUSES one woman who wo clever to circumvent we havo heard the story of the canadian mistress who with seven servants in her house was obliged to go to tho garden and pick berries for the table each of the servants declined deo lined the task with the stereotyped excuse it aint my place to pick berries ord in his history of cleveland relates an an of margaret wharton who while accepting her servants excuse yet made them do her will in ono of her visits to scarborough mrs wharton with her usual economy had a family pie for dinner which eho directed tho footman to convey to the bakehouse this the man declined to do as not belonging to his place or rather as derogatory to his consequence the lady then moved the question to the coachman but found a still stronger objection to save tho pride of both mrs wharton resolved to tako the pie to the shop herself she ordered one man to harness and bring out the horses and the other to mount and ride behind and thus the errand was dono with all honor and ceremony then in duo timo tho coachman was ordered to put to a second time and tho footman to mount behind and ard abarton brought back abo pie in the bamo dignified now said tho lady to the coachman yon have kept your which ia to drive and you yours to tho footman which IB to bait and I 1 mine which is to havo my pie for dinner |
