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Show The Modern Maid. It was getting late at night when the servant girl returned from the shops with various domestic pur: chases. As she explained the transaction trans-action to her mistress she cried out, suddenly: "There! If I haven't for gotten the 'am 'an eggs for breakfast." break-fast." "That's a pity," observed the mis- jj tress, but added with kindly philo- J sophy, "Never mind. The shops will all be shut now. We shall have to manage in. the morning with bread and butter and marmalade." The girl started. "And what shall 1 have?" she inquired. "Well, Ellen, I suppose you'll have the same as we do," replied the mis-tiess. mis-tiess. "Yes, Mrs. X.,' responded Ellen, with some severity, "but let me tell you I can't do my work unless I'm properly fed." Manchester Cuai-oian. |