Trials And Confessions of An American Housekeeper
Trials And Confessions of An American Housekeeper
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" Just to think of it ! Who could have dreamed of such doings ?" Mrs. Jordon was, in fact, as guiltless of the sin of troublesome borrowing from a neighbor as myself. And yet I had seriously urged the pro- 248 CONFESSIONS OF A HOUSEKEEPER.
priety of moving out of the neighborhood to get away from her.
We both looked more closely to the domgs of our servants after this pretty severe lesson ; and I must freely confess, tnat in my own case, the result was worth all the trouble. As trusty a girl as... my cook was, I found that she would occasionally run in to a neighbor's to borrow something or other, in order to hide her own neglect; and I only succeeded in stopping the the evil by threatening to send her away if I ever detected her in doing it again.
CHAPTER XXIX.
EXPERIENCE IN TAKING BOARDERS.
I HAVE no experiences of my own to relate on this subject. But I could fill a book with the experiences of my friends. How many poor widows, in the hope of sustaining their families and educating their children, have tried the illusive, and, at best, doubtful experiment of taking boarders, to find themselves in a year or two, or three, hopelessly involved in debt, a life time of labor would fail to cancel.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" Just to think of it ! Who could have dreamed of such doings ?" Mrs. Jordon was, in fact, as guiltless of the sin of troublesome borrowing from a neighbor as myself. And yet I had seriously urged the pro- 248 CONFESSIONS OF A HOUSEKEEPER.
priety of moving out of the neighborhood to get away from her.
We both looked more closely to the domgs of our servants after this pretty severe lesson ; and I must freely confess, tnat in my own case, the result was worth all the trouble. As trusty a girl as... my cook was, I found that she would occasionally run in to a neighbor's to borrow something or other, in order to hide her own neglect; and I only succeeded in stopping the the evil by threatening to send her away if I ever detected her in doing it again.
CHAPTER XXIX.
EXPERIENCE IN TAKING BOARDERS.
I HAVE no experiences of my own to relate on this subject. But I could fill a book with the experiences of my friends. How many poor widows, in the hope of sustaining their families and educating their children, have tried the illusive, and, at best, doubtful experiment of taking boarders, to find themselves in a year or two, or three, hopelessly involved in debt, a life time of labor would fail to cancel.
What to read after Trials And Confessions of An American Housekeeper?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Arthur Timothy Shay to read onlineMoreLess
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