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XIX.—MRS. ROBINSON'S HOUSEMAID.
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Mrs. Robinson is in search, of a housema...
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Xix.—Mrs. Robinson's Housemaid.
XIX . —MRS . ROBINSON ' S HOUSEMAID . . . « aa _» -
Mrs. Robinson Is In Search, Of A Housema...
MrsRobinson is in searchof a housemaid . Mrs . Robinson lias
inade Green . , inquiries the potato in dealer the nei , " g hasn , hbourhood 't no less , and than has ten that learnt genteel that families Mr the .
butcher on his list has , all twelve in want ditto of resp ditto ectable and servants " can't think ; " what Mr . 's Grey took , all the respectable , young women ; " , and that Mr . White , the baker , is asked so often " that it ' s quite a hinterruption to business , " and
thinks the ladies will be necessitated to " do their house-work theirselves Yet , notwithstanding , servants 1 is so this scarce dearth . " , of themselves a useful article after , many the situa and ;
tion various ; " for young Mrs . damsels Robinson have ' s place presented bears a good name " , and she has - the with character tasteful bonnets of keep of ing her s red ervants and . yellow Many with " young every persons variety , "
of external _decoration in green black , velvet , lace , and , flowers , these last peeping from blonde lace more or their less , work delicately toned with white dust
and sootwhich also have done on quondam ladies collars ' , pardon and , once —dresses possibl , in y every clean hands variety . of Gowns flounce - — , I han beg ging the sleeve young , and lete with
and double skirt ; brilliant with brooch and button , rep fringe But , Mrs cotton . Robinson velvet , and is particular braiding . ; perhaps fidgetty , perhaps
oldfashioned . She does not think the gracefully-fringed hanging sleeve She has quite weakness in its place call oyer it prejudice the pail , against or even carbonized near the dinner linen t , able and .
a , , pressed no less ! waists against mi carbonized ght be dam blonde aged b ; y she too close thinks a of contact that the broom very with com the
before di floor on gnit receiving , y and " , " and that that that the they crinoline assurance never should mig had ht of impede not no the remarks be young the willing action passed ladies to alt , on delivered er their said dresses habili . with So - , _, , they and waits patientl
ments , Mrs . R . wishes them good morning , y for the coming housemaid , whom she has is fain awakened to believe in will come obin .
son The ' s mind appearance certain of thoug the hts app of licants past housemaids , among Mrs whom . R she - remembers three healthactive girls , who having no _faiilt to find
with and learn master the , mistress dressmaking , or y , place " , yet and declared how these their three resolution went to to " the go
dressmaking , then to the hosp ; ital , then two to the churchyard , and the third to a far worse fate . k 2
vojd . tii .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), April 1, 1859, page 123, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01041859/page/51/
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