WANTED A HOUSEKEEPER.

NZ Truth, Issue 98, 4 May 1907, Page 5

WANTED A HOUSEKEEPER.

WHY NOT'S LITTLE GAME.

The Lay of the Lecherous Lothario.

What He Was Really After.

It has appeared and likewise &\h pealed to our simple minds that there are a lot of homeless, forlorn female creatures m Wellington, whose only desire m this world is to make some man, or even men. happy and contented with their sad, bad, or hardened lot. Hence, no doubt, it follows that the advertising columns of the respeotable daily press are filled with the wants of women, of all ageis, who let it be known that having. had a thorough domestic education, some unfortunately, m the school of adversity, they are accomplished enough to fulfill the situation of house-keeper to some poor, lofteiy, and perhaps iilted-sarly-rin-lite bachelor, who has sworn off r-ct'ti-riaats and only nmls fieir ministering attentions m such iwatt.irs as ' gpori cc eking, and sox-darnin* on.-J other little odds and ends that man as a' rule is not proficient An, MtM^ov&v, many of these said uu7ert:s^i'i?«iti are cloaked invitations fox -lovint:: 1 pairs to come together wiiiKtl : V.Vy- ' ir.g the hall-mark of- nia'tt-ini-qny branded on their "tittle life o£ convenience, vMoreover. too, it -seems to i strike "Trufih" pretty hird, that there are a lot of lecherous .Lotharios ever on the alert to get a- MwnHn xm ihe premises for other than useful house- ' hold purposes, and a sample "at this kind of cuss has teen brought n\ider notice. Needless to temkrlr many. of these house-teenintt , advertiserrterii s are genuine. They :uo inserted by respectable women, mostly, tvitlh-^s. who Know, or fondly imadno ih v know- how to raflha^; mpn-vhe brute, and can ju-opcrU- .'diagnose him m all his hideous "reality even to the extent . , . " " "'. OP COSILY TUCK ING H M UP ! ' when he comes nome. rs SKadc Murray says, "with Us load on." h\ i|i3 . Post' yesterday '(Friday) wtek. a 1 very respectable .widow "woman, inserted m all her Swoet innocence the '' following- advertisement. • . WANTED; position as domestic..- --" ted Housekeeper to gentlemajn. references exchanged. Apply N.Y., Evening Post. It was genuine every word ■of it, and her cettifioates' of jcood character* go to show that she is ah .eminently reputable and thoroughly domesti- . oated . irersott, who would "make, any batch ;of baplie'ors. thank thrir lucky stais that tiiey had such a good, kind, motherly person on hud to attend, to- ttieir every want, ,lii can be imagined with what'unfeign--ed joy the lady ' received the followi-ng communipation, and ifc can further , be 'believed that, this widow woman was m no happy frame of mind as she put before "Tbth" the "tender" for her domesticated services. This extraordinary epistle rah as follows :— ';■...''■'."'" Aijjril 26; 190K Madame,— ln an^4fer to your advertisement wAnWA position «\s housekeeper to geiit I am m wants of such, but as my means are limited to Four £ per. week I could not afford much salary, Jmt would be comfortable home to suitable person. If you would forward mc Your age with fchoto, I misht entertain.'—Yours respectfully.' WHY NOT, Evcnin* Pos!.. I mign£ say I am a widower living by myself m six- r O '?m house. Apparently this "love"-brcathins epistle is from the pen cf ? one eld-" ignorant reprobate, whose farly schooling was sadly neglected. Of course, "Why Not I .' wanted sometliini; sbffc and sweet, and. no doubt vounsr or why did he w.^nt a,house-Keep-er's age and photo,. "Why not" is evidently . A WANTON OLD WRETCH, on the lay for a soft snap ; thcinih had the widow m (uestion been a'-le to geK on to (he identity of^'Wliv Not" he'd want tv (now why vc,r7 (.uic'-lv. The lot of hjrd-wor' -iy* women, is 'indeod \ery haid, but it is this kind of ( scpun Irellt' 'Jicn.vHaJist ? who are 1h«. cause ol ma'Jiv. ■ our-: t.^ thece*»il. He was c.ireful. of course, to conceal his id?ntitv. thouirh l;e made his me^nin-r prelt'v clrar m his reply to the :ul"enis?miMit. J^ij^t. old fo^-ks as Vo want, horsp-whfi-»ing badly, and ihevc' is no' I'ou'.-.t that had the !"dv got her hardn on him he would have \v«;m!crc;l if he bad bumped un a Rains i an cart'.!tvi'Q or Some ot l ei- I {'id o? ' en«vulsion.