Sarah Obeyed Her Orders.

Otago Witness, Issue 2287, 30 December 1897, Page 52

Sarah Obeyed Her Orders.

A 1-vdy went out after dinner, leaving the new servant alone in the house, andsjad to her on departing : "Now, Sarah, please remember that we never buy anything of gipsies or pedlars or anyone at the door ; and do nob on any accuat let strangers come into the house." "I will not, ma'am," replied Sarah fkmly. An hour later the hoat door bell ra'ig. Sirah went to the d^or. There stocd a s' ranger, brief-bag in hand. Nodding cirelewly to the servaut, he was about to enter, wh-dn Sarah braced htrielf firmly in the doorway, and said, "Go back!" " Why, girl," he said in surprise and indigBa'ion, ''what 1 o jou mean ?" "What do you mean by trjin' to poke yourself into folks' houst s ? Ob, you needn't glare at me like that. I ain't afeaid of ye ! " Too angry aud too much amazed to offer any explanation, the gentleman said sternly : " Stand aside and let ma pass ! " An umbrella and walking stick stand stood in the hall by the girl's side, and seizing a heavy cane she brandished it bravely, tayiug as she did so : " You try to come in here if ye dare ! I ain'b j af eard of ye ! " Conscious of the ludicrous and undignified appearance he presented sbanding on his own doorstep with a servant girl .brandishing a cane over his head, the master of the house — for he ib was — decided to capitulate. " Where is your mistress ?" he asked. " She ain'o at home, and she said I was nob,, to let nobody in while she was gone, and I ain't going to,'" rcp'ied the girl doggedly. "But, my good girJ," replied the gentleman, bis souse of humour overcoming his anger, " I am Mr H , the husband of your mistress. Now may I come in, please ?" Not at all abashed by this information, tbe girl stepped aside, saying in a tone of comical condescension : " Well, if you're him, I b'pobb you can como in."