BRIDGET—"Don't worry, mum. I'll not go until ye have a houseful of company."
Mrs. Wilson wanted to get Mrs. Johnson's cook away from her so badly that she actually went to Mrs. Johnson's house when she was away and offered the cook more money. The next time they met at a big dinner Mrs. Johnson did not notice her.
"Mrs. Johnson, you know Mrs. Wilson, do you not?" said the lady who sat between them.
"No, I believe not," said Mrs. Johnson, "but I understand that she calls on my cook."
MR. EXE—"Did you tell the cook that the beefsteak was burned?"
MRS. EXE—"Mercy, no! She would leave instantly. I told her it was just right, but that we preferred it a trifle underdone."
"Does your family have any trouble with servants?"