The scene opens with the drawing-room of a merchant and on the couch is seen the maid, reposing and enjoying a cigarette. The door opens and the merchant enters, but is unobserved by the maid. In amazement he watches the maid and ...

My Servant Is a Jewel

The scene opens with the drawing-room of a merchant and on the couch is seen the maid, reposing and enjoying a cigarette. The door opens and the merchant enters, but is unobserved by the maid. In amazement he watches the maid and then opening the door of the room he signals his wife, who, upon entering, throws up both hands in horror. The man advances cautiously and stoops to light a cigarette on that in the hands of the girl. This frightens her and, throwing the cigarette away, she jumps up and grabs her duster, but the mistress is now rebuking her severely, so she throws the insignia of her order, dust cap and apron at her employers, and leaves their employ. The next scene is the office of an employment bureau. The merchant and wife enter and make inquiry for a maid. Offered seats they place them so as to be able to judge the style of girl by her general appearance as well as by the answers to their inquiries. The first three are dismissed in regular order as unsatisfactory but the fourth one is a winner because of her apparent advance in years and the fact that she is possessed of a physiognomy that will make her immune from the annoyance of gentlemen callers. At the home they find several callers in the parlor, and while they are entertaining the maid enters with duster and carpet beaters and soon has the dust flying so thick that the visitors depart in haste and the man is obliged to put the maid out, while the madam collapses. Next we see her in the drawing room washing out several articles of apparel and distributing them about on various ornaments and chandelier to dry. In trying to clean up the china closet she falls and brings that piece of furniture down with her, demolishing the contents. She is next busy preparing dinner, and complies with instructions to have it served at 6 p.m. Sent to market for some oysters, she is imposed upon by a lad, who gives her a tip to let him take the contents of the shells, allowing her to bring back the empty half-shells. While out on this errand the mistress enters the kitchen to find it almost flooded, as the water faucet was left open. Both merchant and wife are busy for a time cleaning up the floor. When the maid returns and soup is served, the man finds a bunch of hair in it and remonstrates with her, whereupon she takes off her wig and throws it into the tureen, intending to serve the balance of the meal bald-headed. The oysters are now called for, and when the empty shells are served there is trouble in store, which ends in the maid knocking over the table and leaving the place in disgust.

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My Servant Is a Jewel

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