"Does what you see here today please you?" she asked. The child eyed her host in silence.
"Talk away," said the lady. "Don't be afraid."
"Tell me," then said the child, "how many children have you got?"
Astonished at the question, the lady hesitated for a moment, and then entered into the fun of the situation.
"Dear me," answered the child, "that is a very large family, I hope you are careful and look after them. Do you keep them all clean?"
"My husband does not do any kind of work. He never has."
"That is very dreadful," replied the little girl earnestly, "but I hope you keep out of debt."
The game had gone too far for Lady Bountiful's enjoyment of it.
"You are a very rude and impertinent child," she burst out, "to speak like that, and to me."
The child became apologetic. "I'm sure I didn't mean to be, ma'am," she explained. "But mother told me before I came that I was to be sure to speak to you like a lady, and when any ladies call on us, they always ask us those questions."
A gentleman who had married his cook was giving a dinner party and between the courses the good lady sat with her hands spread on the tablecloth.
Suddenly the burr of conversation ceased and in the silence that followed a young man on the right of his hostess said, pleasantly:
"Yes, they may be," said the old-time cook, with heightened color; "and yours would be like them if you had done half my work."
His relatives telephoned to the nearest florist's. The ribbon must be extra wide, with "Rest in Peace" on both sides, and if there was room, "We Shall Meet in Heaven."
The florist was away and his new assistant handled the job. There was a sensation when the flowers turned up at the funeral. The ribbon was extra wide, indeed, and on it was the inscription:
"Rest in peace on both sides, and, if there is room, we shall meet in heaven."
An Employee, Dynamic, but not variable. Tall--of excellent personality. Aggressive--but tactful. Sales type--but with a liking for detail. Vision--looking ahead and discounting the future. Loyal--always having the interest of his employer at heart. Creative--but appreciating values--initiative balanced with caution, forseeing his employer's wishes and ideas. Serious thinker--sunny disposition, looking ahead but mastering first the work on hand. Interested in his salary--only as incidental--willing to leave that to the discretion of those above him. Character--excellent, not a clock watcher--interested only in results, working night and day if necessary to secure his success. Honest--clear thinking--hard-working--looking ahead fearlessly--with his eyes on the future, putting everything else second to his work--with supreme, sound confidence in his own ability-- Ah! Shucks--It's Impossible.