Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1902 — Faithful to the Last. [ARTICLE]

Faithful to the Last.

In many Scotch families the old man servant Is a permanent Institution. He enters the service of a family when he is a boy, sticks to his place, and resigns only when the Infirmities of age are upon him. Naturally he grows In time to claim ns rights what were at first granted him as favors, and if he is opposed asserts himself with a spirit of, independence. An English paper tells a story Illustrative of this. A lady's coachman —a crusty old fellow who had been In the service of the family In her father’s time—gave her great trouble uud annoyance on several occasions by not carrying out her In-, struotlons. At length his conduct became unbearable, and she determined to dismiss him. Calling him Into her presence, she said with as much asperity as she could command: “I cannot stand this any longer, John. You must look out for another situation. You will leave my servlco at the end of the month.” The old servant looked at her In amusement for a minute, and then the characteristic “loyalty" enme to tho surfuce. “.Nn, na, wy lady," lie said, “I drove you to the kirk to be baptized, I drove you to your marriage, and I’ll stay to drive you to your funeral!”