Jack, and Many Things Concerning Him 91 



The frequent changing of the maids in 

 the kitchen, was always a matter of per- 

 plexity to Jack. The dog was suspicious of 

 these unknown Indian girls coming in, 

 and so familiarly handling the various 

 utensils of their work. Six months was 

 about all they generally remained with us, 

 as in that time they were, if not before, 

 married off to ambitious young bachelor 

 Indians, who were always most anxious to 

 secure, as their wives, the girls who had 

 been trained by the missionary's wife. So 

 Jack had to be warned to be on his good 

 behaviour and permit these new comers to 

 have the freedom of the house. It was in- 

 teresting to see how he at first watched 

 them and speedily found out where it was 

 possible for him to have some quiet fun at 

 their expense. If a girl were specially 

 anxious to keep the doors shut, Jack took 

 great delight in frequently opening them. 

 This he would persist in doing until com- 

 plaints were lodged against him and he had 

 to be well scolded for his conduct. 



One summer we had a fat, good-natured 

 Indian servant girl, whom we called Mary. 

 Jack, at first could not find any way by 

 which he could annoy her. She treated him 



