11 is agreeable to find that stresses? ts over maids who sin" without due We eyes of the Law" what those rights may be worth daily practice ts another thing.
A Mrs, Brigstock, wife of a barrister living in Hampstead, sued Major and Mrs, Corse Scott, also of that salubrious suburb, for enticing, away oF as the law so charmingly puts cook-general, Mary Nolan I did not follow the case, which tasted some days, right through, but ently the Corse Scotts took in Mary knowing that she had not given, notice properly. For Judge Woodcock who tried the case ordered Mary 10 pay £4 for breach of contract, and the Corse Scotts to pay £21 for procuring and harbouring. He also said that he would state the Jaw on entice ing and harbouring so that every mistress could understand.
I give his exact words so that you see how simple the law can be when it wishes everyone to understand, However, even if like me, you find that a little confusing, the fate of Mary Nolan and the Corse Scotts will show you what you must not do.
In all probability hundreds of mistresses "annually" are suddenly deserted by maids, but bring no action simply because they cannot A lady and her husband, friends of fours, who used to employ a married couple, spent an evening in London not long ago and returned at 110 Pin. to find thay the couple had disappeared about 6 pin. leaving the Louse open and empty.
No legal action was possible because they could never be traced. Most of us, with less determination than Mrs. Brigstock, accept that sort of thing nowadays as among the ordinary trials of lite.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.