The North-Carolina standard., 1842-11-09

thought it a pity to him, by communicating
that the kitchen cabinet, finding that the kettle
would not boil on the stove, agreed after due de
liberation, to make fire in the chimney IA reso
luton rather difficult TO execute, from the close
proximity ofthat ponderous body.
The next morning Mr.. CLANCY was up bright
! and early, to superintend the preparations for
breakfast; for as a greater number of divisions
must be called into action for their generous morn
| ing's meal, he rightly concluded that Prudy
would not understand how to manage them. The
same difficulties occurred with the fire the even
ing before, and he brought the mornings paper
into the kitchen, read the editorials, the selected
intelligence the prices current the shipping list,
and half the advertisements, but still the contents
of the kettle could not reach the requisite 2l5 de-
gree. Mrs Chancy's specified half cord was sup
piled and then it did boil while most ofthe viands
for breakfast were burnt to cinders
Then commenced an order ofthings, which had
never before enlisted among the Chancv's Wait
ing for meals eating them half done and over DONE
grumbling of servants and all kinds of work hin
dered and delayed by cooking stove. Washing
day came, antl suficiency of water could not be
heated, though the boilers. as Mrs CLANCY said,
were large enough to propeI as many steamboats,;
and ironing day and the clothes were in constant
danger of being scorched if not burnt, by the SUI
perfluous heat ofthe smoothing irons. Mr. Chan
cy, who had before always been pattern of pro-
prety IN domestic matters, was now, in the words
of Prudy, continually poking his nose into the
Kitchen so that Rosetta the chambermaid, who
was rather pert, suggested the expediency of PIN
ming dishcloth to his coat sliits,-the prescribed
punishment for Il gentleman so offcnling. Nor
was he satisfied to ntrude alone but daily he bro't
in delegation of his friends, to aid him in ad
mirng his performance, till, at length, poor Mrs.
CLANCY, who had al,vas been placidity and for
bearance personifed, gave herself upto her trou-
bles and detailed her own grievances and the COM
plants of the servants without mercy
"Alexander gave notice this morning to look
out for another waiter" said she, about fortnight
after the advent of the stove.
.He did why, my dear, what does he intend to
do ?''
'To find another place, of course, Mr.. Chan
cy."
eBut, my dear, how could we get along with
ont Alick what has offended him? he has al
ways appeared satisfied with us"
''And SO he was, until that stove came into the
house; that is what drives him away, and no won
der He says he had work enough for all his
time BEFORE to do Improperly, ana now its doubled.
He has to spend half the day lifting about those
tremendous boilers and roasters and steamers for
Prudy as they are too heavy for woman to ham
die, and in splitting kindling wool. Besides that
he soils as mach more clothing as formerl Y, AMI
has burnt two aprons, and entirely ruined a good
pair of pantaloons by scorching them till they
had to be patched on the knees. Alick considers
himself too genteeI to be always wearing patched
clothes, and he could not afford to buy as many as
that stove would destroy"
':Lct him go, then" said Mr.. Chancy in huff.
at is easy enough to let him 60, Mr., Clancy Y,
but not so easy to get another in his place. You
know we could leave the keys of the whole house
with him. for any length of time, and feel perfect
ly safe; and that he always does his business we'll,
and without direction. Everybody thinks that we
have quite a treasure in Alexander, and we are to
lose him on account of that stovel'
eff servants can't appreciate the conveniencas
their employers provide for rthem all we have to
do, is to change them"
1.-The servants or the conveniences, Whlch?
asked Mrs CLANCY eagerly.
The servants, to be sure; let Alcll go, and I'll
soon find a substitute" Alcll did 90, anl a sub
sute was found, but he took leave in a few days
for the same reason.
''We are to lose Prudy, too, Mr.. CLANCY" said
Mrs CLANCY day or two after.
''Not Prudy why, what's the matter nowa"
''She strained her back last evening lifting one
of those boiler, which she has been obliged to do
herself, since Alexander went away. She was
not able to 90 to work this morning and has gone
to her sisters until she shall be able to look out
for another situation. am afraid it is serious
affair."
'Wel, then, we must get a cook who will be
my dear''
sReally, Mr.. Chancyl as if it were matter of
course thatwe should get people to suit stoves
instead of stoves to suit our peoplel Prudy was
the person for US, exactly, before you brought that
upon us. She was not too proud to do
plain cooking, and yet could cook on extra occa-
sions with the best"
"Al that is true my dear, but it is evident that
she is not strong enough in the back"
"And that is not the worst, Mr.. CLANCY. Ro-
seta threatens to go too. She has got cold in the
breast from leaving the doors open when the stove
heats the kitchen beyond bearing, and says that it
is so uncomfortable, she can't stand it much long
er. 1t is always too hot or too cold, and with so
many utensils Uttered about can never be made to
look gentcel, when her friends come to see her:
you know she is a respectable colored girl. Be
sides that, she can neither wash iron with any
credit and the cook and waiter are everlastingly
grumbling at the stove, and at each other, about
It."
@Then, my dear, give her her walking papers,
too; a pretty story that we must submit to such
rebellious creatures !"
eff you were obliged to go into the kitchen TO
do the work as shall be, if 1.-The servants leave
US, you would talk in dfferentstrain, Mr. Chan
cy"
uWhvz INV dear that Stove If nronerlv man.