New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-10


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CHAP VIlI.-THE lMfRONiSED DINNER
You housewives who know the important
meaninc of a roast. who know the difficulties
which sometimes ovcrwhelm you, especially when
YOU must improvise a family dinner; you vino
know that Notwithstanding all inspiration, both
of understanding and ncnat!on-yct inspiration
is necessary to all improvisaton-one cannot IN
s,re either chickens or hea,hcocks to come flying
into the important dish, when the crust is ready
to nut on it; you housewives who have spent
many long morning in thoughts OF cookery and
in anguish you can sympathizc in Elise's trou-
bles, as she, on the morning of this important DIM
ner, saw the finger of the clock stand at hai-past
eleven without having been able TO inprovlsc
roast
1t is true that an improviscd dinner might do
without roast this we grant as genera! law;
but in the of this particular dinner, we deny II
altogether, in proof Of which we might easily give
The arrangement of the whole dinner, did we not
Aatter ourselves that we arc believed on our bare
word. Beyond this, the Judge was particularly
fond Of roast, fond of all kinds of meat, which
circumstance increased still more Elise'S difficulty;
and as ii to make the difficulty still greater, Elise,
Cnthis very day, was remarkably in want OF as
sstants, for her husband had sent out. on his own
business, those servants who, on extraordinary
occasions, Elise found very good help. The cook
100 was confused to-day in remarkable manner;
The children were IN a icrmcntatlon; Eva ana
Leonore Quarrced; Pclrca tore a hole IN her new
mock llenric broke bottle and SIX glasses; the
baby cried and screamed for nothing; the clock
was on the stroke of twelve, and no roast would
come!
Elise was Just on the point OF falling into dcs-
par over roasts, cooks, children, nay over the
whole world, when the door opened. and the words,
| your most devoted servant were spoken out
anAy and joyously, and the widow of the Cham
Seilan-to Elise she seemed an angel of light from
heaven-stood in the room, with her bcammg,
nendly coun,ennnce: took out OF her monstrouS
Fucue one chicken after another, and laid them
On the table. fixing her eye on Elise and making
rlihcach a little curleSy to her Enrapturcd by
@e sight Elise embraced her, FASTENED into the
achen with the chickens, and then returning,
poured forth her thanks and all her cares TO this
Rendin need
] Well, well, pa,ience." cxhorcd Mrs Gu
MIA kindly and full of cordial sympathy, and
@ncwhat touched by E.se's communication,
best-beloved, one should not take 1t SO much 10
4au such troubles as these soon pass away
> indeed, they soon pass. Now listen, and IL
Syou something: when need is greatest, help
s&a'est IS. yes. remember that As lof
~tacKens, Saw them IN a peasant $ cart, as l
@sed the market, aud as knew what was 90
On here, lost no time IN buying them and
@sng them under my cloak, and | have nearly
@myseli out OF breath IN my haste. He, he,
:, And 50 now | must 90, for the dear lady
~ dsess herself nicely, and so must too.
a ~lta dear Elise, | wish YOU the happiness CT
;sag both the dinner and the young folks III or
Tie, he, he.''
ea'naa went, dinncr-tme came and with il
Sas The guests and the Judge, who had spent
sAo!e morning in the business of his own Of
'S0ut of the house.
I1rshe, The Coionel's lady, was elegant in the
saest degree; looked handsome and liStin-
SsGed and almost outdid herself IN poiitones> ;
sll Elise, spite even OF herself, felt still and
SFa BESIDE her husbands old flame
oh that the chickens may be nicely done :"
Zoe lncessant mas,er-though, OF Elise's soul ;
IN Prevailed over the Pope, The church OF ST.
sSs Thorwaldsen and Pasta, aud over every
Se' on which they talked.
ae hour OF dinner was come. and vet the din,
app the company waiting. The Judge. wh"
Sed from every body else the pnncuality
"a LIE he himself practiced, began 20 suffer from
= Elise called his dinner.ievcr." and threw
s glanceS, first at the dining ruom door. ana
s.,s az ms wife, whose situation, 1t must be con-
, ~ ~ was no, very enviablc one She endea-
IA. 70 iook quite calm, but whispered something
lille Lose, which sent her speedily out Of
: sss Ehse'S entertainments both that part
was audible, and that which was inaudbc,
T00ably at the moment carried on something
ss as following fashion: