Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-09-13
LANCASTER, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 49, 1915 NO. 81

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Peter, letit remaia where it ISL can
ask for it, if prefer it to the celery
sauce, and asa 81 % Ael
1f,s. Lob, Mr.. Leatherhead, do
stop talking while you eat, for | am
half beside myself. Don't you see that
you have been helped to egg sauce,
and plentifully, too? AS to the celery
sauce, it is only what was left of yes.
terday. Ihadit warmed up for myself,
thinking that
Mr.. Lob, yes, Mrs. Leatherhead,
you were thinking. You women are
always thinking; and l dare say that
the poor children are to eat that stale,
rancid, sauce? You never can remem-
Der that child has not the stomach Of
an ostrich. Remove the fish, Peter
Oh, ! beg your pardon, Mrs. Leather
head; thought you had fnished.--
That! you hare not begun get? and
why did you not begin. You were
preparing the children's dinner 2 !
thought they were to have the lamb
chops. You are as changeable as the
wind. This morning you thought fish
unwholesome. It0ia you that they
should eat the ffsh2 wonder at you,
my dear! Why expressly gave in
to your wishes about the lamb chops.
But | forgot to mention that ! had or
dered some cherry tarts. You sent
the boy a,oay! Upon my life that is
a pretty Joke. What are we to have
for desert? Cherry pudding! Who
ever heard Of cherry pudding! You
are mistaken, my mother never made
cherry pudding; they were cherry
dumplings. on you meant cherry
dumplingS! Then why did you not
say so. Half my time, when / am at
home, is spent in unravelling your
blunders Of speech. If you thought
clearly you would speak clearly. Hold
mn tongue and eat my dinner =
Well, Mrs. Lcatherhead, you are very
lady-like, and--wipe the sauce oil my
waistcoat! That comes of making tho
egg sauce so thin. Icompiainedef ITS
beeng too thick, did l.? Pray when
was that--not to-day, certainly, for
there--run Peter, dare say that the
two gentlemen are coming. Was there
ever such a table, and the cod is cold
Send away the two girls, but let Ned
stay. What! you are glad they are
going? begin to think, Mrs. Leath-
crhead, that you are an unnatural
mother. You are half crazy, are
you? and, If sou dared, you ,oould
fhrow a tumbler faH Of 0ater an my
facei Is that what you said oh go,
If you choose--leavc the table by all
means, and pray set the children against
their father--that would be all in char
acter. only the ice-cart! Step after
Mrs. Leathcrhead, Peter, and tell her
to pay the man--she has no money =
did she say she had no money, Peter
why but no matter, tell the man tt
call tomorrow at my office. Here
Ned, hold your plate for slice of ba
con. Mother says you must not cal
bacon to-day-why not?-therc is nc
law against eating bacon on Thursdays.
Oh, you have thought better Of it, and
have come back, Mrs. Lcathcrhead. A
pretty example you set your children
however, you shall only spoil the girls,
for as soon as Ned and Bob are old
enough, they shall go to boarding.
school. Don't whisper to the boy
when am talking to him. IoH dtd
not know fhat IwaS speaking 10 him ?
Pray, was speaking to the chairs; but
| might as well, for any thing that !
can see. Hold my tongue? This is
twice that you have made that unciyil
speech. Leave the table, Ned, it il not
proper for you to set by and hear your
fatfcrabused. Thank you, Mrs. Lrath-
erhead, you wiU fhroW The mater in
mn face!! Is that what yon muttered
who would have the worst of il p
for should have to change my clothes.
These are tie cherry dumPlings, are
tAey? IfIsaid cherry, Il meant black
berry--and so / am disappointed of my
desert, for won't cat such bullets as
these. Hhy dontItry tAsm2 Yes,
| might try them, il they were black
berries. or, haDof them are black
berries, are hey? Well-why did
you not mention If, and now that J
recoIlcct right it was dried currant
dumplings.
Whaf, you once mate them,
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49,, I'll d;d not. then. they must