The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-04-21

! would at first require. And then think how much
! pleasanter 1t would he 10 young husband Ia sit
| down 10 the neat and we'll prepared meal fur
| nished with the hands of his own wife, than To
I, eat the careless cooking of a servant assure
you, Fanny, that young mechanic Just setting
out IN business for himself, will moi be able to hire
servant. support her wasteirlness, and the idle
ness and extravaganza of fashionable woman,
and at the same lime he an honest man If he
supports such style of living il must he al the
expense of his henesiy-yes INV child. Of his verv
souls salvation; for dishonest man cannot he q
Christian. Now do you think would suffer vou
to become such snare to Chares2 Mo- would
sooner cut off my right hand, or pluck our my
right eye
The old mans voice was indicative of so much
earnesness. and his face was su serious in lis ex
pressiuns that Fanny. for some moments. sat
speechIess But at last, affection prevailed over
tlmldlIy, and she began more to plead if not
for herself. at least for Charles She was sure il
would break his heart, were her father to refuse
his consent to their marriage
But still the old man seemed ineXurahle He
declared broken heart TO be far better than a
violated conscience and he sure Fanny could
mot be other than temptation Ia evil. with her
present ideas of life, and her acquired capaclies
tor The discharge Of its duties. Thinking she
might Imagine that he could be induced In furnish
Them the means of living in Incidence and ease
that he feared, she regarded as desirable. he told
her that II wOnld be violation nf long establish.
ed principles for him to furnish child even as
an only child, with the means OF living without
labor.
God. said he, gave you capacity 10 labor.
and that capacity implies design that Won should
know that you. mother has spa red no pains To
teach you every branch of needle work and | am
proud t" wear the shirts that yUu have made
but her feeble health has prevented Won the
equally Important arts Of the kitchen The re-
luctance she has felt 10 place you in the iminedi-
ate society of Phills. has prevented her INSISTING
upon your acquiring the necessary KNOWLEDGE of
housewife; and till now. we have moi realized
that you were utterly inf 10 became the rational
companion OF a worthy, but poor and Industrious
man truly value you happiness and am sat
ished that II would be greatly promoted by vour
marriage with Charles, were You qualified to fill
the station that God designed a wife 10 fill; bur
cannot, repeat, consent that yuu be instrument
tai in the ruin of one so highly prize. Were
10 waste upon you the property which God has
intrusied to me for higher purpose than selfish
qualification, should do yuu lasting injury, for
you would be tempted by it la live in idlepess and
eXiravagance, and at the same time, should he
robblng God Near as yon are To me, / cannot
give my consent that yOn should marry Charles
one condition.
Name it, cried Fanny eagerly, as she BEGAN
to breathe more freely, and the color once more
To her cheeks. p.
fear,' said her father, you viii think it
hard condition, but remember 1t is The only one
Tell me, dear father, and see if loves does
make it easy
1t will Try the strength Of Your regard. said
the old gentleman, less soemnIy than he had be-
fore spoken. 1t is on condition that YOU bind,
yourself apprentice 10 PhilEs and serve gnder her
till she gives you an honorable discharge as an
accomplished housewife, that consent to vour
union with Charles LawoR. Will ySa comply
with the terms, Fanny p
Fanny looked up hopefully, then coursoeooslv
said, Pll try, father The old man rose from.
the table aud imprinted kiss on the cheeks of his
child, telling her 10 be ready to take lessons on
the following day. He then took his han and
walking stick, and TO escort bis h,yiptr ,,i,,
home from the house of a sick friend, and FANNY
was left to arrange her plans for the morrow.
Poor girl! she little dreamed that love was to
cost her such self denying Iabors but il heIped
to tighten them in reality, as well as 10 make
them less formidable in anticipation On fbe.
following morning Fanny was Wy betjDes and
arrayed in a suit of garments that well befued
maid OF all work Esquire Phillips declared
he had never seen her look ST. neatly in any other
dress, and old Phillis grinned and Uttered when
he introduced her to the Kitchen and told her she
was To be entirely under hes direction till she
thought her fit for a housekeeper.
IL was baking day, and the FIRST lesson was in
making bread. After showing her ignorance in
various ways, much to the amusement Of The
shrewd servant the bread was at last prepared C,r
the oven. 1t designed To bake IL vitl,ont
pans, as was then the custom, and il constituted
no small share Of the bakers skill TO be able tn
toss the loave> into The oven handsomelq. with a
great wooden bread shovel
Now. missy said Phillis, wet the bread
shovel so the loaves will slide OF easy
Fanny wet the shovel. placed The loaG upon it
and made the atteIApt to land il at the backside
Of the oven. OF coarse it did not 90 as directed.
but part fell 10 the miJde Of The oven. and the
rest stuck TO the shovel
lie he-he,' burst from Phipis Guess tho
silly girl won't wet it again
Poor Fanny her face looked red enosch to
bake the bread, bot she knew it woulJ be onite
useless TO resent the trick that Pbillis had psved
50 successfully upon her, she only asked what
was 10 be done next.
Take a knife and scrape the shovel. and
when 700 have washed il clean and dried il. then
pot on dry flonr; guess missy find it won't stick
The docile girl obeyed. and succeeded so well
that PhlllIs candescended 30 praise her. Rnt
this was not the only lesson taught her bv some