Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-07-18
FROM THE YOU'VE LADY's FRIEND
THE w 0STEW-PANS
BY MRS. II. c. KNIGHT.

So my young freud Mary had again in
vitPd me to visit her at her new home. d"
will go,"kl said, ioyf1lIy. ~ desire so mucI
to SEQ her bright face again, and her bus
band too, and then to behold how becom
ingly she wears the honors Of lady matroi
ID her new house" In a few days matters
were arranged to 90; then a charming half
days ride brought me before her door
"Surely, il Is pretty here" | inwardly ex.
claimed; "this dear little front yard, and
that white rose trained SO lovingly over The
wind0w-Mary's sitting room, | stfppaset
and the house so white and we'll kept; and
green blinds, so cool and shady In summer;
and the front entry with simple straw car.
petit looks so pretty here; so quiet, SO
truly hornelike," and | ran after my bag.
gage up the flag.st0ncs. Some one came
down stairs. "Ah, Mary - and we en-.
bracod each other. nCome directly into
the sitting.rootn," she said, opening the
west door. True enough, il Is q sitting
rom. Behold the green and graceful dra-
perry ofthe white rose before the window.
She took ofFmy bonnet, and sat me down
In her own armchair, and then went a.
way, but soon returned, agd placed her nice
fat baby in my arms. "Beautifl baby I"
| exclaimed. "Ah, Mary, what "a treasured"
II looked amazed Mt me, then smiled, and
kicked about It's little fat feet right Justify.
"Baby knows | am It's mothers friend" |
said as | kissed his rosy checks with cor.
dial good will. Then came Mary's husband.
He Is u layorite ofmine-so kind and sen.
sible; he is quite business.like in his man
1ers, with q heart bfim.fill Of friendliness.
If you ever feel like asking d favor, go to
him, Mary's husband. Supper followed, and
a merrier three never sat over n cup oltea.
These nice white cakes, and this delicious
raspberry These could only como from
a skilfll handl Mary and her husband
seemed to enjoy them a new through me.
Then we went into the little garden aud
sat awhile on the beautiful piazza; then
explored the chambers, and looked ut this
prospect and that, the baby every where
accompanying us In his fathers arms. H.
yerytbing was in keeping; everything plea.
sing and astefIl-everything which ! saw,
ut least. Then we walked out 70 take a
birdie eye view Of the village from a bill
hard by. Everything pleased me-. $50,
then, Mary does finely, after all,'' I reflect.
ed, after retiring to rrst. n knew she
would; how beautiful II il To see two young
people beginning life together. How flesh
is everything. Yes, and how onsy and
clean, and how easy to keep ciean;" and my
mind unceremoniously wandered from the
romance of young welded couple to the
difficulty of keeping an old house clean.
had not been here many days before |
began to suspect, then to fear, that Mary
was not so happy 40 she had had Ut first
seemed, or as happy an she ought 10 be,
with 50 much about her to make happiness:
"Wbat ID this n ! anxiously asked.
We are going to ride. The chaise
arrived, md the husband jumped out, and as
he came In, said.
"lIary, Is my coat mendcd I must wear
that, | believe. You remember the one |
spoke about a week ago, and then showed
to you again yesterday"
ooh, mol iii not done !" cried Mary,
upstai@ II will do il now; but no,
| am not dressed yet myself and shb ran
from this drawer to that, quite hurrfNlly.
One finds so much to do in housekeeping"
said to me apologetically, and withal,
pettishly.
One day Mary promised us an apple-pud.
ding, made her new way, with potatoes in
flour. It was an especial ~favorite Of
ours, her husband and myself "Your pud.
ding, Mary" ] suggested, taking advanta.
&c OF our friendship, as we sat together in
the forenoon. Eyes, | know IT.; | am lust
Then she began to tell q story,
hen placed u plate of cakes before me, then
she was doing nothing; there lay the ba.
~ frolicking on the floor. "The pudding,
said to myself it will not 10 done;
hen what will Mr.. B--sayP % AhtI
veil knew what husbands sometimes
and said at a half cooked dinner.
THE pudding" was nearly calculating q
bird time, when Mary concluded to 90 a.
1t. Dinner came; the meat, then pud.
1t looked plump and round. She
ut it a large slice laid on the plate; but
las the crust inside was still dough We
it In silence. "The apple, perhaps,
will be nice;'' but no, it was not, and un.
"This business you ought to at
End to-" said the husband, in a tone which
ias not to be gainsayed. I
I" never could make buildings" declar-
d Mary blushing and mortified. b
BY and bye Mary became more conf
entail. "HowI dread going into that hot
to make piesl How | hate scald- I
lg my preserves; it is so troublesome !
here are so many disagreeable things to
0 in housekeeping" she declared once and /
gain. :
"Some how or other / do not seem to get t
-ong very well in housekeeping" she said i
me, sadly, one day. II know James is c
1t satisfied, you know his mother was an '
.icellent housekeeper-there are so many a
s~agreeables." S
spray, what, Mary ~ / asked kindly. il
"Oh, SO many making bread, filling 3
nps, and washing potatoes, them ones y
4nds i don't think am fit for it, at all" s
came in her eyes. Poor Mary! z
''In what respects do you think you are j
It fit for i II" | asked. "Let us look into |
Mary. There is so much time for you IL
learn" n
Il don't know as there u.s." she replied. o.
have no dct for housekeeping; nothing Il
ever done, James says" and she seemed 81
and sorrowful. Scan you give Il
E a few ideas?' she asked, looking up a
th that childlike confidence so natural to a
II. Il
"PerhaPsI can, Mary; viii you listen and q
| asked, seriously, for / beheld
ahead.