The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-05-24
ali ST. ell a II D..
a CHAPTER ON EATING.
49, - -aHuNeER1NG man,
Fretful, If unsuppIied.n

sss Mr.. Leonidas Boyd had partaken ofa
plentiful breakfast; he had read the morn
ing papers through; he had stood directly
insffont of the FIRE, with his hands cluspcd
under his coat skirts, and was thorough.
lywnrm; he had kicked off his slippers,
and drawn on his nicely polished boots;
he had muffied up in his snck, neck. cloth
sand gloves, put on his hat, and was pas
sing down the door-steps, when voice
from behind arrested his progress; for
Mrs. Lenoidas Boyd exclaimed, "Don't
forget the salt, my dear!'' and moment
after, nor the saleratus and s,arch!"
ES Asnlen go, Mr.. Leonidus Boyd was
good man, a kind husband, and mn indul-
gent father. Not day passed but his
handkerchief wns tied hafdozen knots
tolremind him of things he never would
remember; not a day in which he did not
Say, &. s. Yes,my child and al will my dear!"
to requests he was. sure to forget. The
Butchers bill, the conl.mnn's bill, the
Saourman's bill, the house rent, were all
quickly settled, and cheerfully he bought
cotton.cloth, new dresses, bonnets and
chooibooks; but there was ever. mvs.
sterysto his masculine understanding. He
minor groceries that went into his house
fmantlias an he paced with quick steps the road
sleadingto his place Of business, his nedi-
Etation ran thus:
Don't forget the salt, my deaI!' No,
won't forget the salt; but wonder what
3has5 BECOME Of the last | bought! "Slarch
and dsalHrntils too. never taste snlmrat-
uslin my thing; tho cook must throw ,ha,
nWay;; and: starch--let me see; that goes
into my shirts; but it can't take pound
sfora g shirt. There's, "sonp," too, and
Slew more eggs, my dear" Last week
ut was "soma indigo, and new mop; n
little sand and some soda;' tomorrow it
Willie" Bristol brick and pound OF gin
ger''-What women want Of SO MANY
things cannot imagine; but my wife shall
have what she wants if she is rational
sabontsWhnt she calls "house- keeping
Every town has its Lenoidas Boyds;
men whose perceptions are obtusc on the
subject Of small domestic needs; men 10
whom little wants arc no wants at all, and
stowhose minds what they do not sec used
is sure 10 be wasted; men who wonder
where the salt COOS; men who think wo.
!. mon make too much ado about house
keeping; men, in short, who are great con-
noissures Of the culinary art in general,
but have no conception Of its multiplicity
oftietails, and buy butter, sugar, lard,
pepper and spice and verify think that
they are doing their wives a great favor.
Eating is on the whole serious business.
When we take into consideration the sus.
' tanning Of vital energies and the conse-
quent actions, the Office Of cook becomes
,5one ofisolemn interest: und the incessant
demands made bysthat orifice with which
The human face divine, is garnished, seems
but reasonable. The republican some
times wonders ifroyalty condescends to
roast potatoes and eat bread and butter,
Sand,thinks that Victoria should, like the
fairies,be led on broied rose leaves; or,
5ifsmortal, on pound cake and custard; at
Ahe farihest, should Her Majesty choose q
bit Of flesh, let It be "squb.nngcl" or
some cherlb oysters; Prince Albert
InightshaRe four and-twenty black birds
baked in pie,'' and have high precedent
therefor; and Montezuma, ,sve read, relish.
ed his ste wSor fricasee Of tender little chill,
,.dren;a o dishsdiffieult to be furnished ohen
6 in q private fanii| But common people
with common sappeiites will submit TO
\ coarse fare; and ever since our great
grandnothar Eve got into the foolish hab.
1T ofWaiting uponA Adam and handing him
apples, it has fallen to woman's lot to be
a cooking animal. Ages ago it was es.
tabljshed as a fact that the way TO mans
heart was through his stomach. The
Irisbman sitting byhis peat fire, begrimed
with smoke, thinks
eThe best comfort, under the uun.
& "a to sit by the fire till the 'taters is DONE"
ID, ,Dutchman smiles when he sees snits
and ssoralls, and tastes sourkrout, The
southern negro will dance after eating hi,