Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-10-21


-ysrbs ss2 '.hsa1a9 YaHag "a bso4 az e
beef to our hearts,, content; while such
l1xuries as mullins, hot cakes and The Ike
were not to be seen on our uninvitine
[fable. al !ieda4alT ri aatwaE 7oi ytlTci agi
My next good cock had such a, violent
tedttnn pef that r Was actually afraid to show
my hcedinothe kitchen. siobore with sher
Ainail patience wasnelo longer alxirtue, and
then she went. c.s ,reg.,,, .s.o
Biddy, who took charge Of my "kitchen
icabinet,. yearer So afterwards proved
hsrsslfa culinary aartistsio iof no ordinary
merit. But, alas, Biddy "kept roonf;;"
and 50 many strange disappearances Of
bars OF soups 'bowls.of sugar, prints Of but.
ter, etcs,5 took place, 'thor Twas forced to
the On wiling Conclusion that her room
was simply store room for the sslrplusl
saysaetsmips. osSohsf pfeay Strong evi-
dence on this point coming to my mind, |
-Biddy, ,yho r;wasa PA articplarly
forward Ia IL declaring her honesty, although
Thad never aecusedhsr Of being Waiting
in nthatsinss,inabie virtue. .sif1aoo5@ sai"ot3
e sdSowe ofmyasxpetiencesin cooks have
been amusing enough OIL would rather
say, are amusing enough to think about: =. ~
thsy wefa rather annoying al the time Of
their occurrencs ss One 10 6f these iexpefraa
isncss Iawin reia;ee dabhad obtained
...treasure'i iinHanewoicook, who was mot
only good. .tsunpsFedk and cleanly, but under.
stood sber tbasinessv reasonably yswelf. Kitty
was ittle different from former ineum
benis ofsher sofGice IN this, that she took 'an
tiinreadings and generally dipped
into ahesmorningi paper before ittfonnd its,
wayi0p stairs,niios rhisy p of course, l. had
nooebjecsion' bp,l,sasirather pleased TO see
itHlds sEhne,ii however; which proves all
thihgssshewsdiH1y cook to be rather TOO
literary Observation-Disclosures Io(teA found,
her feading, when irs 'wus' but reasonable
forme totexpectIthat she would be- work.
ing;snnd nver idone5or burnt dishes occas.a
ionally smarkedthe degree sin which her
mind Iwaslabsorbedin her literary pleasures
which idiscoyersd innmes were not Of the
highest Eonder- -Asucp books as the an ys'
teaiea Of Pris'' furnishing the aalinent that
fed hefIimagination.ssm hfsT3 sjdI lise'a eY
assJane,n said my: husband sto me ono
as heowus8 about leaving the
house, II sbelieye ls7must invite my old
friend Grsemto dine with me to day He
will lsavel the city oto-norr0w; and / may
noss finxesthe pleasure Of a social hour with
iisn agnin foray yearsg al Besides Il wamuto
nlssduee kimuto you!lo Wewere' intimate
ssyoung amen, and mneh1attaehed to- each
,ther.e Ilmouid like ,aoi have you knew
lisn. bib " .saosi say, s4efEi ssigasfq 5n1
.ssJnyhsshimbyal lmeansSi'S'was my re-
,ly.
.Iawill send home a turkey from mar
ket, nisaidtM Mfs Smith, as he aspod holding
on 70 the OPEN door., !"4EeH Kitty to cook
il just right. Mrs. Green ! am told is; q
first rate bousekeeper, and / feel like show.
ing you off Is the best odyantnge'' 80
s.Dom leokr for too much" 7 replied,
'uiling, sleust you be disappointed.ndaq
Mr.. Smith went away, and | walked
oack 10 the kitchen door 10 say a word to
Kitty, As | looked ia, the sound Of my
feet on the, floor ,cnused her to start,-,
She was standing near a window, and at
ny appearance, she sburriedy concealed
something under her apron, ,o.r(l :, a,x1,yy
tI,Kitty."" said ], l"we are, to have, COM
pany to dine with US to-day. = Mr.. Smith
viii send home mse.s,a, q turkey, which you must
tess and cook in the best manner. will, will
be down during The morning 10 make some
lemon, puddings.s Be sure to have. a good
lts e + ,sS and see that all the drafts
Kitty promised l,at every thipg ss,hb should ogpld
be right, and went up stairs. In due
time the marketing game home About
eleven O'Clock r Repaired 70 the kitchen,
and much 70 my. surprise, found all in dis
ora6rs usIssEs1J 8gSs oi sstEs6iel Tc2 Sse}c' q
hatiiaahe " world have YOU been do
ing ail tiseamornings" said'I, feeling a lit'
lie fretted.
sKaty sseased Herself good snatdreay,
and commenced busting about to put
tladgsto4ighs, l~hilel goeaeur and other
ARTICLES necessary siforl my purpose and
went 10 work at my lemon puddings which
were, in due time, ready for the oyen.s-
Giving oil necessary directions as to their
baking, and charging Kitty to be sure to
have every thing en- the table precisely at
our usual hour for dining, / wen. up into
the nursery to look alter the children. "a and
to see about other ma matters e reqpifingg my at
tention. ''. ..,...s,.-s,.age s.,
Time passed on until 70 my surprise, |
heard the clock strike strikks.qpe oness7 had yet to
dress ior dinneris lis s1.aiao. oilJggsH Ell,
said TO nyselEs hope she, win nat let
''S hs'' ps'fss sls o. so ausb ssyp MY sS5s so
down ahsd satisfy myself as 10 Ihed state of
affairs il shs i and lqok il foF gran5
Alia1e Will while lsgWaFdsiI preserved an
odor as Of something 6urnings S~r,,S,si,a
"What is that?" came instinctively from
my lips. 'ssif Kitty hasz let, ahe 0puddings
zburp!!,,,e ne,r3 4s} atahihuBo aoiaU al I