Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-03-07


plain cookery, for my part
80 DO !, as general thing. But then yor
Know 1t is well to have something u little bet
ter than ordinary once in while
We'll, il you are not satisfied with my way
of doing things, you must hire a cook, or e
and board out
D And Mrs. Darling put on her injured look
b and remained silent during the rest of the din.
ner. But after all, she was not an il,-natureC
y woman, and after her husband had gone to hi,
shop. she began to feel a little pricked in ne
conscience i,r having been so cross at dinner
But thea John had bored her so about that din.
nrr at Col. Philpots, she was out of patience
with it, Yet, what right bad she to be ont o
patience with John? lie never was out of pa.
+ tiehte with her, aud she could but acknDwI
edge that lie 90 often had reason to be. So
} SIZE resolved 10 make it up soon rs possible
, 'John,' said she, as she handed him cup o
tea, I've great notion TO try that potato puG-
ding. ] believe could make one
, NO doubt OF it, said her husband, you car
90 a'mo,t any thing you try to-
i suppose it takes butter, and sugar and eggs
and spices &c, but wish knew the proper.
tols.'
It's very easy to find on, all about it by cal
ing at Co. Pmlpot's. lie said his wife would
be delighted to get acquainted with YOU
$50 you've tod me dozen lines; bat think
if she wanted 10 get arquaiut, with me. she
IN glt call upon me. She has lived here longer
than have, aud 1t isn't in my place to call
first and don't believe the Col. tells the
truth when he saws his wifi. wants TO get ac
quain'ed with me-
'Weu Ialvavs think nooplc mean as lbny
saw. and wish YOU would too. Hester
/ 'BIit, very evident She holds herseIfa rood
dea above me. She has no reason to, certainty.
| for her family WAS no, half as rpsocctahle a =,
mine. Mr.. Potter knows al about them. root
and branch. and she SAYS that Mrs. philrul,
father kept a vcrv low tavern in Norridrr. and
Mrs. philpot herself tended the bar wl,rn SIN,
was oil. But some how Col. Phipot hanpen
ed to fIl in love N'h her. and he s,nt hcr
away to school and then married her.
'Weu. that's no,hlnr against her isi,?'
NJ. Of course il wouldut be. if she didn't
carry her head so hiph now. Bat its aINays
the Wav with such uersors-thev never know
how to bear pro.peritv There wouldn't he
anr thinr sad about her oriuin. if she didn'I
put on ,uch ans ; bur as lorr AS she feels So
lifted up, folks will talk, Won know
'Prriaps Won don't do her Justice. Hester
You know no,hinr about her eyceu,inr what
you've heard. AT any rate. it woulJ do mo-
harm TO call upon her.
y
Of This sort. Mis-. Dlrlinr courludch in nav Mrs
Phipot a visit. Sic could make the po,ato
pudding an excuse. and be governed by Mrs.
P.'s reception in regard to further intercourse
Mrs. Pnlpot has been, f,rspveral wears pa.t.
TO Use her own cXyreSs ion. sverv unf,rluu,te
in her Jome,ticts.' With the exec ton Of her
{, ok-np 10 the time Of Mrs. Darlinu's call
she had seldom k,pt one above a month. and
sometimes moi AS long AS that. This fno1en
cuaugr Of servants vas nor so much nw,nr 10
any uEk.Gdnr.s on Mrs. Pn,lDnt's par,. AS ,o
the fact that Mrs. Mudlaw. her cook. could
never arrec with them. TVS fnnctiona,y had
been. fer several years. a fixture in c u. p',.,
establishment; ua.,d, NJ. p. d rlafed she
could not pus,!Jiy r.t aluuy w.th,nt her. Ms.
Mui!aw was. ia Ec'. a rood co k, and - en-.
rirplv relieved that ldv from all care IN that
department. that, raherihan part win her.. Size
was wiling to submit To her petty tyranny in
every ihiuJ. The cook pcti,ll,v sruled the
roast at CT. p'.. in more rnnn ONE sense -
And she did not often fad the -ubatern- of HE
household as Submissive TO her wishe. as Mrs.
ph:lpot herself was She cpntfived To quarrel
them away in Short time. for ,he had only to
say To MrE. r.. well. c!,her Bfid,,l mus,
qut, SO ,ou may take your clocc.' AMI the Of
tcndng servant mad was dismissed forthwith.
there icing no appeal from llrs. MulAw', De.
cision.
A scene Of this kind had last occurred when
Ms D,llino tnad. her a yI.it and a ra,,, r,,,
lash cirl nad luaI mo,uinr hccn in.,.Ilol in
Mace or The one Ji.cu,r,ed Thn dnty If Ibi.
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