Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-12-26

incis for the philosophers to work up into sys-
tens.
\ We will now give some account of Prcpara-
,ions strictly aPPcuaining to the home depart.
mcut.
Mrs. Jones was in favor of having the Bee
IN the kitchen, and brought forward many
wcigh,y arguments in support Of her position.
Hut the result proves that there is no arguing
against facts. The hc, was that Miss Ellen
Ogdcn-vho had spcu, several month, in an
incorporated city, aud had thus become the
arbitrcs, Of rcuulily to the yillagc-had, at
the last dwelling at her houss, not only oc.
cupicd the " front room," bot actually fast.
cncd the door leading from the frsni room in-
to the kitchen. II was no, opened even to
,dmii the bearer Of sundrics fur the refresh.
,rcp, 81 the ,.s,,.re. ~, -,s, therefore.
obliged 90 go round 20 the front dooI On
bI. way there, bearing a large waiter heavy
laden with crocscry, glass, cake and sweet
meats, he walked into an external collar.way,
making a descent ot alout SIX Grci at single
.irp. There vas a crasbol crockcry, and
loui uucrarcc Of some very unnecessary and
nhlnonIous cNr'gu,cs, and a sull louder
peal Of laughter from Old Mr. Ogden, who
81, boz ,hc kitchen chimney corner. The old
gentlemen vas uo friend To gcn,crl innu,a.
iur,
Nj, Ellen Ogden, example was, therefore,
conclusive acaas, having ,hc Young folk, in
ihr Kitchen. They mus, occupy the " irou,
room" The room mus, therefore b. Pre-.
plrol, and, ne ,h, evening would doub,Irs, b.
cool, b, was necessary iu have tire lighted
there.
The Ere was lighted abou, ,hc middle Of
,hc afternoon bu, the smoke manifested
very unaecommodaurr, snd, iu Act, quite a
rrhrlI.ou, .p.ri,. Instead OF ascending ihc
chimney, d, pursued au opposite course II,
mos, lnr,cra,ly took possession II all paris
of the rrom, and ROLLED itself up 10 folds near
Doe ceiling, a,lf Co rr,out uf Kraah'. reach.
some yer, cgmbu,uhlc materials were then
uo-urcd, aud b'z1r va, produced, IN thc
hopc lhatt would prove morr tucab'c.-
Abs ttcaarh, ,hr ,p.u, and followed lhc
example of ihs smoke. and with increased en-
rrsy ans usol-n-r. H. Grt act vas 10 hy
utn Kr1.ah's hcr, A. she was hucclng ON
th, hearth. kindly fmnur u lnt, existence.
% lsu reached DO, iursy tongue almo,, to doe
middle Of ,ho ruum, a1i then curlcd ii u,sr
rhr m1ulrl piece to thc great peril of a curl
ol'ly wrought rlr,r hasA,r, o., visible pruoi
uf hr4ah's attendance ai -,l.c, school. ID
.hra .rymrl .m,ura with "a sudden impulse in
.l1mrr tae chimney vb,rupuu ,hr chin.
rry tuoN frr. 90 the ir6urr irr5or .f Nh.
Jones. who was surr thc huu.r would d.
burnt. with alr things animate lh,uan,o up.
pertaining Tomalr .lrr OF saving some.
.mre. shc s.grI Cd heavy iron kettle filled
N.lh water, lnl carried % so Gr from the
una.r 'hai % VHa'i NOT hr likely 60 hr sr' on
a-r hs che falling sprs,.
4. .err .. ,ls chimney v,s fairly ON fire.
l.,rr.. '4r,. and smoke ..,m,I tn think alI
rHr finn I7yr tH4i direction They accord.
incl, went rp the ch.mnr, al. steadily as DOL
irr, IrJ mover rrrr ,n,uhrrr else Tie
smoke ,u ihr ruom, receiving uu reinforce.
MON, ,rnIo-au.d, o.t uC lle open duor, and
I.-.m,lryI as quickly a. possible. The
ronm vas lhcn pH iu order "a table "a'
placed Boo ,hr centre, and 400 ihs chairs ln 'hc
house, except un' for Mr Jones, we're ranged
close Co zach other around ,hr walls ol thc