Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-07-07
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lpraotical knowledge Of household tasks.
ON which, in the morning. she would be
Obliged to enter. His only comfort was,
that she, herself did not shrink from the
prospect before her, but had from the first,
maintained uniform cheereulness Of spi-
/ rit. Il was long before he fell asleep,
and when he did, the discomforts Of an
ill.arranged table, Of muddy coffee, heAs
Wy. half.baked bread. with other articles
TO compare. formed the. staple Of bis
dreams. When he arose, instead Of rec
naming In the house, as was his custom,
70 read the morning papers while break.
fast was preparing. he hastened 70 his mo-
theirs TO see il Harriet would come and
assist his wife.
"Why, she left town day before yes.
terday," replied his mother in answer to
his question. "She has gone 20 spend
few days with her friend Lucy Wayland.
Hepsy, too, has taken the opportunity of
her absence, to visit her mother, so that
have no one except Kathleen, the Irish
girl. who. as yet, knows nothing about
cookery" sE
Percy felt very miserable as ho bent
his steps homewRrd. Not that lie cared
for once to sit down to an ill.oooked meal
but he knew Grace was ambitious and
sensitive, and dreaded 10 witness her NOR
tification.
al have just been looking out 10 SEQ II
You were coming" said she with smile.
;" II is seven o'clock and breakfast is rea-
dy."
"Why. who learnt you to mako CoHIoo9"
said he with surprise, as he received n cup
of the clear, fragrant beverage from her
hand.
Aunt Porsis," she quietly replied
"And did she learn you to make bis.
cult too ?" he inquired breaking ono opOn.
"Why, this Is not only as white but aa
light as q handful Of snow-fRkOs," ~
" Yes, am indebted 10 aunt Porsis Cor
the art of making coffee, bread, cooking
steak, together with several other inn
portant matters, Rppertaining TO house.
keeping. But the credit Ofprcparing this
breakfast does not belong to mo. found
Margaret an Rhle and willing assistant"
1t was one of the proudest moments of
PerOy's life, when hearing footsteps, ho
looked round and beheld his mother. ia
Grace is worthy to be your dAugh-
ter" said hO, directing her attention TO
the breakfast table, land we shall be
most happy to share with you the moal
which, doubt not, you camo with the
benevolent intention to prepare"
Mrs. Percy made no reply, but before
seating herself at tho table. she took her
daughIcr-in-law's hand with n look that
was sufficiently expressive. In little
more than week. Percy had disposed Of
his house in the city, hired neat cottage
at few miles distant. A plot of ground
in front, which was enclosed by simple
palling, was clothed with a thick, soft
verdure, amid which nestled violots and
other wild flowers, that some former oc.
cupant, with just taste, had transplant
cd from their native solitude. A sweet
brar which reached quito to the caves,
shaded one of the parlOr Windows and
veteran lilac-bush, which lent It's support
to honeysucklc, formed leafy curtain
for another. t.,-
AS Grace and Harriet were arranging
the simple furniture ofa small apartment,
which the former had named her boudoir.
Percy entered, and placed upon the table
a rose wood box.
"What n pretty box" said Grace. III
! don't remember Of ever seeing IL BEFORE"
Lift the lid" said Percy,
She obcycd and boheld little black
, slipper.
why. this looks like the very one
lost, /" said she.
I II is undoubtedly the same" he re.
piled, /" and found Il some weeks before
"Do tell me, Graco,p said Harriet.
how came you 70 meet with so odd an
accident as TO lose your shoe"
}, Why, there happened to be a sudden
shower one day, when / was absent from
home, and aunt PcrSis sent tho carriage
and pair Of thick shoes The slipper,
which, with its mate, rolled in a hand
kcrchicf, happened TO slip out during It's
passage from my friends house 70 tho
carriage"
"And Charles, who was destined 70 be
its finder" said Harriet, "waS 50 takon
with its beauty, slightly altering tho old
fashioned game Of hunt the slipper, his
r chief Amusement was 10 hunt the lady Of
the slipper till his efforts were successful"
/ hope he will never have cause 70
regret his success" replied Grace, 4" for
am sure shall not"
"Do you not regret the exchange you
have been obliged TO make p said Per.
" Not in the least. l already like our
country cottage better than ! did our city
palace"
There is one thing wish you could
have retained" said Harriet.
"And what is that ?"
"Your harp"
The words had scarcely escaped her
lips, when the voice Of Aunt Persis was
heard.
"Wait minute" she was heard TO
say, " and will see where the mistress