Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-08-19
seated, and the ceremony was proceeding

decently and IN order.
Mrs. Somes nd not wholly recovered
IRON the excitement Of the interview in
The kitchen. and her hand trembled sight
iy as she handed Mrs. DeekiIe her tea.
tlr. Sones h4d donned his best blue coat
NJ h brass buttons, which had done duty
as Sunday garment for the past fifteen
years.
he seemed 10 be somewhat uneasy, and
although he and the minister had always
been on the best of ierms,his answers were
loo shor and crus,y for courteous host.
'W ont you pass the biscuit to Mrs.
Deeklie, husband 2 said Mrs. Somes,
with her sweetest smile, albeit not very
sweet at that.
Mr. Somes did pass the biscuit to Mrs.
Deeklle, and she took one but when
he passed them 10 Mr.. Deeklie, he smil-
ingly declined.
mo thank you, Mr.. Somes; never
eat hot bread. It docs not agree with
me- said he.
Mrs. SOmes passed the cold bread,
thinking all The time how very uncivil it
was In the parson 10 refuse the hot bis
cult she had taken So much pains TO pre-
pare.
But Mr.. Deeklie was very respectful to
his stomach for he found when insulted
and imposed upon, that II was tyranncal
and disagreeable and he paid more def
erence to his digestive organs than he did
to the feelings Of his vain parishioners.
my biscuits are not very nice; did
not have as good luck as generally do,
suggested Mrs. Somes, as Mrs Deeklie
took second biscuit.
Better ! Interrupted Mr.. Somes.
The lady looked at hun with very evil
dent marks Of dspleasure.
They are very nice, said the parsons s
wife. .....
Take little more of this ounce pre-
serves, Mrs. Deekiie. dare say it's not
SO nice as your mother makes; but the
truth IS
IL has stood so long interrupted Mr..
Somes. 'The jar has not been opened
since you were here last fall
Mrs. Somes looked daggers but the
psrson very considerably asked Mr..
Somes whether he had done planting, just
at tnal moment, and her anger evaporated
without any unpleasant effects.
'Hu, band, won. you pass this cake 10
MIR. Deeklie 2
Thank YOU, Mrs. Somes, never eat
cake. Your bread is very goo. | will
thank you for some more
Really, Mr. Deeklie, you will take
some of this cake? 1t is not rich there
is very little butter in it,
Not any, thank you; | never ca,
cake, unless il be something very simple
such as 6 ngerbread, or IN GLASSES cake
What calamity! -Four kinds Of cake
and the parson wouldn't touch one o
them,
But you will take some of these Jun.
bles made them on purpose for you.
that's fact, Mr.. Deeklie,' added
AIR. Somes, n alclously.
He would further have added that his
wife never made pies and cakes for her
own family but he Was afraid of fright.
ening the parson.
! You must excuse me. | doubt moi
they are very nice, but have to be care.
full
Mrs. Deeklie and her two grown ur
daughters were more courteous, and eact
nlbbled a small bit of the rich pounC
cake but they seemed TO do it agains
their 'nsciences and against their bettel
ju gment
The truth was they felt embarrassed
by the extraordinary display Mrs. Some.
E had made. They did not feel at home
The whole affair was too set and ar.ificia
to be enjoyed, and at an early horr tn,
hole party Withdrew, mentally deter
mined 10 make i, long time before they
took tea with Mrs: Somes again.
CHAPTER III.
wife, where is the piece of meat
sent home for dinner?' asked farmer
Somes, as he and the boys came in fo
their MONDAY meal, on the day following
t the Tea party.
The farmer glanced inquiringly at tn,
table which was spread before him. In
voluntarily his nasal organ contracted
t longilcdinally it would no. be polite tt
say he turned up his nose, though sucl
. was the fact, beyond the possibility OF de
, NAL.
, Farmer Somes was not, in any sens
5 an epcure, He ked plain, substan
,ial diet. that (which was good, an
> emo Ugh of it,, and he forcibly expressed
. his idea of table economy.
, Lest the reader should suppose he wa
one of those grou,y, ill-na,ured feeders,
who would grumbIe a, the ambrosia an
nectar of The goes, we deem it necessar,
10 par,iculnr,ze the articles on he boar
of the lady, who placed four kinds Q
cake before company. :.
Certainly here was variety enough 4
satisfy the most tickle taste, On a brok
en- pla,e---,he best dishes were religiously
: reserved 10 the use of company--was th'
Z half of one sausage and thirds Q
another. making one sausage aud one
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