The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-12-28
And III feed POmp. and weed the gar


hungry, and at last the bell did ring, and h
went to breakfast.
| The Darling Lofty was looking a littl
better, but still rather anxious.
Have you had a hard time, darling?
inquired the Doctor, cautiously.
'Oh, not very. The fire did not kindl,
well at first, and the stove smoked
Did you open the damper?'
'Damper? why no. Has it got damper'
Well. I'll remember nexttime. Now have
some coffee
The Doctor took his cup, stirred it about
looked rather hard at it; and then at Darl-
ing Lofty.
well, what is it? I'm sure 1 don't know
what makes it so full of those specks, | boil
ed, and boiled it,
Yet, it don't seem to be settled. Did you
put in any fish skin?'
No, l forgot
No matter, it will do very well. Now
Darling Lofty, I'll take ane egg. Why!it's
as hard as brickbat.'
'Hardl Now how can they be hard,
when they were boiling all the time l was
making the coffee and toast!
'Ah! toast; let us try that A little
burnt, but very good; there don't cry dar-
ling; it'll be all right next time.
After showers come sunshine, and this
one cleared off. The Doctor laid aside his
dignity, and helped wash the dishes; and
then put his horse in the new sulky. took
the new saddle-bags, and drove off furious
ly, to see some imaginary patients, till din
ner time, while Darling Lofty blocked out
worsted paroquet, that bid fair to be the
wonder Of her next winter parties. But
this like all pleasures, came to an end, for
there was dinner 10 get, and that dinner
was 10 make up for the breakfast. The
Doctor liked nice piece of boiled vituals
so she made fire, peeled the potatoes,
bcets, carrots, turnips, parsnips, and put
them with a nice spare-rib of fresh pork in
to the kettle land set them to boiling. There
was a rousing fire; the water boiled furi-
ously, and she went up stairs 10 put few
stitches into the paroquet. Presently she
became conscious of an unpleasant odor;
she snufed, and wondered, and then put
in the eye of the paroquet. But the un-
pleasant odor became stronger, and at last
she thought proper to go in the direction it
seemed to come from and that happened to
be the kitchen. The stove was red hot;so
was the kettle of boiled yictuals; and nice
smother was rising from it. The Darling
Lofty dashed dipper of water into the
kettle Bang!-and such cloud of steam!
The kettle was cracked. but the Doctor
had just come home hungry, the table was
set and the dinner was dished.
The Darling Lofty took her place at the
head of the table. She was flushed and
nervous, and ready for fit of Mysteries;
butthe Doctor was so cheerful, and ten
der, that she began to feel quite happy
But the poor dinner. ltd:d not seem ex-
actly right; it seemed to have caught at the
bottom of the kettle, the Doctor said; then
the potatoes were boiled unto pulp; while
the beets and turnips were quite hard
The fresh pork rather wanted sailing.
Charles, dear!' said Lofty very sad
ly.
We'll, Lofty darling, what is it?'
I'm afraid the dinner is not very
nice
We'll, it is little scorched, and not ex-
actly managed all regular, and all that sort
of thing, you know; but what signifes?-
Wen try the desert
'Ohp
We'll, darling, what's the trouble|
Lofty ran into the kitchen, and there
was her poor, forgotten plum pudding, in
the stove oven just burnt TO cinder. Ii
was as black as coal; fine carbonacious
specimen, as the Doctor learnedly remark
ed as he finished, or rather made his din
ner on some bread and butter.
The Darling Lofty mourned over her dis
asters, but took comfort in the brilliant
plumage of her paroquet, which DR.. Sim
mons could not sufficiently admire. She
was also comforted with the thought thai
the next meal was tea, which she felt sure
she could accomplish. And when the hour
drew nigh she made up fire; and by this
time she had learned to manage that. Then
she took some flour, milk and butter, with
plenty salaratus to make them light, and
mixed up some nice buiscuits, ,and put them
in the oven, and then she made tea; and
when all was ready she rang the bell with
great emphasis. And, truth to say, the
table was very nicely arranged, and the
tea service of gold band china was beauti,
full.
DR.. Simmons smacked his lips with
great gusto. He took cake and tried tc
break it, but it did not seem to break read
lily. Then he tried his knife. lieut. like
cheese; also, it was very yellow and smelt
and tasted rather strongly, the doctor said
of free alkali, So it did, in fact, for there
had been no acid to neutralze the SAHARA
tus, and set free its carbonic acid, and o
course nothing to make the cake rise. The
Doctor explained it all very learnedly, anc
then as if he felt dry, took sip of his tea, o
which he was very fond. But he made {
wry face.
Lofty was in CONSERVATION. is not thu
tea right? Itmust be! Iput in grea
deal, and boiled it ever so long. I'm SURE
, lift hasn't got the strength, it soon will
: have.
my darling Lofty, tea is delicate anC
odoriferous plant; and should be prepared
{ as an infusion, and not as decoction.-
Bring me q little tea, darling, and some no