Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-08-19
Family VS.. Company
CHAPTER I.
OR FOUR KINDS OF CAKE.


at is all folly wife = exclaimed Mr. 10
than Somes; a ma'ter-of-fact, plain spo
ken sort of man. 10 his better-half. -
There you have got no less han fou
kinds vi cake, three kinds of pies, twt
kinds of preserves, to say nothing Of
knick knacks, and jim-crncks s.
The fact was that Mrs. Somes was hav,
ing the minister and his wife and TWO full
| grown daughters to take tea ith her,
She had been engaged for three days in
the preparations and such display OF
nice things was calculated to astonish the
minister and his famIly-to give them
tw"-fold surprise. first a, the variety and
extent of her culinary resources, and sec
ondly at her folly in attempting to make
display far beyond her means.
The Somes' were in comfortable cir
cumstances. Dlr. Somes was farmer
and probably his income might have
amounted TO four hundred dollars per az.
nun.
Mrs. Somes was a careful, pruden,
housewife, who wasted no more OF her
culinary skill upon her own family than
was absolutely necessary. But she de.
lighted IN making grand appearance
when she had company. Mr., Somes and
The boys were sometimes so ill-naiured as
to growl at her careful ca ering when the
house contained no company; and it cul
them to the bone 10 see such extraordina.
ry preparations for the neighbors. 1t was
'kiss the cook when there were guests
present.
Mr.. lothian Somes had just come from
the sitting room where the table. with al
the tempting array Of viands was spread
lie did not like it bit, and after passing
The time Of day with the parson and his
family, he proceeded to the kitchen
where his wife was just taking the biscuit
out of the oven.
What do you mean by this folly,
should like to know! replied Mr.. Somes,
somewhat tartIy.
She was second vile, and having been
redeemed from one of The advanced stag
es of maldenhood, her temper had grown
! little sour before she became wife
The folly of getting such a table as
you have yours, replied the husband, i
should think you were going to have the
President and the royal family to take tea
with you.'
Il am going to have the Rev. Mr.. Deck
lie and his family
4 will take care of my business, ifyor
will of yours returned the dy as she
sla nmed the oven door.
perhaps this is not my business
No! I'm sure 1t is not
'Who pays for all them gew.gaws ant
gim- cracks 2
you do of coutse.'
But it is none of my business'
mo never.hought befcr you were sc
conlounded meant said the lady. her face
reddening with anger.
Mean I'm not mean But wher
you ge, victuals for your own family, yo,
think almost any thing is good enough fo
them. We never see any pies and cake
and knick knacks.'
DO you think Pm going to make pies
and cake for men folks to eat every day!
re,orted the indlgnan, houskesper.
'Then don't do it for company. Wha
is good enough for me is as good as ! car
afford to give my visitors
Il really believe if you had your owr
way, you would have me as mean will
company as the Smiths
'The Smiths are as good folks and a.
liberal as any in town; end I'll warran
Parson Deeklie thinks heap more o
them with all your kinds of cake
YOU'RE fool, Mr.. Somes'
1 am fool enough to know that folk
are no, judged by the quantity Of swee
cake they put upon the table when the,
have company. ] repeot it; there are n
better folks in town than the Smi hs.'
s'pose not; but they had nothing ou
cold biscuit and molasses gingerbread
when we took tea there.
That's as good as they can afford; bu
it is no better than they have every day
and admire their indie pendence.
They are contemtible mean folks |!
sWhy Because shey do not atemp
to make folks think they live better thar
they do? For my part, don't think
is any better than hypocrisy to make sue
a parade of victuals as you do, especial,
. when it is hard work for me and the boy
10 get decent meal of victuals.'
did anybody ever hear the like
groaned the lady, who had by this tim
arrived al tha, pitch of excitement, whsI
tea are more effective than words.
Perhaps they never did; but If eve
see any thing of this sort again, they vii
be pretty likely 10 hear Of it, replied Mr.
Somes, throwing off his blue frock, an
commencing his preparation for takinj
ltea with the minister.
CHAPTER II.
The plate Of hot biscuit was placed il
the mids. Of the proiusion Of fancy eats
bles with which the table waseEowdet
The minister and his family wcre dul
i .