Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-12-08

darling !; it'll be all right the 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 sadd!e-bags, and drove off fu-
riously, to see some imaginary patients,
till dinner-time, while Lofty blocked out
a 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 to get, and that dinner
was to make up for the breakfast. The
doctor liked a nice dish of boiled VIC
tuals-so she made fire, peeled the po-
tatoes, beets, carrots, turnipS, parSnips,
and put them with nice spare-rib of
fresh pork into the kettle, and set them to
boiling. There was a rousing fire the
wuter boiled furiously, and she went up
stairs to put few stitches into the paro-
quet. Pretty soon she became conscious
of an unpleasant odor; she snufied, and
wondered, and then put in the eye Of the
poroquet. But the unpleasant odor be-
came 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 victuals and nice
smother was rising from it. Lofty dashed
dippcr of water into the kettle ; Bang
and such cloud of steam The ket-
tie was cracked, but the doctor had just
come home hungry, the table was set and
the dinner was dished.
Lofty took her place at the head Of the
table. She was flushed, and nervous, and
ready for fit of Mysteries but the doctor
was so cheerful, and tender, that she be-
gan to feel quite happy. But the poor
dinner. 1t did not seem exactly right ; it
seemed to have caught at the bottom OF
the kettle, the doctor said then the pota-
toes were boiled into pulp; while the
beets and turnips were quite hald. The
fresh pork rather wanted sailing.
Charles, dear p said Lofty very sadly
: We'll, Lofty, what is it ??
G 1'm afraid the dinner is not very nice
t We'll, it is little scorched, and no
A exactly managed all regular, and all tina
: sort of thing, you know but what signi
e fies? Wen try the dessert
}. 'Oh =
g We'll, darling, what's the t1ouble? p
e Lofty ran into the kitchen. and ther
> was her poor, forgotten plum pudding, il
: the stove oven Just burnt to cinder |
was as black as coal "a fine carbonaciou
e specimen, as the doctor learnedly re
i marked as he finished, Or rather made hi
|. dinner on some bread and butter.
= Lofty mourned over her disasters, bu
J. took comfort in the brilliant plumage c
l. her paroquet, which Dr. Simmons coul
Il not sufficiently admire. She was ais
IS comforted with the thought that the mex
'e meal was tea, which she felt sure she coul
J. accomplish. And when the hour dre'
= nigh sne made up fire; and by this tim
she had learned to manage that The
\ she took some flour, milk and butter, wit
't plenty of salaratus to make them ligh
/ and mixed UP some biscuits; and put thel
g in the oven, and then she made tea an
when all was ready she rang the bell wit
IS great emphasis. And, truth to say, tt
ot table was very richly arranged, and tt
y tea service of gold band china was beaut
CT full
Dr.. Simmons smacked his lips wit
20 great gusto. He took cake, and tried
= break it, but it did not break readil
ri Then he tried his knife. 1t cut like chees
also, it was very yellow, and smelt, al
- tasted rather strongly, rhe doctor said,
rs free alkali. So it did, in fact, for the
+o had been no acid to neutralize the salar
70 tus, and set free its carbonic acid, and
course nothing to make the cakes ris
c. The doctor explained it all very learnedl
to and then as he felt dry, took sip of h
a tea, of which he Vas very fond. But
to made a wry face.
Lofty was in CONSERVATION. is not Il
I'd tea right? 1t must bel I put in gre
deal, and boiled it ever so long. I'm SUI
r. if it hasn't got the strength, it soon w
have
Sc My Darling Lofty, tea is delicate al
en- odoriferous plant; and should be prepar
to as an infusion, and not as decoctic
k Bring me a little tea, darling, and some h
er water; and | will soon make me go
ed cup of tea and he did.
ad The poor Darling Lofty. 1t took
al the .endearments Of a tender husband
the honeymoonto to keep her from cIwnrig
i'll despair. But the days lesson had n
i'll been lost, and she had determined
have such nice breakfast as should ma
he up for all.
nd Morning came and our young doct
wv gallantly offered to assist in getting t
wv morning repast but no; Lofty was d
en- termined to do her own work. She mix
ell her cakes according to the learned su
gostions of the evening previous. S
til boiled the eggs three minutes by
clock The coffee was clear-great'
:? comfort of all. She rang the bell, and $
down in triumph.
lie The doctor broke biscuit-it W
capital. The egg was just right. Th
he tasted the cofee-and it came out
p his mouth as soon as it went in. A
ne. such face Doctors are not squeamisl
young doctors particularly. They knt
ut, what bad tastes and bad smells are
ot- this
"Why Charley !' cried the Darli
ut Lofty, what's the matter with the coffee
ose ",That is what would like to know.
Lofty, | know you do your best, and
lid biscuits and eggs are beautiful but wi
did you put in the coffee?"
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