Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-04-21

came by nature. SO she commenced
her housekeeping in dream Of blisslul
They took possession of
their fine lite house one summers even
ing. Mrs. Jones saw them properly fix
ed, and gone home.
They walked with the early birds. DR..
Simmons dreamed that somebody was
Oil the door, to knock him up
to see patient. 1t was his horse paw
Ing TO be fed.
We'll, Lofty DEAR said the grave doctor,
no was in his twenty.lhird year, to his
lie of seventeen; shall we make a begin
.ng now, rise early and attend TO busi-
ESP
oh, BY all means. I'njump and get
reaGfasl.'
And III feed Pomp and weed the gar
an.'
So the doctor watered and fed his horse,
sd heed his potatoes little, and then
,ok peep into the neat Iiule kitchen 10
,e how the Darling Lofty was getting
4 with breakfast. Her face was red,
I'd her hands very black; hcc hair was
,wdered wish ashes. It was plain that
had trouble; but she spoke pleasantly
all that when she said:
DO 90 away, CharI,s, that's a dear,
Il you hear the bell ring. Breakfast vii!
oon be ready
Well, he waited. He read, then he
hisucd, then he idgetcd, then he wound
the clock, then he looked at his new
lsc of instruments, ond wondered how
ron he should cut of his first leg; then
got very hungry,and at last the bell did
no, and he went TO breakfast.
The Darling Lofty was looking little
.ucr but still rather anxious.
Have you had hard time, ,LarliHg' in
pircd the doctor cautiously.
'Oh, not very. The fire did not kindie
ell at first, and the stove smoked.
Did you open the dampeE"
'Damper! why 10. Has it got dam
4? Well III remember neIt time. Now
I'VE some coffee.
The doctor took his cup, stirred it a
ut, looked rather hard =! it; and then at
Ring Lofty.
sWcll, what is il? I'm sure don't know
hat makes It so full of these specks. |
.oilc,l, and boiled H.
Yet it don't seem to be settled. Did
yol put in any fish skin?'
NO; forgot.
No matter. Il will do very well. Now
darling Lofty, III take an egg. Why'its
as hard as brickba;.'
Hard! Now, how can they be hard,
when they were boiling all the time l was
making the coffee and the toast"
sAh, toast let's try that. A little burnt
but very good; there, don't cry, darling;
it'll all be right next time
After showers come sunshine, and this
one cleared off. The doctor laid aside
his dignity and helped TO wash the dish
es; and then put his horse in the suIkey,
took the new saddle bags and drove oil
furiously, 10 see some imaginary patients,
till dinner time, while darling Lofty block
ed out worsted parOquet, that bld lar 10
be the wonder Of her next winter parties.
But this, like all pleasures, came to an
end, Eor there was dinner to get, and that
dinner was TO make up for the breakfast.
The doctor liked nice dish OF boiled
yictuals-so she made fire, and peeled
the potatoes, ,beetS, carrots ,turnlps, ,parsnlps
and put them, with nice spalr-rlb OF
fresh pork, into the kettle, and set them
to boiling. There was 2 rouslng fire; the
water boiled lurously, and she went up
stairs to put few stitches into her paro-
quet. Pretty soon she became conscious
of an unpleasant odor; she snufled and
wondered, and then put in the eye OF the
parouuet. But the unpleasant odor be-
come stronger, and at last thought proper
TO 90 in the direction it seemed to come
from; and that happened to be IN the
kitchen. The stove was red hot; SO was
the kettle of boiled victuals; and a nice
smother was rising from 1t. Tue darling
Lofty dashed a dipper OF water lnlo the
kettle-bang! and such cloud OF steam!
The kettle was cracked, but the doctor
had lust come home hungry,the table was
set and dinner was soon GlShed.
The darling Lofty took her place at the
head of the table. She was fushed anu
nervous, and ready for fit of Mysteries;
but ,he doctor was so cheerful, and tender
that she began TO feel quite happy. But
the poor dinner. 1t did not smell exactly
RIGHT; it seemed TO have caught on the
h@,rom Of the kettle, the doctor said; then
the po,atoes were boiled into pulp, wAlie
,he bee,s and turnips were quite AaFu'
The fresh pork rather wanted sailing.
Charles, DEAR said Lofty, very sadly
We'll, Lofty, darling. whati II! :,
I'm afraid the dinner is rot very NICE
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