Eastern times., 1855-03-22

came 10 an END, Tor there was dinner TO get.
and that dinner was to make up for the break
fast. The doctor liked a nice dish of boiled
victuals-so she made fire and peeled the
potatoes, beets carrots, turnips, paIsnips, and
put them, with nice spare-Eb fresh pork
into the kettle, and set them to boiling
There was rousing fire the water boiled
furiously, and she went up stairs to put few
stitches into the parroquet. Pretty soon she
became conscious of an unpleasant odor; she
snuffed and wondered and then put in the eye
of the parroquet But the unpleasant odor
became stronger, and at last she thought prop
er TO go 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 nice smother was rising
from it. The darling Lofty dashed dipper
of water into the kettle bang !-and such a
cloud of steam! The kettle was cracked, but
the doctor had just come home hungry the
table was set, and the dinner was soon dished.
The darling Lofty took her place at the
head of the table. She was flushed and ner-
vous, and ready for fit of Mysteries but the
doctor was 50 cheerful and tender. that she be-
gan to feel quite happy. But the dinner. 1t
did not smell exactly right it seemed to have
caught on the bottom of the kettle, the doctor
said then the potatoes were boiled into a
pulp, while the beets and turnips were quite
hard. The fresh pork rather wanted sailing.
Charles, DEAR said Lofty, very sadly.
Well, Lofty, darling, what is it!'
I'm afraid the dinner is not very nice.'
Well, it is little scorched, and not ex-
actly managed all regular, and all that sort OF
thing, you know, but what signifies Well
try the dessert
'OhL'
Well, 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 a cinder 1t was black as
coal-a fine carbonaceous specimen, as the
doctor learnedly remarked, as he finished, or
rather made his dinner on some bread and
butter.
The darling Lofty mourned over her disas-
tiers, but took comfort in the brilliant pIumage
of her parroquet, which DIR. Simmons could
not sufficiently admire. She was also COM
forted with the thought that the next meal,
tea, which she felt sure she could accomplish,
would make amends. And truth to say, the
table was nicely arranged, and the tea service
of gold and china, was beautiful.
DR.. Simmons smacked his lips with great
gusto. He took cake, and tried TO break it,
but it did not seem to break readily. Then
he tried his knife. 1t cut 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 saleratus and set free its car
bonc acid, and of course nothing to make the
cake rise. The doctor explained it all very
learnedly; and then as he felt thirsty, took a
sip of tea, of which he was very fond. But
he made wry face.
Lofty was in CONSERVATION. is not the tea
right! put in great deal and boiled it ev-
er soNong. I'm sure if it hasn't got the
strength it soon will have
My darling Lofty, tea is delicate and
oderiferous plant, and should be prepared as
an infusion and not as decoction. Bring me
little tea, darling, and some hot water, and
will soon make good cup of tea ! and he
did.
The poor darling Lofty. 1t took all the en-
dearments of a tender husband in the honey
moon, to keep her from downright despair
But the days lesson had not been lost, and
she had determined to have such nice break
fast should make up for all.
Morning came; and our young doctor gal
lantly offered to assist in getting the morning
repast but no-Lotty was determined to do
her own work Shemixed her cakes according
TO the learned suggestions of the evening pre-
vious. The coffee was clear-greatest CON-
fort of all. She rang the bell and sat down
in triumph.
The doctor broke biscuit-it was capital
The egg was just right Then he tasted the
coffee-and it came out of his mouth as soon
as it was in. And such a face Doctors are
not squeamish young doctors, particularly
They know what bad tastes and bad smells are
but this
why Charleyl' cried the darling Lofty
'what is the matter with the coffee 7
That is what | would like to know. Lot
ty, darling. know you do your best, and the
biscuits and eggs are beautiful; but what did
you put in the coffeel'
why, Charley, you said it must have
some fish skin to settle it, and the only fish in
the house is some herrings, so skinned two
of them and put the skin in the coffee = and
poor Lofty burst into tears
But there came sunshine soon that made il
all pleasant weather. Lofty had invited ar
old school friend to visit her. She came soor
after breakfast, and as it happened, her house
keeping education had not been neglected.
She absolutely knew everything Mrs. Hale
Miss Leslie, even Mrs. Glass or Mrs. Rande
could not excel her. She was walking cool
oook and lively little treatise on domestic
economy
Neser was visitor more welcome, anc
now the darling Lotty learnt avery nossiblt