Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-11-19

in the entry, and dinner smoked on the
table. Georges i'll humor had vanished
and the kiss he gave his flushed little
wife smacked of hearty affection.
4 Well, chicken, what's for dinner? A
capital little housewife you are going to
mrke me, aint you? Punctual to min
ute Parsnips! by Jovel Vino showed you
f how to cook 'em? and George ladled out
! liberal allowance-his scanty breakfast
| had made an appetite Tor him,
Eh-ah? rather tough arn't they 1t
, is strange Williams should have palmed
: off old parsnips for fresh ones Tough as
a sharkskin! are you sure you boiled
4 them enough, Martha ?
e didn't boil them; I fried them !?
f that's the right way, isn't it? Martha's
i face was getting troubled.
5 Well, no-I believe boiling is the
proper method; it is impossible to eat
, them as they are. Pass the sweet-cake; !;
4 1 shall be obliged to make a homeopathic
dinner to-day my loyeP
The lawsuit between Brown and Smith
was progressing finely, and consequently
Georges mercurial temperament of good
d nature had materially risen. Notwith-
o standing, if was cherries dinner; Mar
tina was mortified and George dissatisfied.
II Days passed on much the same-fail-
F.! ures, accidents and blunders innumera-
bic occurred each day. Blisters, burns,
re scratches and bumps disfgured the fair
surface of her hands and arms, and at
y the close of the first months experience
Martha was ready to renounce every
10 thing for six weeks repose and quiet
ct unhaunted by visions of dirty dishes anC
IL cluttered rooms. George tried all b.
could to help her, but notwithstanding
rs the purity of his intentions, he was
d blind leader of the blind and she wa
7r' rather glad when the outer door close
lg upon him. Sympathizing neighbor
ist would have lent their aid, had she nc
II been too proud to permit them and 5
she groped on in ignorance. Her great
IT. est fear was company. The warm weatt
n er had now arrived, and likely enoug
ed one of her dear city friends would CON
- out to see how she liked the experimer
ar of love in cottage, with no Biddy
m do the work. She actually shuddered ;
ld' the thought? Every time the trai
Ia came in, and the little cab passed on i
led journey from the depot, she held h,
breath with terror lest it should paus
Wo before her door.
| One day in June, hot and burnin
-''' while poor Martha was trying her be
= to make Georges shirt bosoms look pas
sau abIe,she heard the rattle of the fright
.A vehicle as it drew up to the gate. s.
u dropped the smoothing-iron, and peep
An' |, through the blind. 4 nice prim lady
0' the middle age, descended, followed by
armament of bandboxes and umbrella
low Martha turned faint with horror
-. IN wager anything it's Georges au
Margaret! She that have heard
-'--' much aboutl Oh, dear-dearl what il
- should be-
. Aunt Margaret was the oracle of t
en- Melville family.
- The lady's clear, emphatic ring forba
',He :, all indulgence of emotion, and Mart
Una hurried to open the door.
Us Does my nephew, George Melvil
Aols reside here? inquired pleasant che
D7 full voice.
He does. Are you aunt Marga
hen Dilwith ?
but Yes dear; if you are Georges wifi
lust am your aunt; but bless me, I did
they know Georges Martha was such yoC
5 on girl why my dear, you look flushed a
ld'nt tired-do sir down / can take off
posi- things and put them away myself 4
aunt Margaret speedily divested her
best of her neat travelling cape, and e
sitor. bonnet.
tore As it was near dinner time, Mar
ming after little cheerful conversation v
rials her guest, proceeded to the prelimina
save, for that meal, while aunt Margaret an
VI ed herself with her knitting work
ch That dinner was trying oEdeal
a re- the young housekeeper. The Potai
5 not were half boiled, the steak burnt I
brain crisp, the bread heavy and diugy; !
said tina in tears left the table, Georges
tory, burned with suppressed shame and Z
,tatos Margaret, seeing the Predicameni
on a things, eat in silence.
The meal over, and George gou
! that his business, aunt Margaret drew I
him the afflicted Martha the whole stor
, how her troubles, and kind sympathiser