Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-05-16
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Monday morning, I commenced operations.
Telling the cook that We would make oct with
a cod dinner, armed ber with broom, dust
/ er, water buckets, ETC., and sent her to uncle
Roberts room sent his valet to shear the
sheep. I had every washable piece Of goods
that was soiled, consigned to the wash-tub. /
put the ehsnbsr-msid to picking the geese, and
the seamstress to washing down the window
shutters and glasses, while to Peter, son of
| Africa Of twelve, was assigned the task cf
watching an old grey turkey to her nest, which
with the tsnseity peculiar to her species, she
insisted on building a mile or so in the woods.
Well, we had just got the steam up, and
were fairly launched in our business, when on
looking up the avenue / was horrifed-yes sir .
tbat's the word-to see q string OF carriages
approaching. came neartainting on the spot,
for to confess the truth l wasn't the tidiest
looking lady you ever saw, and besides the
house was turned topsy turvey. Didn't those
people intruds? vow they did And wasn't
almost mad enough to tell them so /
guess 90.
They proved to b the most aristoeratic and
fashionable people that the country could pro-
duce, and the first question that popped into ny
head was: will they stay to dinner? If IN
dertook to prepare dinner for those twelve or
fifteen aristOcrats, must rslinquish the idea
Of having anything else done that day, 50
thought | would wait a little and probably
some one Of ny visitors would let fall remark,
which would enlightsn NE on The all absorbing
question, lSiH they stay to dinner can they be
50 Indifferent to ny feelings? say al absorB-
ing, for so it was. It drove out every other
idea. | don't suppose, a woman with any
sense, ever made as many pOintlsss remarks,
or returned such silly answers ss I did that
morning. Ny whole thoughts we're Of dinners :
could see nothing but long tables filed with
empty dishes. Ny condition was deplorable,
somewhat similar TsupPose to that Of the love-
struck lawyer Of whom you told US, for it is a
positive fact, that during discussion between
TWO Of my guests, as 10 tbe beauties Of the
magnolia and orange trse, on being asked which
l preferred, answered, roast pig" Well
they stayed, and stayed, until could no longer
doubt their Intentions, and when left the room
to give some instructions about dinner, Judge Of
my dismsy whsH l found that my watch was
over an hour behind the true time, and that it
was utterly impossible for one to prepare such
a dinner ss had intended well, the couse-
quence was that was mortified by the indif-
feTent table to which was compelled to invite
my sTistocratic visitors. Didn't wish them
all in Halifax? Ilesve you to guess.
About fifteen days after this again had
company, under somewhat similar cireum-
stances Being taught By bitter experiences
the danger Of delay, put my keys into the
cooks hands at an early hour, and told her 20
prepare dinner for ny guests. They remained
until nearly twelve, and then left. When
went into the kitchen, found hat the servants
had slaughtered pair Of chickens, do.
guiness, do. ducks, ny finest gobIer, lamb,
my pet pig. a kid, aud a goose; and as for
cakes, eustards, Sc, they had made eBough
for a camp meeting. Now, wasn't it pro-
voking? Nobody to eat these nice things, ex-
cePt some course servants, who preferred corn
bread and baeoai Now al this waste Of su-
gar, -four. butter, eggs, &c., could have been
prevented, to say nothing Of the bloodshed,
much work could have been saved, and my
mind set at ease, il my visitors bad given me
any iutimaiion of their intentions. Now,
hold that I've as much right to make fashion
as Queen Victoria, or the Empress Of France I;
80 whenever I make a visit in the country, l
intend, the very first thing after the saiulations
are over, to tell my hostess, right plain out,
whether Intend to dine with her or not. And
| think she will thank me for it, don't you, Mr..
AFFEAL? KATE BAZANT.
Clinton East Felistsus Ia