The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-11-23

4 'sf'' iboPIAiSt tU bf SELLING up mousse.
keeping with little school miss who can.
not even make biscuit. What earthly thing
90 you know, pussy, about keeping house !!
You would ruin Master Charles in one YEAR"
/" II am 50 very extravagant, uncle,
should think you would be glad to have me
off your hands,"
"There, now. you know | did not mean
any such thing. You do not ask me for half
the things ! wish you would; Uncle Enos
isn't stngy to you, that you know. But you
don't have to take care of my house, and I
am afraid it would be funny nest if you did.
Now, my child. lam going to prepare test
OF this mighty strong affection you are sup
posed to have. Ifyou will go to work and
learn how to cook good dinner for me and
SIX oi my friends, everything put on the
table to be OF your own manufacture, then
will give my consent, but not before. You
may take month or year to do it in, just
as you like"
"Why, Uncle Enos, il is the most unrea.
sonahle thing in the world! Charles can af-
ford to keep cook always, and need not
plague myself about such things. He would
never wish me to cook dinner
Yes. Fanny. but you may have it to do
more than once in yourli for all that. You
have to change cooks sometimes, and week
may pass before you can find a new one.
What will you do in the meaintimes not fast,
! hope. Besides, if you knew nothing about
cooking, your Bridget may feed half her
relations from your store room, and nobody
the wiser"
My hands will get as brown as. the ia
Bile" said Fanny, glancing down at her lily
fingers.
Charles will love them Just as we'll, ifhe
loves them at all, and better too, because YOU
make the sacrifice on his account
Well, uncle. il is no use to talk +; | can
not make the dinner, know. The bread,
and desert. everything. Now if it was just
for you, alone. would try
" You want me to mitigate the sentence.
but cant a jot. won't see fine Young
fellow, like Charles, have his prospects for
life ruined by foolish marriage. If give
my little adopted daughter away TO ANYBODY.
she shall be gift worth having. Now.
think about It over night, and say all the
hard things you please about your cruel un.
Gle, and then we will have the decision"
Little Fanny sought her room with per-
picked face and half.sexed temper; bur,
though she thought il very silly whim Of
notional old uncle. still her brave, loving
heart at last conquered, and next morning
she appeared IN simple calico morning dress
and long apron, with shy, smiling face,
ready 10 take her FIRST lesson Of the old house
keeper. She had an eassy lesson at first;
but at evening she had beautiful tea biscuits
on the table. all her own manufacture /:
and so elated was she with her success,
that she forgot the two ugly burns she got
from the wicked old range, which should
have more regard for such dainty little fin
gers.
Good enough for a king" said Uncle
Enos, as he helped himself to the sixth bis.
cult. /" You will make the finest housekeep.
cr in the Union. guess, after all, that I
shall keep you for my own little cook.
will give you seven dnlIars per month. and
put new carpet on the kitchen into the bar
gain" said he, looking up mischeyousIy.
/" No, thank you, Mr.. Uncle; | am work
ing for better wages than that. | will, per-
haps, invite you to dine with me once year
Or g. in my splendid mansion"
" You are very condescending, pussy;
eyPect TO come and take up nv quarters
with Won altogether; 50 ay in a good stock
o. muffin rings, and easy arm chairs.''
No, sir. you are great deal too hard
hearted. Now just remember my burnt
fingers. Look at that, Uncle Enos, and see
il y"u will not reent. If not, expect |
shall pack up and elqpe BY to morrow, taxing
the eastern train aud going to Boston before
YOU get chance TO Look around"
{" Poor little niece" SAID Enos, looking at
the fingers. "l am really sorry, bur you
will learn TO take care in time. Come TO the
study and will put something on that will
make them we'll IN day."
Fanny perseyered day after day, working
Systematically; she found the mountain
gradually dwindling to the mole.hilI. and,
with such strong incentive to labor, she
succeeded far beyond her expectations, or
ttuse Of her uncle. In marvelously short
time she was pronounced, by the experienc.
cd housekeeper, TO be mistressof the art, and
only required practice to perfect her accom-,
plshments. She had enjoyed the work for
its novelty. and, a. she could leave it or take
i up when she chose. She took good care not
to exert herself.
Charles listened with much amusement TO
her accounts Of her daily progress, and said
he "wOuld like 10 make out a bill OF fare Tor
Uncle Enus's dinner-party they should have
only boiled potatoes and turnips. aud salt on
them" But he loved the dear girl, who was
willing 20 do so much for him. all the better
for her brown hands and the rosy cheeks
grew brighter every day. The exercise was
vast benefit to Fanny, aud so she ever re.
garded it 10 after years.
A, tensfh tha i,nnnrfanI ,f;nn.r c.oo IN
aud the success was complete. The roast
ducks were "done 10 a turn" scalloped
oysters aud vegetables most delicately pre-
pared. The jellies aud pickles we're proper
ly placed 10 tbe opposite corners the balrd
turkey was accompanied by boiled tongue.
aud everything else 10 perfect order. The
dessert was delicious, and the whole was as
complete as the most famous French cook
could have served up. Uncle Enos WI.
much gratifed to give his pretty niece di.