The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-08-05
VOLUME 1, NO 4.


housekeeping. | am an unerring physi-
ognomist, and ] see plainly you are not
practical. Don't You disturb yourself
however, Oo Allan who had just entered
and WIS listening to anything but de
| lighted face) Julia can keep house foryou,"
adding, turning to Sophie-"an old ser
want, who has been in the family fifteen
years-and | will see that she conducts it
properly.' .
(Which will be a charming arrange
ment for you," chimed Mis- Kate Faulkner
with tone and expression that Sophie
could by no means make out, 'and YOU
will have nothing to do but to embroider
monsters in Berlin wool, to frighten Allan
With when he comes home"
Why follow up the conversation, or at
tempt a description of the remainder Of the
evening?-who does not know how gra-
cious are women, when quizzing some one
worse dressed, or weaker than themselves?
Are not the tender mercies Of mothers
and sisters-in law familiar in our mouths
as household words2
Let us rather rejoice chat the jackdaws
left our timid. fluttering dove, a single
plume, and take a peep into the little
dwelling, where she was shortly to be III
stalled as mistress
Charming, she pronounced it, and so
1t was-nestling down among the roses,
and wide branching trees, with cool mat
ting, and airy, waving curtains.
Sophie christened it the "Snuggery,"
probably because the dining room was do
| tc, TO 1. Ia
the kitchen insisted on haunting both
while the narrow staircase rushed precipi-
tatingly into their sleeping apartment, from
whence opened q spare room, Of which
Mrs. Faulkner had the key, as Julia in
formed Sophia, TO her no small dismay.
Mrs. Faulkner thought, mum, that ye'L
not be for having company, as it's an eX-
pcnse, and trouble besides, and there's
keys enough now for me to bother my
head with, and yell plaze mum, excuse me
for an hour, as, the madam wishes me to
run up every morning, mum, and get her
advice as to the house, mum?"
1t was in Sophie's heart to demand the
keys, dismiss Julia, and take the reins her,
self; then came the remembrance of Mrs.
Faukner's words, che can't inherit moth
ING, except at my pleasure" and she fore
bore. ..
Gone however, were all her pleasant
dreams Of housekeeping and wonderful
surprises, in the cooking and economy
line, after the fashion of those model
wives of whom we so often read, but sell
dom see; not 4 cake could be made, or a
pie or pudding baked, that it was not
known ut the great house how many eggs
and how much butter and sugar went to
its composition. Not a joint appeared on
their table that Mrs Faulkner did not
know its weight and cost; not a barrel of
flour that she could not tell how long it
lasted.
"Mrs. Allan is very iberal in her IDEAS"
she would say to her son; 'she buys the
hind quarters of lamb when it is at the
dearest; we think the fore quarter good
enough; your sugar, too, hardly lasts as
long us it ought to. Mrs. Allan leaves
these to Julia, when she should attend to
it herself; YOU need not look so angry
turning to Sophie; "what say is for your
| good-vou have no head, no force of char
actcr, told you so when first saw you;
but you might improve Why do you not
wa-h your china yourself? The gliding is
worn off ALREADY, and there are your shut
ters open, and the sun streaming in on the
carpet--it is quite faded nowl
All this before Allan, who, after awhile,
believed and re echoed these complaints
being quite convinced at the end Of 4 year
that were it not for the superhuman eXer-
tions of his mother, he would infaIlibly be
ruined by Sophie's ignorance and negli
gcnce. Yet even his stern face relaxed,
and his hard voice took kinder tone,
when there sounded in his ear the feeble
wall Of his first born son.
Sophie's JOY was too great for uttorance;
and she would sit for hours with it's vel
vet cheek pressed to hers, or looking curl
ously into its odd little wrinked face.
In a few days, over came Mrs. Faulkner;
the infant was duly examined, pronounced
a fine child, a perfect Faulkner, and the
image Of its father.
1T has your disposition, though, Mrs.
Allan; it is fretful,' remarked the amiable
motherin-l law, when, unused to such rough
| handling, the tender little creature set up
cry. "put that child down, nurse" ia
king it forciby from her hands, and depos-
iting it on tie cushion. There. now let
/ it scream-it must learn to control its
! temper"
"but its only two weeks DID, expostu
lated Sophie.
"Don't matter fit were only day old;
but see very well how it will be. You
will ruin it by Your weak indulgence, and
want of system | must speak to Allan
about il. Julia, tell Mr.. Allan | wish to
see him.
Sophie, who knew by sad experience
what that rortcnded, took refuge in a
hearty cry. Allan came home unusually
late. and looking very gIoomy-which
means that he had stopped at "the house
on his way home.
"Now Sophie" was his first salutation,
a Will not have the child ruined. lie is
to be brought up on a system. Feed hlm
once in so often; keep him lying down for
a given period; If he won't do 1t make
him; walk him out"
Here he broke down; he had forgotten
|, bis lesson.
ilal,'t y.u betty. bad, aud learn Tho