Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-03-20

A portion of the loaf, for there was
but one-she had toasted by the fire
and this had been placed on separate
plate from the other. On the whole
therefore, though it was far from being
sumptuous repast, everything looked
clean and neat, and this alone adds in
creased zest to the appetite more than
usual, and between them the two dis
patched all that had been provided.
"Is there any more bread in the
closet?" asked Martin. ""
"No," said Floy, cit is all gone"
"Then I must bring some home when
[ return to supper" zeal
81 have been thinking" sal FloS
hestatingly, "that if you would trust N.
to do it, and would bring home the ma
terials, would make some bread, and
that would be cheaper than buying it;
beside, it would be giving me something
to do 81 ; F' u -, 31i -a.~--'jsa
"What" asked Martin, as he looked
with an air of surprise at the di "inn i've
form of little Floy, edo you know how
to make bread? How came child like
you to learn?" .s 1"ai &"T
s'Mother used to be sick good deal, ~
said Floy, "and was confined to her bed
so that she could do nothing herself
She used to direct me what to do, so that,
after awhile, came to know how to cook
as well as she.''
"What should [ have to bring home?'
asked the User, when the hint of its
being cheaper had enlisted in favor OF
the plan.
'Let me see" said Floy, as she sat
down and began to reflect. ''There S
-four, and saleratus, and salt; but we've
got the salt, SO you need only get the
first two" sa 't'.
"Very we'll, I will attend to it.. o, I
forgot to ask which sewing you know
how to do. Can you make shirts?"
eyes, have made good many
'sThen l will bring you some tonight
if I can get any
When she had cleared away the din
ner dishes, washed them, and put them
in the closet-an operation which the
simplicity of the meal rendered short
one-Floy began to look round her to
see what else she could do. A desire
seized her to explore the old house, of
which so many rooms had for years re-
mained deserted. They we're bare and
desolate, inhabited only by spiders and
crickets, who occupied them rent free.
1t might have been years, perhaps, since
they echoed to the tread of human foot.
They looked dark and gloomy enough
to have been witnesses to many dark
deed of midnight assassination. But it
was all fancy, doubtless, and in little
Floy it produced no other feeling than
that of chilliness. She rummaged all
the closets with a feeling of curiosity,
but found nothing in any of them to re-
ward her search until she came to the
last. There was large roll Of some
thing on the floor, which, on examina-
ton, proved to be small carpet, quite
dirty, and somewhat moth-eaten. It had
probably been left there inadvertently,
and remained undiscovered until the
present moment. Floy spread it out and
examined it critically. An idea struck
her, which she fastened to put into ex-
ecution. Threading her way back to
the miser's room, she procured stout
stick which stood in the corner, and, 60
ing back, gave the carpet sound drub-
bing, which nearly stifed her with dust.
Nevertheless she persevered, and soon
got it into quite respectable state OF
cleanness. She then managed, by con-
siderable effort, to lug it to Martin s
room, and in an hour or so had spread
it out, and finally fastened it by means
of some tacks which she found in one
corner of the closet. The effect was Ger
tainly wonderful. The carpet actually
gave the room a very cosy and comforta,
BILE appearance; and little Floy took con.
siderable credit to herself for the meta,
morphosis. #t
"What will he say?" thought she. 81
wonder whether he will be pleased?'
1t was but few minutes after this
change had been effected that Martin
came in It was about 3 o'clock, sooner
than Floy expected him; but he had
thought she might require the materials
early, in order to make preparations fol
the evening meal. -.- t.. I
As he opened the door, he started back
in surprise at the changed appearance o.
the room It occurred to him for mo
ment that he had strayed into the wrong
place; but the sight of Floy sitting a,
the window reassured him, and he wen
in. .s "
t"What is all this?'' he inquired, in ;
bewildered tone.
Floy enjoyed his surprise. She tolc
change, and asked him if he did not lik,
it. He could not do otherwise than an
swer in the affirmative, and in truth al
unusual sense of comfort came over him
and he sat down and looked about him
Floy had taken possession of the -four
and was already kneading it. .:.
"Now," said she, after this was done
II must put it down by the fire to rise
That will not take long, and then it will
be ready to bake. ..s sa ...-- +.
"Have you got any shirts for me?' sh
inquired, after awhile.
! eyes," said Martin, recollecting him
self, and unrolling bundle which h
had placed on the table. "There ar
half a dozen for you to begin ON, and
you do them well, you can have som
more" ..s ....
Fioy looked pleased.
"Now," said she, Il shall have some
thing to do when you are away"
"You like to be doing something?
said Martin, inquiringly.
90, yes, | cannot bear to be idle"
Martin did not go out again that al
!, ternoon. About six o'clock, Floy Sc
the table, and placed upon it plate Q
warm cakes, which might have please
the palate of an epicure. Itwas the bes
meal the miser had tasted for years, an
he could not help eonfessing it to him