The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-02-01

she had learned something concerning
oeoora,,ey. and could lei, in what coun-
tries Liyernool Paris and Canton are sit
ua,ed-wbicb is more than many accom-
,l;shoJ Iod;os can do. and. above al. she
knew how 70 smell. and could write very
respectable letter without the help Of
dictionary. It's true, she could not chat
ter scandal in French, make love in Ital.
ian, or commit murder upon any foreign
Ianouaae. But she understood the We
nacular
Moroorct brown was also thoroughly
vcrsed in household affairs. She could
make coffee as clear as The fountain Of
HcIicoo and twice rs inspiripa She
could Lro;I = steal, or r,ost = s;rlo;n Of
beef 50 that they would saw as plain as
beefove said "Resist me if YOU can. =
She could stuff = turkey, and dish up a
GRAVY by the most approved rules of taste.
She conI1 connound \ nudJino Of the
most feminine flavor, and made bread
which was neither heavy nor sour, but nc
trally .qbe stoIi' Of life" Her r;es enl
cakes sauces and preserves. and al the
lesser accomnanimcrts were in rc,fect
kaen;na with the nri,norv and more SOL
II dishes In = worl Alaro-ret Brown
was mistress Of tbe culinary ART. ouJ her
cookery vos 60 iny;t;nn as almost +, nor
snodo ono 70 olive +, ooto instoai of
the dnlI business Of "oafino 70 live"
Tho, Noroorot oo,1l ,,ota sl,;rf IN
fine best styIc She conId knit storhinas
ave, and keep them in repair without
turninr Them into mons. She was n
neat seomstrcss, AMI understood every
Kind of stitch tbot mov lc nrt ~ am. cooI
account She coplj wosb iron nIait
orJ Grimm and f,r do;ro M sh;rt Lo-
som had no superior. She could even
spin, and very well too; but she had
no fondncss for drawing out street yarn.
Margaret was moreover skiiful and
careful nurse. She knew how to swceten
the bitter draught; to bind the aching
row; to smooth the thorny pillow
She was as the neighbors said, ''uncom-
monly handy IN the sick ROOM" She had
lost many relations; she had buried faith
er, mother, brother, guardian and friend.
1t was Margaret alone that could soothe
Their pains; that could aIiay the irrj,a-
ZION Of disease; that could mix the med
iciuc; that could raise the fainting head;
HAT could battle the throbbing temples.
1t WAS her voice alone that could cheer,
encourage and animate; her soothing
tones we're better than the harangues of
busy priests; and one kin'llook Of hers,
directed to heaven in their behalf, was
better than the longest prayers Of profess
sional comtoIters.
We have said that Margaret Brown
was not handsome. We dared not say
more at tie commencement OF her history
lest the reader should throw it aside, and
excIain, ooh, the ur!y crcature.7
What ,oronts over tbouobt thc;r cl;I1
,,an,o,,. NJ orb Ms nrovr ,or, MOI
likely to discover lhejr Iauobtcr's
want Of beauty. Buff patcrnal partial
ity blinded Them their neirlIor, were
sufficiently clear.sichtcd as to the personal
defects of the GIRL, and were early dis
posed to announce their discovery.
SHE is rs homclv rs a basket Of chips,
said ono
Itmakes one ache lust to look at her.
said another
oh tho r,tIo FRIGHT, oxcIainad .
.,;ra
The children usad to throw It in her
face
.Jfruo. roIr os Won Mao said an
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