The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-29
Power OF Argument ON = Du, ch Ba-
ker.
BY HENRY =. LELAND.

Mr.. Gay sat down to the breakfast ta-
b!e with Mrs Gay as ris UiS.
Ny dear, said Mr.. Gay, in pleasant
tone voice, 'how long since you became
homGpathist?'
My dear answered Mrs. Gay, with a
duplicate smile, and an exquisite second
fiddle accompaniment Of voice, am not
ho-m0 op.a-thist. What makes you
ask such an odd queStioif?'
The appearance Of these diminutive
bread pills on that plate, and Mr.. Gay
indicated, by a severe wink, the plate
alluded to.
Mrs. Gay was an artless woman: that
is TO say she had art epOugh-she only
wanted little less.
Il do not see them she replied, took.
, - :. i. - x: * 5lt:.cs oyR. ....
iiereupon Mr.. Gay triumphantly raised
the plate containing nall Il dozen baker 5
rolls, and exclaimed:
Now, my dear, look sharp! They're
very small, but you can see them if you
will only try
'Oh yes, dear. can see the rolls,
but thought you asked me to look at
bread pills
Artless Mrs. Gayl see the germs
of any amount of 'spats' in this 'artless
ness.
when flour is only eight dollars a
barred
Seven dollars and sevcnty-fve cents,
my dear, interrupted Mrs. Gay.
How do You make that out, my love ?
twenty-five cents to the empty barrel
If the head is wh0ae! ~ -
'Pon my honor, my dear, you are an
ornament to your sex Where did you
w. .-....s a. '.I;T--
we've been married nearly wear, aud !
nevNv saSIertch such Shing before.
Necessity, dear Bill, aud the high
price of lIoniton lace and whatebone, have
taught me severe lessons
'Dcor BUr-if she had only made
this last word in the plural number and
not used capital to commence it with,
she would have hit it exactly.
We'll, to return to the rolls, you must
tell the waiter to tell the cook, to tell the
bakers boy, to tell the baker, that unless
he increases his rolls, we shall decrease
our roles as customers
lam afraid that pretty speech will be
lost on Mr.. StieifelbltZ, hut | will see
that he is told to send larger loaves and
rolls
And thus the subject was dismissed
for that day. The course Of breakfasts,
like true love, seldom rolls smooth, and
therefore it is not astonishing that Mr.
Gay, coming down to breakfast, again
founti small rolls on the table.
More bread-pillS, dear! | thought
old Sniggetitz-'
Sticttelbitz, my love, interrupted Mrs
Gay. who knew Dutch mp to the handle.
Odd Stingytits, then, intended to mend
his ways, enlarge his rolls, reconstruct
his twists, and all that and so on.
Yes, my dear, | called in person at
the bakers the other morning in the
carriage. after attending Mary Teafte's
wedding reception; had Mr.. Sticffclblitz
come ont to the carriage. 1t was quite
an undertaking for him; he weighs twice
as much as you do
so he ought to, with -four at eight
dollars and he selling it at
And when he came out | spoke to him
in Germrn-'
'Wer gaits, my schoeny Dytcher!' in.
tcrrupted Mr.. Gay, quizzically.
Il spoke to him grammatically and
correctly, my dear, and the good fat man
was so delighted that he promised we
should have no further cause of com.
plaint and until this morning you must
acknowledge there was an improvement
in the size Of the rolls
why, Kitty, my dear, you have cncr.
Cyl like that! What blessed man
am ! every day find ont some new and
adorable quality in you. As used to
say \ year ago, whvn was young, and
wildc and dlSsipatcd-you are brick !!
Pour me out another cup Of coffee, and
III give you kiss before go down town.
III call on Sniggletrtz myself, as it's on
my way, and reason with him. III tell
him the papers arc beginning to grumble
You can't frighten him that way
He's used to it; lisa habit of the papers
to have periodical SpaSmS about short
laVeS; nothing ever comes of it. You
say you are going to reason with him
Why, my dear, the few German words /
spoke to him the other day were better
reasons with him than all the logic you
can find in Whately y-that dry old book
we used to study at school
'Excellentn said Mr.. Gay too, will
go and talk German with him
'Oh Bill aud here Kitty gave herself
up to long and hearty laugh. You
ain in earnest?
I'm going to talk Dutch with old Stiff
as. bricks, as sure as you're born! I'm
going to talk his rolls into twice, YES
thrice their present size. You see if |
WON'T
How absurdly you talk, Biz! lou
don't Know two dozen words of German.
How do you expect TO argue with that
amount of capital, as father used to say: ?
1t isn't the number Of words you use
in argument, but the powerful reasons
that win the victory That same Whatc.
ly, that dry old book, would have taught
you that. Now | distinctly assert, that
the power of argument intend using
with old Squizzlewig will blow these rolls
into rolls as are rolls--twice as large as
they are now
IN bet you" said Kitty. Those were
her very words. Remember, reader. that
she was in her twentieth year, had no
family; a very lively, jolly, good-naturcd
husband; moreover, that this converSa-
ton was at home,' where young mar
ried people act and talk as they please
IN bet you our trip to Saratoga you
don't! And if you do, why we'll go and
spend the summer with father,up in the
country ~
Done said Mr.. Gay; III take that
bet, and book it. And now, I'm off for
ShzzIcjig and large rolls, downtown and
business. But think told you would
give You something before started And
suiting his conduct to his speech (new
reading y Mr.. Gay, approaching Mrs.
Gay, bestowed kiss sounding like the
warning crack of the postilion's whip as
ne dashes into the busy streets Of bust
ling town.,
'The idea of my arguing with Dutch.
mani thnuOhf Mr. Cow tWau if fhof