Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-09
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II came 10 pass, Afs,r many day., that eAk-rs.
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DO. It's glory had dspartad. bexsn heartily
- approve % fhara6hass esurss iAs Hitting tbs
had Of the chief baker froznFoa his shouidefs
and banging him. upon = rer. but saw no
var ont u my topAie. married many times
% raise hreaa, but had aat saccred-d In making
aAy Atto appesx On ltha. fablc! Il nsa trsng
better success In n akinG mink osscu3tStnouRh
could never gs~es right Is 20 the amount Of
soda feqsiFed. Sometimes they were yoilow
enough to be nistahrn hsr Suss..s OF virs!a
having bsen hardened and eesnpaeted la
sheete prptsi Ny husband pretended that they
We're pasted throesh heavy roiIer. IKE tse.s
The cold bisenit iato pnddings AID griddis
cakrr. bat their peculiar teiidity frustrated all
snsh att~mpts TO 7eesnoHise-, But VIXEN the
case appeared perteeuy hopeless, bad still
enc resource. There was y wide ditch nehind
che garden. and In iIs dark gaters buried my
hlsenit out Of my sight. Ine1persneed girls
should never commence housekeeping without
AeonSrnsent ditch 1t hand. Bnt my truablss
did not end here. In an evil hour . neighbor's
hen hsiehl bag brood Of duckiinss, whioA In
due time found their way 20 nay eaeAs Of pro-
sisioar. The biscuit, 50 long ia coax had no " :.
. resurrection, and remember watching tina
POOR fowls as they tried TO diyide them with
.My DEAF, dear HATTIE" ssid nv husband.
ons morning, AFTER usual toll Of bFeahfast was
ever, don't yon think you could learn 70 make
at cannot tel; an suite disconragcds
"You have lesrned 70 cook 50 many things
In so short a time he went on, encoara9inxjy,
You few hints a6ont the beet method, yoa
would tucceed Admirably. Why don't you
eonrult your mothrrl She Is q superior cook"
sYou forget, Prank, how we resente.t !;
when my mother, and sisters, snd sunis. and.
In fact, all our friends, united In predicting our
perplexitiss. No, II would be too mortifyin- 70
90 home for counsel in this matter. Indeed.
ha~ to hyc
sulting any one. Igiye all my visitors bakers
bread, and they: having it only ocoasi0T'liy,
seems 10 like IT,"
"Supposc we try boarding, Hat.iel"
ave cannot afford that and besides, We want
hcrie by ourselves. You would not be con-
tented To give up our home Lberti-s and
privileges. If il were not for the eternal bread
question, we could get little enjoyment out Of
Life; ont comfort is now ont of me QUESTION.
win, Frank" added, pettishly, that You
had msrri.d househeeper and had gone into
ACOnyentr'
His face flushed.
~ was not finding fault, Hattie. am as
not get along with the countless details of
Kitchen work half AZ -kSllfuliy and ch--ffuily
.s you do think you will conquer this DIFF
neuhy In time"
"In tiusr If EYER" responded, ungrlcious-
~ al hope there will be no bread baking in
but did not reply. The marked irrevrrrnc- OF
my language affected him painfully; but hs
Jaw that was iu too reckless mood 20 be rea-
aoned with.
After ne had gone 10 his study sat down to
think. ieit wicked and unhappy. / knew
had spoken unkindly and ungen-rously TO my
hutlsnd, whoee unmarried forb-arance and
gentlenets, amid The Inconvenience caused by
my incompetrncy, had Oft, n excited my
gratitude. Alasi that much misery could
rreult from the want of n good loaf Of bread!
sudden N solve inspired me. Without
waiting 10 clear away the breakfast things,
wrpt to kind old lady in the nsighboThood.
and. AFTER eonfe.sinE my ignorance begged to
Be Initiated into the mys teries Of br d rnak king
ysu lave good yeast"
"But j have tried yeast and my bread
sorred."
You let Il stand too long. 1t must be put in
the pans AZ soon--.s il is light, and then stand
III u becomes 10 come up a. am"
"But where can get good yeastl"
At The bakery. get mine thrrr. You can't
help having good bread If the yeast il right
Only be suIe to bake it SOON enough
was soon on my way TO the bakery, 4 mile
distant The fresh AIR and pleasant sunlight
econ bad their usual genial infiunce upon me,
ard began 10 get back my lost courage and
"Ailer ALL I said to myself, Unjust sue
eeed II persevere. I am not Naturally dun
and Erh learn how to make good bread, II 1t
lakes me year
IprCeuTed a pint OF y, as, and has.enad home
Win my treas ure. determined that tie shoist-
10 put into The -four all the yeast had bought
only adding u cup of milk 10 moisten it suf-
Ecienty Ii smelt very strong Of hops, but l
hcuRht that would bak. out
bad scarcely placed il in a warm corner by
tnr stove 10 rise, " hen recollecte Mrs. Lees
caution about baking In time to pre- vent its
souring.
IL must run NO risk of that, at all eysnt.n
said 81 am sure there is yeast enough "a
rs:se II, IL bake II directly. II can raise in the
oven, 10 o- sure dear me, how green IL looks!
bntlt Will come all rig hit In the baking, dare.
say"
20 without further delay placed il in the
oven would not, IL could describe Its ap-
p<arancs when 1t came out. did not wait 10
test IFS quality hut threw il, almost Kissing hot
tn.o the long suffering ditch. I ann afraid il ia
mere now. 1t is many years since 1 left the
place, but often fancy half a dozen ducks
hard NJ work upon it.
went back 20 the house, and for the first
ume sat down To have hearty crying spell 1t
Was no genteel smile, with Just tears enough
70 ndd Iust-r to my eyes, but a downright 500.
DIZZY, toat would have done credit TO any w hip-
PED youngster OF ten. ~aS utterly discour
aged. In this condition nay husband founS mn,
when he came down TO dinner. There was no
dinner cooked, and the breakfast table stood
Just where we had left il.
At first ne looked much alarmed, but he soon
compromised the state of affairs He came
and sat down by me, and drew my head from
The hard table upon which Ii had rested to his
shoulder. How soOthingly and encouraSisxly
he talked to me He seemed 10 have quite for
gotten my provoking language to himself, and
snly TO be anxious to comfort me.
Amer a time told him the sad experience of
Tie morning, the long, fstiEuing walk, the at.
fmpt TO obtain Instruction, and the hopeless
result. II WAS anything but q funny story 10
me; but felt him tremble as proceeded and
when ! concluded with the amiable wish that
those ducks might be choked to death if they
ever brought that bread up 70 the light of day
he broke out into q ft Of laughter; such ts /
had never seen him indulge in. 1t was a long
time before he as sober enough 70 speak
81 think, Hattie, !" be said, at last, ssthat you
have AZ least taken one step In the night direc-
ton"
s.Howr'
"Why, after eonfiding In old Mrs Lee Il will
not now lie difficult TO tell her of your failure
AND to AK for the privilege Of mixing a few
toaves under her direction. You will easily
GET The art In this way, and she is too kind 70
care for the trouble"
TO be sure, Frank. I wonder I did not
think Of that. shall try very hard and Won
will have housekeeper yetn' , .
sand you will not sigh for a convent, Hat.
tjef'' nav
"Ah, Frankl it Is fortunate that have a CON.
ssderale husband. Everybody would not for