The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-10-23

amusing sketch IF a cook ealing herself
s.s,ar,ie verra ]" "sarrie," cd .yrrra.'
f.i,h---o,,l fifth. Tier recouanenda,io,,
was that .'she would NO. st~:r /"
Tho women came. She was Of =
staid. stern. even gloomy oppression,
shout thirty Eve years oll. waa clean.
and hal cowl on her head shich hid
every tair. AL the time she,rmaine,l
with NJ | had M evidence ,hs she was
aot entirely ,,ald. Frnm sis maids
4, r,,i,a to her heels we're two atraighi
Tires, ~ That her waist waa quite A.
mysterious as her hair. Exrcp f,r the
gloomy expression on her face Ter f-a.
,ures we're good. and her eyc-n' I was
muc', mistaken>>showpd y kinl heart
spite of her h,hitnal gr,mresS Sire
never smilpi. iesfed. nor laughtd, hu'
wc aonn found that she VIA vaM,bla.
ficr work w,s always done to ffr mi
nn,c. and d,ne well. We hrca,n, rather
attached to Anasrasis, and while keep
III. her grin gravity unrrlaxed, shr
evi,ltn'lv softpned toihe Younger nsm
hers nf the mi,v. They, again, took
amazingly to the Stern old lass. Give
me the child FIR fi,n7;rg ont character
covered NJ, whether III smiles Or gloom
1'h,. children fni it out; ~. and they
bring it ont. A terrific. breaking Il
pnls III the kitchen had taken place ive
,ninnles sitter Aia.:as;a's first in.txl-
| ton. Murs. jags, cans, brown pots.
plates and d;ahes of various dimension.
shs. s.raahrd intn a, ..s:s III onre. ~As ing
.rnc1can! rn"lran 7" A. This was 4
very likely fact, and the things were Il
i;,lic value. al,r WAY ra,',v encouraged
sh.n O,hrrvisr IN this work IL rtfur.
nation IA new broom sweeps clean =
seemed true enough 70 her. Every sr
tic!c il. ,hc XII ,.l-n, ir.,a. wuu.. as.,i
ear,hcnw re, had been hnrr;t,:v tleG!ed
was pnoEsn.r le'n) WAS s,,Ashed
and ihrown ou'. she asked nohoay's
leave, nor did she s.and.nn The manner
1t dni:,R il bu. did IA new nrfit
WAN obtained from the "ernaon." and
~ her religion suffered her 10 ear with
none Of tls, !, complete So, of.lishes was
s.ot fnr her own Individual use Noune
'lurst lav Il finger upon these on an,
,,re,cnsc whs cvcr-if touched the,
were smashed hc nrx, ,nunnvnf. Nnr
w.,iia .Ge 4,r il world toIrh f.d on,
II any dish or vessel which had heen
nsrd by another. Ii Il .lng got info The
kitchen and pa his nnse fas dogs
ssp&-rally dn.A iutu halt 4 .l.xen pots and
aiahra. whether ai,ese were her own
particular vessels or not they were
smashed.
The following conversations ensuce
nne evening "rnn hearing oi,e af these
dreadful smashing bouts il the kitchen.
..Wha, noise in that. my dear p
"Oh il j. Anas, asia breaking few
fishes Never mind her
"Ncv4r mni her! l wonder you n
lnw ,Lat ,,ls! f,r:siu to - sn SO; she
will ruin as in pets saone." (And ~.
rum,ng force look 81 s!.ll e" and
turn her ont this moment !"
"Nn you won't 14ish.n; this women
il 4 jewel. She hreak4 n few dishes it
il t.uc, but her religion seems to demand
il. ! snnp ,sc it also tel;s her to h.
honea'. for shri- So. Ynn told me NJ,
sn examine her box hut Gar all tina. I
have dane ss many time. She always
leare~thekey init. I, contained nothing
hrf All nid bible, in the nll church char
actera. which 1 cnnll mt read. and n
few clnthcs.- Not ves,igc Of my pro
perty couli I erer hnd. That IL not
AL: the nl.i servants either don't nr
cannot s'eal BY hnnlrcd,h part "A
much as t,'rmerly. Her hre*kafe does
MT amount to iithe nf III. s.ld ,rnh.
heriea. Now say, shall siss he ,uraedi
out 2"
Certainly !. I prefer the ssna~!,cr,o ,:.c
thief"
'.Now ,Ma to the kitchen, ! hear silc
haa gone cut. ! wish to show yon
something"
We Ecnt,tc the kitchen, aud there my
wife pointed out 10 rsfhat all the ntcn-
sila IN which any food MAS left or kept
had ) oroes made Of chips laid acrps,
the top. Eread waa in couras e max
ing, and the aponGe wns sct On tie
top of the dough aoross was also drawp
with blunt edge.
"Now,' aa,ti ,nadam, IAN that ie "a
keep the witches out Of the food"