The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1863-10-31

i trying To LOOK like a4ol some
respectable family. AN hng mcst
deplorsbIy 10 the ath
You'll see atthHs Aick.
Is that the hou.1 b
Yes.
Remember, said g, I wait
for no one. Punctud the soul
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a smoke, to prepare thsaa Tor the Her
culean task before them!
Mrs. Hale; that'sa womanl' cried
Minnie.
Roast lamb, potatoes, green peas,
asparagus, and straw berries.
'That'll do. Do you have to shell
peas or something?'
yes, that's easy enough
It's awful hot, said Minnie, af-
ter a short silence.
Horridl
Suppose We shell the peas up hero.
It's cooler here than in the kitchen.
| suppose there's a fire there?'
'Of course.
'Tll go and bring them up.
They're in a basket on the table.
Just leave the rest of the things
down in the Kitchen
Shelling peas wasrapid work even
for unaccustomed fingers, but it is a
matter of taste whether;the thorough
smoking they had from the two &C
lively puffed cigars improved their
flavor.
Now, what do you do with, them:?'
said Minnie. ~iThere ANT many
he added, as he looked at the little
green balls rolling about at the bot
tom of the huge market basket, and
then eyed the large pile of shells on
the floor.
"You boil them, Of course was
Georges answer.
ooh! suppose we 60 down.
Well, come along, said George,
taking up the basket.
The fire burned brightly Susy
had left all in good order, and the
prospect was not bad for the amateur
cooks.
What do you boil them in, Georg2
said BIlnnie.
'Oh, anything
sBut where is it.
'In some of the closets, I guess.
Susy would certainly have tainted
could she have seen the overhauling
Of her neatly arranged closets that
followed.
'This!' Minnie dragged forth o
pot large enough to boil about thlr-
ty pounds Of meat in.
Yes.
In they went, unwashedl
Hot water or cold?'
Either.
'AII right; that's done
Now the asparagus. How do
you fix it?'
Il wonder if they use this for cook
ing the thing said George, holding
up very large pudding dish.
Yes. George determined to
find a book on cookery, written by a
man. the very next day.
'You boil asparagus, don't you,
George?' asked Minnie.
Yes: here's a tin thing that's
long and shallow | guess that's for
such things And dripping pan
came forth to sight from the closet.
The asparagus fitted it like a
charm, as both men declared, and
water was added and all set on the
range. The mutton next went, on
the pudding dish, into the oven.
Come, let's go up stairs again !;
it's fearfully hot here, said George.
But the dinner?'
'Oh, that's got nothing to de but
cook till three o'clock.
'Oh, George, here's the potatoes!
Another pot was produced, and
the potatoes, with about two gallons
of water to the half peck OF Muir
phies, put on the fire.
Smoking, chatting, reading, and a
little practice 90 the violin filled up
the morning, though George declar-
ed it was 'horrid slow, and Minnie
wondered what on earth women did
with themselves.
Half-past two brought home three
hungry men to dinner.
Leaving the cooks to- dish up,
they all adjourned,to the parIor, to
cool themselves. That it was rather
dusty there, was noticed. Jennie had
made the beds before she left, but
dusting the parlor was Susy's work,
and he: early start had prevented her
from doing it that morning.
George Minnie's voice was very
doleful.
What? p
'The fire out !
'Out?'
Il wonder if anythiug's cooked ?
The asparagus is burnt fast to the
pan.
so is the meat
The potatoes