Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-07-22
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MY FIRST LOAF.
BY MRS. II. @. X.

pared, despite the admonitory warnings Of all
good housekeopors, to be prepared when such .
do occur, as occur they must, in these days /
Of help-wanting. An excellent girl had gone,
and her place was supplied by one who | felt, /
when ! beheld her, could never answer that 4
description which had induced me to engage
her. She stood demurey before me, awaiting
her first instructions.
"You can make some bread, Nancy--sit |
some -four aud set it rising"
How shall | make il? That never was
my work before, but you will tell me how,
ma'am, and can learn quick, was the reply
aud the anxious yet willing expression of her
face, bespoke teachable spirit as it did also /
an inexperienced hand. Heavily did that
answer fall upon my car" hone shall | make
it2' Yes, that was The question, hoio ?
What a world Of experience and power did
that little word comprehend | remembered /
my mother talked much about setting The
sponge, placing It in warm situation, baking
it when it was Just enough raised these
snatches of information | well remembered,
but the right quantity, quality and number OF
ingredients, with the Just holo they should be
put together, was the still unanswered quest
ion. There stood Nancy. Upon the whole, "
said l, after moments thoughtful pause
as there Is so mueh that Is more important
10 ao' we VIII put thls matter Oh anu try pa
0,rs bread ana l ieit thanSini Ior the res
pite,
Days passed on.
" Cannot Nancy make bread z asked my
husband at last, " am getting quite tired OF
bakers bread.
" She shall make somei but this is beauti-
tul baker'a bread, George. l don't know but
It is nicer than any home made bread ever
ate, L replied, IN most recommendatory
tone, taking another Slice which | did not
want
4" There is nothing like good home made
bread, such as my mother used to make.
To the first part of this remark did not
materially object, inasmuch as 1t was seri-
ously my opinion; but when he suggested an
equality with his mothers bread, that which
nothing IN his estimation ever eNcelled, felt
a sad shrinking of the heart at my own con
scious inability OF attaining 1t.
May you be blessed with Just such an
appetite as you had when, boy you ate
your mothers bread, was my inward bene-
diction, as he arose to return TO his afternoon
business. Sometimes | thought OF coniesslng
our dilemma. hau 1t been the hrst week OF
our marriage IT would have all been we'll
aud he would have smiled at my Inexperience;
but we had unfortunately been married some
fiinei and boV7errr lovely ineiheieney and
want OF skill may appear IN iady love or
prlue' u assumes qui'o a u'nereh' aspec' "nen
not 10 KNOW Is lheXeusaole ignorance on,
! eau 40 tha.' cou'd no longer De Vieweu
IN 'ne I'gh' OIL a h,aluch 'lnlul,Y OF delicate
he'p'ess'less' oesiucs' II saVoreu 700 huie Oh
MS hio'her' VINO was pattern houseKeep-
er 90,
but ,he oread must De made, - VIII oe,
gln WIN peat'asn preau 'hat ! a'n sure VIII !,
DC 'ne easiest 10 MAKE ana ulucn iess trouoio'
20 upon Pearlasn ofeau was ueciueu'
VITA "nat aeep ana earnest interest dld l
prepare my nour' mix SAT-, anu peafiasn'
WIN Wnat anxiety ulu NIX <, 'nese important
| hsreu'e,,s 'ogv'ner' WIZ nave peariasn
enough tnougn' l. hui ue'erulineu II
shali De iigI' ana anotner spoonful was
quioAly auueu; Inc oreau was ihaaei the
pans N'io 'erpy' 'ue "so Ninais'' apu ~ m 'as,
IL was satisfactorily uepositea IN inc wen
hea'eu oven 'ooA my sea' pes.ue 'ne s'oFg
70 wa'en i's P'oSress' 10" ehAiPus was l
70 se' ~ ,'s9' "o" ie"u'y uiu ie"enoe'
M! a,e rounu plump 'speo.o' "y ,no'ner .o"Ves'
iihl' paSso'' anu u17h'e my ma'enlui ihsPec,
no" ""u arueu. wts"Ys' u was n'' ha' n"'
II grew ocau'''u''y Drown pu' mere 1t i"y'
SO U uemure' 50 unasP'rlhg'
Dinhcr came anu my nusoanu "a'Avu IL
4 WIN i.iouu VI '"1 10 e'ne' az J" 'ne nosp',
'ull'} VI ms hea'.' nc o'''n piu' ! eA'enuu'
weieowe nanu' pui am sure my pcrn, i"c'
anu uisquie'eu looA Nefe 'eii ulles u ne"''
no, Pa'''eu,ary gluu 10 see 'nein'
we 81. uo"n AT 'ao'ei 'ne h,ncAere' wa
wen prohou' 'he pou'oes wen uVue' 1u" .n'
butter was mel,ou' pul lue prs"u '-Ll''
preau the article apoVe S'l' Wn,ch my nus
oand oons'uereu ,"uisPensao'e 10 DC goou--'
was nanusu roui'''--ne ii,, 'o1N " s'i,e ger
wil'y uiu no' iese1hp,e .,u,' oreau' 'h'cA'y s'uu
1ieu a. ~ was Mi,n i'''s prown spo.s Oh u,'
ufso''eu Pear'psh anu 'neii now 1t 'as,eu
strange mixture 1i san anu olHer' T'lp'
, was a'toge'her "npearapie' h{ huspan'
iooSSu surpriseu ana nlor''neu' auu now NV
nov 4 ieei IL 'hero no o'"or' ne io"No'
q ssniheah,ly AT me- -,
shook my heaa' wnile ne ih'oluh'arll,
, removed the 9npalatable sliee lar irom HI
p'a'e' now li''ie uid ENJOY .ne soc'sty
my agreeable guests how distant ana
wish them anywhere put at my own tanle
iiaa you not peuer a,'ena TO tne prea
making yourself Mary, said oeorge' as 500
as we were alone, I" ana not leave tnet mos
= : Important part OF eoosih8 10 such miseraol'
inexpefieneed hahds mere was dee's'o
IN ms gep'le 'one' whicn | wei, Ane" mean
10 give me no choice ~ 'ne matter a,u ! sa'