Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-06-24
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Biscuit Making-Its Results

/ Some one called me sentimental the other
day, and in my righteous Indignation, thro"
my gauntlet at the feet of that individual, and
demand proofs of the assertion. Of course
love poetry and admire beauty. Who don't?
| But never sigh aor sing to "fair Luna, nor
eat chalk, nor drink vinegar to give my COM
plextion a sentimental pallor; don't bite my
| lips to make them red never sentimentalize
my waist with Lacings nor my feet with tight
boots; | like bread and butter, and meat and
potatoes, when am half starved, and could
dispose OF second plate-full of edibles with
keen relish | never say, "No more, thank
you am not at all hungry, 70 good appetite
isn't sentimen tai, but it is poetical, and when
once lost we realize how all the poetry of our
nature depended upon it." | don't cultivate
''raving tresses )" I'm not in love, and like
| to do homework. Dvested Of all ornamental
attire, except linen collar, (Which is essential
| to q neat appearance) with hair brushed back
| and sleeves pinned upon my shoulders, | can
| revel in one of those days of big soork which
every house-keeper knows SO well. don't
run If any one calls when am thus costumed
it is rather an enjoyment to admit guest UNI
der such circumstances and note his or her ex-
| preston of face. But must confess to q de-
cided antipathy towards m aking biscuit.
When one has on nice afternoon dress, cuffs,
rings, and perhaps hair ribbon with streamers,
it isn't pleasant to doff them for the sake of
biscuit for tea and if you decide to remove
only the cuffs and ribbon, put or MANN 9th
ready to commence operations that your sleeves
are so small at the wrist, they can only be
pushed half way to the elbow but yon fatter
yourself they will stay there and be out of
reach OF the -four, and you had rather endure
the pinching and red crease in your arm than
change the dress then, You get your hands
nicely embedded in the medley Of sour milk,
ssshortening," saleratus and -four, when re-
belious lock of hair, taking advantage OF the
absent ribbon and your helpless condition,
tails ove, your forehead and insinuates itself
into your eye. No head-shaking will remove
it, and you are obliged to brush it off with the
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leaving foury mark on your face, of course.
Never mind that You turn again to the bis
cult, and have them nearly moulded, when
your nose begins to itch It is a poor conso-
lation then to remember the old sign :-"some
one loves you and dare not tell you" You
pronounce him coward and idiot for fearing
to tell you anything
He wonldn't feel any worse If you presented
him witha mitten, and if you didn't he might
feel better. At any rate he has no business to
keep it to himself and torment you and your
nose when you are making biscuit Again
you are Obliged to resort to the back Of your
hand, and you give the irrtated member
vigorous rubbing and Touring. By this time
thers is q summons to the door. The big
apron is covered with -four and you throw it
off, plunge your hands into basin Of wa ter,
hastily press them to the towel and proceed to
open the door, your face, meanwhile turning
red between the white patches which you have
forgotten. Before you. are pair of the shin
lest boots. a new suit of clothes, faultlessiy
tied neck. tie, well cultivated Whiskers and
moustaehe, well oiled and curled locks under
new beaver, pair of handsome eyes full Of
mischief at the thought of surprising you, and
IN extended hand.
To place your hand, damp and sticky as it is
ia the one offered you is utterly impossible. so
you pretend not 10 see it, assume any amount
Of dignity and freeze your guest with reserve.
At the same time he is doubtless thinking that
your fee is too much flushed to be delicate,
and that you use lily white too laVish!y to be
becoming and on the whole your manners are
OF as graceful as he once thought, and after
few stiff common place remarks he bows him-
self out, and you throw up the windows to get
the musk out of the room, and think what an
excruciating fop he has become.
What were not those biscuit responsible for
The red and white face, the withheld hand and
the awkward manners were all attributable to
the m aud had it not been for these you might
not have noticed that enormous watch guard
| or that hatter-like ring on his little finger,
| perhaps. not even that odious musk would have
disturbed your olfactories, that affected gig
| gle aud lisp Jared upon your ears. Who
knows what might haze been, had those biscuits
not been. VIENNA.