The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-22
A Gentle Reproof.

oIio uAy aS LaCnnflan I1OQgSOE
was going to his daily avocations
after breakfast, ho purchased q
tino largo Goldfish, and sont him
homo, with directions to his wife
to have it cooked for dinnor. As
no particular modo Of cooking it
was prescribed, tho good woman
we'll kncw that whethcrshe boilod
it or mado it into u chowdor, her
husband would scold her when he
came homo. But she resolved to
please him once, if possible, and
therefore cooked portions oft in
different ways. Sho, also, with
some little difficulty, procured an
nmphibious animal from u brook
back OF the house, and pumped it
into the pot. In due timo her
husband camc home; somo COW
cred dishes wcro placed on tho
table, and with frowning, fault
finding look, tho moody man COM
mcnccd the conversation
"Wel', wife, did you got tho fish
| bought ?"
eyes, my dear"
81 should like to know how you
have cooked it. | will bet any
thing that you havo spoilt it for
my eating. (Taking Off tho covcr).
L thought 80. What in creation
possessed you to fry it? | would
as leave eat u boiled frog"
"Why, my dear, l thought you
loved it bost fred"
"You didn't think any such
thing. You knew bcttor-I mover
loved iriod tish-why didn't you
boil it ?"
"N[y dear, tho last timo VIC had
fresh fish you know | boiled it,
and you said you liked it best
fried. But | have boiled somo."
SO saying, sho lifLod q cover,
and 10 the shoulders Of the cod
nicely boiled, were neatly deposi-
ted IN n dish, u sight Of which
would have made an cpicure re-
.ioicc, but which only added to tho
ill-naLuro Of hor hunbnnd.
"a pretty dish, this /" cxclaim.
cd he, "BoileG fish ? chips md por-
ridge! Nyou hnd not bocn ono
of tho most stupid Of womankind,
you would have made it into y
chowdcr."
Ills patient wife, with q smile,
Immediately placed Il turenc be-
Fore him containing an cXcollont
chowdcr.
"M y dear said she, 81 was ro-
solved TO please You, Thcro is
your iuvOriLc dlsh."
"Favorilc dish, indccd," grum-
blcd the liscomttlcd husband, w
dare say itisan unpalatnble 10 wishy-
washy mess. | would rather have
II boiled frog than the wholo Of
it,
This was q common expression
Of his, and had been anticipated
by his wife, who, az soon us tho
preference was expressed uncov-
cred u largo dish near her hus-
band, and there was y large DULI-
FROG, Of portcntious dimensions,
and pugnacious aspect, stretched
OUT at full length | Zachariah
sprung from his chair, not Iittlo
frightened ut tho unexpected ap.
partition.
"My DEAR" said his wifo, in n
kind, cntreating tono, w hope
you will at length be able. to mako
II dinner"
Hachariah could not stand this.
Ills surly mood was finally ovor-
come, and he burst into n hearty
laugh. Ito acknowledged that
his wife was right and that he was
wrong; and declared chat sho
would mover again havo occasion
to read him such another lesson !;
and ho was as good rs his word.
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The Mosr ExcElLENr SAUCES.
A prince was oyortakon in his
walk by n shower, and sought
sheltor in tho nearest cottage.
Tho children happened to DO
sitting at tho table, with a great
dish full Of oatmeal porridgo
placed before them. Choy were
all eating it with u right good ap.
petite, and looked moreover, as
fresh and ruddy as roses.
"llow is il possible" said tho
prince to the mother, "that they
can cat such coarse food with such
evident pleasure, and look 80
healthy and blooming withaI ?"
The mother answered at is on
account Of three kinds Of sauces
which | put on tho food. First,
l let tho children Darn their din
ncr by work secondly, + give
thom nothing to eat out of meal
time, that they may bring appetite
with them to tho table thirdly, l
bring thom up in the habit Of con-
tcntmcnt, as [ keep thom alto.
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