Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-01

ne have my way ln,s
,ddity of the thing" -
"If any body but you, Mary, had made
,uch request of me, l certainly should
have taken offence. But l never could
be angry with you, so, ii it will be any
satisfaction to you-though for the life OF
me / cannot imagine what your drift is
I will comply with your conditions.
When may expect my supplies I"
"Let me see; tomorrow Is my baking
day, and your tea party is not to be before
Thursday. Well, on Wednesday after
noon, you can be supplied with bread,
biscuit, cake, and all the other accessor-
les and mind, the only thing l allow
Won to furnish is butter, which L do not
make.
Every well, it's all settled then, and l
will leave YOU. On the whole this ar
ranpement suits me; it relieves me OF a
great responsibility, for your cookery is
we'll known to be perfectly nice. So
qood-bye till Thursday"
"Mind you say nothing about this, Hat
tie. to any one; it is secret of mine"
Every well, as you say, I'll keep mum.
Goodbye again, for you will have your
hands full and I will not interrupt you.
So off Mrs. Vane went, inwardly Won
dering what orotchet demure little Mary
had got into her steady little head.
Everything came off on that baking
day precisely as Mary could have wished
it. Her bread was light, sweet, and
white as snowflake, with just golden
brown line of crust surrounding it; hel
crullers crisp and very delicious. Then
she knew that her preserved fruits were
nice, and if ever there was sponge CAKE
more like solifed froth she would like tt
see it. Everything was sent in to Mrs
Vane on Wednesday afternoon, and sh'
had all Thursday to devote to her dress.
Mary looked pretty that night at thu
tea party for her eyes shone with pur
pose. and she was just excited enough
about it to redden her cheeks in mos
becoming manner Add to this that sh'
was dressed with neatness and taste, AMI
YOU will not be unwilling to believe M
when I say that she was quite the bell
of the occasion. Joe evidently though
so himself; for strange to say, he made n
remarks on her appearance that nigh
calculated to lower her self-esteem; bu
contrarywise gazed at her from time t
time with the most profound satisfaction
But murder will out" 1t came out o.
this occasion when they all sat down t
f snpper. Everybody was delighted; Their
was not such an unexceptional "tea"
the neighborhood for a long time Countr
people are very fond of their "teas;" the
compare one with the other with admit
= able connoisseurship. This one was
8 triumph.
"Mrs. Vane you are the perfection
breadmakers. Your biscuit are quit
, beautiful. Were ever such crullers made
How do you manage it, Mrs. Vane
: What lovely sponge cake" =,
: Mrs. Vane and Mary occasional
changed chances and smiled. but nobod
y noticed it.
i Joe having been behaving so beaut
J., fully all the evening, that Mary began
e be afraid her plans had failed. He can
= out now, however, greatly to Marys sati
= faction.
'.This is a feast indeed" he said. 8.
L fellow is fortunate who has a wife thi
3 can make such bread as this, to SO
l. nothing of the sponge cake. can't ST
why it is Mary; you improve it is trne !;
give you credit for that; but don't 81
=. why it is that all women cannot have tt
. knack that Mrs. Vane has, at cooking
= perfection. If you could make such brea
e as this, Mary, your husband would be
y happy man."
= Mrs. Vane looked at Mary, and MAJ
Z looked at Mrs. Vane. Light had broke
. upon the mind of the latter. 1t brol
!: q like flash of lightning, and then the
- was an explosion,-not of thunder, but
E laughter.
4 Joe looked up amazed. He was ms
} that petted his dignity enormously. WIN
Is did these women mean to laugh so at
sober, sensible remark of his Partic
larly, what could Mary mean to so trii
> with the respect she owed her husband
It He began to grow very red indee
V Mrs. Vane saw it presently, and came
h his and Mary's relief; for poor Mary ht
already began to be little frightened
/ the success of her own scheme. She d
n not like Joe to be angry at any rate
tn "Mr. Starr" said Mrs. Vane, 81
es truly glad you like this very exceile
ca cookery, for it is all your wifes.
your own showing, you ought to be
happy man" ,.n
lection and joined the laugh against j
80 1t was no use to get angry with $50 ma
IT, people; so, before long, Joe joined IN
We laugh himself. e.,
We And so the tea party broke up with
VOC greatest good nature all around, and
, 100 went home with lesson he never torg
SO for it was the last time that Mary e
" heard any complaints from him. lie
~, now the most easily pleased of any q
80 band for ten miles around.