The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1870-11-16
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uowAGANBIER WAS CURED

were made wrctchrd Wy thi".
| have known n nnn TO leuvc iifth-ra'c
bunrding house. where soiled table cio'h-
were the rule, and sloppy tea, tur5id cotec'
and the inevitable .'hnsh" were not tae cx-
cep'lon. aud sitting opposi'c hs young wife
Ut their own table. ncrc'lpssly stab her with
unjust remarks upon the well couked no"I
bets: ldsa.. ..jsss. asif i,e we're not yorncious-
ly deyouring better food than he had ever
been accustomed to.
Perhaps this fault finding had the same It
feet upon the appetite as the celebrated Hat
ford icestershire Table ) .aee las, ior The
habitual erumbler generally eats with rel
i.h of the condemned dish, thereby giving /
the Ii. to his words. The following story !
coninin. its own moral. 1
"Mary, your corn bread is never don"! !
wonder what is the reason everybody else
have things right aud VIC always have things
wrengl"
Way Joe, am sure the corn bread hn-
never been in this state before. You see the
fire had u fl aud cuun't be made to burn.
"Oh, YES you are AWAY. ready with nj
excuse Now, there is Mr.. Smith; her
STOW. never has fits And she always has
the Iightcst. sweetest bread, md the incest
cakes anI preserves ever ate. wish you'd
take pattern by her.
"Wrll. TIN sufr. Joe, | DO my best, apl
think succeed oftener than fail. wish
could suit you always: but that soppo-e'
can hardly be expected; and Mary gave
weary sigh,
Mary Starr Ind been married about year.
during which time she Lad found house.
kecping rather uphill work. She was
nent little body, aud con,crrtiou.'y ava her
very best to please her husbands mt lie
whatever might be the reason. was very hard
10 pcusc-in fact, seemed determined not to
be plrnsed with anything she did. Prfhnps
TX. the old soilier, Ia on" II Dickens st"-
rie-. he had vital and constant sense that
discipline must be maiunincd." At any
rate. he never allowed Mary to lac pleased
with herself an my occasion If he could
help it.
and not cnsiy irr,utcd though, to tell the
truth, there were times when her iorbcHr-
ance was severely tried. For instance.
whenever she and Joe took tea out or went
to patty. or even to church. be seldom nj
lowed an opportunity to pass unembraced to
auimndyert on sone deficiency in cookery
or manner. OF dreSs, on the part of hi- wife;
! and that pro bono publico. For Instance, II
would be:
Mrs Jones, what beautiful sponge cnk'
YOU max. Mary, take notice how Ngh
|, ,Li- c.. 4. t. / wa,.d.r why yaa ssIi novoi
. Lnve it so puifyl" Or. Mr.. Brown, yoi
/ certainly are an adept at entertaining com
c nauy. | wish. Mary, that you would try &
.teal Mrs. Bro~u's art" Or. Mrs. Green
J, YOUR dress is always most becoming. You
!, ;s,,. is exquisite don't soc why il is, Mary
!, that. with all the money | spend for you
. . youueycr can reach the piquant style Of Mrs
?, Green
y On these occasion. Mary would blush an,
e bite her lip. and be inwardly annoyed, but -h
was woman of too much pride aud GOO
D sense TO make Il display Of her chagrin; an
she was really too good natured an
y Christian person to let it change her Tee
10 iugs toward Joe, whom She knew IT, be alte
~ all, very fond oi her. and 3 very just man q
r heart After IL while. too seeing that III
e, (nult was probably cnrable, she boitoasi
:, herself how she should proceed in order t
he break him of his d,agrcenble habit.
Fortune favored her. One day, lady
= :, one of her most valued friends, and be
IN neighbors, called to invite Joe and Mary
tea.party ut her house.
NJ. AZ .It will be small affair" said she "b
se very plea.an, think. You only are " n'i
.a .e' to make the scale of harmony complei".
'od Nv ell, saIu ad"iy - "A' '"'"'' '''
,lS Vanc, on one condition"
=" ..Coudition. Is it come to this, that y
. ,,,., make conditions! Well, my deu
w make your demand
'n, The condition IT," said Mary, THAT y,
nd will allow me to furnish al the rcsres
Ale ments.'
der well tha. is an odd lea. Mary, II
vs. Josr. hope you Gon', mean to iosInuN
bie that am getting poor
i No. Hattie; thank fortune, she has sho
cred her favors upon you quite LIBERAL
and Rut have notion for this, which, II y
os pl..se. will not divulge' only let me la
iiy sG NV wry this once, just for the oddity of
=. thing"
'ss irs III anybody but YOU Mary mao ma
! Of .n-b arcGuest of me, certainly should lo
ms, ,,ten ofrru.e. But never could be ang
"% v;,h YOU. So, if it will be any satisiacti
val IN you-,houch for the life of me ! can't
."n .gaS acine wha, your drift isl will comply W
date your conditions, When may ! expect
s ,upply'" ,.,;n,
"a and your tea party is not 70 oe n"f'fe ihu
- a. WA. On Wrdne day afternoon
shall be supplied with bread, biscuit. CT
con. on, aud al the other accessories; ANA mind,
able. oniy thing ! allow you TO furnish is butt
PER per which DO not make.
% 'ary VERY we'll is all settled Them "nd
send leave you. Ga the whole, THIS urrrngrn
,SM sns suits me It relieves me of great respol
Full biity, for your cookery is well known to
,oT, cor particularly nice So. goodbye till Til,
'spa day."
you .Mlnd you. say nothing about this. Hat
ne TO any one; it is secret OF mlne.
- Every well. rs you say; III keep m
Good, bye ugap, for you will have
steal hands fun. and must not interrupt you
tor So off Mrs. Nanc went, inwardIy won'
re is ing what crotchet demnro Little Mary
eIe" got into her steady little head. q r
nav, Everything came off on that baking
,ha, precisely ns Mary could have wished it.
we'll bread was hight and sweet. and white II
snow flake, with just a golden brswn lin
i,orv crust surrounding it; her cakes were per
nmls. tiop: her crelcrs crisp and delicious. !
ecd she knew that her preserved fruits we're u
rs of and if ever there was sponge CAKE more
ben ,olidiiied froth she would like to see it.
m its ,rytLnp was sent in to Mrs. Nane on "
new ucsday afternoon, and she had all lhurs
@ un, TO devote to her dress. --.I..s,r--
ming Mary looked very pretty that night al
vlsor ,r ,en party, for her eyes shone with purp
once and she had just enough excitement aoo
I'd be IN redden her cheeks in II becoming man
odorn Adl TO thi. that she was dressed with Il
faith no a. and taste. and you will not be unw
'ns,s MsS TO believe me Wien say that she was Z
If tho IN. belle of tho occasion. Joe evide
Il ind thought 20 himself: for, strange 10 say