The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-07-26

| try again. Oh, 1t Is Just like 1t Was
before. Well, l wont waste any more
time with it, said she, tossing the
shirts in the basket, for l can iron the
rest. Time to get SUPPER, said she,
glancing up at.the clock. I guess ]
will make biscuit, as Arthur is very
fond OF them, and fry the fish he sent
here this morning
long time, the biscuits were made
and placed in the oven. Then she
put on the fish. First the fire was too
hot, and they burnt fast to the skillet !;
then it was not hot enough, and after
half hour of fruitess endeavOr 70
make the fire burn, she found the fish
in about the same condition cs when
she first placed them there. 1T is no
use; 1 can't fry them," said she jerk
ing them off the stove; Arthur will
have to be content with cold meat aud
biscuits. Oh, by the way, L guess
they must be done by this time and
vision of light snowy biscuits foated
before her eye. They are well brown
ed, it is true, but, oh, my! as fiat as
when she made,them.
This is the result of my boarding
school training, said she, sitting down
on the floor with a hopeless look on
her face; Il Just can't do one thing
properly. Oh, dear! what will he
think of me?' And having arrived at
this point, she laid her face in her
hands and cried like a very child.
Arthur wondered what had come
over the house, that night. The doors
were all shut, no lights were lit. and
everything was as still as mouse
Where can they all be?' said he,
entering the hall; and he searched
first one room and then another.
'Why, Lillian, what is the matter.?'
said he, as lie caught a glimpse of q
blue dress in the Kitchen.
ooh, Arthur" said she, springing
up and throwing her arms around his
neck, 81 am so glad you have come,
for have had such a time!'
'Why, what have you done?
4 haven't done anything, but have
been trying to, but | can't cook, l
can't bake-in short, can't do any
thing
"Where is Catherine? 1 thought
that was her work." said he, rather Sc
vererely, looking at the tear-stained
face.
"Why, I told her not to get supper
until eight, and she said she knew her
own bushes, and would do it. Your
mother told me not to give up to her,
so told her she must do as l said, or
leave the huuse. So she left, and 1
tried to get supper myself, but 1 didn't
succeed, as you see.
Don't, Lillian said he gently, as
she began to cry again. You must
try and learn to control yourself.
But know you will be ashamed
of me. now that you have learned how
ignorant l am
No, Lillian; am proud of you
still. The fault is not ours, it is
your education. l am quite sure
you would have learned all these things
if you had had chance. But come,
let us see what kind Of supper we
can get together
The next morning Catherine ap-
peared, saying she was only in fun
the day before, and wanted to take
her old place, but Lillian Wonld not
hear of it, and Catherine packed up
her things and left in fury.
Lillian did the best she could until
she got another girl, then spent por-
ton of each day in the kitchen, until
she knew something about housekeep
ing.
You don't know what trouble it is,
said she, one day when Arthur was
asking her how she was getting along.
sAll work is troublesome said he,
but it will grow easy by and by
Now this happened long ago, and
Lillian since then has become model
cook, but she says her troubles have
taught her to appreciate the old adage,
that where there is a will there is a
way and that no lady's education is
; finished until she has learned these
all-important duties.