, 1872-06-20
Kate's Accomplishment.

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slider your education perfect" And
thus speaking, Mrs. Lanark, a woman
of five and forty, and the mother Of
three grown up daughters, lay back in
her easy chair.
Kate. the younger Of the three, had
Just arisen from the pianoforte, where
she had improved upon her COURSE
She WAS nineteen years of age, and hel
form was of the pure female type-no'
robust, yet fairy-like. She had certain.
ly good looking face, to call such a
face pretty would sound tame and fiat
Mrs. Lanark, thought Isabel and Bertha
were both prettier than Kate, while the
father was of different opinion. How
ever, on one point there was no dispute
The Judge would often say" Well. my
little Kate looks good, anyhow" And
nobody had ever disputed him.
Isabel and Bertha, the other two, were
both older than Kate, being aged re-
spectively twenty-one and twenty-three
They had graduated at very fashion
able school, and were deemed very high
ly accomplished and moreover, they
were called beautiful.
| Judge Lunark was the father of thes,
| girls. He was man of means, though
not of large wealth. He had been d
successful lawyer, and was now upon
he bench, and his social position was
II the very highest. Governors had
seen among his clients, and Senator,
ooked to him for counsel and assis,
nee. The Judge had reared two son.
and sent them forth into activ usefu
.ife /; but his daughters he had left to hi.
wife.
| "Of course" Mrs Lanark continued
you do not play as well as your sisters
but it will come to you by practice.
think may safely say that your list oi
necessary accomplishments is full"
I" Not quite" said Kate with nod
and smile. There is one more accom-
plishment to add to my list. I longed
for it many time when I WAS at school
and am led to long for it at man,
places lam forced to visit. must learn
to cook"
ITO what p cried Mrs. Lanark.
"To cook y exclaimed Isabel and
Bertha in concert.
AYE" added Kate, 81 will not con.
slider my woman s accomplishments com.
plete until can, with my own hands,
make loaf of wheaton bread fit to sci
before my father
The Judge caught his Kate by the
hand and cried
"Good, good, for Kate !'
Isabel and Bertha smiled derisively.--
Their looks plainly showed that they
considered the thing ridiculous
Mrs. Lanark looked up in surprise
and depreciation. 1t seemed a refec-
ton upon her educational care of her
daughters. Kate saw the look and an
swered
I" I do not mean loaf of such soggy
stnff as some of our friends make with
cream of tartar and saIeratus, nor yet a
loaf Of the puffy stuff that comes to us
from the bakers, but mean loaf OF
such bread as my mother used to bake
when was wee child
Mrs. Lanark was Modified but not
converted.
"Ah. Kate, times have chrnged since
I WAS young"
"For the worse !' muttered the Judge.
But his wife did not notice him. She
went on F.:
"You had better leave the making of
bread to the help in the kitchen. II
ever you have home of your own,
trust you will have enough else to occu-
py your time without doing the work of
your servants"
"If ever I have home of my own, -
said Kate with mild decision, II am de-
termined that will be able to superin-
tend every part of it. My servants shall
not be ny mistresses. will not be the
slave nor the victim of my cook"
"Good." again cried the Judge $50
it, Kate, and will furnish the material.
Waste dozen barrels of flour, if neces-
sary-only bring me grand loaf of
bread of your own making and baking
in the end"
Mrs. Fanark thought it foolish and
Isabel and Bertha characterized it as
very childish and whimsical. They fan
cried that it smacked of the nursery and
playroom.
But Kate was in earnest and as her
father backed her up. she carried the
day, and gained the freedom of the
kitch. n, where the servants soon came
to love her.
The following winter Isabel and Ber-
tha spent in the city. Kate remained at
home. becouse her mother could not
spare them all. During their visit to
the metropolis, the elder sisters made
their friends and formed few pleasant
associations. Among others. they met
with Roland Archworth, young banker,
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