Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-04
A Story for Girls.

Hannah Brown did not see why her mother
went 10 the kitchen every night to take ac
count of stock and arrange matters little
for breakfast. "It's just no use to look SC
far ahead" she said, i" for surely the morn
ing's meal couldn't be SO much Of trouble
and if ber mother would 60 to bed she would
see that breakfast would be all right"
al only wish thee icould take some in.
terest, Hannah thee knows I've wanted
to teach thee how to make bread and get
up meal, but thee never seems to have
time for really useful things. Thee is get
ting up in thy teens, and dresses up smartly
when certain young man comes here, and
it may be well enough for thee to know
has seelnes r.b bonaohoid r,anara,nen, THO
much to my regret and, married or single
thee will find such knowledge a very grea'
benefit to thee"
"Well, now mother, just trust me to gel
the breakfast; I'm sure can do it without
routing the cupboards and walking around
so much as thee does every night"
al don't know how thee will do it, Han
nah and thee knows father likes breakfast
a little early and toleraby comfortable, aud
we have no help to depend on just now
Suppose now we arrange together this time ?
"No, no | want to do it all myself anC
shall not trouble with any arranging to
night. Now, father, isn't thee willing t.
leave it all to me this time?"
"l4et her try it, Rachel, this time, tho
must say I've some few doubts myself
anyhow, I'll get her up betimes, and Civ
her fair chance at it."
The next morning Hannah was in nice
rosy sleep, dreaming, perhaps, of younl
Nathan Marshall, when her paternal, will
kiss and a shake, said, =" Come Hannah
| want my breakfast just as soon as the
can get it," Then he went back and toll
his wife to lie still and take good moruinI
nap, or, if she must get up positively kee)
entirely away from the kitchen, and added
&" I'd really like to see what that conceite
child can do"
In the meantime Hannah soon comprc
hended the case, and hastily tucking fe'
hair.pins in her pretty brown hair, and put
ting on a wrapper, she descended to th
kitchen with all the confidence in her pow
ers natural to her age The chickens wer
at the back door clamorous for their usus
early break fast, and, not knowing what els
to give them, she threw them dish Of col
mashed potatoes, which they soon devouret
and still were unsatisfed she then cruu
bled up some scraps Of light bread for then
when her father appeared with, Hadn
thee better put the coffee on Thee see
| have made thee nice FIRE, and if the
has any warm cakes to bake, perhaps the
had better put them on the griddle."
Well, yes, certainly father, but the
knows am TO get the breakfast all mysel
and of course I'll have il all right only
must have a little time"
Very well, very well, child, only let /
know when it is ready" and her father di
appeared with rather hungry smile {
his face.
"And now lot me see,n said Hanna
" what | shall get that's nice and temptin
, Mother said she would have to bake to-da
and suppose there's no bread except Il
scraps | gave the chickens; well, thar
, goodness, they're fed anyhow, aud ju
wish the rest we're, for feel little hung
. myself, and--never mind, just SO the o
. folks don't get impatient and come iute
fering and hurrying me up so. guess
. will put on that griddle, and | know moth
. gives us delicious slappers sometimes, al
a fathers fond of them; yes, I'll have sla
/, pers - and she did have them after consi
g cradle sweating and close work.
3 "And there's the coffee I'd almost 70
I. gotten" SO she ground big hopper {,
. and put it on the old grounds, without al
y egg, added some water, and put II on I
stove. "Now something nice for relis
aud then I'm about through" and $
D hunted round lively; no steak no chick
G killed; no anything anywhere, exec
!. some oysters in peach.basket under I
n shed, and as to opening them--well, it W
i such job, and she was behind time an
!, how, aud there was the table TO set yet. a
!. she felt title discouraged and nervo
o until il came into her mind to hunt up sol
| eggs; 80 she ran into the hen-house to hu
/" up some right fresh ones, put her lit
white hand under an oldhen, who prompt
y resented the intrusion, got six eggs a
n soon had them boiling on the stove. Il
e table was soon laid, the things brought
i aud the maiden, flushed to fever heat, To
d father and mother that breakfast was read
. Father seemed to think they might call
J. an early dinner; however, he meant
make the best Of it and be thankful, b