Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-20
A STORY FOR GIRLS.


Hannah Brown could not see why her mother
Went IN the kitchen every night TO take account
oil stock ana arrange matters little for breakfast
"lts just no use to look SO far ahead!" she said,
'for surely the mornings meal couldn't ba SO
much OF trouble, and II her mother would go
to bell she would see that breakfast would be all
right!p
II only wish thee would take some interest
hannah lhre knows I've wanted 10 teach thee
how TO make bread and get up meals, but thee
never seems to have time for really useful things
Thee Is getting up ia thy teens, aud dresses up
smaitiy when certain Young man comes hers,
and 1t may be well enough for thee 10 know some
thing of household management, Thee has seem
ed Ia have no tum for such things much TO my
fegtet and married OF single, thee will flud such
things very great benefit to thee"
"Well, now, mother, Just trust Inc to get the
breakfast; lm sure l can do IL without routing
the cupboards aud walking around SO much as
thee does every night"
IL don't know how thee will do it, Hannah !;
aud thee knows father likes break fast little ear.
ly and tolerable comfortable, and We have no help
10 depend on Just now-suppose We arrange to-
gether this time"
mo, no, l want to do II all myself, and shall
not trouble with any arranging Tonight Now,
father isn't thee wiling TO leave it all to me this
tmes"
"Lct her try it, Rachel, this time, tho must
say I've got some doubts myself; anyhow, IN
get her up betmes aud give her fair chance at
it,"
The next morning Hannah was in nice cosy
sleep, dreaming perhaps OF young Nathan Mar
shall, when her paternal, with kiss and shake,
said, "Come Hannah, want my breakfast lust
soon as thee can get It," Then he went back
aud tod his wife to lie still and take a good
morning nap, or II she must get up, positively
keep entirely away from the kitchen, and added
al would realty like to see what that conceited
child can do
In the meantime Hannah soon comprehended
the case and hastily tuckng few hairpins in her
pretty brown hair, and putting on q wrapper she
descended to the kitchen with all the confidence
in her powers natural to her age. The chickens
were at the back door canorous for their usual
early breakfast, and, not knowing what else tc
give them, she threw them a dish of cold mashed
potatoes. which they soon devoured and still were
| unsatisted; she then crumbed up some scraps Of
/ light bread for them, when her father appeared
"Hadnt thee better put the coffee ony Thet
sees have made thee nice fire, and il thee has
| any warm cakes to bake, perhaps thee had better
put them on the griddle"
''W ell. yes, certainly father, but thee knows
I am TO get the breakfast all myself and al
course III have it all right; only 1 must have
| a little time.
Very well, very well, my child, only let MS
know when it is ready, aud her father disap-
reared with rather a hungry smile on his face
"And now let me see," said Hannah, "what
l shall get that's nice and tempting. Mother
4 W.
suppose there's no bread except the scraps ]
gave the chickens; vel, thank goodness they re
fed, anyhow, and just wish the rest were, for
| feel little hungry myself, and never mil nd
just so the old folks don't get impatient aud
come interfering and hurrying me up so. ]
guess 1 will put on that griddle, and / kno 4
mother gives us delicious slappers sometirn IA.
l and fathers fond of them; yes, IN have Sian.
pers;l' and she did have them after considers.
bls sweating and very close work
/ "And there's the coffee I'd almost forgot
ton" so she ground big hopper full and
put it on the old grounds. without an egg
l added some water and put 1t on the stovo
l"Now somethiug nice for relish, and I'm
labout through and she hunted round
Ilively, no steak; no chicken killed no any,
Ithiag anywhere; except some oysters in
l peach basket under the shed, aud ss I.
!, opening them-weli IL is such a lob. ana
sho was behlni time anyhow, aud ther,
| was tho table Ia set yet. and she felt littl,
discouraged and ner Sous until Ii came int
her mind 10 hunt up some eggs; so she rsr
. into the hen house to hunt up some rip h
fresh ones. put her little white hand uuds
an old hon, who promptly resented the In
ytrusion, got six eggs, and soon had then
boiling on the tirs. The table was soon laid
| tho things brought In, and the maiden aush
ed q fever heat, told her father aud mothel
that break iast was ready. Father scenes
to think that they might call it On early
vdinuer: however, he meant TO make tn
! best of IT, and be thankful but when he took
l nisce of slappar he looked at il il, turned
aver tasted II, and then said, "Hannah, wha
. ia th,s?p tor she had made them out of whea
flour aud water, no salt, egg or butter in then
Then he took an egg, looked dnblously AZ u
| nearly ready to hatch, and do believe the
) has robbed the setting hen mother was count