The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-08-11
Tab,e Talk i'm Dnnh..ry.

for the Sunday dinner. We never could
under stand why, with scarcely any ex-
ercise on Sunday, the dinner OF that
day should be heartier and more anx-
iously sought for than any other dinner.
Many real good Christian people will
sacrifice SunlaJ Schuol. where it is noon
session, in order to get home for some
thing to eat. Although the breakfast
has been later than any other of the
week, still noon brings a most rayenous
appetite. But it is all explained now.
Talking at the table does it. Every
| body knows that Sunday breakfast is
the longest on the floor aid is more
talked over than any breakfast of the
week. This is the way it comes about.
The children are to be got up and got
ready for church. 1t is immaterial how
long people have been married. the wo-
man always gets the brea<fast ready as
soon as she has called the children.
| They don't come rs q genera thing when
they are called, but no woman allows
this to influence her actions. She gets
the breakfast just as pnnctua'ly as ifshe
had never had to wait an hour or so for
dilatory family. This is the grandest
illustration of the sublime faith of wom-
an to be found on record. With one or
two of the eldef children about her she
sits down to the meal. The surround
ings of the breakfast would make it a
repast Of lead were it not for the CONVEX
sation which flows smoothly on. Aud
the great variety OF subjects discussed If
ali important element in the develop.
ment of the gastric juices. There's her
husband, who, seeing the breakfast
about ready, thoughttuIly arranges his
shaving articles, aid falls to lalhering
his face just as lie is called to the table.
1t occurs to him that there should be
some explanation OF why the meals is
always brought on just as he gets to
shaving. and he demands it. Then she
wants to know why people will persist
in shaving when they know the break
fast is right before them Thus is one
subject disposed of. Then there is the
| boy who is bound to have two cups OF
coffee He has to be met on the very
ti"Nt opening of the rebellion.
| "You sirail't have another cup of cot
tee-oue cup is enough tor you. You
| are so nervous bow there's no living
will. you"
''l want it, l tell you.,'
ssAnd | tel you, you shan't have it. :"
"I will have il"
"What's that, sir %
No response
''Don't you never let me hear you
talk like that again, sr; or I'll give
you s,mething 1hat'll make Your tongue
civil"
/ : There's the other boy, who perceives
that there is not sugar enough il, his cup
and hits upon the bold expelient of de-
claring that there has been no .ugal put
| III il al a !.
II know better. Y u stir it nj, and
u'l fiffl ii is sweet euo4gh'
! Isn't am ~tirring il up, an there
ls..'l Ia, sugar ia it at all.''
s. here's all you'll get. and you can
drink il or leave it alone. f've got
something else to do besides doctoring
you tor worms"
hen the father sits down aud ~ be-
ing helped, when another child comes
IN, and seeing his mother occupied,
backs up to her TO have his apron but
| toned.
The temerity OF this proceeding, al
though somewhere near ITS tilouSairith
performance, never becomes sufficient Y
tami lar tobe understood 10y the mother,
aud she hastily observes
Get away from here; don't you see
Pm buky.?''
/ The child snif1cs.
'.Shnt up that yawp, or I'll give you
someth ,,g to suiff1e for," volunteers tie
father.
"Why don't yon snap the yong ones
head off, and be done with it p retorts
the mother, dropping her occupation to
attend to the apron.
The father starcs mnrosely around the
tab G. 4 monIeht OF silence succeeds.
Then the mothers affectionate eye,
atching the vacant expression on the
face of the Oldest boy, who has a piece
Of bread poised uncertainty III the air,
and is evidently allowing his mind to
stray beyond the home circle, she, OBJ
serves:
s'Cnme, now, stupid finish your
breakfast and get ready for church, and
don't sit here gormaAdizing 1.-the frc.
noon"
He returns to business at once. aid
another pause follows Then came the
following
"Take your fingers out of that dish p
''Stup musri,Ig
"Where's your cellar?"
"Haye You washed tie back of youl
ears ?''
"Why on earth don't you sit NJ
straight %
''l'll box your ears till they ring. i
you drop another thing Oh that floors
''Get out of that butter %
! +'Stop muxin' that bread One woutd
think you were drove OF pigs to set
YOU at the table,
"Come, now, get right away from
, tho table You've eaten enough for 2(
people. | shan't have you muxil,' ane
gauming mp the victua.s. Clear out,
tell Won, and get your Sunday Schuo