Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-12-05
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TURNING TIE TABLE.

$50 ARf. ynuF corn bread ia never done !!
Sse | wonder Wha. ia the reason every
ho1y else has things dune right, aud We al
ways kave things WronY r.
why joe / am sure the corn bread has
never teen in this stste betGe, You see the
fire had fit aud ouuldn't be made TO buru
tins murnln2."
'oh. yes! you are ready with an excuse
Now, there IL Mrs. Smith her stove mover
i'>, and she always has the lightest, sweete.t
hreAd. snd the nieess cakes aud preserves
ever ate wish you'd take pattern ot her. Z"
We'll, I am sure, joe do my best aud
titiLk | sncceed oftener than tail wish
could suit y"u always, but that. suppose
can scarcely be expee'ed;'' aud Mary gave a
wesry sigh.
Mary Starr had been married about year,
during which she had tound Housekeeping
rather uphill work. She was . neat little
body, and conscien,inusly did her very best
/ to please her husband bat he-wha,ever
might be the reason, very hard tn please.
in fact. seemed determined not 10 be pleased
with anything she did, Perhaps, like the old
s"ldier. one of Dickens stories. che had
vital aud constant sense that discipline mus,
he msintained AT any rate, he uever al
l"Wcd Mary tI he pleased with herself on any.
ocrasinn IL he Gould help 10.
Msrv was a'niahie wife, E,+tnnateiy, not
easily irritated. though. tOtGil the truth there
we're times when her IorhAAfance vas severely
tried for instance. whapcser she and joe
t"nk tea ont. ~ went 20 a Tarty. or even TO
church, he seli N allowed the opportunity
m lsass nnenih ihracei 10 snihasdrsfs IN some
reficiency Il "a s. ssrS tiiaunefS. or sifsiA,s
on the part of his wife. pro boM0 pnLl;co
For instance IL would he
"Mrs. jones, what beautiful spongecske
you make Mary. take nntice how Ugh,
Tins cake is w"nder why yOu cat Z never
have II so puffy = Or. 'Mrs Brown you
c"'tnnIy are 81" adrP, at entertaining compa
ny Wish Mary, thar y"u wOilld try aud
steal Mrs. Br"wOs art Or. Mrs Green
your dress j. always most becoming Your
tate i>cxqui>'tc. don'tsee Why it is. Mary.
that with eli spend for ,"u. you never can
reach the il soic q"", "t Mis-. Green'"
On these "ccasIuns Mary w"uid blush and
bite her lips, aud he iUwardty ann yPd, bu,
she was w"nan Oi too much pride and good
sense, aud she wa- really too g"od narurcd
and .,hristsI" person Ia let 1t change her
feelings toward Joe, whom she knew To be,
alter ali, very fund "t her. snd very man At
heart. After awhile, ton. seeing that the
fault was probably curable, she bethouyht
hrcnk him "t hIs dWeYrecahIe habit.
Frrtuue favored. One day lady. one Of
her rnost vsluahIe friends aud hest neigh
b"rs. c"lIed I" invite Joe aud II .ry to a tea
parry at or hOu.e.
"It will he sInsl affair, said she, '.but
very plrassnt, | think You only are waited
t" make the circle Of harmony complete
''Wcll." said Mary, will come on condi
'ion.
Condition! Is it come to this, that you
NUT make y"u' demand p
The condition Is, said Mary, "that you
will all"w NE To furnish ali the refreshments -
"WeIl, that is an odd idea! Mary, my
dear, l hope y"u don't mean TO IDsnuAte that
l Hn getting E"mr Z"
mo. Hattie thank fortune. she has show.
cred her tsv"Ts OD yOu quite literally. But
have reason for this winch, ii yuu please.
will not divulge; only let nc have my own
way once, just tor the odd,ty of the thing"
''lf anybody hut you. Mary, Rad made
! such request Of me, | certainly should have
taken offence. Bot | never could be angry
with you. So If 1t will be any satirfsction
TO you, enough for the life OF NE / can't
imngine what your drift u.s. l will comply With
your conditions. When msy expect the
supplies2"
Let me see to~moTr0W ~ my baking dsy,
and your tea party il NOT to be before Thurs,
day. We'll, on Wednesday sfternoon you
sh"II be supplied with bread, biscuit. cake,
aud all i"tfer accessories aud, mind, the Only
thing l sli"W you to furnish is butter, which
du not make
Very well, it's al settled. then. and
will leave you. On the whole, this srraDge-
meut su'tS me it relieves me of great re.
Spons'b'li'y. tor your cookery is we'll known
TO he particularly nice. So good bye until
Thursday
Mind yOu say DO,biDg about this, Hattie,
to any one; it is \ secret Of m,De."
VERY well As you say, I'll keep mum.
Good-bye again, for Jon will have your hands
| full snd must NOT Interrupt you
s" of Mrs. YaBe went, inWsrdIy wonder
ing..what Crotchet demure little Mary had got
'ntd her steady I'it'e head.
Everything came "f on the baking day pre-
cisc!y Mary could have wished it Her
bread WIS., light snd ~ sweet as = SNOW fake.
with jn-t golden brown line of crust sur
| rounding u; her cakes were perfectioD; her
cruIIers crisp end delicious Then she knew
thar her pTeserved fruits were nice. and If
ever there was sponge cake more ike soIidi-
fed fToth she would ike 20 see. 1t. Every
thing was sent in TO Mrr. Vsue's on Wedues-
day afternoon. aud she had all Thursday 70
J devote TO her dress.