The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-01-12

1T will be small affair." said she, but
very pleasant think You only are wanted
to make the circle of harmony complete.
"Well, said, Mary will come Mrs. Vane
on one condition.
Condition Is tito come to this, that
YOU must make conditions? Well, my dear
make your demand"
"The condition is" said Mary that you
will allow me to furnish all the refresh
ments.'
"Well that is an odd idea! Mary, my
dear, hope you don't mean to insinuate
that am getting poor p
"No, Hattie thank fortune, she has
showered her favors on you quite literally
"But have a reason for this, which, if you
please will not divuge only let me have
my own way once, just for the oddity of the
thing
"If anybody but you, Mary, had made
such a request of me, certainly should have
taken offence. But never could be angry
with you So if it will be any satisfaction
to you, though for the.lie of me | can't i'm.
agine what your drift is, will comply with
your conditions. When may | expect the
supplies ?"
"Let me see to- morrow is my baking day
and your tea party is not to be before Thurs
dav. Well on Wednesday afternoon you
shall be supplied with Bread biscuit, cake
and all other accessories and mind the only
think l allow you to furnish is butter, which
| do not make
every we'll it's all settled then, and will
leave you. On the whole, this arrangement
suits me /; it relieves me of great RESPONSE
biity, for your cookery is well-known to be
particularly nice. So goodbye until Thurs
day"
mind you say nothing about this Hattie,
to any one it is a secret of mine"
every well, as you say I'll keep mum
Goodbye again, for you will have your hands
full and must not interrupt you"
SO off Mrs. Vane went, inwardly wonder
ing what crotchet demure little Mary hac
got into her steady little head.
Everything came off on the baking day
precselg as Mary could have wished it. lie
bread was light and as sweet as a snowflake
with lust golden brown line of crust sur
rounding it her cakes were perfection he
crullers crisp and delicious. Then she knew
that her preserved fruits were nice, and
ever there was sponge-cake more like solid
fed froth she would like to see it. Every
thing was sent in to Mrs. Nane's on Wed
nesday afternoon and she had all Thursda
to devote to her dress Mary looked yer
pretty that night at the tea party, for he
eyes shone with n purpose, and she had Ju
excitement enough about it to redden hi
cheeks in vsry becoming manner Add
this that she was dressed with neatne
and taste, and you will not be unwilling
believe me when | say that she was qui
lhe belle of the occasion. Joe evident
thought so himself; for, strange to say,
made no remark on her appearance tn
night calculated to lower her self esteem; b
contrarwise, gazed at her from time to tin
with the most profound satisfaction.
But murder will out 1t came out on IL
occasion, when they sat down to supp'
Everybody was delighted there had n
been such an unexceptiOnable tea in tn
neighborhood for long time. Country pc
pie are very found of their teas they cor
pare one with another with admirable co
noisseurship. This one was a triumph
"Mrs. Vane, you are the perfection
bread. makers. Your biscuits are quite bea
tifu. Were ever such crullers? How
.--n you manage it, Mrs. Nanc? What love
sponge cake!
nal 4
= exchanged glances and smiled but nobo
noticed it.
Joe had been behaving so beautifully
the evening that Mary began to be afr
! | her plans had failed. He came out NJ
else however, greatly to Mary's satisfaction.
IA 'e This is feast indeed, A fellow is fol
nate who has wife that can make 81
has bread as this to say nothing Of the spon
see cake. | can't see why it is, Mary you
le to prove. it is true ; give you credit tor t
hut don't see why it is that women can
,usc have the knack that Mrs. Nane has, at CO
ever m. to perfection. If you could make 5
fest bread ., his, Mary, your husband woul'
and Il happ! 'N.' :,
""' Mrs. : looked at Mary and NJ
i" looked a> va. Vanc. Light had bro
upon the NJ of the latter. 1t broke
'"' ! u fash Of tning and then there wa
wish -. oc ,,,,oiar Ipt of Ia,
ser
ave Joe looked up, amazed, lie was a.
who pcttcd his dignity enormously. W
year, Hid these women mean TO laugh 50 at /
ppng Der sensible remark Of his? Particuli
little what could Mary mean to tritie with
, best !, spect she owed to her husband
.tayer lie began u grow very red indeed,
please Vauc saw it, presently, and cane to his
to be Mary's relief for poor Mary had air
haps, begun to be q l:te frightened at the
tories cess Of hc- own scheme. She did not
dis Joe to be angry at any rate,
rate, Mr. Starr said Mrs. Nane, i am
,erseIf clad YOU like this very excellent cool
for it is all your wfe's. BY your own S
lately, ing, YOU ought to be very happy man
ell the Here the whole company caught th
lntnce fiction, and joined in the laugh against
er she 1t was of mouse to get angry with so I
rty, or people; SO, before long, Joe Joined
he OPP chorus himself
advert So the tea party broke up with the G
nners, est good nature all round. and Joe
D bono home with lesson he never forgot,
was the last time that Mary ever hear
e cake complaints from him, He is now the
light easily pleased of any husband for ten
ever around
!, you
mpany ihlHy,e'gnt !'"'s "so' V"
steal says the Paris Gudtots, a terrible fire
, your out III coh'eu' 'o' !o""s '"''.'
r taste town OF L'noseS' nv '''o '"s' '"o"
Mary, was perceived th"' one oi tne pe"''~