The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-10-06
pupular GALES,
AUNT PRUE'S DINNER.

Sour bread again, dear" said or rather
growled Walter Allison, a rising young
lawyer, as he pushed his plate away.
"Do you think it is sour, Wally? 1t
seems to me only to taste a little of the
yeast"
Yeast2" There's always an excuse,
you know. 1t wasn't yeast that made tho
coffee bitter yesterday"
"But it hasn't been bitter before for
months
1T should never be. 1t seems to me a
woman has time enough to attend thor
oughly to all these trifing matters.
never knew my Aunt Pruc to make mis-.
take. Pray, write to her, and get her re-
ceipt for bread. 1t was the lightest,
sweetest-h
lie looked up in astonishment. Bessy,
his loving little Bessy, had rushed from
the room.
always Aunt Pruc Always Aunt
Prue " cried Bessy, walking the floor of
her chamber, distractedly. "Tm so tired
of fault finding, when am doing my best.
I'm almost sorry. But no; | will not
say that, "For better, for worse" Oh,
dear me I'll write to Aunt Prue, and
tell her all about it"
As she sat down to her little writing
desk a thought occurred to her that pro-
voked perplexed and yet amused smile,
and her pen was speedily at work. We
will only copy sentence or two:
81 know that "Wally" is the apple of
your eye, as, indeed, he is of mine; but he
has been so accustomed to your excellent
housekeeping, to "be cooked and cured
for, " as he says, by his dear Aunt Prue,
that he is little, just little exacting.
know | was poor housekeeper when we
were first married, then he was so very
patient that | could but try my best to
improve; and having put heart and will in
the work, | think my efforts have been
successful. Indeed, l do my best to please
him, but
You cannot tell with what delight
look forward to your long promised visit.
We have talked of it for weeks-baby,
Walter and land our little one has learn.
ed some sweet words of welcome for Aunt
Prue. They sound so prettily from her
cherry lips.
But to the point Walter is a good
husband. Oh, don't think that L like to
speak Of a single fault but must tell you
he disheartens me. When | think have
seasoned some favorite dish entirely to his
liking, he is sure to find that | fail in
something. "Wait till Aunt Prue comes, ="
"Just ask Aunt Prue how she does this
or that" or aid give half I'm worth, -
which amt much, poor fellow-'to taste
one Of Aunt Prue's nice dinners" Now,
Aunty, as we expect you here next week,
for the New Years holidays, l have been
thinking of asking you if you will cook the
New Years Day dinner, without Walters
knowledge, Of course.
"Saucy mink p | fancy you will be
tempted to say; and indeed believe it is a
little impertinent; but nevertheless, | hope
that you will accede to the request, be-
cause you see | am almost desperate.
There is some humor in the arrange
ment, too, as look at it, and know you
ENJOY iun' 50 please say Yes when
We Snaii sec II water criticisms are Just,
OF whe.nef 'la' oulous wolt haoit has last
ene9 ms langS 20 strongly upon my dear,
soou husoahu, tna' ne Is almost OF quite
unconscious Of his fault"
Such was part oil the letter received
py MlSs true " "eoster, ana which she read
oy aTt nsr eneoriul I open crate.
Inc poor ehlid, she murmured, taking
on het sPyT'asles' S; Inc pretty proud iittle
.hlng "ahy must nave ,ransgressed, IN
eseu, 70 ofing out complaint IKE that,
iIr unuer all tue playiulness there Is cry
sha1 goes 70 my hear1' l know how It Is,
,or my ialher was 50 before MIN; Yes,
ne must nave a iesson' ana Bessy has hit
upon Just inc thng How much l shall
ENJOY ms criticism, either way
90 sne wro'e 70 her noice she had never
met IN person. that she would cook the
lrs: uianeI, anu 'neh refreshed her imagl-
naS,Sn SS ~ iooNnns a. pessys photograph.
r,,Ia Ino a; hau wen S ca,iSu ner proud pretty
niue thlhg' ouch sweetness and such
Prlae are seldom combined In the same
with beauty OF its kind; the nose straight
ash,S anu Se,Sa'e, ,S & sne liPs hrm, YET tenderly