Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-02-23
sUCcOrAsH.--NO. 8.
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their part. When, however, some neigh
Dor admirably succeeded with the same
Ingredients and means, then the unWel-
come truth was brought home, II am too
inexperienced, too ignorant. the fault Is in
myself."
You did not learn at home, and felt un-
81 to keep house; and when the new-aedg-
ed husband, time after time, sat down at a
table on which was plate Of sour, soggy,
doughy, heavy, dark biscuit or cake, about
as Ct as II unbaked, reminding one Of the
scriptural Nllusion Of giving a stone for
bread, the poor little wife's cup Of chagrin
and anguish was brim full. knew Of one
such lady who nearly cried her eyes out,
day after day, over such culinary defects,
and yet how hard she tried to succeed A
good-souled, experienced neighbor would
Enthusiastically, you know-after find
ing what troubled the young housekeeper
and at first make the biscuit for her, then
give her particular directions and start the
batch on its devious way, and finally let
her ambitious protege do it all without
help. Buthow many Eore disappointments
met her At every turnl
Then the young, b'uyant, hopeful hu =
band would so miachievou1ly laugh and
sircaStically commend his little brides
culinary skill; his mouth wreathed with
pleasant smiles, but the FIRE of pent.up
roguery twinkling in his merry eyes. The
little housekeeper could-well, what in
conscience could she do3 Why, only bite
her lips to keep from crying, and try to
smile to hide her distress; deprecAte his
wit, il il became too pungent, and endeavo
to prevent him from seeing the rebellious
tears when he changed from pleasant rail.
lery to comforting consolation. And when
he went down town, did she not have many
a good cry? What relief it BROUGHT "I
cannot endure his imperturbable good na-
ture il he would only storm like young
hurricane could rail back; il he would
only say was too ignorant to keep house
I woulj answer, you know told you ]
was too young to leave home, but you in.
sisted on taking me, saying love would
make II all right idea that the warm
est affection would, for instance, overcom,
| the difficulties one meets in making breaC
and cake but il wIll,-"I will try 10 hard
and will succeed" And she did triumph
| there is no better housewife in the LAND
but she will never forget that earl,
wrestling with bread IN aking, nor the man,
hard, mortifying, frame-racking, eve
watering, heart-discouraging falls she re
ceived in the desperate struggle, though
now the remembrance OF them excite only
happy, camplacent smiles.
Well, kind reader, you cannot guess tho
object Of this long Introduction, nor car
you exactly zee its bearing on "a spoiled
diAh." Let me refresh your memory. DID
you notice the several awkard, marrins
bunders in my No. 2? And did you cy.
pher out the real meaning? For instance
when you read "loathsome," did you know
that wrote "toothsome" Did you motto,
what nonsense the error made OF the sen
tence? True, the mistakes were not mlny
but les, errors would ruin batch of breat
or cake beyond redemption or retrieving
Well, I will leave this subject, for it makes
me feel peculiar towards the composito
who made the blunders, and the proc
reader who allowed them to go uncorrected
II such numbering OF my English is to cor
tinue, shall be awfully sorry that an
conscientiously opposed to capital punish
ment, for hanging by the neck till dea'
would at least prevent two mortal mel
from perpetrating such erroneous errors
Reader, this is between ourselves. shoul'
very much dislike to hurt anybody's feel
ings or disturb his appetite or rest and
really, visions of gibbets and gallowses ar
not the best appetizers Or opiates-even 10
typns or editors. Friend TimmOns is, afte
all said and done, very fair sort Of mar
nor do candidly think him ready to-b
-dead-headed to glory.
NEVER COMPROMISE PRINCIPLE.
Some people are really to bet on ever
occasion, while others never bet. OF thos
who do lay wagers, some take fai
amount of chance, while others Rlway
wait for sure thing; and OF those VIII
refuse to venture, some are acIuated by tn
promptings of conscience, while others fea
they will lose. Two boys trading jack
knives "unsight and unseen" neiihe
knowing anything of the Others, are
, g.iod illustration of honorable betting,
the thing can he honorable, and It likel
can, on the principle OF "honor anon
: thieves;" but # one boy has in some wa
learned all about the Others knife an
knlws 1t il superior to his own, he has
sure thing aud ac.s dishonorably in bettlr
un less he has been compelled to lay ii
wager when honestly opposed to it. II
| boy who thinks he has the "dendwood" @
the other boy may be greatly mistaken
the other may have a worthless knife kel
on purpose for such occasions Those wi
T are victimiEed by thimble-riggers al
: adopts at three card monte, are always el
tirely certain that the other fellow vi
lose. and If there is honor under any ci
: cumstances in betting, they, not havir
r practiced il, deserve being victimized.
A This common Occurrence-betting NJ
4 being Aeeced-somebody is sure to lose
may perhaps he properly applied to Il
present political deadlock in our republi
e In the Presidential campaign neither nor
+ inee-Allen and the Prohibition candida
are not taken into the account-appear'
to be elected, although the result wen
have been different under fair electin
= The National Senate being Republics
Is and the House Democratic, il Was decid,
> TO compromise, which, in this case, nlea
to bet. The Commission to whom a
l. | m1lteT WIZ 70 De relerrcu WAS m1uc tfipA
4 tite-hve members, comprising three r
|, puhicans and two Democrats from q
4 Senate; Ave members, comprising thr
a Democrats and two Republicans from d
House, and i've me nber' from the Unit
> States Supreme Court, Of whom there We
! known to be two Republicans aud tv
: Democrats, bnt the faith of the fifth W
unknown. There WAS then a national /
as to that, each party thinking they had
y sure thing, AMI both deserving to be hes
a en-. But one IA tat win. thou "a revOlutic
. may yet snatch the victory from the
grasp. I'wever, neither will know Il
u result, and b1lb bs on the anxious se
C till the last minute. ScRIBE.
n Girl Of the Period Election Bet.-N.
. COmmsreiaI AdVertiSer. We thought h
y name was Louisa Anna.-N NOrristoun Hero
NJ, it is Flora D,y.-FIshkl Stmdard.
s appears to be s. Carolina. Yoakey'u GaEeI