, 1877-02-17

c't'rA7o, Feb. 1n-fs It not q charming tlayf
Can nnythfnc Lc more welcome thnu the pleasant
runshinc! Surely It Is this, more than 'sblus
r!ass, That ehccrs tho heart, 1nvtgoraes the sya
tcu,, hn1 bids dull care be gone.
hayo been unnaually busy, and, while I am
resting in my "easy chair" WILL BY you. leave,
mike 4uet little call upon Tho Homo; bnt shall
feel at hone among 70 many new facess IBce l
mt forgotten. and II Mate will call at her Post
ONCE shc will sec how promptly I compiled with
her request.
1haye been amnred. Mr.. Editor, at ynur cap
lions, md congratulate you upon your succcss. II
-hclps rs to know onr place. but am inclined 10
think you will b. somewh hat puzzled 10 classify this
efiuson, would like 10 touch npnn good many
points. but mi not going 10 and fault or aattcr,
believing thas "thcrc is good In MI, anInonc NIL
good"
OF course when We make call wo must enter
into the general conversation. Tho most exciting
topic of Tho Homo Just now seems 10 BE- ''1At-
esature." am not going to critlcisc authors. !
ali eway. interested in cr!ticlsms, and can often
get the whole skeleton Of atory In that why. OF
cvusse VIC all think We have ourparticn!ar fayorite,
Int thlnk II l!ncu,t matter to decide.
Once upon time VIZ thnnght We would change
unr res:dcucc-notu only novc from, house 10 house,
but frutn city 10 city. In packing the goods.
tAuught would place few Ut my fayoritcx In u
s!nall boz, thai III ease VIC werc obliged 10 board
Tor while could have the benefit Of few books.
50 opened the doors Of my library. Immediate.
ly In front. in uniform binding, Mrs. IIeulans,
Scott, II. Il. White, Moore, md Campbell. OF
course would not separate them, 10 down they
went into Tho boz. Then my oll.tImo friend
Cowpcr Eatl plcalin.ly, "Talo mo-" ''Of
course will; have not forgotten tho plcaanres Of
"rhu TuSk,' ur how Tho chlldrcu'a eyes sparktcd
when l rend them John uilptn long ago." Then
~ bitter Sweet" In itA lreks OF green and gold,
md katrina" III hsr aombrc brown. IL Holland
my fasort:s, lsearcsiy know, but rtil the bog
TyS S1 H., is;%s,soT ;:!I H. sa l
WAS tG'l-s eonl! Glove the doors upon au muny
,'a. aud ,s. s,anla5I tti'nas' hsy az! knsw hox
'isss:si fasort,s:, Wy oxss sIsrs,i.S. sad
s wts ! 1"ss W. 70 .et!S 'ns ill., @ aee s
leep peaee 'n the family tuf books). concluded
E,ai a ss e ss Ss' s"a xT' up 'e' Of
$rcssias = Sowen Msrsdith, :" besides "La.
s stss s yS sS%ss; S HI s
~ :Sfo" S a:. so:sp oSfs q IT,
iame Of % .Hacn MI soisd,a, hus gat, I s sceI i lie lie
reality of Aotstt nnlwer Ly.ton. somsthtng OF
III ho s nd saxe anu so ' IL IT,
IN lie present du' aud prosaic times ihat W. noet
III "ls Il .ea 5
sluol. ST much the mure will no be pronounced to
~ Wv .n ~. ;hs sSsJ oes' pot"' " p"' wv "es' VI
Now, III. Editor, will leavo the good things
for the mind. anu help Louis provide dsl!caclrx
for tue tulrr ul though It dues seen, tV lua thai
ycnE's time might alulnst have exhausted our
recipes. Manyhatc already been duplicated In tho
weeks and months that have pasyed. called up0n
anew huusckeeper a few days since. She SAID shs
WAS depending upon Thu Homo far advice. Pcc.
Daps Eiany othess arc, consequently We old heads
must be very explicit and corrcct IN suggesting.
II u cup is tle measure, say .'tea or "c0tcc"
cup; " ! sp0on "tt1. ":tnhlc." - desaert," or
"m!1;nE" spoon; II bowl full, designate whct!er
Ike piece Of chalk-aa1 sizes. Fur .tnstancs, =
handfnl--when 0ne pcrsoh can wear numbeE hvu
kln,r un1 allUiheF may wear number eight.
ExprrlcHcu IL a splendid teacher, aul Il takes
years to bscome professional; but must now at
lend to Louie And any else that II interested.
Whsh AM lnaklu: Icsscrt with M!lk-as corn
starch, b'suc llaLEe, or cnstard-l place my skillet
the ftore, with lttlD Watef In III then set my
pan into tiut-the inlIk IL nut 10 apt to scorctI.
For FluFenslnu pudding, nut unn quart ns milk iRt0
3uur ran; let 1t Cv.ne 10 h'tl; n.'x hulonihly
eu!4 milk; add The yolks OF tires exHs beaten;
or anything. your fancy auGgcsts: STIR into tho
4culdlug mElk continue stlrrlng till the consist.
tncy Ut stafth ttcaly Tor uxcl; then put luto tho
pan dish yuu Wish to serve in; beat The whites
Of the egys With teacup Of PulyrEIxcl sugar;
spread over the top: place In the oven = few
Iluutet I'LL the frosIlpg IL n pretty brown. tan
. sa1en With Cream, " ia good enough without.
For cEangt. yuu can baku 10 cups. -,
our s4itor IL nut conIlctely exhausted VIII
VIII scnd nsxt week aome advice III regard 10
jtlllet Anu blanc MAnkt, Aunt Lucy