The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-11-26

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but not so with the mothers. They
had been in correspondence for the
last five years about nothing else. The
children had now reached their majori-
ty, and the mothers were anxious for
the contamination OF the plan.
Mother" said Dick. at the break
| fast table, "there is no use urging that
girl Kitty's suit. for / will never marry
her."
"How do you know, my son? You
| have not seen her for twelve years, and
YOU might be delighted with her, re-
| turned Mrs. Clemmens, coaxingly.
II know / shouldn't" said Dick. -
"She was a red-headed abomiuation
when she was child, aud I'm certain
she's the same now.
"Oh, Richardl'
even il she was as handsome as
aebe / wouldn't marry her. I'd feel
| disgusted the moment L met her,
aud 40 would she, IL she had any sense.
We'd be introduced, we'd look at each
other and say TO ourselves: And this
5 the person I've got to marry, and
then We should hate each other.
"Well, il seems TO me, Dick, that
YOU might al least wait until you do
see each other before you make mp
your mind. This is too bad" whined
| Mrs. Clemmens, wiping her eyes with
4 napkin, and not discovering her mis-
take until she rubbed some mustard
! INTO her blue orbs, which occasloned
he use of her handkerchief in good
earnest-"just when / thought | had
such good news for Won,
"What is the news?'
"She is coming here.
"Who, Kitty Flippcrt"
"1es. received letter this morn
ing from her mother, saying Kitty
would start in a day or two. -
"Oh N.Y. groaued Dick. You
must stop her" he said seriously. "Il
4he comes, l go. / know what she'll
De; little stuck-up mink, full of the
French airs she acquired by studying
abroad for twelve years. She'll say,
N0H Disu,' and ma foi, and she'll
talk about her Hdi5efe and her gaVch,rie
and her chic; she'll speak bad French
in the present tense, indicative mood,
# the first coniugation, and she'll
commence all her questions with 'Es-
kerr and then stick like the young
nan at the T.Irrt'Gg's party.
,han't sec her, that's settled. Write TO
Mrs. Fhpper (meliiiuuus appellationD ,
aud say We are going on visit, and
We don't know when We will return; or,
better, 20 to town. see Mrs. F., ex-
lain openly that | will never marry a
Frenchitied wax doll, but that | want a
wife who knows how TO keep a house
order-can cook, preserve, bake.
sweep, darn, sew, mend, and, as the
advertisement says, make herself gen
orally useful. In short, a woman like
ny respected ma; and, so that you may
kill two birds with one stone, find a
cook who can cook, and fetch her back
With you"
An idea seemed To strike MrH. Glenn
mems, and she answered gaily, "Well,
Dick, everything is for the best III
you won't marry her, you won't. So
I'll do as you say"
After breakfast she made a hurried
.oilet aud took the first train for the
city. Towards evening she returned
With as pretty little piece Of feminin-
ty as Dick had ever seen withal. The
lainty, curly-haired little woman
,traightway went to the kitchen, and
hen Mrs. Clemmeus informed her son
hat she had made matters all right
with Mrs. Flipper, and that the pretty
conglomcration of muslin, curls, pink
aud white was a new cook she had en-
gagged.
"Ah" cries the intelligent reader.
you can't deceive us; the pink and
white little cook is Kitty Flipper, and
the three women have formed plan 90
| catch Dick unawares." Aud the intel
ligent reader is correct, but we vow
and declare that we never had any in
tention of shrouding the dear girl in
mystery and practicing deception. II
we had-but this is egoism and we di-
gress. With the advent of the new
cook came luxuries such as hail never
been seen on the Clemmens' table be-
fore. The euiise (as Dicks Kitty
! Flipper might saw was perfect. Rich
ards stockings we're mended so neatly
that an old pair OF socks we're better
than a new pair. His shirts, too, were
washed and ironed so perfectly, that
their whiteness and gloss caused envy
| in the bosoms Of all his male friends.
But another change had been effect
ed by the cook. The pink and white
young lady. whom the hottest fire ney.
er made red and white, was accustom.
ed TO take n seat in the sitting-room in
the evening and attend TO her sewing
kitchen being locked up--to save
gas, Mrs. G. said, and Dick remained
at home at night, something unusual
for him.
In fact, Dick was in love with the
cook, and he found a hundred excuses
a day TO go 10 the kitchen and have q
word or two with the curly headed lit
tie woman.
At first she was very cold to him
but, gradually, as she saw his respect
increase with his love, the ice Of hei
reserve beganto 20 melt under the warmth
OF his passion, and the young man was
correspondingly happy.
Perhaps there were no conferences
with comparing Of notes, between the
cook and her mistress when our gentle
eman took his afternoon walk Oh, nc
of course not-why should there be
At length Dick found himself so en-.
tangled ia the net Of love that nothinc
but marriage would free him, SO he en-
tered the Kitchen ono afternoon, and
with preamble. proposed marriage.
And here is where We triumph ovoi
the intelligent reader. who esyr. "l
knew how u would be-she scceptes
him. they were married. the fraud ex
posed, and they lived happily ever
more"
Wrong; oh, intelligent readerl
will You marry me2' said he.
"No, will not, /" she answered.
Why"
I'm a cook and you're a gentle
mna.p
You're a lady as we'll as a cook, ant
ht 20 be geutleman's wife.
Il dare cay I am, but don't wan
10 be a cook al my life.
Then marry me.
And work TO support your
Why, my dear. I'm richl'
lyon mean 5unf atler l."