River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-04-04

vas the same Drlgnt, merry tdcei duo,
somehow, the calico aoas becoming, after
all
There was not a great dinner to get
! R0sam6nd had only to bake few pota-
toes, stew some tomatoes and broil a
steak; but the things were all good and
1 had an appetizing smell, that made Prue
! hungry, especially after the coffee was
ground and set to steep.
I thought housekeeping was ter
lible hard thing to learn" she said.
! &. But you seem to find it easy enough.
II aln only in the a G of itl' an
awerel Rosamond, laughing. Il really
know very little more than what you have
seen me do. These are all very simple
dishes AM learn them one at a time.
OF course look at my cookbook. You
don't know, Prue, how much happier |
| am than | ever was before in my life.
But do think it would wear my life out
II had TO begin with a great house and a
lot of servants
Prue wondered. These few little rooms
and these few things 10 do with! But in
/ he LIGHT that Rosamond set it, housekeep-
/ ing really seemed to be great fun and full
of happiness. But, oh! how derisively
her cousins would laugh, if she should 60
/ home and tell them she had seen Rosa
mono Grey washing potatoes in tin
/ pan.
Meanwhile Phillips step was heard on
/ .he stairway. and Rosamond sent the
children to meet him, while she heated
the prltes and laid the last things on the
table The table looked very pretty, set
off with some of her wedding presents,
and dainty Prue found nothing to offend
/ her eye OF palate in the simple dinner.
| In fact, she thought it delicious; and
( Phillip Grey as head of household
/ seemed to her three times the man he
used 70 be in the old dancing days. He
and K1samond talked gaily and happily
10 each other and laughed as if they
4 hadn't a care in the world; while poor
/ little Prue, under her mOmentary cheer
fullness, felt her heart beating. oh SO
sadly
When dinner was over and she was
putting on her things to 60 home, Rosa
mond said.
"We're gong to furnish our spare bed
room next week, Prue dear, and want
you to come and stay over Christmas with
u.s. Wen have a real good time, and
Harry can spend all his evenings here.
I'm goln to buy dripping-pan before
then and practice first on chicken, SO
may be we shall have turkey Christmas.
| haven't learned to roast yet, and that's
why at present we starve on porter house
/ steaks and oyster stews."
Prue taugned. swept a little courtesy
and said she would accept the invitation
wits pleasure.
"What made you tell her about the
dripping-pan. Rosy!" asked Philip
when Their guest had gone.
"Oh, | do so enjoy her llna5ement,
said Rosamond, with laugh, as they
turned back into their cozy little parlor,
where, after getting the children to sleep
they sat down for a delightful evening
with ''Deirdre."
Prue did not see her friends again till
Christmas week; but she heard of them
new and then. Her Cousin Julia, coming
homo one afternoon from an Essipoff
matiaee, said she had got quite new
idea bout the trimming of her winter hat
from seeing the enc worn by Mrs. Phil
! lip Grey, directly in front of her.
/ Prue had one note from Rosa nond, re-
Winding her of her promised visit, and
I addiGg few words of cheer, which the
poor girl sorely needed in the contest in
(which she was engaged with love on one
Eside and the world, her old familiar world
.of fashion, ON the other hand. Her aunt
had been seriously taking her in hand, in
"a series of ''plain talks" in which she de-
I monstratcd that. as Prue could not do a
l;single useful thing in the world, and as
/ her various costumes in year cost quite
( as much as the whole of Harry's salary, il
was the height of loolishness to talk Of him
any longer, and she had best end the nat
] ter while Mr. Doane was still in propi
/ tious state of mind. She did not seem to
consider that Prues heart might beat
/ happier under fifteen dollar cloak than
! under one that cost hundred.
/ 8 Yet l am as strong as Rosamond
. Grey," said Prue, in flash of resistance
/; And am no fool suppose | could
| learn TO do few useful things"
/ But, althoug this did occur TO her, she
did not tell Harry so; for, although she
! could have died for him, or have been
perfectly happy with him in q desert OIL
desolate islands, she felt that it required
/ in her case far greater heroism to take up
a life OF homely cares, and be busy with
/ brooms and kettles, instead OF her piano
and embroidery As fer Harry, he had
never thought of asking her to do such q
thinr. He never dreamed of any thing
but waiting til he had resorces enough
to supply his pretty Prle, at least parti-
| ally. with her accustomed luxuries. Sc
4 they met and parted time after time, in
4 a kind of dull patience, and looked al
each other with sad, weary eyes OF love,
which saw not yet how sweet is the F." din
nec of herl 81
Rosamond was busy with her Holiday
/ preparations the day before Christmas
when Prue came in, all in futter, hel
cheeks crimson.
"l've fairly run away she exclaimed
laughing. Aunt had accepted an invi-
tatien for us all to spend Christmas al
ricus when l insisted on keeping my pre-
vious engagement. I'm going TO stay
until she gets over it. / told Julia tC
send me word
II have looked for you all the morning,
said Rosamond, with IA kiss of welcome
Here's your room all ready for you; anc
you can sit in the parlor and read the
magazines, or you can come out into the
kitchen with me and the children.
must 90 right back there, because there
are cookies in the oven"
Eli go with you," said Prue; and she
went Seating herself in one of the ki'ch
EN- chairs, she watched all the perform
ances with deep interest, and even wen
so far as to stone raisins and pare apple
to help Rosamond.
you've done good deal since | wa
here" she observed. How pretty tina
broad window looks, with all those plants
Aud Go you mean to say you hang pic
lures like those on your kitchen wallsf
Yes, indeed, /" said Rosamond. Thi
is one of my sitting and you don
know how pleasant it is in here when tn
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