The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-10-18

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She led the way down. followed
by the new girl, whose counter
ance bore rather Il bCWildered eX-
preston.
'What's yonr name ? she asked
patrOnizingly.
My name! Oh, its Martla,'
answered the girl in some confu
sion.
'MarthaY critically repeated
Mrs. Meredith. what All ugly
name! / think | shall call you
Patty. Have you any. refelen-
ces? ,.
IL believe sO.'
Il think said Mrs. Meredith
surveying her from top to toe,
that you are q little OF er dressed
for your station: Patty, but OF
course Won have some palmer
clothes in your trunk when it
comes
The stranger lifted a pair of
gray blue. eyes to the tall form,
girded around with ii towel, who
was vigorously wrestling with the
claws of Il stupendous lobster at
the table beyond.
do you keep a man cook,
ma'am 2 said she.
Mrs. Meredith drew herself up.
Certainly not. This is my broth
err, MIR. Selwyn, who is kindly as
sisting me to make a salad.
But he is not doing it right
said the new girl He'll never
get the meat out Of the shell in
that way. Let me show you Mr..
Selwyn.
And with deft fingers she loos-
ened the luciOus white fiber from
the scarlet shell in a manner that
made Mr.. Seiwyn cry 'Bravo!'
And now Patty said Mrs.
Meredith, | will show you where
the things are, and leave you to
get up al nice a lunch as You can
for half past two O'Clock : we are
expecting my husbands cousin
from Chicago, AMI l want every
thing in perfect Orders
'I.ll finish the salad,' said Tom,
who had secretly began observing
the pretty face and trim figure OF
the new domestic, 'now that Eve
commenced it. But you needn't
look so p%erturbed, Patty, if that's
your name. Ill be careful not to
get III your way. And yOn can
ask my sister if I'm not "a handy
sort of fellow around the kitcil~
en-
Kitty shook her head surrepti-
tiousIy ut Tom behind the screen;
Tom r%eso!utely affected not to
STE the warninggesture.
Half IN hour afterward he came
up to the dining room. where Mrs
Meredith was arranging her best
lIlac-and gold china.
Kitty said he, she's a jewel
a gem of the first water! De
pend upon it sIle's not. always
worked in the kitchen, | quoted
Shakespeare apropoS of some
thing Or other, l don't remember
what, and she recognized the
grand Old words at once-hel
eyes frightened, and you should
have seen the color come into hel
| checks!
Il don't believe in high life be-
low stairs,' said Mrs. Kitty, dis
dai:tuIly.
The lunch came up at half pas,
two i'll perfect order, but 10 cou-
sin from Chicago arrived-no de-
pot hack rolled up TO the door.
How provoking" said Kitty
Miss Meredith must have missed
some essential connecting train
Charley will be 80 vexed. But
however, l don't 81 much mind
company coming in at any tin,
now that ! have such an excel.
lent girl"
The dinner Of daintily roasted
qnails and rabbit, fricassce, with
ii desert OF cus,ard and jelly, was
duly served at precisely seven, d
winch hour Mr.. Meredith bOrnc>
cd in, hot and flushed with tue
haste he had made.
Where is she + cried he.
where Is who = said Kitty.
My cousin from ChicagoE
'Oh J. said Kitty, she hasn't
come! y
Not come y
NO.
Mr.. Meredith drew a long sisl
of mingled regret and relief.
Then, after ALL said he, 'it's
not SO unlucky!
whats not SD unlucky petu.
lantly demanded his wife. My
dear Charles, you are expressing
yourself altogether in riddles.s
That | forgot all about the oys
tiers and the Zeuhyr wool and the