Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-10-18


clothes in your trunk whom it comes ?"
The strn"ger lifted a pair Of gtay blue
eyes to the tail form, girted around with
a towel, who was vigorously wrestling
with the claws Of :; stupenGurs lobster at
the table beyond.
''Do you keep Il man cook, ma'am ?"
sad she.
NIrs. Meredith drew herself up. Ger
tainly not said she. ''1'his is my broth
cr, Mr. Selwyn, who is h:nlly assisting
me to make salid"
-..Bnt he is not doing it right" SAID the
new girl. ''ie'i! never get the meat ont
OF the she! in that way Let me show
you, NJ Selvyn.n
And with diff filgcrs she Ioosed the
iIclona wh!teHler from the scarlet shell
IN a manner that made Mr.. Se.wyn cry
"Bravov'.
'And now. Patty" said Mrs Meredith,
~ will show you where the things arc,
and leave yoN 70 get mp as nice a lunch
as you can for haIt-past two O'Clock; we
are expecting MY hunsband's cousin from
Chicago, and I want everything III per-
feet order"
''pl! finish the sa'id," sail Tom, who
had scarcely began observing the pretty
lace and trim figure ot Tie new domestic,
''now that I've commenced it. Bat you
needn't look so perturhe1, Patty, if that's
your name. III be careful not TO get IL.
your way. And you can ask ny sstor If
I'm not a handy soIt of fellow around the
Kitchen"
Kitty shook her head sg,rreptitiously nj
Tom behind the sceur; l'rm rcsoltuely
affected not to see the warming gesture.
Halfan hour a!terwar.! he came up to
the d!ning-room, where Mrs. Meredith
was arranging Leg best lilac-anG-goil
china.
"L>itty," sail he, ''ahc's q jewel. 4 gem
Ct the fist water. Depend upou it shes
not always worked in the Kitchen. quot
ed Shakespeare G3ropos Of some things or
other, i don't remember what, ana she re
cognized the grand Old words at once-he ey
eyes hrightoncl, and rau should have
seen the color COM into her chceil.'
u doN't believe in high life below
stairs" said Mrs. Kitty, d:.;,.:mG:!ly.
The lunch cO.acs uD at haIf-past two in
perfect order, b,l5 40 cousin from Chicago
arrived no lcput-i.ack rolled up to ,hc
door.
GLOW rrovol,ingn said Kittr. "IEias
Meredith must have missed some essential
connecting train. Charley viii be so v,>.-
e;t! But, however, | don't SO much lniud
company coming in ut any ri:re u0W tIlat
! have such an excellent si:l.'
The dinner uf Laintily roasted quaiis
and rabbits, fricassee, with q Goscr5 OF
eustard and jelly, was duly served at pre-
cisely seven, at " hch hour Nh N.crrs!; III
bounced in, not and flush with the haste
he had made.
..Whero is She ?" cried he.
"Whcre is who 2" sold Kitty.
''My cousin from Cilicago!'
"Oh" sail Kitty ''she hasu't Gomez
"Not come p
"No.'
Mr.. Meredith drew a long sigh Of mill
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" AaIS h"1 SO huiHc:,% pct"iAA'! y
demanded his wife. ''My laut Charles,
Won are EXPRESSING Yourself alto,~etl,er in
1:1af,..v
''',,
II liat tof%HJ II! "D"'i5 the oysters anu
the zehpyr wool and the servant girl"
..ro,r,t?,
,,-, co,o4 ra.,,+ .,.,4,,,.;,, 1,.....
ao'' 1'1 'n''' p'"'H A-"o5''7N
enough Z"
"But YOU didn't forget" demonstrated
15rs Nfernditi ..>-or snu4 ber Sha,, laro
$3.50, t,,',.;.,,,, ''
now III tnS h!'oi''"
NJ Meredith stared. 'TTo seat 40
one.' said he. ''Ncyrr thought Of the
,;,l from, +b,t ,Do,nn,t tn .i,;s oi,~. won