The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-04

affected not 10 see the warning gesture
Hall al hour afterward he came up I
the dinIrH.room, where Mrs. Meredith We
arranging her best llac.andsold china
"Kitty," said he, "she's q Jewell !
gem ofthe first waterl Depend upon
she's not always worked in the kitchen
/ quoted Shakespeare gpropoS Of som
thing or other, l don't remember what
and she recognized the grand old word
at once-h her eyes frightened, and yol
should have seen the color come into he
cheeks"
~ don't believe in high life below
stars, " said Mrs. Kitty, disdainfully.
The lunch came up at halt.past two II
perfect order, but no cousin from Chieagt
arrived-no depothack rolled up 10 TIT
door.
"How provoking!" said Kitty. "Misl
connecting train. Charley will be &C
yexedP But however, ! don't so much
mind company coming in Of any time
now that have such an excellent grill"
The dinner OF dalntily roasted quails and
rabbit, triCassee, with dessert Of Custard
and Jelly, was duly served at precisely
seven, Rt which hour Mr.. Meredith
bounced in, hot and flushed with the
haste he had made. .
"Where Is she2" cried he.
Where Is who" said Kitty.
"My cousin from Chicago"
ooh" said Kitty, "she hasn't comet"
mot Gomez"
mo"
Mr.. Meredith drew a long sigh Of min.
gled regret and relief.
'Then, after ALL" said lie, "it's not 80
unlucky"
whats not so unlucky2" petuIantly
demanded his wife. my dear Charles,
you are expressing yourself altogether in
''That forgot all about the oysters and
the t'T zephyT, wool and the servant girl"
"Yesatorgot, Isn't that plain English
enough2"
"Blt you didn't forget" demonstrated
Mrs. Meredith. "You sent her. She's
here now, in the kitchen"
Mr.. Meredith stared. "I've sent no
one, said he. "Never thought Of the
girl from that moment to this, l give you
my word Of honorw
,'Then," slowly calculated Kitty, "who
did send herr"
"Ring the bslll" said Mr.. Meredith.
"Let's have her upI Who knows but
what she's one OF those regular women,
with an eye to the forks and spoons"
And as he spoke he jerked the bell.cord
with some energy.
In a minute or so the new girl came up,
smiling and courtesying. Mr.. Meredith
uttered an exclamation OF amazement.
"Why, its Martha Meredith" shouted
he. It's my cousin from Ohicago.w
And he clasped her in his arms, with q
shower Of kisses that made honest Toms
hair stand on end. 4
y wish she was my cousin from Chica-
90, !" uttered he, in stage aside.
Kitty turned as scarlet as q pepper.
pod. eg9
"0h, good graciousl" she cried, clasp.
ing her little hands nsrvously, "and took
her for the cook!" H1
"And am cook-when occasion re-
quires, Cousin Kittyw said pretty Martha
Meredith, making her peace with kiss.
"Don't be vexed with me for humoring
the joke-indeed, I could not help It.
And I'll show you how to make these
'ertng'He glaeesand the Neapolitan creams
And they all sat happily down together
to the roast quail nd fricasseed rabbits =
and Kitty and Martha went together to
the intelligence bureau on the morrow
and established a damsel in the kitchen,
who was not at all incongruous to her
surroundings!
And Tom, leaning over his sisters
whispered, waggishly:::
Didn't tell you she was girl Of the
first water"