The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-05-21

the bell for Ottilia without leaving your
scat at the breakfast table, if you lived in
large rooms" she added; and certainly
that was very true.
And, by-the-way, ! haven't told you
about Ottilia yet. Most people would
have called her our servant, but Emily
said she was our assistant in house
keeping" She spoke of herself in her
note answering our advertisement as
ga young person of culture and refine
ment who had met with reverses and
had had blight"
NY own impression of her was that
she was calculated to blight any one who
might be doomed to her daily compan-
ionship. She had an unpleasant way of
becoming suddenly abstracted while in
the performance of her daily duties, and
then raising herself with prodigious
start and succession of hollow sighs.
On one of these occasions she informed
Emily confidentially that the Vision of
the Loved and Lost had glided on the
scene"
AS number of mishaps, including
much broken china, had resulted from
these inopportune appearances of the
Loved and Lost" we did not look amia-
bly, upon them. But when | advised
Emily to change her handmade, she re-
fused, on the ground of compassion.
"Why, Charles, she. is such a we'll
educated and refined ydAg woman that
she could not endure theWannoyances of
ordinary service, said my wife, earnestly.
"She tells me every day that she is SO
happy with us, and she. looks up to me
as if was her mother.
every affecting, certainly" was my
comment, considering that you are
twenty, and she will never see forty
again"
"Oh, Charles! why, she is only thirty /;
she told me so and you know she says
that she is blighted being" concluded
my wife, solemnly; so you ought not
to be impatient with the. poor thing"
OF course Ottilia remained, and l had
to reconcile myself to her woe-begone
WAYS. But her cooking was our great
est trial, and before many days Emily
announced to me her intention of joining
a cooking class"
It's such an opportunity, my
dear" she told me one evening. Pro-
fessor Stoopann is very accomplished
man, who has the most charming ideas
about cooking. He considers it fine
art, and he can make any one a perfect
cook in ten lessons. We begin to-mor-
row."
Don't you think it would be wiser to
teach Ottilia something" l observed,
land let her do the cooking, instead OF
attempting to do it yourselfP"
"No, indeed" said Emily, promptly.
81 must take the lessons, and then in
struct Ottilia by example rather than
precept Besides "-in whisper" I'm
afraid the poor thing doesn't learn very
easily; she's had so much trouble, you
know"
So my wife became a member of the
| illustriOus Stoopann's class, and grew
more enthusiastic over his teachings
day by day.
how much that man knowsm she eX.
| claimed, when the course was hall
through. "And he's such an economist
too! Why, he has been teaching us that
nothing need be wasted in household
not even our old--But there! l came
very near telling you my secret. and
want to surprise you some day."
That same morning l ran across my
old college chum Jack Percival on my
way down town. He had just returned
from a three years. tour of the Continent
so l had a great deal to tell him. He
seemed to be much interested when h'
learned that was married and keeping
house, and he readily accepted my in
vitation to dine with us the next day.
When / went home and told Emily
about it, she at once proposed that W.
should invite young lady to make tn
party complete.
"ft would be much pleasanter fo
your friend to meet young lady," sh
said.
"But then our dining-room will be 81
crowded with four at the table tina
Ottilia will never be able to wait upol
u.s." said /.
Emily looked shocked. "Ottilia!'
she exclaimed; "I hope you don't ex
pect Ottilia to wait on the table whel
strangers are present! Why, wouldn'
suggest such a thing to her"
"Then what is the use of keeping herP
1 asked.
"Oh, Charles, you never have an
sympathy for that poor thing We cal
hire a small boy to wait. The groce
has a very nice boy, and think l ca
get him cheap" said my wife.
"Very well, " replied, "have it you
own way but what shall we have for dir
t ner Jack is terribly particular about hi
dinner, can tell you, and l think /
order something from Delmonico's fo
3 this time"
D 'Ol, no, lnQeeu! you luuSIu L 10 any
: thing of the kind" said Emily, decided
ly. "Pm just going to show you no.
the inestimable value of ProfessC
v Stoopann's instructions, and kno'
< you'll be proud ofyour dinner. Leave
all to me, Charlie"
o "But what are you going to give us!
: l insisted. Emily made answer, cont
: IDENTIFY;
N Just wait and see, tell you. TIL
much you shall know, and no NOR
IS You're to have 'Potage st. Beuv
n garni, and Russian fish pie. Oh, ye
) I'm going to give you your favOri
r lamb chops with tomato sauce, for ol
k course. Now, don't ask any more que
/ tions."
y When I brought Jack home the ne
1t afternoon Emily met us with such
Ig cordial welcome that l could see he W
/ pleased. The grocer's boy was in {
N tendance, looking very well, the tai
to was prettily decorated with fruits al