The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-09-16

| OusIy wrestling Win the claws Of
stupendous lobster at tho table be
| yond.
said she?
Mrs. Meredith drew herself up
"Certainly not" said she. .'This is m
brother, Mr.. Selwyn, who is kindl,
assisting Inc to make a salad"
"But he is not doing it right" sal
the new girl. Hell never get til
meat out OF the shell in that way. LIE
me show you, Mr.. Selwyn"
And with deft fingers she loosene,
the luscious white fiber from the scar
let shell In a manner that made Mr.
Selwyn cry "Bravo!"
"And now, Patty" said Mrs. Nero
dith, will show you where the thing
are, and leave you to get us up as nic'
a lunch as you can for half past tive
o'clock; we are expecting my hus
bands cousin from Chicago, and
want everything in perfect order"
"Pll finish the salad" said Tom, who
had secretly been observing the pref.
ty face and trim figure of the new do.
mestic, "now that I've commenced it
But You needn't look so perturbed
Patty, if that's your name. Pll be
careful not to get in your way. And
you can ask my sister there if Pm not
a handy sort of fellow around the
kitchen"
Kitty shook her head dsurreptitiously
at Tom behind the screen; Tom reso-
lately affected not to perceive the
warning gesture
Half an hour afterward nc came up
to the dining g-room where Mrs. Mere
dith was arranging her best lilac -and-
gold china
Kitty" said he, "she's jewell A
gem of the first waterl Depend upon
it, she's not always worked in the
kitchen! l quoted Shakespeare apro-
pos of something or other, don't re-
member what, and she recognized the
grand old words at once-her eyes
frightened, and you should have seen
the color come into her chceks!''
quoted Shakespeare I" cried out
Mrs. Meredith. "TO a common kitch-
en- grill" .l5..-. es
81 don't believe in high life below
stairs" said Meredith distlain-
fully. .1-7-.7--..1 ...,.. ~. .-.r- --
The lunch came up at half past two,
in. perfect order, but no cousin from
Chicago arrived-no depot hack rolled
up to the door. ...
GLOW provoking!" said Kitty
"Miss Meredith must have missed some
essential connecting train. Charley
will be SO vexedl But, however, I
don't 80 much mind company coming
in at any time, now that / have got
such an excellent girlp
The dinner Of daintily- roasted quails
and a rabbit fricassee, with dessert
of custaids and jelly, was duly served
at precisely seven, at which hour Mr..
Meredith himself bounced in, hot aud
flushed with the haste he had made.
"Where Is she?" cried he.
"Wherc is who?" cried Kitty.
"My cousin from Chicagow
ooh" said Kitty. ''She has not
come!"
"Not Gomez"
"No!"
Mr.. Meredith drew a long sigh of
mingled regret and relief.
"Then, after all, !" said he otis not so
TO-.
"What is not so unlucky2" petu-
lantly demanded his wife, "My dear
Charles, you are expressing yourself
altoge ther in riddles"
THAT forgot all about the oysters,
and the zephyr wool, and the servant
girl?"
"Forgot?"
:. "Yes-forgot. Isn't that plain Eng
lish enough?'' uss. - ...
"But you didn't forget" ;" remonstrat-
I'd Mrs. Meredith. "You sent her.
She's here now, in the kitchen"
Mr.. Meredith started. "l've sent no
onc,'' said he. "Never thought of tho
girl from that moment to this, I give
vou my word of honor!'' '-..
"Then," slowly CALCULATED Kitty,
.who did send her?"
"Ising the bell ~ said Mr.. Meredith.
Lets have her up! Who knows but
she's one Of those regular confidence
with IN eye to the forks and
'poonsW
And as he spoke he jerked the bell
;ord with some energy.
In minute or two the new girl
.arne up, smiling and courtesying. Mr..
Meredith uttered all exclamation Of
"Why, it's Martha Meredith"
houted he. "It's my cousin from
Jhicagol"
And he clasped her in his arms, with
shower of kisses that made honest
TOMS hair stand on end.
(NI wish she was my cousin from |
chicago" uttered he, in stage aside !
Kitty turned as scarlet as q pepper
pod.
''Oh, good gracious!'' she cried clasp
ng her little hands nervously, "and 1
oOk her for the cook!"
"And 1 am cook-when necessity
cquircs it, Cousin Kitty" said pretty
Meredith, making her peace |
With . kiss. Don't be vexed with ME |
or humoring the joke-in1eed. indeed,
couldn't help it And will show
'ou how to make those meringues
,lacees, and the Neapolitan creams, to-
And they all sat happily down to-
ether to the roast quail and fricasseed
Kitty and Margaret went
ogethcr to the Intelligence bureau on
he morrow and established a Milesian
lamsel in the kitchen, who was not at
IL incongruous to her surroundings!
And Tom leaned over his sisters
houlder, and whispered waggishly =
Didn't tell you she was gem of
he first water?"
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