Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-01-29
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oasly wrestling with the claws Of 8
stnpenduous lobster at the table be-
yond.
500 you keep a man cook, mad.
amp" said she.
Mrs. Meredith drew herself up,
"certainly not,' said she. This is
my brother. MIR. Selwyn, who is kind
ly assisting 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.. Selwyu."
And with deft fingers she loosened
the luscious white fibre from the scar
let shell in manner that made Mr..
Selwyn cry "Bravo''
"And ROW, Patty" SAID Mrs. Mer-
edith, II will show you where tue
things are and leave you to get up as
nice lunch as you can for half-past
two O'Clock; We are expecting my
husbands cousin from Chicago, and
l want everything in perfect order. :"
'I'll finish the salad," said Tom,
who had been secretly observing the
pretty face and trim figure of the new
domestic, ''now that l have COM
mencad it. But you needn't be so
perturbed, Patty, if that's the name.
I'll be careful not to get IN your way.
And you can ask my sister if I'm not
a handy sort of a fellow around the
! Kitchen
Kitty shook her head surreptitious-
ly at Tom behind the screen, but Tom
resolutely affected not to perceive the
warning gesture.
| Halt an hour afterward he came up
to the dining-room, where Mrs. Mer-
edith was arranging her best lilac and
gold china
| ''Kitty,'' said he, "she's jewel, a
gem Of the first water! Depend upon
it, she's not always worked in the
kitchen. Iquoted l Shakespeare apro-
pos Of something or other. | don't
remember what, and she recognized
the grand old words at once. Her
eyes frightened and you should have
seen the color come into her checks "
| Quoting Shakespeare" cried out
Mrs. Meredith. ''To a common kitch-
ell girl!'
But tell you," roundly asserted
Tom, "that she is not u common
kitchen girl
81 don't believe in high life below
stairs, said Mrs. Kitty, dlsdainfully.
The lunch came up at half past two
in perfect order, but no cousin from
Chicago arrived-no depot hack roll
ell up to the door.
"How provoking!" said Kitty,
Miss Meredith must have missed some
essential connecting train. Charlie
will be ST yeXcd. But, however, |
/ don't so much mind company coming
in at any time now that | have an ex-
cellent gill."
/ The dinner of daintily roasted quail
ana rabbit friccasee, with a dessert of
custard and jelly, was duly served at
Meredith himself bounced in. hot and
/ ''Where is she - cried he.
! "Where is who'" said Kitty.
! "My cousin from Chicago"
''Oh," said Kitty, ''she hasn't
come
| Not Gomez
mo-
/ MIR. Meredith drew long sigh OF
mingled regret and relief.
'.rhen, alter ALL" said he he sit 5
not so unlucky.'
"What is not so unlucky:' petu-
lantly demanded his wife, My dear
Charles, you are expressing yourself
in riddles"
"That forgo. all about the oysters.
and the zephy wool and the servant
girl
"Forgot?"
"Yes -folgot. Isn't that plsil
English enough!' -
"But you didn't forget, remon
, strated Mrs. Meredith, lyon sen
her; she's here now, in the Kitchen
Mr.. Meredith stared. ''l've sen
no one,'' said he. Never though
of the girl from that moment to this
give YOU my word of honor.
Then" slowly calculated Kitty
"who did send her.
Ring the bell!' said Mr.. Meredith
Lets have her up. Who knows bu
;. she's che of those regular contidenc
women, with an eye to the forks an
spoonsT'
: And as he spoke he jerl>ed the bel
u cord with some energy.
!. In minute the new girl came up
i smiling and courtesying. Mr.. Mere
u dith uttered an exclamation OF amaze
ment.
J. "Wky, it's Martha Meredith!
II shouted he. ''It's my cousin frol
> Chicago"
And he clasped her in his arms
d with a shower of kisses which mad
s. honest Toms hair stand on end.
= II wish she was my cousin fro
IF Chicago" uttered he, in a stag
T, aside.
l. Kitty turned as scarlet as a peppe
'r pod.
1t ooh, good gracious!" she crie'
e claspine her little hands nervousl'
land took her for the cook. -
in ''And l am u good cook-whcn o
casion requires, Cousin Kitty" sa
,, pretty Martha Meredith, making h
at peace with a kiss. ''Don't be vext
m with me for humoring the joke
a deed, indeed / couldn't help it. Al
,e I'll show you how to make those me
ingues glaces, and the Neapolit'
j. creams, tomorrow.
no And they all sat happily down t
at gether to the roast quails and fricca
" seed rabbits-and Kitty and MART
wens together to the Intellinge b
ha reau on the morrow and established
so Milesian damsel in the kitchen, W
4 was not all incongIuous to her 81
u. roundings.
gs And Tom, leaning over his sistel
Nv shoulder, whispered waggishly:
,lv "Didn't l tell you she was g
- of the first water?"
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