The Princeton union., 1881-09-08
AGEM OF q THE FIRST WATER
Now. Charley, you'll be sure to remem-

ssChaxlesn = she exclaimed, you don't
mean to say that you have forgotten al
ready?" , .sBtsIsy
in the depths Of his pocket for q. missing
glove, II have not forgotten, but i don't
exactly remember. Ss T.
aThe oysters" suggested his wife.
aOh, yes, the oysters" said Meredith.
''And the two ounces Of double zephyr. r
Exactly" Al ts Ssi K n W
~ aAnd the depot hack to be waiting ct 2
o'clock for your cousin from Philadel-
phia. t;s 6 a :s5s
Mr.. Meredith slapped his hands on the
table. "Shelis coming to-day, II declare
to goodness!" he ejaculated.
"And dozen Havana oranges for desert,
and two pounds Of white grapes, and some
of those delicious little Naples biscuit -oh,
and let them send up girl from st.
Clair's."
''A-which?" s5l t's
"a girl, you goose. For general house
work. Phebe went home this morning with
faceache, and can't beleft alone with
company coming and all. Mind, shes |
good cook and understands waiting at |
| table," as ny
And Mr.. Meredith rushed of to catch the
| $50 express with Kaleidoscope confusion
OF grapes, zephyr wool, depot hacks, oys-
ters and servant maids careefing through
| his brain, which boded i'll for Mrs. Mere
dith's domestic plans.
! While that lady, clssping both hands over
! her head in q sort Of tragic despair, rushed
down into the kitchen, where q very good
looking young man Of two or three and
twenty was on his knees in front of q range, 4
trying to coax most unwilling fire to
i burn.
''W ellg" said he.
t'Tom, cried she, hysterically, can you
make lobster salad?" =
..Like.a book" said Tom.
''And ,coffee?"
II learned in Paris.
: @'Goed. And can make buttermilk
biscuit between ns we can get up
decent lunch for young lady from Phila-
delphia. As for dinner"
'sWelle" again remarked the young man
with the SCOT bespangled nose.
Providence must provide" sighed the
matron. Sgs.q .g
.sThere,s an old chintz .colored rooster in
4 the ,barnyard. r. could catch him I'd
i have,a chicken stew" III gE I.
"Tom, did you ever make chicken
stewY" f ag&a 38#
mo- tg .l..$s .,a . 4 b.
u "Then you do not know what you are
talking about" said the lady with some as
perlty. n:
II pearl barley, with a pinch OF salt"
i "Nonsense!" interrupted Mrs. Meredith.
II go pick that lobster out of it's shell and
Il leave of romancing. You are deal better
II at poetry and newspaper sketches than you
are in the kitchen; though, to be sure
] with twinge Of Conscience goodness
= knows what I should do without you just at
this particular emergency, you dear old
darling. s.,. .,.
The lobster was only half picked out Of
81 the-shell, the buttermilk biscuits was still
4 unmixed. and Mrs Meredith with pocke'
; handkerchief tied around her pretty brown
: hair, was dusting the little drawing room,
when there cali.e ring at the door bell
She put the purturbed head out Of the win
dow in most uncermonious manner.
a "Who is thers?" she demanded in . high
contralto. fiss lss435.
.Does Mrs. Meredith live here?" retort-
ed woman's voice. And at the same mo-
ment the yoang matron caught sight of {
noat black leather bag, black alpaca dress
and shawl of the plainest Highland
!! plaid.
It's the new girl, thank Providence!'
said Mrs. Meredith. as she ran down tn
! stairs, thanking honest Charlie in he
!; heart for his unexpected promptltude.
''Come in" said she, opening the dool
wide. ts'I am So glad that you are punctual
my good girl From the Clairs Intelligenc,
Bureau, suppose? No, don't take OF
6 your things up here; the servants room is
. down stairs; you may as well come directl
z down to the kitchen"
> She led the way down, followed by th
d new girl. whose coQntenance bore rathe
- 4 bewildered expression.
- "What is your name?" she asked patron
IS izingly.
= 'tMy name? tOh, it's Martha" reptile
= Il the stranger, in confusion.
= ''Martha!" critically repeated Mrs. Mere
= iith. What an ugly name! I think
= shall call youP Pattie. Have you good re
- ferences?"
~ I'll believe 80.
ON ISL think" said Mrs. Meredith, survey
mo ing her from top 10 toe, '.you are littl
ng; over dressed for your situation; but .
ed 4 .conrse you have palmer clothes, when the
,es. ,cOma?"aS4 9i
,ev The stranger lifted q pair Of blue ey So
~ the tall form girdled around with towe
~ who was vigorously wrestling with Il
90 claws Of a stupendous lobster at the table
o. =. beyond. .fds} .il .af =! sll.5 I
'or girl.
tho Mrs. Meredith drew herself up. "Cer
,tainly not. This is my brother, Mr.. Sc
-5al wyn, who is kindly assisting me to make
r. salad st " gh A
But he is not doing it right. He vi
= nevergetsthe meat ont of the shell in th
way. Let me show you Mr.. Selwyn.' = .;,a.
~ And with deft fingers she loosened tt
white fibre from the shell in q manner tn
VI made Mr.. Selwyn cry Abravo!"
And now, Pattie, i will show yon whe
" things are, and leave you to get up as nj,
a lunch as you can, forat 2:3O o'clock '
are expecting my husband g cousin fro
IA Philadelphia. want. t.eUerything in nperfe
Il order" f59f 5i$s
II will finish that salad, . said Tom, wi
had secretly been watching the pretty fai
MI and trim figure Of the new domestic, mo
that have commenced it. But you me-
not look perturbed, Pattie, If that is yo
name. / will be careful not to get in go,
IN way. And you ask my sister if ! am q
handy sort of fellow around the ktea
II en-"
Kate shook her head surreptitiously
Tom behind the screen, but he resolute
affected not to preceive the warning gel