The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-31
Cooks Story.

"Ycs ma am, " said cook to me, pausing
III the stirring of pudding as she spoke,
aud shaking her head until her double chin
looked like amould of Jelly. eyes, ma 'am,
I've seen some strange things in my long
life of service, l can tell you. l know the
secrets of good many families. and un-
dersland the difference bet wcen home faces
and company faces by this time"
"Ihere's many happy looking couple
with my dear and my darling before
folks that are like cat and dog when they
are alone And can tell you you don't
Know much about people from seeing the
front door. Ive found out many secrets
IN the course of my life, but never, Pm
thankful to say, any that weighed upon
me SO as what met with at my first place,
thirty Years ago this winter"
Il was young girl then with only ono
relation llvlng-my old graudmother-and
snc was terribly anxious about me- Girls
are light minded, said she, 'and are Cur.
rled away by tiattery. And handsome
young fellow with Il smooth tongue might
lead Anne into oil kinds of folly.' So
granny dellberatcd and deliberated, aud
refused this place and that place, and
seemed as though she never would be
suited.
AT last, however, the minister, who
had been bachelor so far, married and
brought his wife home, and granny camo
in out of her wits with joy one day to say
she'd got mo the place.
"It's flue thing for you,' says old
granny. You'll get no harm there
$50 poor old granny helped ME pack my
box and l went over to the minister's.
Every one in the place knew about the
ministers courtship, and how he had be-
fore that courted Miss Nellie Read, and
that it would have been a match, if it had
not been for Miss Bella Dunton, who camo
to the place on visit and set her cap for
him at once. That was the story; but
there was nothing of the tlrt about Mrs.
Burlington, Miss Duuton that was; aud If
Miss Read had been Tilted, she was much
the handsomest. Handsome. but fierce,
bright kind of beauty, like that of tho wild
animals in cages at the menagorics; and |
never could learn their names to know
them apart, but there was way they had
Of stepping that was soft and yet fierce,
that put me IN mind of her when saw
them. And Mrs. Burlington was like
dovc-soft and mild aud sweet. couldn't
call her plain. what ever others did.
81 suppose that married life is the same
the world over while people are young and
IN their honeymoon.
''The minister and his wife were lake two
turtle-doves. His arm always about her
waist, or her hand On his shoulder. They
couldn't bear to be apart AT first think
he loved her most--but her love grew. It's
always so-marriage makes a woman love
more while, generally, it makes man less
of lover. Though I'll say for Mr.. Bur-
lington, noticed no change in him.
"And know I'd just said to the cook
TINT hoped if ever had q husband he'd
DO as fond Of me as master was of mistress,
whom the bell rang and went to open the
me her card, but Miss Nellie Read. took
il in to master and mistress, and saw his
face flush as he looked at it-but she only
smiled.
"'Show the lady in said she, and you
may bell eve me or not, ma'anl, but as she
spoke felt cold chill run through me,
and If I'd dared to step out OF my place 50
far as to say, 'please, ma'am, let me send
her away I'd have done it, but l didn',
dare, and she came in, and from that time
they were intimate, always going and COM
Ing, and sitting together. 1 don't believe
the story they tell of missus having cut
Miss Read out" said cook, one day. But
did. I'd seen spark in her eyes that
M cant no good
"All this pleasant seeming work went
on for long while, and at last the time
member when first saw it lying on IL
mothers arm, and Mr.. Burlington kissing
them both. Miss Read was not there, bu
when went back TO the kitchen she was
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for mistress. She gave start as she sa
me, and something dropped out of her hand
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