The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-09-07

II thinl,' said Mrs. Meredith; surveying
her from tip to toe, you are little over
dressed for your situation but of course you
have palmer clothes when your trunk comes. =
The stranger lifted pair of blue eyes to
the tall form girdled around with a towel,
who was vigorously wrestling with the claws
of stupendous lobster at the table beyond.
do yolt keep man cookpn asked the
girl.
Mrs Meredith drew herself up. Certainly
not. This is my brother, Mr.. Selwyn, who
is kindly assisting me to make salad.'
But he is not doing it right He will
never get the meat out of the she'll in that
way. Let me show you Mr.. selwyn.'
And with doft fingers she loosened the
white fibre from the shell in manner that
made Mr. Selwyn cry Bravor'
And now, Pattie, will show you where
things are, aud leave you to get up as nice
lunch as you can, for at $50 o'clock we are
expecting my husbands cousin from Phila-
delphia. want everything in perfect Or
der''
81 will finish that salad, said Tom, who
had secretly been watching the pretty face
and trim figure of the new domestic, now
that.I have commenced it. But you need not
look perturbed. Pattie, if this is your name.
will be careful not to get in your way And
you ask my sister If am not handy sort of
fellow around the kitchen"
Kate shook her head surreptitously at Tom
behind the screen, but he resolutely affected
not to perceive the warning gesture.
Half an hour afterward he came to the
dining-room, where Mrs. Meredith was ar
ranging her best lilac and gold china.
Kate, she's jewels gem of the first
water. Depend upon ii, she has rot always
worked In kitchen. quoted Shakespeare,
apropos of something or other, do not re-
member what, and she recognized the grand
old words at once--her eyes frightened, and
you should have seen tho color come to her
oheeks.'
Quoted Shakespeare to common kitchen
girl p cried Mrs. Meredith in Amusement!
''But | tell you she is not a common
kitchen girl
81 don't believe in high life below stairs,
said his sister disdainfully.
The lunch came up at Q 80 in perfect order,
but no cousin from Philadelphia arrived, no
hack rolled up to the door.
How provoking" said Kate. Miss
Meredith must have missed some connecting
train. Charlie will be SO vexed. But, how
ever, do not somuch mind coming in at any
time, now that have got an excellent girl. "
The dinner of delicate roasted quail and
rabbit fricasse, with desert of custard and
jelly, was duly served at precisely seven
o'clock, at which hour Mr.. Meredith pounced
in, hot and flushed with the haste he had
made.
"Where is she ?"
"Where is who?" cried Kate.
"My cousin from Philadelphia.
"Not come
"No?"
Mr.. Meredith drew sigh of mingled relief
and regret.
''Then, after all, it is not so very unlucky ?"
"What is not SO very unlucky?" My
dear Charles, you are expressing yourself
altogether in riddle
THAT forgot all about the oysters and
the zephyr worsted, aud the servant girl"
I" Forgot?'
Yes-forgot Isn't that plain English ?"
"But you did not forget" demonstrated
Mrs. Meredith. :" You sent her. She is here
now in the kitchen"
Mr.. Meredith stared. ~ have sent no one.
Never thought of the girl from that moment
to this. l give you my word aud honor"
"Theu who did send herp' calculated his
wife slowly.
"Ring the bell. Let us have her up here.
Who knows but she is one Of those confidence
women, with an eye to the forks and spoons?"
AS he spoke he jerked the bell-cord with
some energy. In minute or SO the new girl
came up curtseyiug,
Mr.. Meredith Uttered an exclamation of
amazement.
"Why, it is Martha Meredith p shouted
he, "It is my cousin from Philadelphia"
And he clasped her in his arms with a shower
of kisses which made honest Toms hair stand
on end.
81 wish she was my cousin from Philadel-
pnla, ne utteItu III q ctaBo WhiopOh "otuo'
Kate turned as scarlet as a pepper-pod
sob, good gracious p she cried, clasping
her little hands nervously, "and ! took her
for. cook"
4And am cook when occasion requires,
Cousin Kate" said pretty Martha Meredith,
making her peace with kiss. Don't be
vexed at me fos. humoring the joke indeed
could not help 1t. And win show you how
to make meringues glaces, and the Neapolitan
tomorrow.
And they all sat happily down together to
the roast quail and fricasseed rabbits. And
Kate and Martha went to the International
Bureau on the morrow, established a Milesan
damsel in the roundings, and Tom, leaning
over his sister's shoulder, whispered:
Didn't tell you she was gem Of the
first water?"
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