Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-10-26
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ii have nothing 20 Say against her p.e'1.
nv dear but kuow ,,r, We. shouldn't
Axe her 10 cook ms ylct4a., called .n
one dan when She ~A, d.,h.ns up Nj T,l-
Au'. dinner and could seq the po,a,5r.
aa, a, u4,try a, watcrl L.. usat tu be-
-p,r.ta.-lu Tn uo enemy To- that but | ike
ny potatoes mca.y.
Mrs N.uurt 3. seu.,n.e woman. ,ald
brrt. "Hu~ finely Grur.e Flo, bruush,
TIE most commonplace b.t, Of home gossip
INTO her ,tor4e,
"le>." ausarred Maggie. ,orroufull,.
Il WISH some Of her smart women charac-
,cr, had d.scoaE,rd on what to do with
.eaNns>"
They would have .a.d eat EN-, sup
pose"
But. Be,t. don't We"
We 20 through the motions, but have Il.
much left"
The TWO girl, had gone to the kitchen.
and were uo~ standing IN the pantry gar
ny al an array Of me,ses left over from
many meals.
~ ha, shall We do with these le1ylus, -
'Dunt know. Bett. unlr,, We get Peter
McQuln to cart them OF under cover Of
night. to feed the young Gum. for the next
month
What q waste, And We were going to
be- 50 smart =" aud Maggie yanked turkeys
leg iercely as ii the hiped wa To blame for
having so much flesh on his bones that the
family were tired TRYING to eat hum up.
Il tell you what | have learned. sald
Beit. We can get up a decent meal out of
new articles but it takes more brains to
manage the leaNIngs"
Say debr,s, Bett ?"
"Ij,hris. then"
Il loatne that turkey that beef. that mess
there, and there, and there" and Bett point
ed 10 well-hlled dishes, land ! know poor
father swallows with difficulty
81 wish Jane Jones had not gone and got
married, aud left us to puzzle our brains
with housekeeping.
We might well puzzle now as to hun
gle and waste in the future" This sent-
ment came with force from Bett. a. she had
her own housekeeping in view.
II suppose 1t is no use railing out at Jane.
She had right to cook for love instead Of
money. as YOU will do before long; and
then. father did not wish US to do the work
you know, Bett, it was our own idea
We'll we must not talk. but work. Say.
what shall We have for dinner p
Bake the potatoes, and wait upon the
turkey into the dining room the family will
take few more pecks al HIM
The ragged fowl took another trip, re-
elining on a large platter, which had not
been washed since he first took possession
Mr.. Marchland looked disappointed when.
on coming in to dinner, he saw his old ac-
guaintanoe, shorn of wings, leg and
good Zeal Of white meat, gracing the board,
fanked by an apple-pie which he had often
met before. He said nothing. and did as
well as he could. remembering that the new
housekeepers were only hired for month,
of which there was but one week left To
finish, Bett had thrust on plate of cheese,
which from the size and hardness of the
bits. Mr. Marehland said "would have done
for David to sling at Goliath"
The meal was worried through, each feel
ing that It exceedingly unsatisfactory.
The Jane mentioned, who selfishly mar
ried had been the Marchlands' housekeeper
since Mrs. Marchland's death, some four
years previous. She gave the girls some
general instructions in cooking and house
keeping, but as she had four dollars a week
and the washing done, she did not feel it
right to put any care upon them They