The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-04-20


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@se MIR. MAYE'S MEMORY. "
80. There is one thing you mustn't for.
u get. Brother Tom?" ssssssgss go
ssssWhatis that Enanaa''s wmn
DJh forget to 90 70 Tie help office,
andsend me up q cook. sThe new girl
is good for nothing, and the old one
can 'tsdo everything Black on white,
young or Old, man or woman, don't
~ care only send me up competent cook
BY ten o'clock this morning. -
- DIlon'tlook sodesperate, sis; Ill re-
member It. Iwa1t thingsfn pretty good
stylesforz AlaxweHa hesiensed to its
fond of good dinners, and 1 guesslrIl
send yon upaa good, smart an-cook,
= 10 / hope Mr. Maxwell won't expect
ass things tao nices but Ill do nv best in
other matters, Tom, if you'll orily pro-
ssylde some one capable Of serving good
~ Fsz2& Es9ssez ssFAs Ort1~E
Z Mr.. Thomas Maye disappeared app with !
= reassuring nod. He had asproverbially
bad memefy, pretty Emma Nave knew
= kifkexyweas yet eins fhb tl6BeFafe erner-
gency she trusted him. Dangerous, but
ssWhat could she dep During the two
years she had had charge of her widowed
brothers family, they had been blessed
sshE the most skillfulsof coolssss But Joan
had taken fancy to get married, and
y her place was hastily supplied by one who
soon proved incapable. Just at this
|kss luneture, Mr.. Maye received tidings that
sssshis saeceasedzswifeas sfavorite brother,
s. MAfthur Maxwell, Just returned from
4 { Europe, would pay him visit. s2se
A.. The Maxwell family were noted for
their wealth and good sbreeding,g and
Arthur especially distinguished sfor
his agreeahilg%g = =
From the first, Emma had been r,er-.
Svous over the responsibility of entertain
ing this, elegant young man whom she
Aad never seen: hSheWas lovely and ac-
f.. complished, but she could not cook rim
fact She had never tried. Certainly, it
seemed task enough fofa a young lady Of
tweptto mperintenda family consist
A.. mg OF her brother and herself, two. bows
" ma their tutor, two little girls ana their
ssa nurse-maitl, with two other servants.
But though artiuous, it@i1ad been well
Is perlornaed. gzg assaani yfssassssssss n
- -. The house was the perfection of heatss
ness and taste, the children well trained,
and Emma was much beloved In her
Ns erether's family. The latter shes had
speen deyCfed to in sickness and health,
|As nH ~ gratefhTY intended to- make her
tasks as light as possible. But, as have
sEhe sd a foverbially had memory,
anu, unfortunately, Emma had been
Obliged to trust to il. 2SsA
] ~ Y was halfrpast seven when MI. .,MaFea
r Nshl down town. He took nothing but
aeap ofacoffeea at seven, and lunched at
u @sB layerite ave te restaurant @ at eleven. At
es ~ =, Msxwell y was expected by the'three-
Theret, siahedg Emma, when, two
Y alter her brothers departure. the
was m its usual ex xgaisite order,
1saa. ~ me Vlands and flowers sent up. for
uhner; IF Tom doesn't forget, and i'll
heseads up asgood cook, everything viii
oe nice enough. y
hsl,X &eE Et2 ~ luC pOSSl-
R ~ aSmsharina forgotten, or that
:. ane cook not coming for any other
.sasoni but when, precisely at tenJ
the door-heiI erang, "a secret
Meght was lifted from her heart. She
sAte answer fhe samnsns.
medlum-sized, we'll l-dressed, modest
.os1atg goang man aste0sis 1t the ensj
flssssnces and she Frightened at sight OIL
4 IL am very glad you are so punctual; |
a<asM mas "a AFRAID should be disappointed, ;,
3leaaing the.w to she kitchen.
ssa s,,1'out an ffstaht's delay. SsLet me
Zen ~. O'Clock. Igshall have to set |
~. III IS 3, work at once to prepare first |
ssss asss Wnner. We are expecting COM |
Esay rom New York, and my cook has|
tS;.n Il, me, l md Idenat myself know any
n.a ng =, aoodt cooking What is yodr /
ns, literally hereaying the young |
su - !. o. his hat, and hanging it as fa1 |
~ reach as possible. sss@g II
I psks kseply was rather, faint. but she
she caught it. t.sg~em IS s~s
aac! You do not look like an /
d;,san.s But it doesn't make any
Asesace: Are YOU agood cooE?''