The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1882-10-13
MY BREAKFAST.

TITS perfectly useless, my DEAR, 1
said, as sweetly as possible, then added
magnanimously, for wanted to temper
Justice with mercy, 'but then you are
young"
l did not receive the answer consid-
cred due me instead, my wife preserved
a most perfect silence, and rocked slowly
back and forth, one slippered member
tucked out of sight, and the other swing
ing with pretty grace, with tantalizing
lilac DOW astride the toe. l tied my
crayat with exacting care, and kept
watch of her reflection in the grass then
after five minutes of undiluted silence l
spoke again: :,
There's no reason why a new girl
should make such havoc in the house.
Pm ouite sure l could manage one with
half the worry and fuss that you do and
as for the breakfast being late five morn
ings out of seven, and being poorly cook
ed the other two, it's outrageous yes,
nv dear" endeavoring to keep cool,
"nerfectly outrageous. could get up a
better one myself, and in half the time.
I've seen mother do it dozen times"
Yet no answer. had exhausted my
care on nv necktie, so slipped into my
vest with all due regard for my immacu-
late shirt front and dainty sparkling
studs. then into my coat, smoothed my
collar to precise smoothness, then stood
still.
"Are you nearly ready?" asked Kitzie,
sweetly.
1 never did see such b-lrreproachable
good nature as Kizie's. HAT and
Cloves" l responded, provoked at my
want of success as domestic lecturer,
| and irving my level best not to see how
pretty she looked twisting feecy white
arraI cement, caught with lilac bows, all
around her dainty head, and looking de-
murely out at me with her pansy-shaded
eyes. -.
"You've not been listening to what !
said. Kitzie," said with much severity,
and bursting button off my glove. Il
was decidedly in earnest"
my dear boy" she said solemnly, Il
heard every word, and in consequence
thereof am thoroughly convinced that j
am a failure, and great worry to you.
I've tried my best, but / can't cook like
your mother. Pm sorry just as sorry as
can be but you shall have one break
fast precisely on time, and just exactly
like your mothers. You shall cook it
Yourself tomorrow morning"
Now / was staggered. pulled of
another button, and wished could pull
out my tongue as easily. / cook and
cook a whole breakfast at that Shades
of Cicerol But Kitzie was evidently wait.
inc for an answer, and silence would
convict me, so / said, with pompous in
difference, "Very well, my dear, are we
quite ready now2"
Bless my soul (. what an evening that
was danced and ate, and laughed and
talked with the regulation party goer
but was haunted with the nightmare
of a cooking-stove and a new gIrl. Al
the supper table / ate some Of everything
whether l liked il or not, and thought
anxiously all the while to myself, 81
wonder how they u ade this, and if / haC
better have il for breakfast" With dis
, tracing clearness recalled to my minC
, each criticism which / had made OF
Kitzie's breakfast and remembered tina
, each had been accompanied by a boss
! that could do better; 50 OF course sh'
! would expect 10 find every fault correct
ed and every item exact | glanced al
: at her as she sat opposite TO me with
: mortally ugly man, and % perfectly love
IL was the arch-sweetness Of her fscs