St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-03-17

st app have to consult the receipt book
she said, taking it up from the taole.
she was just in the midst OF q receipt
for broiling steak, when cry 1fon
Addie interrupted her. HWhat ls .ne
matter ~ asked Ethel dropping hef
book and going to the door.
.sTom's got my doll and won't give u
back to me - walled Addie. while the
fears streamed down her. cheeks.
..Tom, give Addie her doll. AM M
YOU YOU ashamed = cried she reproatclhl1fully. rotll1
ashe can have her old doll, but butt. ! want
nv break fast,n snapped Tom petulant-
ly. #
"Well, just give me time TOT
"Here. Ethel,o cried Russell from the
kitchen. ..your biscuits are all Durnt
up =, "Oh, dear, dear, is it true 's !" sue sue
i screamed rushing into the kitchen.
Sits true, most potent, grave and
"Please hush Russell you onghsn't 20
he SO hateful when I'm in such trouble
.Well, won't; but, seriously, when
/ will we have breakfast, an and What lia'.
will we haveg I'm really hungry J,
aOh /! I'll just have to go to work ana
make some more biscuits, and COOK tnae
meat. that's all about it," answered Eth
J, ell, ready to cry.
i .Well, nj cook the meat, while you
make the''--- . .5.
"Why, where in the world has the
meat gone to a,n interrupted Ethel with
t "a gasp.
4 .Cat's got it,n said Addie dryly, who
/. had made her appearance in the tab
J leau. s
s aWell, It that don't beat all J" ex-
d claimed Russell laughing. "But never
mind, Ethel, will 60 and cut some
Il ham and get a dozen eggs while you
ii proceed with those biscuits" ," said he, ID
/ order to cheer his despondent sister.
.All right. Here Addie, put some
3 wood in the stove. You. Tom, go ur
: stairs and get a cake of chocolate fol
i breakfas
. Tom soon returned with the choco
4 late and Russell with the ham and eggs
! and. by d good deal Of furry and fuss
!, the children were at last seated arount
the breakfast table.
It was now 10 o'clock and poor Ethe
had not yet cleaned up the house.
=. "Dear me !!' she exclaimed on findinl
= what time it was. 81 think | shall hav
: : to call IN aunt Susan after all. But, q
ao I won't either, for told mamma
didn't want any body meddling in ~
pt] affairs, I had no idea housekeepln
i'd was SO troublesome. But this IS tn
first day, and perhaps | shall get alon
hetter after little experience.
Well, between our heroine and nc
OF good natured brother everything wa
nd at last "put to rights"
nd The children had gone in the yard !
co play. Russell had departed to the VI
lr- lage for a short while, and Ethel r
ma NAMED IN the house poring over boo
is entitled "Hints to Housekeepers. Sh
ms became SO interested in this, that st
lie did not notice how time was flying, III
,ry till Tom, who had gotten tired OF pla
Die reused her.
of "Say, sis, is dinner ready I'm jest /
lge hungry as bear!"
IN .Dinner ~ exclaimed Ethel, "why y
res haven't long finished breakfast" !"
sp- swell, I'm hungry, anyhow" was Il
,ay answer from her six year old brother.
the "Wait a minute then, and I'll s
rly what time it is said Ethel rising fro
A her seat.
~ .Why, its o'clock if I'm a living
M was Der exclamation, as she hurried
old M the culinary department.. with hung
Tom at her heels. @s
- Ethel cooked dinner with less tro
= ble than she did breakfast, althou
- she forgot to salt the bread and ne
~ lected some other little things. B
= she got along very we'll consideril
, !, and when Russell came home to dim
~ he said, aWhy, I think you deserve
great deal Of credit for your &c
cooking. You would get along fine
.f.i if there was no breakfast to cook. .''5.
tha ..Now, Russell, hush about that bres
fast y said Ethel, at which her brotl
wisely held his peace.
~ ~ Next day things wen on pretty "
raa Addie and Tom seemed trying to
,on a. how we'll they could behave. Rus
Innr @ didn't say one provoking word, 9
M 80 Ethel got breakfast at s o'clock sha
without making mistake or gett
into q bad temper.
the w ell, sac saiu on ess ohteciiHss