Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-23
MUsH AND MATHEMATICS.
IIarpcr's Bazaar

"There are few things that can
comprehend, but how a woman can
like TO putter with flour and sugar,
and eravies and salads, etc, Is as lar
beyond any intelligent conception OF
mine as the drumming together OF
universal atoms or the acton OF tne
moon upon the waters, or the gettng
I'M of the moon herself.
The speaker, Mrs Louise Stapleton,
wife of Ross Staplcton, professor oil
Greek in college, appeared so
much IN earnest as she wonderlngly
surveyed her friend, who had &C
I,nowiedged "A liking for domestic pur-
suits that the latter lady could not re-
frain from hearty laugh.
you don't mean to tell me, MIS-
Stapleton added, that you like 10
peel potatoesf'
mo. do not, her companion res
ponded. ~ do not like to prepare any
vegetables for cooking. But l would
rather do that than not cook at all.
"You goose ~ exclaimed Mrs. Staple
ton. "Why under the sun have you
not married, then, instead OF teach
ing the higher mathematics for Nv
ing2"
1My dear Mrs. Stapleton, yon speak
as if / could have been married had l
been so inclined. / have almost for
gotten, it is so long ago, but IN my
day it was the fashion for men to
elect what manner of women they
should make their wives.
1.-The professor wondered about that
pate Yesterday, and he has speculated
more than enough about the clam
SOUP you made before we came up
here, Mrs. Stapleton remarked mus
ingly, entirely Ignoring her compan,
ions pleasantly. But | promised
YOU wouldn't tell, the wild horses
couldn't drag it out of me, though |
confess that tame horses might, il l
thought it wise for Ross to know.
But the very first thing he would say
would be something like this. But,
nv child'-did you ever notice that
professors of dead languages always
address their wives as children3-
everything seems so young that isn't
very old, you know but, my chlld,
why don't you learn to make clam
soap, A pate like that we had the
other day would be very nice occas-
ionally.' No, ma'am, / have brought
my husband up very well so far, and
in case of emergency it would come a
good deal more natural to him to go
TO the kitchen than expect me TO.
You see, Frances, that such a we'll
organized establishment must be per
petuated. Clam soup and pates must
not be allowed to disturb harmony.
But all the same, as ! remarked be
fore. | cannot understand how WON
an can like ID cook. Haven't / heard
you say that you like to teach alsof
the last liking is quite secondary
to the first" Miss Lyman replied.
"But | can make mere money teach
ing the higher mathematics than |
can as a cook. Then, too the cook
would banker now and then for the
library and the drawing room, and
an indulgence of such desires would
be fatal TO the position. No; the only
way that | can manage to- enjoy this
talent is by cooking in the kittens OF
my frieuds, as you are kind enough
to allow me to do once in while.
Frances Lyman's face was of the
speaking order. Her large gray eyes
shone like stars. and her mouth was
certainly made for smile, if not fol
kisses. Her voice was low and rich,
and she spoke so slowly that she was
not infrequently accused of atiecta
ton by those who did not know her
There was nerve strength about thi.
woman, a moral and physical tone
which conhasted strongly with tht
quick, brilhaut style and chic of hel
companion.
"You can cook as much as yol
please. my provided Mrs
Stapleton replies, why, Frances
my mothers French cook canno
hold "A candle TO you, aad beside Tia
professional beauty that graces m,
kitchen you are rs the light of tn
MONDAY sun to the Qickering nam
of a tallow dip. Where did YOU learl
to do these things}'
Give a talent the rest is simple
enough" Mrs. Lyman answered
but seriously she added, after
pause, Il am sometimes disturbed b.
the thought that II may perhaps b
wreng to hold a true talent il
subordinauoa to something not S
sacred.
"But you are surely a successfl
teacher" said Mrs Stapletou,
"'In the positive degree; and this
think is entirely due to a retiecno
from the real talent. | bring to IN
schoOlers the element of domestcit,
which all youAg people are quick
detect. If a class room is home-hb
and a teacher sympathetic, that wi
make up ia considerable degree fC
deficiency in talents -
Cook. teacher, philosopher
laughed Ms. Stapleton. IAN
much the nonder grew, that OF
small mead could carry all she knew
The conversation took place
Prof. Stapleman's country residenC
in the Catskill mountains, where the
were spending their Easter vacation
II was a cosy establishment, quit
lnpretentious, but fitted up with ever
,,,,,e ap6 most delipbtfl II