Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-08-06

work IN my chafges bhe hiah
"Until such time as choose to re-
lieve you of the responsibility" / re-
piled. That time has arrived may
need your occasional assistance in
this department" l added diplomati-
cally; "and now, Henry, | would
like to have you give me by evening
the itemized bill of this week"
"Oh, but, Miss Cornell, Mr..
Guernsey pays his bills only once in
three months p and now Henry's
face was a study.
"I am going to pay the bills Of
this house once a week, Henry, and
/ intend to know TO the fraction of a
cent what am paying for. You
will kindly hand me the bills immedi-
ately. That is all have to say now"
That / had exploded a bomb in
Henry's camp was plain TO be seen.
/ was getting into deep water, but
there was no help for IL. ] had seen
enough TO know that there wa a ter
rible leak in this establishment some
where, and was resolved 70 find and
stop it. AS an example, the squads
which | had noticed on my visit TO
the kitchen had not TO my knowledge
ever appeared upon the table, and
though we had some sort OF a highly
seasoned gentry" that evening, i had
no means of knowing that the pig
cons hearts figured in it. So one
day / inquired for the birds.
"What become Of the little birds z
Wal, now, indade, that is a funny
question:" said DE Planners, in her
most hostile and offensive manner.
"Why, you ct 'em, of coorse."
"How were they cookedT / In
sisted.
"First, ma'am, the hearts was en-
tried, and then the pigeons was cur
ried into what is called a rival barbe-
cue But l presume you have not
been accustomed to such dishes"
81 don't think / have," replied f;
"but | have been accustomed TO re-
spect, and in the future you must re-
member that fact !" and looked the
thieving tarmagant straight in the
eye.
"Faith, and it's no disgrace not "a
be able TO recognize barbecue,
was the Modified answer in mellihu'
Gus tones.
My experience with the tradesmen
was unique. But there was not one
among the number who did not ap'
pear pleased TO take my orders, and
/ could feel by the way they regard
ed me that as honest men, they tho
il about time for somebody 20 lool
into things.
Henry's bill was so startling that
had the greatest difficulty in conceal
ing my astonishment. Fish for
week, s22; meat, S26; poultry anc
game, s25. The bills for fruit anc
groceries were even more preposter.
Gus, and as l hastily totalized the
bills of the year at this rate, ] con
cluded that unless Tom Guernsey wal
a much richer man than | bad eve
been led to suppose, he could not fai
to be swamped by such extrava
gance.
On the occasion Of my first market
ing / had sent home "A sirloin roas
with the trimmings. These intend
ed TO see utilized into soup an'
nice clarified drippings were con
spicuous only by their absence. Nat
urally my first BUSINESS was TO inquir'
for them.
"Oh, yis, the waste fat bits, "
mane," was the cool response. :"
niver allow them things around. NJ
fust families does"
"But what did you do with them Z
L asked.
"Jist whisked 'em into the begga
boys basket, neck and heels, along
with some other ravins - and Mrs
De Planners hummed a little round
clay with serenity OF impudence
never saw approached.
"Margaret, l see your month is ~
to-day" after swallowing my wratl
for a moment and here is your mon
ey," counting it out deliberately
sand there is no more work for yor
to do in this house"
once took part in a western cy'
clone, and was in imminent danger
of being bombarded out Of eXistencC
by flying corn cribs, pig-pens and the
like but that was mild compared d
the blizzard that ragged in my cous'
in's kitchen. Mrs. DE Planners
cast about her with a will. Pic
plates, pot covers, tureens, pokers'
shovels, everything that the wild HI
bernan could lay her hands on went
flying through the air. Mary, fright.
ened almost out Of her wits, ran to
the door for a policeman, aud found
one. His arrival only added fuel 10
the fire, but a firm grasp on her arm
brought her TO terms, and Fifteen
minutes later Mrs. DE Planners had
turned her broad back upon the es-
tablishment that had some reason
to believe would know her no more
| forever.
When / took my aunt mp some
boiled custard not long after this
crowning melee a little flushed and
very tired from my encounter, did
not meet with the praise and encour
/ FL 4 lmT Z. .ts.I ~