New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-29
A YOUNG MARRIED PAIR
YUEIR KrrCHEN EXPERIENCES.

THEIR KITCHEN EXPERIENCES.
As tie hcart of the small boy pulsatcs with cager,
expectant emotion for the day to arrive when no VIII
make his first visit ID the circus, so 10 We ions tut
the coming Of tho First OF yay and hereafter among
tho holidays which Alice and Will celebrate WIN
joyful tokens, with songs and speeches. Win inc c.
Ing Of costly vaais and tho drinking Of raro Wines
This anniversary shaI rank as the most important
We will array ourselves in our choicest apparel ies-
tom our APARTMENTS With the flowers OF spring, CAL
in our friends and toast the hour Of our release rom
a thraldom than Which mono In history seems 10 mo
moro painful degrading
II may appear to some people that the crcuni-
stance which brings such peace OF mind to US Is IN
no sense remarkable, such as would generany
ovoke rapturous emotions. Even whom my simple
tale f. fold thero may be who VIII sec nothing
unusual in us experience, and will say that couid
reasonably have expected nothing else. These phcs
matte souls dservo TO live In slavery. They arc III
for no other condition and would be unaDio u aP
probate the blessing Of being their own masVcis'
II may be- on tho other hand, that we haVo Dcon
singIlarly unfortunate, that our mscTes nave ooen
duo 20 Youth and inexperenco, and that no great
good will be accomplished in the rescue OF others ny
his statement Of our WOES. But however young ana
fresh VIC may have been daro say there arc others
inst as vcrdant, and II I save single pair OF
bo,eful happy lovers from tho fate that mas Dc
fallen ~ and from which arc at last to DO oeVere
Il vii, be an ample compensation both for inc pan "a
lyins over again in this article the days tna' arc
gone and for tho modification OF exposing TO the pun
lie chapter of occurrences in the life OF young
married couple which all considera'ions VI "'''~'
world prompt me To conceal q
Alice and were married last OCTOBER VIC "ore
boh trine young admit. But we are older now
far older odor by at least twenty years our wed
ding day was my wife's eighteenth birthday ana my
own celebratsd only q month before, competed my
twenty-sscord year. My wifes mother took an In
tense Interest In future and gave us both great
deal Of advce to which listened dutfully In par
ticular and repeatedly she counseed us to go to
housekeeping at once. She said that young people
ought to have homo right off, that to take pretty
Young vdfe-by tho way, forgot to mention that my
wife IS exceedingly pretty, though that TACT mas no
essential bearing On the story set out 10 teh-uo
take . pretty young wife, said my mother-inla"'
Into hotel or q fashionable boarding house was 10
subject her to grost many annoyancos, and that tho
expcrioncos Of housekeeping were invaluable 10 a
now,y married couple Now, entertain the high
,s, ,dulratlon for nv wifes mother sentiment which
liners with me even yet, and supposed sho knew
what was best. brief consideration Of the revenue
question convinced me that we could probably get
along better in the country than In town, and pro-
posed several places up the Hudson, down In Jersey
and over on Long Island to my wifes mother as
Desirable villages to 1.-Two In sho did not Intend 10
1.-Two with US at all: consulted her simply because
Of tho interest sho felt, and because tho ultimate
authority In such matters seemed, for what reason
Pm suro can't say, to reside in her. Finally she
selected village in Jersey, not far from this city,
and q pretty little cottage IN II, and upon her 1ug-
gcstlols furnished 1t as nicely as could ana waited
with Intense impotence for the day OF days to come
All how well remember the emotions that filed
my soul as the morning Of our wedding day,
locked tho door Of that little cottage ensconced among
lovely grove OF trees Its green roll
Ing lawn spreading amply away on either sds, It's
windows shielded with honeysuckle and clematis,
perfect picture Of coscyness and contentment Pm sure
nevor was BEFORE will be again, as good as at
that moment There existed in my bosom degree
Of virtue that is to be felt upon earth only once in
a mans career. The wedding ceremony was skill
fully performed at least have since been so ad-
vsed, and much to my establishment, too, for there
were three clergymen engaged in the work My I'M
assisted recollcctions of the event not very dis
tnct. In fact. tho only circumstance that recall
With any clcarness Is an appalling fear that came
over me lost tho strange and involuntary action OF
NY KNOBS as ws stood at the altar, should break |
he altar rail
whom wo returned from our honeymoon we went
lirectly to cottage whore my wife's mother met
Is. She had attended to everything, and particularly
o tho hiring Of the servants. Tho cook already
n the kitchen, fact which delightfully."- sug
,osted By an unmlsakabls odor OF fried chicken. The
waitress however had not yet come, but her arrival
vas momontarily expected. We were alone IN the
is. my wifo and I-yhcn She came
md what o sight she was She had on pucc-
olored gown, pse-grsy cotton gloves that wrnkcd all
ycr her tremendous hands, a light blue hat with
uge pink directly In tho middle of 1t, and she
arried purple umbrella Upon her face resided
he most extensive smllo ever saw, and ono could
60 at a glance that she in ferocious health
Ter namo was Molly Low
1 asked my wife If she didn't think that Molly
ooled Just the least bit stupid but she said no.
hat mamma had told her all about Molly; that she
ad Just landed in this country and was sister Of
nan in mammals employ and that the beauty of Law
ne now girl like Molly was that you could teach
er Just what you wanted said les, Oh course
nd tho teaching began.
There was big copper bell In the kitchen, though
ow It got there is a mystery When dinner was
erved that evening my wife told Molly TO lot me
now that fact. The Of bells in connection with
UGH messages had apparently been impressed upon
folly for she took that great engine of sound from
no kitchen. walked out of the house, down tho
travelled path to the gate, and there with all her
aight and power she swung 1t in deafening uproar.
didn't suppose 1t possible for any bell to raise such
n Internal din. and before the cook had reached the
alto with Instructions to bring back the bell and
Jolly dead or alive, q crowd OF half q hundred PEG
10 had collected about my front gate Tho worst
1t was that they wouldn't go away. They seemed
D think that had some communication to make to
no public and untl long after dark the crowd hung
round. That night my wife told Molly to mop the
antry floor and even showed her how to do 1t, but
hen she opened tho door few minutes later to see
ow tho work progressing, chocolatercolored
llky way adorned the kalsomned ceiling, and there
tood Molly WELDING her mop as a boy Yields his bat.
"a returned Molly to her brother the next morning
I undertook to all her place myself bidding my
gtated little wife not to worry and assuring her that
he secret Of choosing good servant lay In ones
nowlodge of human nature "Ther's great deal
the color Of tho eyes, said, sagely can often
Idge character by the eyes. PhreDology, too, is OF
reat assistance In examining that class OF persons"
won't TO tho Intelligence onice in Castle Garden and