The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-05-18
4 CONQUERED KITCHEN.


rhe Invasion, the Encounter and
the Final Victory.
DO exactly as i It were your own
house.
That sounded well and was very
gratifying to my amour proprc II
there was one thing l could do. and do
Il well, It was to keep house. rev.
elled in housekeeping. aud in my
pride and confidence said to myself:
The larger the house. the better. But
nv answer was conservative enough.
III Il were three weeks instead Of
three months" said. ''And then II
your establishment were not SO large"
'That'll do. Hannah" said my cousin
Flora, with more energy than she
bad manifested In . week. Her doc
Tor had ordered her to California: vea-
son. nervous prostration; cause Of
that. society.
tom and ! know that you can do
T." she went on; land II ron can
give Us the time. and feel strong
enough to undertake it,
But what will there be to do?"
Tom broke in. with the usual masculine
ignorance Of domestic machinery.
There's Henry. you know; he does
al the buying; and really we never
had better cook. Don't you think 50.
Tloray'
Yes; she's perfection; and that re-
minds me. Hannah: Mother was say
Ing ibis morning that when we went
away she was going TO ask you TO
COOK some 81 your nice things. But !
ta you not 70 enter the kitchen II you
dsire 70 pursue your daily vacations
With lead on your shoulders. Mrs.
D Hammers comes 70 the library
every morning for her orders. and
tler that. il invisi lie 70 every body
except her assistant. She will expect
youto say. As ! have always done: III
y quite immaterial, Mrs. De Flam-
nsT> nyou will give your orders to
Henry. that will be quite satisfac-
Tory
les that Ill be the safest way"
"a Tom Flora really seems to be
Inspired in her management Of serv-
anis.~
But how about accountsp" / in
CURED.
oh. We don't have any accounts,"
~ cousin replied. languidly. 1.-THE
e'desmen make out their bills. and
Tom pays them"
Yes. that's the size OF Il, said
ION; and thought detected look
care upon the honest kindly face
nat ! had never seen before.
Well. always keep accounts" ]
answered, tentatively. Flora had left
we room now, too exhausted for
another word.
IL can't be done here" Tom re-
Pnea. with dubious shake Of the
mead The cook orders. Henry
0uys and pay the BILL
No matter what they arca''
why, Of course not. A bills .
~ what about auntic's soups and
F'''es?" ! asked.
Poor old soul. she ought to have
.na' she wants." was the puzzled re-
.pvnse. You might get gas stove.
saa smuggle some things upstairs.
couldn't youP"
is could" Ireplicd. and longcd
md IL I'm . coward I will. ="
SM iet the matter drop Flora must
got away without excitement; but
" blood boiled in my veins At the
sOusht Of the lamcntable figure I was
sNcted TO cut and decided then and
WI ncs to cut Il And | was the
~ thoroughly rooted and grounded
n's determination when Tom.
s sy'' five minutes before starting.
d.... me one side. and said. conf
sa''ally: I've been thinking about
Mounts. Hannah. and Id like to
Is e you try and keep 'cm. This
f,,I e Is costing . mint 81 money
onss. says three times more than IL
,,,SS 4 %; and y you think you can
mpted. ~ " 49, =" nse
~. n course feel sure TIE scrv-
,os W. sre honest" Tom resumed, and
Ia . .ow how devoted they all are 10
NJ rssnuerstood. The situation was by
ab,sss s novel. Tom was enough Of
's man 70 know that some