Connecticut western news., 1889-09-25
COOK AND COUNTESS.

AacN. cleT COWSup, flCdT OA "uOocs- worth-in-the-Marsh, was pretty girl. She was so pretty that she might have actually aspired, though! she hadn't a penny in the world. to marry fash lonable curate. But though Patty was penniless, she was ambitious, and she hadn't the slightest idea of marrying the most fashionable of curates.
 It is not necessary to describe what Patty was like. "Rather above than below the ordinary height" as novel; ists say, rich chestnut hair with g glint of gold in it, an excellent figure, small ears, brown eyes with dark eyebrows, pearly teeth set in the rosy frame of a pair of lips arched like Cupid's bow, a round and dimpled chin, a swan-ike neck. Bah! we have all once in our lives met somebody as charming as Miss Patty Cowshp; but, as rule, the ex- perience has not been repeated. We must not forget, though, that Miss Patty's arms and hands were her strong point; queen might have en- vied them, for they were absolutely perfect.
 Miss Patty Cowslip had had de cent education, but beyond the annual subsidy of f1O year which the par ish paved her for playing the organ, she hadn't penny in the world.
 Rev. Peter Cowslip was as poor as a rat. With considerable difficulty he managed to pay his tradesmen at the years end; but Rev. Peter dined every day much better than many million aires. And why? Was it on account of the poor clergyman's wicked ex- travagance? Not a bit of it. The fact is that Patty was splendid cook "a born genius for the noblest of the arts.
 Many modern young ladies, having purchased terra cotta jar and rendered 1t hideous with daubs of paint, compel their friends to fall down and worship it, and call it art; other girls torment us with the piano, violin, banjo, harp, sackbut, psaltry, dulcimer and all kinds of music; other girls sing. All these people work their wicked wills upon us with impunity. We grin; we say "Oh, thank you so much," because we are obliged to do that; and our polite ness is treated as an encore, and then our suferings recommence. Pretty Patty Cowslip did none of these dread. ful things; but she could cook like Ude, Francatelli and Soyer rolled into one. And pretty Patty went up to town, entered the school of cookery and came out as the senior wrangler o1 the year. It was Patty first, the rest nowhere. NJ. Caramel, the professor of ornamental pastry, proposed to hel at once; but Patty refused him, for as we have said, she was ambitious And then Miss Cowslip issued a nea little advertisement, took modest lodg ings in modest West. end street, ant began to teach on her own account.
 Lord Fleshpotts was a widowed nobleman. He had three unmarried daughters-the Ladies Gwendoline Ermyntrude, and Ermyngarde Casser ole. His lordship was great suffere from indigestion, and he was dying O bad dinners. No cook ever stayed more than a month in his house; eacl of his daughters ruled the roast for week, and generally the particula young lady who happened to be respon sible for the dinner on any given -aNan ing left the room in tears before tn dessert was put upon the table. I Lord Fleshpotts would only have dine. at his club, all might have been well but he persisted in dining at home, an, the lives of his daughters were slov martyrdoms.
 It chanced one day that they sav Miss Cowslip's advertisement in tn St. James Gazette. Lady Gwendo line pointed it out to her sisters. The ordered the carriage early the mex morning, and they were ushered int Miss Patty's neat little sitting room il Park street. .EWe don't want to talk lessons, Miss Cowslip," said Lad Gwendoline. "We're too stupid, said Lady Ermyngarde. "And would be no use," said Lady Ermyn trude. "But ohl Miss Cowslip, coul, not you come every morning and giv us few hints, for pa is wasting visi blyl" cried the eldest girl.
 "Its novelty that poor papa re quires," sobbed the youngest daughte -'refreshing novelty and perpetua change. Those are his very words Miss Cowslip, his cruel, heartles words"
 .sHas Lord Fleshpotts ever tasted ap pie dumplings?" asked Patty Cowsli1 solemnly.
 "It's plate I never heard of," e1 claimed Lady Gwsndohne.