Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-11-04
COOK AND COUNTESS.

Patty Cowslip, the only daughter o1
Rev. Peter Cswslip, vicar Of Muddes'
worth-iR-the-Marsh, was a pretty girl
She was so pretty that she might have
actually aspired, though she hadn't Q
penny in the world, to marry a fash.
lonsble curste. But though Patty was
penniless, she was ambitious, and she
hadn't the slightest idea of marrying
the most fashionable Of curates.
1t is not necessary to describe what
Patty was Ike. "Rather above than
below the ordinary height" as novel,
lists say, rich chestnut hair with CLINT
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,
round and dimpled chin, swan-Eke
neck. Bah! we have all once in our
lives met somebody as charming as Miss
Patty Cowslip; but, as a rule, the ex-
perience has not been repeated. We
must not forget, though, that Miss
Patty's arms and hands were her
strong point; q queen might have en-
We'd them, for they were absolutely
perfect.
Miss Patty Cowslip had had a de-
cent education, but beyond the annual
subsidy of f1o year which the par
ish payed 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 tradezmen at the
years end; but Rev. Peter dined every
day much bstter than many million
aires. And whyr Was 1t on account
of the poor clergyman's wicked ex-
travagance? Not bit of 1t. The
fact is that Patty was a splendid cook
"a born genius for the noblest of the
arts.
Many modern young ladies, having
purchased terra Gotta jar aud rendered
It hideous with daub5 of paint, compel
their friends 10 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 60 much," because we
are obliged TO do that; and our polite
ness is treated as an encore, and then
our sufferings recommence. Pretty
Patty Cowslip did none of these dread
full 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 of
the year. 1t was Patty first, the rest
nowhere. n. Caramel, the professor
of ornamental pastry, proposed to her
at once; but Patty refused him, for,
as we have said, she was ambitious.
And then Miss Cow,lip Issued neat
little advertisement, took modest lodg-
ings in modest West end street, and
began to teach on her own account.
Lord Fleshpotts was a widowed
lobleman, He had three unmarried
daughters--the Ladies Gwendoline,
Ermyntrude, and Ermyngarde Casser-
ole. His lordship was great sufferer
from indigestion, and he was dying of
bad dinners. No cook ever stayed
more than a month In his house; each
of his daughters ruled the roast for a
week, and generally the particular
young lady who happened to be respon-
ible for the dinner on any given even
ing left the room In tears before the
dessert was put upon the table. If
Lord Fleshpotts would only have dined
at his club, all might have been well;
but he persisted IN dining at home, and
the lives of his daughters were slow
martyrdoms,
1t ohanced one day that they saw
Miss Cowslip's advertisement in the
st. James Gazette. Lady Gwendo.
line pointed it out to her sisters. They
ordered the carriage early the next
morning, and they were ushered into
Miss Pstty's nent Little q ting loom in
Park street. awe d0n't want to take
Lessons, Miss Cowslip," said Lady
GwendoIins. "Ne're too stupid"
Eaid Lady Ermy ngarde. "And it
would be no uss," said lady Ermyn-
tTude. "But OH Miss Cowslip, could
not you coms every morning and give
rs few hints, for pa is wEsting visi-
.blJl" cried the eldeat girl.
"Its novelty l.at poor papa re-
quires," sobbod the youngest daughter
--''refreshing novelty anu perpetual
change. Those are bis very words,
Mss Cowslip, his cruel, heartless
words"
"HRs Lord Flcshpotts ever tasted ap-
pie dumplings?" asked Patty Cowslip
solenInly.
'lt's plate nevor heard Of" ex-
claimed Lady Gwendoline.
"They were a fayorite dish with
His Majesty King George the Third"
remarked Patty the historian.
"And we've never even heard of
theml" sighed Lady Ermyntrude.