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

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utouishmsnt and admiration Of the
Ladies Casserole; and when she was
In the middle. Of the process the door
opened, and Lord F1eshpotts entered
The room.
"Pa," said Lady Gwendoline, "sllow
me to introduce to you Miss Cewslip,
who has kindly consented to give u 4
few lessons"
"My dear young lady!" cried his
lordship, edo I speak to the talented
authoress of the charming menu 1 hold
N my hand? Ever since it met.fny
syes have felt q new sensation. I've
eaten no lunch. L am reserving my
self for your most delectabls little din
uer. But you have aroused nay curl
,sity as well as my appetite. What on
earth are apple dumplings a la George
rrois? 1t is a dish 1 have never met
N the whole course of my vast expert
,nce:" ("She's got the most lovely
arms and hands, he thought, ''that ]
ever saw in my lifel")
Patty smiled. C"What teeth?"
thought his lordship.)
'You shall see them made, Lord
Fleshpotts," said Patty, "if you care
70 look Oh"
''If careI 1t will be the proudest
privilege Of my life. My dear Gwen
loline," said the earl, 81 could watch
he movements of your charming
friend forever"
opal" cried the Ladies Casserole, in
In astonished and indignant chorus.
And then Prof. Patty divided her
apples into quarters, and thin she
made the paste and cut it sIto the
requisite-sized squares. And Lord
Fleshpotts looked on with respectful
admiration; for he couldn't take his
eyes off her magnificent hands and
Irms. "If," he thought, "that shapely
;reature would only prepare my meals
forever, life would still have charms.
[ can't ask her to be my cook, for
she's a lady. Cad! when / look at
ner / feel myself growing young
again"
Just then Patty completed the first
iumpling.
"What do you think of that, LORD
Fleshpotts?" she said, as she displayed
The little white sphere on her extended
palm.
"My dear young lady," said Lord
Fleshpotts, gazing at her arm and hand,
''it's dream of loveliness.
"Your lordship is laughing at me-"
said Miss Patty.
"I'm not, 1 assure you'll" burst il
the enamored peer; "I could eat it
raw"
And then the three ladies Casserole
simultaneously began to hate Prof.
FATTY with deadly hatred.
But Miss Cowslip hadn't come to
Eaton square to waste her time. She
turned out the rest of the apple dump
ings with the celerity of practised
hand. She took no further notice of
his lordship, but she pocketed her
guinea, which lady Gwendoline tend
cred wrapped in the conventional
piece of tissue paper, and took her
leave.
The dinner that evening in Eaton
square was for once a success, and
Lord Freshpotts was helped three times
to apple dumping la George Trois.
The next day, when Miss Cowslip
arrived at Eaton square, she was shown
into his lordship's study.
"My dear young lady," cried Lord
as he advanced with ex-
tended hands. '1'm delighted to see
you! Words fail me-" he added, in a
broken voice, ''to sufficiently express
my appreciation of your beauty and
accomplishments The crispness of the
crust, my dear madam [they were
baked dumplings1, was indescribable.
have one question to ask you, Miss
Cowslip. Will you be my wife?"
Patty Cowslip felt as if the room
was going around with her.
The enamored peer dropped upor
his knees.
eff the devotion of a lifetime" he
began.
"Don't, Lord Fleshpotts !" said Patty
"You've found the way to my heart,
my darling"-
The second Lady Fleshpotts is
very popular person, and her dinners
are celebrated. She has married of
her three step-daughters to Mustard.
Soap and Furniture, respectively, snd
'hs takes the most dutiful care of her
His lordship's bill, the British corks'
compulsory education act, comes on
'or first reading at an early date; and
he young Countess of Fleshpotts has
promised to give evidence at the roval
commission which is expected to be ap-
'ointed upon the subject.
Receipt Preferred to Personal Voucher
There was q commoton at the
Jerks desk in the Essex Market