The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14

in the same vessel where most of the cook
ing was done. One day a member of the
family came in with a peculiar expression
on her face.
she washes the dishes in it, too"
SIN what?"
why in the family boiler"
"Oh, you don't mean it,
Yes, she does; l saw her. I suspected
It, so L went out into the kitchen just
now"
"Then we must use our own teapot.
even If we risk wounding her feelings.
II Is bad enough to have the tea favored
with cabbage, potatoes and boiled saus-
age, without adding dish water"
But instead of being wounded, the frau
was frankly delighted to have us make
our own tea as it meant the saving OF a
lew precious sticks Of wood.
Our bed linen is all decorated with lace
and embroidery, and the pillow cases are
rich IN color, scarlet, green or blue show
ing through the meshes of the lace. The
top sheet is always. sewed or buttoned to
the quilt, so if we lose one we lose both
We have not yet adjusted ourselves TO
feather beds as covering One of our
party has solved the problem by Sleep
ing on top of hers, instead of under it,
piecing out the scanty covering she has
lett with fur-lined wrap, while another
complains nightly as she creeps under the
fluffy mound:
This feather bed will certainly be the
death of me. If I'm not dreaming of vol
canoes, and the world coming to an end
in one grand confagration, l am fancy
ing myself Desdemona in the act of being
smothered."
And then she recalls our first experience
in Frankfort and what one of the family
said when asked how she felt after be-
ing in bed an hour:
Burned to cinder in the middle and
frozen all around the edges"
One day we though we'd feel the pulse
of Austria, as it were, through our frau.
DO you love the kaiser?"
NO, no. Why should I love him?'
Because he is the king"
But he would not give me money, he
would not do anything for me-
But he is kind
She shrugged her shoulders.
Il might work and wait all my life
without gettipg any help from him. No,
do not love him"
The national sentiment is not very
strongly developed in her.
She is a good little frau in spite of the
mama to make and save. Greater than
she have fallen victims to the same pas
sion. We are her lieblings cher darlingsl
when we allow her to carry out her little
schemes in peace, and is quite ready, nay,
eager, to serve us.
We were puzzled at the way she hurried
us through our tea on Christmas Eve. Her
manner was mysterious and important
her round face broke constantly tnt0
smiles. The moment we were through sup
per she invited us into her room, and
there ranged upon the table, were gifts
for each one of us, a little Bohemian jug
for one, an embroidered mat for another
a carved Niennese pipe for still another
These little gifts had evidently been Sc
lected with care and thoughtful regard
for the taste and wishes of the recipients
1T is the custom here to give presents on
Christmas Eve, while the children receive
bhelr santa Claus on st. Ncholas's Day
We were 50 overcome by the Christmas
gifts that We decided 10 let the frau have
her way with US, but she has often driven
us to the point Of rebellion since by the
seventies other economies. one Of the
family has even been mean enough 20 sug-
gest that she is making up for having Civ
en- as those present
But we shall regret 10 part with her ~
spite Of trials and fluctuations, and nc
doubt 81 we could look into her Thoughts
we should find that she regards as as a gao
lot, with our fault-hnding and reckless ez'
travagance, while she is the patient SUI
ferer.