Smyrna times., 1897-05-05
WHEN THECOOK. LEFT
MRS. NooLIWEDDE HAD A HEART
BREAKING EXPERIENCE.


Like a Good Housewife, She Prepared
Luncheon, but 1t Put Bad Taste In |
Georges MOuth-While He Was Gone to
the Drug Store Old Friends Called.
She was in tears, and her dearest |
friend sought to comfort her.
"What is it?" she asked. elias some
body given a reception and slighted you
just when you have a new gown? Or
have you the invitation and not the
gown"
"N-neither. Oh, it is something per-
fectly awfulP'
"H'ml I suppose, then, your husband
has been treating you badly. Well, as
long as he has you might relieve your
mind by telling me all about it.
"He hasn't t either-I'd just like to see
him try It'll No; the-the c-cook is
gonep'
"Pshawl Is that all? Well, don't cry.
I'll stay and help you. Let me see,
used to make lovely omelet at school.
1t was cooked in dustpan. Oh, do let
us give dinner partyl Hasn't George
some nice friends whom he might ask?"
"Ye-es, he-he has. 1 wish had never
seen any of theml wish had put off
the wedding a yearl wish had let
Georges old maid aunt come to live
with usP'
The visitor looked alarmed. "You
haven't any fever, have you, dear? And
does your head feel quite right?"
''No, it doesn't Get me another
hand-handkerchief, and I'll tell you all
about it. Just look at me, will you, and
tell me what 1 look like.
"I'd rather not, dear. You might not
like it. II suppose you have been try
ing to clean the SCOT out of the kitchen
chimney, haven't you?"
''NO, but I've been trying to cook
luncheon. George said he didn't feel
quite we'll after it was over, and he
went over to the-the drug store to get
something to take queer taste out of
his mouth. I don't see why he need act
that way when had the loveliest roses
on the table and other things toop
"Well, don't be low spirited. Well
manage dinner, and there are lots of in
telligence offices i'll town. We-can buy
things ready cooked too.
"I-I don't care. I just don't care for
anything. 1 can never hold up my head
again as long as I live. "
"You don't mean to say that George
took too much of something to take the
queer taste out of his mouth?"
"Of course I don't mean anything OF
the kind, and you are not true friend
or you'd never suggest such thing.
cried little after he went out, and
must have got some SCOT on my face anC
rubbed it in. Just then the doorbel
rang, and, thinking the cook had per
haps relented and returned, ran to an
swer it. 1t was not the cook, and, oh
Laura, who do you think it WASP"
Il don't know. Your mother-in-lav
perhaps "
81 wish it had been my mother-in
J law. She can cook. No; itwas that hor
rid girl George used to be engaged t
: before he ever knew me- never me
her, but recognized her from her photo
graphs"
q "If you never met her, how do yol
/. | Know she Is nOrr1u!
q "Humphl Any girl who could no
, get along with George must be hOrrid
9 Besides he has no taste at ALL ca
never see a trace of beauty in the won
: en- he calls pretty"
"But tell me about opening the door
''Oh, when I came face to face wit
!, her I thought should die Her husban
g was with her. Neither of them of cours
4 knew me, and
i 81 should think not, if you looked a
= you do now. How did you manage t
o tear your gown so?'
Caught it ON a nail They bot
h smiled when they saw me and asked
% Mrs. Nooliwedde was at home. sa7
they thought I was the maid, and, al
% suming a brogue-you know / was a
- ways good at amateur theatricals-
/, said: Faith, and that she is not. VIII
, shall I say was afther askin for her?'
70 ooh, you clever grill Why, shoul
10 never have thought of such a thing-n'
N in a thousand years. !" .
70 Eyes, wasn't it clever? But Will
N she was taking out cards and expressir
. regrets heard George come in the baC
way. In my agony lest he come out al
betray me, ran back to the diniI
4 room door, but before could stop hi
r. he cried out, What is it, darling?'" "
"You don't say sol Did they hei
an him, and WHAT
Of II caught look OF frozen horror {
Is their faces as they turned and fed dow
n the steps Oh, thought 1 should ju
v die, and II wish I had.
g. "But perhaps, after all, they real
IL thought you were the housemaid.
Ia George says he-he hopes not,
in that case what would they think
pm him for c-calling me darling?
ed And there was sound of weeping
he the room.-Elisa Armstrong in Nc
,,, York Journal.