The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-18
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'Now that includes everything ex-
ccpt moat," she went on, "and meat,
you know, is tho hcnviest expense Of
tho table; tho remainder Of tho seven
dollars went for that one tom.
"Wo have only two regular meals
day, you must remember, and the
man Of tho family is the only hearty
meat eater. Wo have meat every
day: roast beef. steak, fish, pork
chops, spare ribs or sausage. l WAS
Very careful! IL using no eggs while
they were SO high, My husband be-
ing in the grocery business he could get
Il little reduction on many Materials;
and especially at night leaving the
store late, small steak or last slices
of ham might bc secured almost for
nt tn ng. And, now and then, a sam.
pc can OF somo article would make
the incest littlo dish.
"So,no fow things used, too, were
sent rs gifts; some wa]nuts, for in
stance, from my old homo down tho
country, and somc peas; and butter
milk sometimes from Il ncighbor.
"We have company, tIp, some
times, wo thank you," sho wont OH,
iuugtngiy.
"My two little nieccs took lunch
with ns today. Would you like to
know what wo had? We'll, wo had
roast beef, rice, canned corn, potato
salad, biscuit corn bread, butter
milk; and for desert, ambrosia
'And | must tell you Lcw | ntil-
ized some of my leftover material.
"A pint of flour makes from ten to
sixteen biscuits, and they nccumu-
iato in spite of ono's carefulno So
against waste. But whom they do
accumulate they arc not wasted, you
may be sure, for there is tho never.
failing bread pudding waiting to be
made; and bread pudding properly
made and favored and with nuts or
fruit Of somo sort stirred in to add
richness, is not at ull bad thing"
Tho littlo woman was 80 bright
over her theme, her economy was
evidently such Il labor Of love, and
she was withal 80 pretty and sweet,
that she brough5 to my mind n host
Of ideal creations from tho realm of
poetry and painting. l thought of
Rogers picturo--
ellis house she cntcrs there to be
light
Shining within when all without was
night"
| thought of Irving's story of
"Tho Wife," in all her strong 10y
atty. And finally l saw again Mu-
rillo's "Angols oftho Kitchqn," We
all know that painting: tho homeIy
room, tho steaming pot, the weary
figure Of tho woman and tho busy
| tile angels relieving, helping, bless.
ing her in her work. Lovo surely
has it's angels who dignity and gloi-
fly tho homcliest toll. We do not
need even Shakespeare to. toll us
that "Tho labor We delight in physics
pain"
But ruminatons aside, is there not
n practical suggcstlvcness in such
thrift? "Why, anybody can do what
| have donc,' was tho modest reply
to my words Of wondermcnt Mt this
young housewives success. If that
is true, and if that "cau" become
"wiIl,' would there not speedily be-
como fewer burdens Of debt in tho
world?
Tho chief household leak is in IL
kitchen, and through that leak cs-
cape the pence, the dimes, the dol.
lars. The angels Of tho kitchon aro
love, knowledge, prudence, economy.
But if lhcro is Il man listening 10
this domestic dissertation, / should
like to hint to him that there is
nothing that to my mind would SO
eifectualIy put to flight that head
angel, ut loast, as luxurious tobacco
smoke from tho lips Of tho man
whose wife is thus bravoly, self-do-
nyingIy striving, to savo tho house.
hold pocket. EMEL Jay.