Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-04-19

acquiescence to her plans and asked,
What l get for dinner?
Wen have some of that nice oat-
meal cream, a cabbage fried cake.
some sOuped eggs, a chicken omelet,
and you may get some of the best Oys-
ter cookies from the pickle. Make
some coffee soup. Christina, and make
the freezer full. l think Wen have
soda pie with it."
AN right. do it," answered Chris
tina willingly. And Mrs. Mason smil-
ed as she thought of the lady down
town. Now, madam, you're welcome
to the fruit of my labor"
If she felt the least bit guilty, the
memory of the many hours of care and
thought that she had given to the
training of green girls came to appease
her conscience.
Il only wish 1 could see the other
acts" she said to Mr.. Mason. 81 ex-
pect to be in the fifth myself. but
feel.I shall miss the third and fourth"
Christina reported bright and early
at Mrs. Bender's. eager to prove her
self worthy of her advance. Circum-
stances compelled Mrs. Bender to leave
her entirely to her own devices the
first day, but on the morning Of the
second she came in haste into the
kitchen.
Christina" she said. get breakfast
as quickly as possible. Mr.. Bender
wants to make that early train. We
generally want toast, but we will get
along without it this morning, and we
like 1t rare" she said, pointing to the
beefsteak.
'Rare!' Christina exclaimed.
eyes, rare. You understand what
that is, don't your"
Yes"
well, we always take it rare and
our coffee strong"
You take coffee for breakfastg'
always. And we would like it as
soon as possible, Christina"
Mrs. Bender sailed out Of the kitchen
and confidentially told Mr.. Bender that
the new girl seemed exceedingly stu
pid or else she had a very peculiar
manner.
"She is in a constant state Of sur
prise" she added, land, l declare. |
smell bread toasting. l told her not
to toast it this morning"
In an incredibly short time the
breakfast bell rang, and when the Ben
der family sat down to the table the
look of surprise was transferred from
Christmas face to theirs. for on the
platter lay fine steak. fresh from the
refrigerator, and in place of the pot Of
steaming coffee sat a pitcher of ice
cold lemonade. Mrs. Bender rang the
bell with exceeding energy, and when
astOnished Christina appeared they
each made a frantic effort to convince
the other that she was responsible for
the mistake Mrs. Bender grew angry.
and Christina resOrted to tears. and
while Mr. Bender listened to their con.
fusing explanations he made his break
fast on toast and lemonade.
Matters grew worse rapidly, and in
spite Of repeated and patient explana-
tons Christmas ideas were in a state
of hopeless confusion. but neither she
nor Mrs. Bender ever thought of the
little woman on the hill as the author
of all their troubles. At the end of
two weeks Mrs. Bender took a street
car for Walnut hill and. seeking out
Mrs. Mason. asked her if she would not
be willing to take Christina back. Mrs.
Mason artfully hesitated a moment
and then consented.
Il am so relieved" Mrs. Bender said.
"fOr | keep her in tears half of the
time, and she seems so anxious to
please me. can't understand how
any one can be as stupid as she isl
So Christina came back. and for four
years she did faithful service in Mrs.
kitchen. and for the first time
in her life that ingenious little woman
did not live in constant fear of "anod-
er place down n."-What to Eat