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MID , OBOE R 11, "S91.
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wit es Lite.
a.rib beside the bed,
lxtle Inco'above the spread,
tleshoe upon the floor.iud the door,
ik •:a1F le lad with dark brown hair,.
A little blue eyed face and fair,
A little lane that leads ter school,
A. little pencil, slate and rule,
A little blithesome, winsome maid,
A little head withal it 1atd;
A little cottage, aeres four,
A little old time household store.
A ,intoe family gathered round,
A litho turf heaped,. tear dewed mon
A. little added to his soil,
A little rest from hardest toil.
A. little silver in his hair,
A little stool and easy ebair;
A little night et earth lit gloom,
•
A little cortege to the tomb,
lrPRl'i E&SCAN,
cideutly, found theixisalves. piled. oiti�
What a fearful'adventure, was her
ori the outer in the baggage velem its last thought, before she Bank into the
way to New haven,. while their re. I arms tf sluuabor, Ali 1 had she but
speetive owners, Miss. Marla Mutton known it, ;earful adventures were only
and Mr. Milton Marrowbone, sat side begun for her,
by side, A. curious combination of Mr. eiarrowboue awakened early,
facts; but fact, as we are told in every Ie prompt attention. which
upe iian ed�
daily paper, is stranger than fictiou.
Mr. Marrowbone had Swed forty took teff his night cup, and looked
years without giving* his heart entirely ' u.bnnt him—ho looked lit
ine Those garments which he away to any woman, ;yliss Mutton
ssuuae
was still a dear tittle lanibltiii,as far as
her tenderest affections went, But as
they sat together in the flying train,the
same cinders. trying to pet into their
eyed, the stone steam whistle shrieking
into their eerie the same buy continue
rad; ally offering them newspapers, pepper -
mint, candies and chewing gu'u, the,
sante lank and sad eyed youth begrudg-
ing them the refreshing draught of the
water which , it was his ditty to early.
lie cal, as sometimes happen-
nALtrS Ani through t
TWO TRUNKS. S. ed+ bachelor and spinster melee felt a
_ softness of heart quite unwonted.
What a very peculiar trunk, said) . What a wipe man he lookii ! said
I'Lr. Marrowbone, looking through his I Miss Mutton to herself.
eyeglasses tit a large and handsome 1 Vv hat .a charming woman I thqught
owe which the ciVil salesman had just Mr. Marrowbone.
drugged from its retreat in the centre
I
Vi hen he shut the window for her
of the room, she felt that there were moments. when
Peculiar 1 Yes, sir, said the young I —but no matter, However, on their
man, lifting the lid, and exhibiting the arrival at the New Haven station,they
This • trunk, sir, was made separated, as travellers usually do,
interior, T aI convey
to order for a wealthy gentleman. In 'Mists Mutton at once taking a y
fact we made., him two just alike. $e bone ance for having what what the spoke ofaow•
sa
nevrer wanted them, and.wo. are disc I
o iri of them at a sacrifice. I little bit of something before he pro -
Why
\1 ley didn't he want. them 4 asked l needed to the same hostelry. Again..
Mr Marrowbone, who had a streak of coincidence followed them. Mr. Mare
curiosity, doubtless inherited from hie rowbone was consigned to room No. 5
mother, in his composition. Curious on the light corridor, Miss Mutton to
not to want what you have ordered ? room o. 5 one n he e left.
peacefully. Both
Yes, sir, replied the salesman, very
curious.,. But in this case there was a Were aroused by a fearful noise,shouts,
complication that rendered the gentle, cries, shrieks of murder, yells of fire.
man quite excusable. • He committed Bewildered and terrified, Miss Mut-
ton, in white robe de Boit, and one of
Mut-
suicide. the last. remaining night -gaps in the
Ah, very wrong, said Mr. Marrow -
world, rushed out into the hall, and
bowery a gong of him ! found herself in utter darkness,asr►id a
Quite so, sir, replied the salesman. of ladies as much alarmed
b had d A way of deliver. muscular neck. The flavor it always
nue a cue,
once also occurred to her more or de I better in the lege: or wings of a fowl,
ily. And as she was• in more terror oft yet we usualy smMake breasts
to
olderr
the vague dangers of electric wires, her + guests, It isa g
wish. to escape was greater. Gazing , loin for the sick ; It is the poorest of
into the depute of the trunk, a duster i of the whole animal ; althought the
caught her eye. She donned it, Its i choicest cut is not economical, The
ends trailed an the ground. She pulled; parts nourished by muscular use
the derby over her ears, and opened secrete the flavor and juieoa.
the door. A queer looking female All meat ought to be slowly cooked
with a dress too short for her with so as to make it should not bender. A.t thel e
striped t.
The temperature ought to be so' as. to
were not visible. In their place hung. nothing but t ' ed stockings an her pont e,
the ire
over a chair back, a woman's dress;
ou the heroin, where he had rurely
left his hat,. lay a bonnet and gloves ;
ill place of his manly hoots there stood
at the foot of the heel, a pair of button t
;;niters, number three, and a half at the And you, said the strange object,
utmost
feet, was passing.
Are you the landlady? then with a at once .af£eot the eurfaco and keep in
squeal, seized her, Whatever you the juices, If for boiling, plunge into
are, you've got my'frock on, she boiling water and boil rapioly for .a
orad ? few minutes until the surfaee is cook-
cook-
ed but harden only the surface, then
cook slowly. A. little girl's cooking.
of a steak, one, two, three, etc, to ten,
and then turn, and over it went, was
used as an illustration of how exact
one must be in order to get a steak well
broiled,' Meat to give the best results
ought to be cut by a butcher and
carver across the grain. The rib
roasts ought to he out short, giving.
but little rib with the roasts; of course
a higher price would be (barged, but
it would be fairer for all. The meat
of the lower part of the beef, near the
belly, ought. not to be out with the
sirloin nor should it he roasted It is
tougher and more nutritious. If beef.
juice is wanted for an invalid,- get a
piece of flank, boil it rare and press
the ;nice out.
Flesh cooked before the animal heat
has left it and rigor mortis set in is
tender; if once the animal heat leaves,
it will not become tender till muscular
relaxation takes place, which may be
quite a long time. No beef is fit to
eat until it bas hung from four to :six
weeks ; better ten or twelve ; although
that cannot be done in ordinary tem-
peratures. There will be some loss of
weight ; perhaps a little mold or taint
to be cut away, and this you will pay
for, but if it costs you 3 to 5 cents a
pound more it will pay you. In
warming over cooked meat never boil
it ; never let the . temperature exceed N
150 ° to 195 ° ; if you do you will
have it: toughened; unless you boil it .a
long time again. You cannot get
good meat from an all lean . animal ;
there must be fat, and it should be
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whatever you are, I think you are
Have 1 gone out of my senses? wearing my hat and dust egat.
cried. Mr. Marrowbone. Don't tonal] me! gasped Miss
How did these garments come to be Mutton ; I'm a lady.. I put these on
in this room ? Where were his own ? because I—I hadn't anythingelse—I
He gazed about him end. flew to his must have got into another person's
trunk
room. My trunk has the same initials
It's mine, certainly, he said. Here and it is a very peculiar trunk --oh,
are my initials, but I never tied a bit dear, doer?
of blue ribbon to the handle, I, madam, replied the being attire
He dashed hull the lid. Wlthin he ed in her garments, lam a gentle,
beheld silk, lace, linen articles contriv tau. We have evidently exchanged
ed for ladies' swear, nothing That had rooms in the tumult occasioned by -last
ever belonged to any rnaeculine being. night's alarms. I will shortly send
A horrible. thought,engndered by car•• you a parcel. Regrets. And he vane
tain works of•fiction that he had re- fished.
Gently perused, rushed into his mind. Our readers know that he was Mr.
Was this a case of transformation-- Marrowbone. He had recognized Miss,
double identy—whatever it was calledi Mutton.
be asked himself. In ten minutes more the suspicious
He rushed to they ►lirror, expecting chambermaid delivered a parcel to the
to see a feulale face th re, but his -own lady, from No 5, left corridor, :end
florid countenance, anished with red conveyed another to its destination
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side whiskers and crowned by ti bald and Miss Mutton and Mr. Marrow -
head, welcomed him. He breathed a bone became themselves again.
great sigh of relief and sat down to They met at the table d'hote, EIe
recover from the shock. As be stared bowed. She blushed, but. aferward
at the dress upon the chair a memory acknowledged the salutation.
came to him. There was always people to be
crowded as
•• You observe the elegant receptacle herself; and in the right corridor Mr.for neckties ; this place for your collar Marrowbone appeared, xor would. have
box ; here lie the shirts, if you please. appeared had there h - any light to
On the whole, I doubt if you can find see .him by, is a nigh probe, with a
anything like this in the city. peaked cap, with a tassel on its top,
I doubt if I can, said Mr Marrow=his head.
bone. Juat put my initials on it : M.W
upon but ? Where ? How ? `howled the
M. Milton Marrowbone— and
send it at once.
guests, as they clustered together.
never regret the purchase, said the upon e
Very well, air; and I thinkyou will th Suddenly a glare of light Bashed scene, The forces of� the
She,the lively lady who shared his
seat in the car the day before, had.
worn one like it. Yes,' her travelling
costume was made of that material.
Please ma'am, - said a voice et the
door, the electric gentleman wants to
come in to fix the wiles before any
more boarders kill. themselves.
Good gracious ! cried Mr. Marrow-
bone; 1 say, will you send a waiter to
me—a man -a Loy !
There ain't only lady waiters in
this house, miss, replied the girl from
without.
Why does she call me miss? asked
hotel appeared with lamps of all sorts. Mr. Marrowbone of himself,
A voice was heard to explain that it Then,if the landlord wouldn't mind,
was onlysomething the matter with or the clerk—any man; .seed a man to
the electric lights. Wite disconnect. . me, said Mr. Marrowbone.
ed; young man knocked down; com-
ing to all right. The hardier spirits
remained to get the news,regardless of
costume; less experienced' travellers
retired to their rooms.
Miss Maria Mutton, who had never
slumbered m a hotel before, fled
before the approaeh of the light, and
found shelter under a stairway, Mr.
Marrowbone, who felt that a night -
salesman.
H ardly had he bowed his customer
out of the door when a lady tripped up
the steps and entered. She was rather
good-looking, her, age might have been
thirty, and her appearance was that
whichmay be described by the expres-
:cion: just turned out of a bandbox.
I want a trunk, she began, and
exact what I like, and
there, that is .. y
she pointed. to Mr Marrowbone's re-.
cent purchase.
Sorry ma'am, but we've just sold
that, said the polite salesman, conjure
ing up an expression of regret which
was quite touching. But --here he
allowed a gleam of hope to sparkle in
his eye --but madam, we have another
outwardly similar, differing"only in the
interior—one in fact, rnore suitable for
a lady.
Let me gee it, said the customer.
Another trunk was tumbled from the
shadows in the far corner of the shop
and whisked open, The .lady peeped
into it. shining upon a silver plate upon his
I'll ako it, she said after hearing as remembering his oeketbook and
ti door,. entered and closed it with a gasp,
pti.
tile price. I'll tate. it. I'm in a des- bang. watch, and with a fleetir g vision of'a
orate hurry. Put m initials on it, diamond pin in the missing cravat,
p y y All right, he said, ag 'he struck a
and send it home at once. match, there's my trunk; there is not
to salesman made a bow so h it in the cit
The poli another ,liar Ii ike y. Aud there
profound that it very nearly Incline an - is AL on the side.
found to introduce those who wish to
know each other, and the marriage
notices of a popular soniety journal
contained an account of Mr. Milton
Marrowbone and Miss Maria Mutton,
daughter of Mortimer Mutton, of
Sheenshead Farm.
Their peculiar trunks*now travel to,
gether, and the keys jingle lovingly
upon one ring.
Hol,LowAY's PILLS.—For the cure of
debility, bile, liver and stomach come
plaints this inappreciable medicine is
so well known in every part of the
world, and the cures performed by its
are so wonderful, that it now stands
pre-eminent above all other remedies,
more particularly for the cure of bilious
and liver complaints, disorders of the
stomach, dropsy, and debilitated cone
I can't miss ; missete is a wilder, . stitution In these diseases the bene-
ent'that the whole system is renewed,
ain't no men employed,. ,'responded the the organabf digestion strengthened,
girl,with suspicion in her, voice. Please
the electric gentleman is in a hurry.
I can't see any, woman in this dress, I
and don't hire only lady clerks. There fiend effects of the Pills are ac permane
which
and a free respiration promoted. They
expel from the secretive, organs and
the circulationof the morbid matter
roduces inflammation, pain,
fever, debility, and physical decay
thus annihilating, by their purifying
Iproperties, the virulence of the . most
painful and,devastating diseases.
said Mr. Marrowbone. 3 must put on
some gowns and strings in order to
explain my position to the landlady.
Accordingly he proceeded to attire
d
him above
cooked on the meat, not in a way that
it permeates the meat, but so as to
keep it juicy. Rip up the -suet in an
animal, and if it is.clear and brakes
and crumbles in the fingers it is good;
if dark and stringy and greasy, reject •
it: No matter whether beef be large
or small, if the grain of the flesh is
loose it will be tough ; if compact it
will -be tender. When firstcut, it
shouldbe of a purple appearance, soon.
turning to rod ; if it hes stood "long
enough little beads of moisture will
form on the surface. The custom of
cutting up steak and hanging it up
P th
robe and cap did not compose a igni- himself in a gray dress•wbich deserted ;meat -what to Got and sow to coo; It
find costume, turned suddenly into a ,he ankies,a knitted worsted 1
little cross hall near where he happen-
ed to bel Standing, and there awaited
the retirement of the other guests to
their rooms. Afterward he knew that
when he emerged from Ins retreat he
must have turned to the left instead of
to the right. However, after much
wandering about, and as much chilli-
ness of body as heat of temper, he
came, upon the magic number 5.
shawl whicha h&d deficiencies as to the 'A 0001) STEA{—How IT SUovLD BE
meeting of hooks and eyes, and.hav-
ing thus assumed the aspect of a beard-
ed lady who has. outgrows her ward-
robe, put the bonnet on baekward,tied
a grey veil over it, and opened the
door,
If I am not arrested before I find
the landlady,' meet get matters arrang-
ed as they should be, he said, with a
acrobatic performance and the lady
vanished. She had left her card
stAittA. itturrO:v.
Two M. We on tlte>,e trunks, Josh.
ua, said the salesmer. to the factotum
Then he blew out the match and.
popped into bed:
Almost at the sante moment Maria
Mutton, with a palpitating heart
caught sight of the magic number 5,
who appeared at the torch of an eleo- I °petted the door, saw her particular
trio bell, and quick about it. trunk, noticed the initials of ber name
Shortly these trunks wet esent home,' upon it by the light of the lamp oppo.
aiid very soon after they were,ourious site her door, said ThankIiaaven
ly etiouglt, standing side' by side on a burst into• tears, and drew the drapery
railw*y platform, and, still: more coin- of her couch about her.
Meanwhile, Miss Mutton, aroused
by a tap upon the •door, had received
the same information concerning the
electric gentleman, and sprung to the
floor in terror. She looked about for
her Basque, and beheld a oat. She
sought her skirt in vain ; irr its place
lay a pair of inexpressiblea; where the
bonnet had been was a man's hat. She
lifted the trulilk lid, and, sate only mast. ,
euline garments. one oder will be more nutritious, The' rich brown surface and be evenly red
roust have been hi the wrong. Salta with nnntton for broth; that t inside, 'Usually you ger a hard,brown,
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room all night, she cried, jumping at from the ribs or tender portions is i
indigestible
h and a littlesubstance, in the c ttthird
the truth more qulekly than Mr. Mar.. not so nutritious ail that from the B
OUT Mon COOKBD.
Miss Maria Parloa, of Boston, the
world renowned lady cook and au-
thority on matters pertaining to the
cuisine, delivered a series of lectures
in Hamilton last week under the ause
picas of the Butchers' Association.
The following are extracts from her
lecture on Marketing:
Everybody, rich or poor, wants the
prince cuts, and none are' willing to
use those other ones which people
term inferior. What i meant by
that t Not that they are not as good,
as nutritious. The movement of the
muscles increases the nutrition. of the
pitrts, and the parts of the animal in
which the muscles are 'most in use
are the 'hest nurislied and most
nutritious, When a ehieken is desires
ed for an invalid it is notiwell to get
such a very tender one, the soup from
around the\ shop is a bad one; e.
longer the meat hangs entire the
better. The moisture in the beef long
hung, tends downward, thus"improving
the lower cuts. No matter how good
your cut of beef, if it be not large, it
will not be properly cooked. Steak
should never be cut less than 1 inch
to 1 inchesin thickness,and it should -
never go into a trying pan. , Even in
a gas stove it is better to go into the
flames. It ought to be boiled, but if
you must put into a pan, have the pan
so hot that you think‘te will be ruing
ed. The best and healthiest way to
cook steak is to broil it over a clear
bed of coals. But if you fry it,bave a
very hot pan ; sprinkle your salt on
the meat, dredge it with flour, which
keeps in the juices the' salt would
otherwise draw out, and into your pan
with it, Never put a fork into the
lean of the meat—not' .even after
cooking, until it is to beyu,eerved_al.
ways in the fat. Whei. you go to
torn it salt the tether side, dredge
again with flour and on with it again.
It takes a little longer tolfry ft than
to broil it. The steak sho4Id have a