APRIL 3 
enough to reach to the ankle; then took the 
wrist and ankle pieces off the original gar¬ 
ments ; cut them smaller to be sewed on the 
bottoms, so they would fit neatly and stay in 
their places ingide the stockings, I cut the 
drawers to be open for this child, prepared 
bands for the waists, tied each pair separately 
and made a bundle of the whole to be called for- 
MrB. O'Flany did not come for the bundle; 
the days grew colder, so I took them over my¬ 
self, determined to make a pair, partly to show 
her how, and partly to be sure that they really 
did the child' some good ; for the woolen 
stockings I sent in early winter are kept over 
for the next winter as she thinks “ they will be 
big enough.” I think the only thiDg that 
makes me patient with this woman and keeps 
me so, is her blarney ; for sometimes I think 
I uever saw a woman with so little gumption 
as 6he. I often think that she is good for 
blarney, but good for nothing else—but she is. 
Seated in the big roeking-shair I soou had 
a pair fitted and made for the child to wear, 
and while the mother Bewed buttons on its 
fiauuel chemise, for it actually wore one, on 
which to button them, she told me “ they had 
gotten a letter from the father and he sent 
two kisses for the mother and three more, 
one for each one of his blessed children, and 
he would be home ‘certain’ ou the morrow,” 
When we took off the little shoe and cotton 
stocking it seemed to me ice could not have 
felt colder than the little foot, and holding it 
and patting it to get it warm, I told her how 
warm I would keep the little darling if she 
were mine. “ If 1 were with you three months 
I would learn considerable” she said. “Let 
me tell you of two things—simple ones, too, 
I have learned of you in a week. I saw you 
put a Bkcin of yarn oyer two chairs and then 
you sat down to wind it. Now I would have 
stood up, and if I had been ever so tired would 
not have known I could sit down and wind it 
too. Then again, just now when you wanted to 
cut a button-hole, you doubled the baud and cut 
it with the shears. I would have had to jump 
up to get a razor or something else. I did not 
knowu I could use the shears for it. Some 
people work easily, but I do the hardest way." 
I lftft pieces for patches, and told her I would 
cut more when they were worn, if she let me 
know, and departed amid prayers for blessings 
on my head from the dear Lord, but it grati¬ 
fied mo more when I thought of the child left 
comfortable by my efforts. 
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We had no cake at Mrs. Chapman's, but she 
treated ua to scalloped oysters that are more 
rare than cake in this inland couutry place. 
Wo took home the recipe, each determined to 
try it in the near future. It was as follows : — 
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crackers ; two spoonsful of butter; half a cup 
of milk or fresh cream; pepper and salt to 
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aud cover with the cracker crumbs. Then 
more bits of butter aud set in the oven with an 
inverted plate over it. Bake till the Juice 
bubbles to the top; then remove the plate and 
brown foi two or three minutes. She learned 
this by following the directions given in Marion 
Harland’s “Breakfast, Luncheon and Tea.” 
This dish just snited llic subject in discus¬ 
sion, which was the influence of party-giving 
and going among our young people. It was 
decided that, in moderation, such recreation 
was beneficial as tending to promote afrienilly 
feeling and social intercourse. The subject of 
refreshments being important iu a “kitchen" 
club, the views of members were asked as to 
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Another lady told of a friend whose husband 
fitted up little tables to hold six each—and at 
these the guests sat down and enjoyed them¬ 
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employed in grouping, this plan was very en¬ 
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Aunt Betsy gave ns a humorous account of 
the parties in her young days. They were 
generally quilting bees, and the young folks 
wero very well satisfied with a barley bannock 
and an apple during ibeir evening’s enjoyment. 
My opinion being called for, I said ; “There 
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groups of bright-eyed girls and boys gather 
round in turn. I promise they will be satisfied 
—so may you be." 
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MARGUERITE, 
I started out for a walk ou one of these 
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