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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
December 15 , 
From Day to Day. 
THE MISTLETOE BOUGH. 
The mistletoe hung in the castle hall. 
The holly branch shone on the old oak wall; 
And the baron’s retainers were blithe and 
gay, 
And keeping their Christmas holiday. 
The baron beheld, with a father’s pride. 
His beautiful child, young Lovell’s bride; 
While she, with her bright eyes, seemed to 
, be 
The star of the goodly company. 
“I’m weary of dancing now,” she cried; 
“Here, tarry a moment, I'll hide—I’ll hide! 
And, Lovell, be sure tkou’rt first to trace 
The clue to my secret lurking place.” 
Away she ran, and her friends began 
Each tower to search and each nook to 
scan ; 
And young Lovell cried, “Oh, where dost thou 
hide? 
I’m lonesome without thee, my own dear 
bride.” 
They sought her that night, and they sought 
her next day. 
And they sought her, in vain, till a week 
passed away; 
In the highest—the lowest—the loneliest 
spot. 
Young Lovell sought wildly, but found her 
not. 
And years flew by, and their grief at last 
Was told as a sorrowful tale long past; 
And when Lovell appeared the children cried. 
“See! the old man weeps for his fairy bride.” 
At length an oak chest, that had long lain 
hid. 
Was found in the castle—they raised the 
lid— 
And a skeleton form lay mouldering there 
In the bridal wreath of that lady fair! 
Oh! sad was her fate!—in sportive jest 
She hid from her lord in the old oak chest; 
It closed with a spring!—and, dreadful 
doom, 
The bride lay clasped in her living tomb! 
—Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797-1839). 
* 
Creamed horseradish sauce is excellent 
with boiled beef. Make a cupful of white 
sauce or drawn butter, then beat into it, 
with a silver fork, two tablespoonfuls of 
freshly grated horseradish and a table¬ 
spoonful of lemon juice.. Beat until light was own - 
We are all familiar with the old joke 
about the cook who, leaving her situa¬ 
tion, was asked reproachfully by her em¬ 
ployer whether she had not always been 
treated like one of the family, whereupon 
she responded: “Indeed I have, and I’ll 
not stand it a day longer!” Unfortu¬ 
nately the little joke contains a germ cf 
truth; there are families where courtesy 
and consideration are given to outsiders 
only, and where “company manners” ve¬ 
neer the unlovely conduct of everyday 
life. Yet in many such cases there is an 
abundance of real affection—often of 
self-sacrificing devotion—but when the 
great emergency is past there is no effort 
to lessen friction by the kindliness of 
manner that is often remembered when 
solid virtues are forgotten. After all, it 
is not a great thing to give—the gentle 
speech and kindly deference—the small 
attentions that make home comfort, and 
as St. Francis says, Courtesy is the sister 
of Charity. To quote the Saint of Assisi: 
“Know thou that courtesy is one of God’s 
own properties, who sendeth His rain 
and his sunshine upon the just and the 
unjust out of His great courtesy; and 
verily Courtesy is the sister of Charity, 
who banishes hatred and cherishes love.” 
* 
Conscience was an important factor in 
Eben Haddon’s life, says the Youth’s 
Companion. At times, however, he was 
not absolutely clear as to its dictates, and 
at such times it was his wont to appeal 
to his minister. 
“Do you think it would be wrong for a 
Methodist to play in a brass band?” he 
asked the minister one day, his open and 
ingenuous countenance filled with eager¬ 
ness and doubt. 
“Um-m,” said the minister, “It’s for 
yourself you’re asking, I suppose, Eben?” 
Mr. Iladdon admitted that the case 
and creamy, and serve hot. 
cellent with beef a la mode. 
This is ex- 
The following is a quickly-made cof¬ 
fee cake, which will be found excellent. 
Cream one-quarter cup of butter with 
one cup of sugar, add one egg beaten, 
one-half cup milk, a pinch of salt and 
one and one-half cupfuls of sifted flour 
with a teaspoonful of baking powder. 
Spread in pan and sprinkle with seeded 
and cleaned raisins or currants, a little 
shredded citron, dot with butter and sift 
over sugar and cinnamon. Bake one-half 
hour and serve hot. 
* 
To make a hemstitched seam with the 
sewing machine, baste several folds of 
blotting paper in the seam between the 
two edges before stitching; then after 
sewing pull out the paper, pull the seam 
as far apart as possible, and stitch a row 
down each side on the right side, thus 
holding the seam flat, and giving a dou¬ 
ble edge. This method of joining with 
the apparent hemstitching will be found 
desirable when it is necessary to add a 
piece to lengthen a child’s skirt of wash 
material, or when setting in an insertion. 
* 
Harper’s Weekly says that one night 
last Winter when the thermometer fell 
below zero a New England woman ex¬ 
pressed her concern for the new Swedish 
maid, who had an unheated room. 
“Elza,” said she to the girl, remem¬ 
bering the good old custom of her youth, 
“as it is bitterly cold to-night, you’d bet¬ 
ter take a flat-iron to bed with you.” 
“Yes, m’m,” said Elza, in mild and ex¬ 
pressionless assent. 
In the morning the girl was asked how 
she passed the night. With a sigh, she 
replied: 
“Wall, m’m, I gat the irron most varm 
before morning.” 
“And what instrument had you fixed 
your mind on?” asked the minister. 
“Well,” said Eben, with a gradually 
clearing face, “I kind of thought I’d 
tackle the cornet, if you said ’twas all 
right, and I wouldn’t be falling from 
grace to do it.” 
“Eben,” and the minister’s mouth 
twitched at the corners as he laid his 
hand on the shoulder of his eager par¬ 
ishioner, “if you can find anyone who is 
willing to pass through the fiery trial of 
hearing you practice, I think you may 
risk the danger of falling from grace 
with good courage.” 
Preserved Pumpkin- for Pies.— Pare 
and stew the pumpkin with plenty of 
water, strain through a colander, and put 
into a bag and let drain over night. In 
the morning squeeze dry as possible and 
simmer the liquid down to a rich dark 
yellow. Weigh the pulp and put an equal 
weight of sugar into the liquid. Dissolve 
and cook. Then put in the pulp and 
cook carefully. Put while hot into a jar 
or cans. Use' a little less of the pre¬ 
served pumpkin than of the ordinary 
stewed pumpkin and omit sugar in mak¬ 
ing pies. EDITH R. HEMENWAY. 
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Oftentimes another pillow that will raise 
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Snuffing camphor will sometimes give re¬ 
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on a handkerchief and smell of it, or lay it 
on the pillow near the nose and go to 
sleep with it there. This will sometimes 
break up a cold, if tried at the first hint 
of its approach. s. b. r. 
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