1
i n J ’
11)
I
christ I an
/
i i b’h a E1 >.
-
i' ' ........................
•
One 9 '
•>
">
-
sour cream and paprica which is thing we must fully understatd,
In Hungary, if you drop in to tea
that worrying, fretting, fault-find-’“
“ If We Knew.”
you send home and have your sup­ the reddest of Ted peper, and salad ing, and any and everything like
’
•
' ' '.
’dressed wifh sunflower oil; some
If we knew, when walking thonghtless per sent after you, which is, a la
impatience and ill-temper, will
Through the nowy, crowded way,__
ami it. is an excellent arrange­ wmme/s (rolls) slufl’ed with poppy
oni influence, away from what
That some pearl of wondrons whiteness ment, giving a^varie’ty of viands; “’seeds sCeweit'tri inilk-Aud honey;
Lot us keep
and, to end with, cheese mixed on we wish it to
' Close' lieside our pathway lay,
but
J
do not imagine the American
We would pause where now we hasten,
the tiible, made of cream cheese, sunny weather in our hearts, i . io
will take kindly to the*adoption of
We would.often look around,
matter how hard "jit may blow or
butter, caviare, garlic ami capers.
Lest our careless feet should trample I that custom.
storm outside, and see that our
Some rare jewel to the ground.
One day we prepared an Ameri­ M a KGEHY D eane , in European lives are such as constantly increase
can feast for our Hungarian friends, Hieezes.
If we knew what forms were fainting
in love. Let us remember that the
» For tho shade that we should fling,
who were cuiious to see what some
The Duties of a Wife.
sti <)rioesFTinTiu”nces a re Those which
If-^e ^new what lips were parcliiug
of our dishes -were like. “ You
For the'water we could bring ;
The./funie and Fdrni gives the ' are silent and indirect; and that it
Boston beans and
must
give
us
We would haste with eager footsteps,
is impossible for us to be in the
brown bread,” said one, who had following beautiful summary of right, gently, patiently, consistently
We would work with willing hands,
heard of these ! Yankee delicacies; wifely duties :
Boaring cups of cooling water,
Mrs. E. U. O. writes, "Am ] doing our. best and giving out the
Plauting rows of shading palms.
and " A pie,' chimed in another.
very truest and sweetest that is in
'e in desiring to by mpre to
Our faculties were not of the best^ wrong
If we knew when friends around us,
"US,' Wrthrrut miking impressions
Closely pressed to say good bye,
but we set- out a supper that had my husband than simply a real
I
that'will deepen with time, and
Which among the lips that kissed us,
the virtue of variety, if no other.] j good housekeeper and economist-of -
lead our dear ones up- even to the
First would ’neath the daisies lie,
In vain we searched the china shops his earnings <" No, you are not
We would clasp our arms around them,
wrong. It is a wholesome, beauti­ greatest heights.
Looking on them through our tears, for individual butter-plates and
small sauce-dishes. They were un­ ful and noble wish to be a. great
Tender words of love eternal
We would whisper in their ears.
known, and for the first, we substi­ deal more to your husband than
Anecdote of Bismark.
that.
If
a
man
only
wants
a
wom
­
tuted color-saucers, which are very
Ifjpe knew what lives are darkened
With a quick knowledge of h'u-
By some thoughtless word of odrs,
similar in shape and size, but they an to cook hrs meals, sweep the
Whioh has ever lain among them '
•proved a puzzle to our guests^ -house, make the bids ami darn the man nature one may make even a
Like the frost among the flowers,
They were quite shocked too, to socks, he should never marryTToF sTig h Ft now ledge ofTT'tim gnage dry------
Oh, with what sincere repentings,
he can get hired help to do all this, good service. Bismark, when he
' see the food set upon the table.
With wljat anguish of regret, ----
I grieve to state that they .were- 7 ! "much cheaper than a wife. What wrtx b tr t a youth, di s pl a yed . hi>u
While our eyes wera overflowing,
We would cry, Forgive ! Forget!
not enthusiastic over this national a true man wants with a wife in wonderful power of firing sharp
meal, for it may seem to cast a re­ addition to this, is her companion- shots with small arms. One in­
If we knew ! Alas ! and do we
flection upon its cooks. Most gin­ ship, sympathy and love. 'Pho way stance will show lmw he managed i
Ever care or seek to know
I
Whether bitter herbs or roses
gerly they tasted our beautifully of life has mapy rough and .dreary to-rebuke impertinence, i He occa­
In our neighbors' gardens grow ?
browned beans, remarking casually- places in it. am] wlun trials ami sionally, when a student, took jour­
God forgive us ! lest hereafter
that it was a pity to so spoil beans temptations beset a man, or he is neys to Kurland, and had picked
Our hearts break to hear him say,
when they made bo excellent a overtaken by misfortune of any up some vernacular phrases of that
•" Careless child, I never knew you,
salad. They actually ‘‘‘turned up kind, he needs one to stand by and region: ■——
From my presence flee away.”
—Selected,
their noses ” at our delicious brown sympathize, and give him encour-.
Later in life, when sitting at the
agement
and
hope.
If
he
has
hard
-bread, which they was sure was
‘‘ The Master’s Hour,”
table d’h«4£j)f a Frank fort hotel,
>
battles
to
fight
with
poverty,
ene
­
-4
heavy. The raw-dressed tomatoes
two young ladies opposite him were
A THOVOKT FOB CHBISTIAX LABOBEHS.
they sent away lest, they poison the mies and sin, he needs to feel that carrying on a lively conversation
When the long day’s work is over,
air. The chicken-salad they deigned he has some one to fight for, some with the utmost tsanst gene. Judg-
Ere weariness o’erpower,
to say might be good if the chicken one who loves him, puts strength ing from their frequent smiles and
There is a blessed season ■
I call “ the Master’s hour."
had been left out. The American into his heait, and imparts inspira- glances alortg, and more particular­
Indeed, all through life, ly, across the table, Bismark came
With names and notes beside me,
pie they thought might-be eatable, ■ tion.
My Bible on my knee,
had it been baked in small pans, through storms and through sun­ to the conclusion that he was the
I commune with the Master,
and without a top crust; and our shine, conflicts and victory through chief object of their talk, which
And the Master speaks to me.
crisp, delicate, warm rolls they re- adverse and through favoring was carried on in Kurland dialect,
As disciples daily told Him,
1 fused to eat for twenty-four hours-, . uimIs,axianji §e<Is wqii1a11’s 1<> v e, • inintelligible to ad the guests at-------
At the setting of the sun,
' JesTdhey perish at once. Onr roast i Oh, wives' be careful to fill this the table save himself.
Of taunt and threat and welcome,
beef they declined, because it had tender need, this yearning of a
Of battles lost and won.
Turning to a friend at his side,
strong heait. Do not be satisfied
not
been
boiled.
But
the
Saratoga
he
whispered, “ When you hear me
So I tell Him all my ventures,
to
seek
for
nothing
more
than
great
potatoes
!
Budapest
may
yet
erect
And illumined by His face,
addressing you a few strange-sound­
to us a monument; because we in­ ! success in housework, (live con­ ing words, take a key from your
The last reward of effort
Seems a miracle of grace.
troduced there " Saratoga chips.” stant sympathy apd tenderness ami pocket and hand it to me.”
For they tickled the Hungarian most loving thought to all the
He does not often praise me,
At the desprt the free and easy
For He knows that flesh is frail f ;
palate, and produced .a sensation wants of the one whom you have
But He bids me aye remember
chosen to walk beside <rver the talk of the young ladies became
that satisfied us.
That no word of His can fail.
But, as a whole, our American rough ns well as the easy places in more and more personal, when to
Though the seeds of life eternal
’Mid atones and thistles fall,
feast starved them. They frankly life's way. The influence of a wife their utter dismay, they suddenly
Yet the Spirit's balmy showers
made known, and we adjourned to nimjt be very decided cii-hey fpy hoard their vis a-vla quietly say to
May foster fruit and all.
a neighboring llextda rail on to sat­ good or bad. I think there can hi$ peighbpr
And if amid my labors ’
‘^Duhd man to Aglek I” ((five me
Some errors give me pain,
isfy their hunger. This is what haruly be a woman living wlio^in-
I say, " Before the Master
V
we had there; An ox-tail soup, full less she has forfeited all claims to the key.)
I’ll think of that again."
I of dumplings; a dish of green peas her husband s respect, who i,a not
He was handed the key, while
Thus, though the night be stormy,
And by day the tempest lower ;
and rice boiled together, oaten with making her mark day by day iipD)) the jadies, blushing apd confused,
, There’s nanght but sin can roll mo
grated cheese.; small "turnover’' his character, le t us see to it, then, rushed fritin the seats q,pd qqt of
Of my blessed “ Master’s hour.”
—The Christian, ¡.pies, filled with sour cabbage, pork ; I i that we arc angels of lijjht ruthei the dining-room.— The Evangelist,
Family Circle.
A Yankee Dinner in Hungary. and curry ; a chicken cooked with than angels of darkness.
,11,
" .
i
...
r'--
t
■
»>
y-
_________ -
<
♦
*
I