Show I 1 THE BETTY BY PATTIE PARSLEY allow me to introduce to you yon mr john greenleaf Grcen leaf a man sirs firs sin sir lie he will eil ell fell you who has made Hs lia ils hla own mone money and care who 84 knows it none of your ay on he heirs 1 to property no llo sir air girl a self made mail mati there he be stands fiands by the fireplace looking as a pompous as if al all ali mankind were his big slaves an and I 1 he was monarch of the universe he is very rich worth worthy they will tell you on creange Cn Cr lange ange any amount of money ile he has a fine hoise as the peep we are taking into the pa parlor rion will convince e you you can see that all the furniture is rich the paintings rare the carper velvet and the lights brilliant brillient he has three children the little pile looking girl at the piano is his daughter ile he has determined to give her a splendid d education the best sir girs sirs that money mon ej can cn buy never mind if they are cram cramming mine her er young 0 ing brain beyond its capabilities making 1 her pal pai pale puny arid and old she must study practise and oe worthy to take her place in society ty as the daughter of john greenleaf Gree neat the two little boys crouched down by bv the window playing chess though older than their sister are as pale weak and over tasked who is the tay lay by the piano guiding the little fingers bresslour baess your innocence that is only mr greenleafs Greenl Green leafs eats wife a person 2 he will tell you with a shrug of amiable disposition but no strength of char arter 11 imy I my dear said mr greenleaf in a voice voica voica volca as if he were calling his wife from the garret a al though she really stands within arms lan ian length g th I 1 Ys yes john s my dear I 1 have given the cook warning varnan var nin last week the beef was twice overdone over d done on I 1 well john said mrs mis gi Ge een leaf leat with a of echi bl this thia is the sixth cook we have had within a month if she did not suit me she should go even if it it were the sixtieth she goes to night and the new one comes cornea tomorrow to morrow now let lot me introduce you to mr greenleafs Green leafs leafa kitchen all 13 in order every new invention for facilitating the servants ants auts work stands on the shelves but did ditl you ever see such discontented faces miss aliss fannies nurse stands by by the table lookin looking at the new cook with a cross expression while ie the waiter scours the knives in a spiteful vigorous ma manner miner piner and arid the chambermaid sets down her bar bucket with a bangany ban gand looks tco at the cook you wont stay here long says maria the nurse no that you echoes lizzie the waiter be a simpleton if you do chimes in sallie the why what is the matter mrs greenleaf Greenl eaf raf cross no indeed it cries maria screwing up her lips mrs afro greenleafs Greenl Green leafs caPs a martyred marty red angel what gie the is ita its sir greenleaf oh wont you have to dance to the music hes has hard on us all but hes hea hardest of all on the cooks jim glur sir greenleaf green Grean leaf I 1 what 18 he got to do withee with me I 1 have no man fooling around in la my kitchen oh oili wont you wells well weli cried a loud harsh voice at the he door is there no work to do what are you all idling here in the kitchen for at this time in the morning before he had finished speaking cook stood alone in the kitchen humph said mr greenleaf setting down his basket so youve come your name jane well lane jane heres the dinner now I 1 want you to listen particularly to my directions I 1 want that piece of beef beet roasted dont let it stay in ir the fire more than half an hour I 1 hate meat overdone it wont be fit to eat cat in half hairan ais als hour 2 obey my directions if you please the chickens I 1 want boiled and there will be some oysters here soon for sauce dont put any fi gutter titter or salt in the oyster sauce and so he went on until each article had been condemned to utter ruin and left the kitchen wil til serve him up a dinner muttered the cook jane said sald a sweet low voice yes maam jane what has come for argreen leaf lear lea iea f has given you hi his directions I 1 presume yes maam everything in that fore lore ere basket will be smiled complete well jane you must make everyn everything hing as nice nice as you can but dont contradict mr air greenleaf if be thinks you followed his directions wf 11 maam said the cook rather discontentedly tent edly dinnertime dinner time came anti and with it mr greenleaf ah said beg bet he throwing 1 himself back in his chair hair af afier afler ler ter finishing a hearty meal now this is is a dinner everything cooked precisely after my directions the new cook is a jewel all the 0 others have contradicted me and the come conic quence was WP we have not had a dinner fit to eat for fon months this beef is done to a charm ad and that oyster sauce Is magnificent I 1 hate butt butter e r in in the childrens complexions completions complex ions hirs mrs greenleaf Green leat said nothing though inwardly smiling at the successor hanew stratagem washing day came carrie there beside the tuba stood mr air greenleaf criticising criticizing critic leing ising the proceedings jan bad a large ba basket letof of clothes ready to put on the line but as she was leaving the kit kitchen kiechen clen cien M Green greenleaf lear stood before her do yo yon call this cutely he aked asked fishing fisli lair up a towel with wilh the end of hi seane or this or this faugal they are as dirty as an when they came down stairs herp here 11 and taking the basket f from rem jan ian he be launched the contents into marias tub oli oh these are colored clothes clotheil cloth cioth ebl esl crid cried I 1 muria maria well they want way was washing bing binz dont they yes sir fir ir but youve pitched all them white ones atop 0 them oh he hel hei he an almaria maria marla fled flea into the tire yard and burst out mr M greenleaf Greenf greeni eaf looked at her with magnificent astonishment lane jane hail bail contrived conti ived to pin a half dried towel to his hi coal and her sudden view of it had caused marias laughter giddy headed godsell cried mr greenleaf 1 I declare I 1 believe I 1 could wash myself better than the whole of you put pill together GS suppose 1 appose you try suggested jane accidentally flirting a quantity of soapsuds upon his black clothes on son sir air I 1 beg your pardon I 1 did not sie gee see vou 9 um urn um these clothe clothes in the boiler are only half washed pon ton my word s nowadays are enough to wear ones life out here take these things out and give them another rub certainly sir cried the obliging itne jine and before mr air greenleaf knew what was coming co minga mirga a long stick slick was thrust into the boiler and a pile of clothes fished out the hot steam rushed into his face and the boiling ilg water spattered over his bands and as he was springing aside to avoid them down went the stick full of hot clothes upon his foot ah my gracious cried iane jane oh goh sir I 1 did not mean to oh you did give me such a turn bir sir jumping round so that the stick fell ohl old hope it dont burn sir air sr 1 mr greenleaf was obliged to make a very undignified exit hopping hopp irgon on one foot with the he white towel dangling from his hla coat and hla hia vest and pants covered with soapsuds lii ill teach him to come into my iny kitchen washing days cried jane as soon as lie he was out of hearing now ill go and see what bla bia lordship wants want for dinner jane found the unfortunate victim of her spite sitting fitting in his cifes wires room holding the scalded foot toot iu in his hand and th tb wet slipper flipper and clocking at ock lying beside him her face assumed an expression of profound sympathy as she suggested a remedy for the burn then the subject of d dinner hiner was dh cussed reed seed among the marketing articles was a steak and jane in her innocence sue suggested onions Oti lonell cried mr greenleaf onions id as leave eat ars anewic erlic otric onions I 1 detest onions the flavor is the most horrible in the world remember jane I 1 will never have an onion on my tabie table or its flavor in anything I 1 eat yes yea sir air said jane mentally adding wont you though the next morning jane left the house early and secretly and returned with a number of large larg onions onions which she carefully concealed she and the waiter had bad a long private conversation soon goon after jane cried mr greenleaf Greenlea fj at dinnertime in a voice of thunder yes sir said lane jane coming up hastily from the kitchen jane did I 1 not tell fell you never to put onion on the table there aint non none sir air sir bir there is the whole dinner tastes of onions there is t detestable flavor in every dish on the table you yon tas taste it my dear 11 1 I cant taste it leali soll said mrs greenleaf nor 1 I nor 1 I 1 cried the children the governess could not taste it nor the friend who was dining with them mr air greenleaf in a towering pa blon slon aion calon limped into the kitchen and put pat hig his nose into every pot on the range everything was free from the fearful smell yet bis his whole dinner tasted of it day after day it was the same samo thing breakfast dinner and supper tasted of onions even his tea and coffee had bad the flavor and mrs greenleaf Green leat began to think her lier husband was insane on the subject of onions jane and the waiter alone could have explained the mystery everyday every day before each meal jane took mr air greenleafs Green leafs leafa cup saucer and plate and rubbed them with raw onion then hen standing them on oil the stove until the moisture dried on the china she sent them upstairs thoroughly impregnated with onion mr greenleaf would have parted with jane jana after his foot toot was scalded but acting on mrs greenleafs Green leafs hints she served up the most moat asplen cooked meats persuading persua lne dine him by her sub air and attention to hil hii directions that she was following all his absurd whims iane jane 1 said mr greenleaf coming into the kitchen one morning 1 I have had a present of a pair of prairie hens liens and I 1 want them fricassee fri cassed now I 1 am not going out today to day and I 1 will show you exactly how bow to do them thein yes sir air said iane jane well we will begin now 9 why waylor lors lorg sir air they will be all cold if you cook them now not at all they need a good deal of cooking firt firt cut them up I 1 better clean hem them cupl up yes of course I 1 meant clean them now cut them up bill they hey ought to be parboiled whole no they are not to be parboiled it makes them hem tough they will cook enough in the gravy s determined to let him see tec what a fine mess he was wag making jane followed his directions direction im implicitly ile lie the ohp result was a mer mec that won would ld me have dl austed gusted eted a dt starving arving arv hig savage dinner time came and mr greenleaf 9 stood t rubbing his hia hands handa over his bis dish it remained on every plate untouched he put odia oria mouthful ul into hig big mouth month and then called jane iii in a lone tone that threatened to tak take 11 i the root toot off the boase what is that he ak ll ed pointing to the dish before him rhems the prairie bengi bensi hen sir air 4 what have you yon been putting in them nothing but what you ou seed teed yourself sir air mr greenleaf looked at the dish then at the cook there was no appearance of deceit in her face here he cried caid bring ime ine rne a clean plate and take this down stairs throw it into the swill pail or give it to any beggar that will eat it 11 1 I guess he be wont come down to get dinner himself again in my kitchen muttering the til tri tim cook as she threw away the offending diat dish 1 |