Show TROUBLE WITH THE COOK she made hade some sonie Flannel cakes cak to oz order ir that were It lanuel cuke cakes my aty dear do you know that my new cook actually used canary seed tor for a batch of caraway seed cakes day before yesterday no N 0 real really lyt fact I 1 assure you pl did you everl she thought I 1 told her to make mat e canary seed cakert and DO so she obtained the ingredient from the birds supply box illow 11 II ow funny t B but ut I 1 have had a more surprising experience than that this very week do tell me in the kitchen it waa was A misunderstanding not unlike yours you may rem remember ember that I 1 once got from you a receipt for or flannel cakes yes I 1 think I 1 do well james ts is adf awfully ully fond of them and so are the children chil drelL so we have them for or breakfast pretty nearly every day so do we with maple syrup well a week ago our cook left and WB we had to get a substitute in a hurry burry to our perennial martyrdom precia precisely ely we shall doubtless ba be sainted this one was a terrible but tor for I 1 it t hereafter remained thirty six creat creature u M she only ra JUM my ray acir r aid a hot turn grat in 1 what did she he do dor what she do my rny dear dut but I 1 dont propose to try to rehearse all the distressing incidents of her visitation on the morning utter after her arrival we had flannel cakes when I 1 had asked her the night before if she knew bow how to make them she responded anin natively with such apparent confidence that I 1 never thought of doubting her just as usual us u at I 1 yes they always do dut but as I 1 was about to say when the first batch of cakes appeared on oil the tile table james janies poured over his sliced them thein aaros with his knife and fork and conveyed a bite to his mouth so far as their appearance was concerned there was nothing about the cakes to excite suspicion but aa as my husband chewed upon the lint morsel I 1 saw a look of surprise come conle gradually over bis his fam ace presently he lie held up his napkin and taking from his mouth something proceeded to examine it ft I 1 felt alarmed of course and inquired what the matter was la in reply he exhibited to me a small oblong piece of w what t was unmistakably white flannel annel il gilness Good nesi mel met 1 I summoned the cook to my surprise she was not at all abashed on the contrary she simply why wily mum yaz dowid me to bake flannel dikes cake s and havin no other material I 1 waa was oble eged to cut up a piece of an old petticoat atar getti petticoat tar coat tor for the purpose washington she 1 want to get a piece of ribbon that can be nicely tied into a bow clerk ye yes madam perhaps you would like to nee see something alre uly atly made up she no indeed you dont suppose I 1 would allow my iny fido to wear a read ready y made necktie do you clothier and anti fur |