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PLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1877.
NUMBER 40.
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A GRANDFATHER S STORY.
About sixty years ago I was in Par
is for the first time ia my life. Bona
parte still lingered at !5t. Helena, and
the adventurers, good, bad and indiffer
ent in character, who had served in his
armies, had not yet lost all hope of the
return of their idol, and, consequently,
had not yet thought it worth while to
settle down into thorough peace and
quietness.
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quently met at the cafe, and who had
served as a Captain at "Waterloo, was
sure that the Little Corporal would
come back again soon, You have not
yet beaten him," he would tell me
laughing. "You sent him to Elba but
he returned; you have sent him to St,
Helena, and he will return again. We
shall see."
Ferrand was an exceedingly nice fel
low; and, although he professed to
cherish an unquenchable hatred for
England and everything English, he
had, by some means or other, become
attached to Alice Rae, a young lady
of my acquaintance, and who had been
livinz with her mother since' the con
clusion of peace at Paris, not far from
the abode of the ex-captain. And he
was always very friendly with me, too.
He would, it is true, abuse my coun
trymen most unmercifully; but he was
always particularly good-natured; and,
whenever he found himself saying a
little too much, he would arrest him
self and npulogize so heartily that I
m'ver could be angry with him. I was
alone in the French Capital, and had few
friends there except Mrs. line, her
daughter Alice, and Paul; and so it
happened that I passed a good deal of
my time in the society of these three.
The mother, a woman still in the prime
of life, aud the widow of a king's mes
senger, was a connection of mine by
marriage, and that fact gave me a good
excuse for offering my services as es
cort whenever she and her pretty
daughter saw lit to go to the theatre or
opera. At such times Paul always had
a seat in the stalls; and between the
acts he would come up to my box, to
the delight of Alice, who was in love
with him, and to the no small sat sfac
tion of Mrs. Ilae, who herself had quite
a maternal affection for the young
Frenchman, and did not in the least
discourage his attentions to her daugh
ter. If there were no formal engage
ment between the two, it was at least
perfectly understood by all parties that
as soon as Paul should get an appoint
ment, for which at the time he was a
candidate, he was to marry Alice ; and
I, though only a few years her senior,
was to give her away.
One night the opera house was
crowded more than usual. A great
singer was to appear, and a new work
by a renowned composer was to be per
formed. But Paul Ferrand, sitting in
the stalls, seemed scarcely to listen to
the music or to notice the acting, and
much more often were his eyes turned
in the direction of my box than that
of the stage. Alice and her mother
were with me; and as the curtain fell
at the conclusion of the first act Paul
came upon us. He was in high spirits
for he had heard that the minister had
decided to give him the coveted post,
and he expected to hear in a few days
that his appointment had been signed
by the King. We congratulated him ;
and as be left us to return to his seat,
1 whispered to him : "You'll be a hap
py man in a month or two now, Paul."
He smiled and shut the door.
We watched him as he threaded his
way to his place. It was in the center
of the second row from the orchestra,
f 1 1VTC of the second row from the orcnestra,
UUllO, REVOLVERS, &C. and he had left his opera glasses on
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to it; but during his absence a tall,
military-looking man had appropriated
it, and had coolly put the glasses on
one side. Paul approached the stran
ger with the utmost politeness, and, I
suppose, for naturally I could not hear,
requested him to move. The interloper
did not deign to answer, but sneering
ly looked up at Ferrand, as though to
ask what he meant by his iutrusion.
Paul pointed to the opera glasses ; but
the stranger neither replied nor moved,
but continued to appear its though he
did not hear. I saw that matters were
assuming a dangerous complexion, for
in the new-comer I recognised Victor
Laroquiere, an ex-Bonapartist officer
like Paul, a notorious bully, and one
of the most celebrated duellists in
France. But what could I do? I could
only sit still, much against my will,
and witness the Inevitable consequen
ces. I thought Alice would faint when
Laroquiere in the calmest way rose be
fore the crowded assemblage and struck
Paul in the face with his glove; but
she recovered herself, and, like a stat
ue, watched her lover pick up his opera-glasses,
bow to his insulter, and
without a word leave the building.
There were some exclamations from
the audience, but the duellist again rose,
and with a theatrical air gazed round,
mockingly imitated Paul's parting
bow, and resumed his seat. This was
too much for poor Alice. She could
not remain any longer; she must go
home; and so, with some difficulty, I
got her and her mother to my carriage,
told the coachmen to drive them home.
and myself walked quickly to Paul's
lodgings.
He had arrived before me, and was
already writing when I entered the
room. "Of course," he said, as he saw
me, and came toward me with both
hands outstretched, "you, my dear
friend, will assist me. It is impos
sible to do anything but fight. Even
Alice could not make me alter my con
viction upon that point, the insult was
so public."
"Suppose you leave the the country,"
I suggested.
"Then I should have to give up the ap
pointment, and Alice, too. No, my
dear fellow, I am a Frenchman, and I
must fight, and you must arrange mat
ters for me. If he shoots me it can
not be helped ; if I shoot him I shall
have shot the biggest scoundrel in
Paris. I beg you to call upon Laro
quiere to-night. I have already dis
covered his address. Here it is."
"But must you really fight? It is sui
cide to fight with such a professional
duelist."
"Ah," he said, shaking his head, "I
am afraid it is suicide; but I must
fight ; so please don't try and persuade
me that I need not, and I will fight
too, as soon as poasioie. xou can ar
range everything for to-morrow morn
ing. I must have the matter over. In
a day or two I might be a coward."
By his' looks he implored me to go to
Laroquiere, and, constituted as French
society was at that time, I had no oth
er course open to me than to do as he
wished.
"If Monsieur come from M. Paul
Ferrand," said a n.an-servant when I
inquired whether I could see his mas
ter, "M. Laroquiere has sent to say
that he has not yet left the opera. He
has, however, sent this penciled note,
which I am to give to the gentleman
who comes from M. Ferrand."
I tore up the missive. It contained
two cards, one bearing the name
of the duelist, and the second
that of M. Ferran I Delaraie, Kue
Vivienne 13. Certainly it was an
off-hand way of acquainting me
with the . name and whereabouts
of Latroquiere's second ; but as I wish
ed to pick no quarrel, I walked on to
the Rue "Vivienne, and in a few min
utes was ushered into the presence of
M. Delaraie himself. This worthy
was a young man, aged about 23, and
dressed in the extreme of fashion.
His ruffles were immaculate, and most
symmetrically arranged; his lace hand
kerchief was seeped in essences; his
gloves, which lay on the table for he
had only just returned, at Laroquiere's
request, from the opera were small
and delicate; his fingers were covered
with valuable rings, and the bunch of
gold seals depending from his fob was
anusually heavy and brilliant. He did
not strike me as appearing particular
ly warlike; but nevertheless, after for
mally saluting me, he at once touched
upon the object of my visit; and be
fore I haJ been ten minutes in his
company, had arranged to meet Fer
rand and myself at a certain spot, dear
to duelists of the time, at an early hour
next morning, and to bring Laroquiere
with him.
"I don't think we shall need a sur
geon," he said to me affably at parting;
"but, if you please, you can bring one.
In his last affair my principal shot his
man through the temples, and he died
immediately. I sincerely hope. Mon
sieur, that your friend is as clever." .
"Conround the fellow! I said to my
self, as I left the bouse, and sought
the residence of ray own medical man.
"I am afraid poor Ferrand is not such
a consummate murderer as Laro
quiere." After seeing the surgeon, to whom I
briefly explained matters. I called up
on Mrs. Rae. She was doing her best
to comfort her daughter, who was in
the greatest possible distress. "Are
they going to fight?" she ask me. '
" My dear Alice," I said, "they are.
I have done my best to dissuade Paul ;
but he says, and I am obliged to agree
that he must fight. Let us hope for
the best. He has a sure eye and a steady
hand, and he has right on his side. The
other man is a scoundrel. And you
must remember that poor Paul is not
an Englishman. If I were he I would
not fight ; but, as it is, the matter can
not be overlooked, and indeed every
thing is arranged."
"You are to be with him ?" said Mrs.
Rae, looking as white as a sheet.
"Yes; the' are to meet to-morrow
morning, and by breakfast time Alice's
suspense will be over. She must bear
up."
"You must prevent the duel," sobbed
the half heart-oroken girl. "Cannot
Puui let the insult pass? But no; it
was so public."
"You can only hope," I said. "I will
see you in the morning; but now I
must go back to him, and see that he
gets some sleep."
"Tell him," cried Alice, "that if he is
killed I shall die. Come here directly
it is over. Come, even if he falls ; you
must tell me about it. I must hear
everything." She buried her face in
her hands; and I escaping from the
unhappy girl, hurried to Paul.
He was still writing, and his hair
was in disorder, and his face was pale
when he turned towards me. "I am no
coward," said he, "but I am saying
good-bye to her, for I shall die to-morrow."
"My dear fellow," I exclaimed, "you
will shoot Laroquiere and be married
next month. You must finish your
writing at once and go to bed. I will
sleep here to-night, for I must see that
you turn out in time to-morrow morn
ing; so be as quick as possible."
. He wrote for another half hour, ad
dressed the document to Alice Rae.
placed a lock of hair within it, and af
ter sealing it up, gave it to me.
" Give that to her," he said, "if Laro
quiere kills me outright and I know
he will. If it were not for Alice, I de
clare that I should be quite glad to
meet him. Now tor bed."
He undressed, while, I lay down on
the sofa in the next room and lit a ci
gar, for I could not afford to sleep my
self. Soon all was quiet, and I stole in
to see Paul lying as quiet as a child,
with a smile on his fttce. Probably,
nay, assuredly, I passed a more uncom
fortable night than he did. Only with
the greatest possible difficulty could I
keep awake, and the hours seemed to
linger forever. At last, however, day
light dawned, and I called Ferrand,
who woke refreshed and in compara
tively good spirits. After a hurried
breakfast, we muffled ourselves up; I
placed a flask of brandy, some powder
and bullets and a brace of pistols in
my pocket, and we sallied forth in the
cold morning air. Scarcely any one
was abroad, except a few sleepy watch
men, who seemed to make very shrewd
guesses at the object of our expedition ;
and through the silent streets we went
for a mile or so, until we reached the
meeting place.
Laroquiere and Delaraie were there
before us, and my friend the surgeon
arrived immediately afterwards in his
carriage, which waited near at hand.
The pistols were produced and loaded.
Laroquiere chose one, and I gave the
other to Paul ; and then the two men
took up positions at a distance of twen
ty paces from each other, and waited
for Delarie to give the signal to fire.
"Stay!" cried the bully, as his second
stepped back; "let the young hound lis
ten to this. I am not trifling with
him ; I shall shoot him where he wish
es, for I am generous, parbleu."
" If I do not kill you," said Paul quiet
ly, "1 prefer to die.
"Then I shoot him through the heart.'
coolly observed Laroquiere. "It will
teach others not to challenge me."
There was something to me unspeak
ably horrible in the way in which these
last words were pronounced. I shud
dered and looked at Paul. He smil
ed at me, and at the same instant De
laraie gave the signal.
There was one report, for Ferrand's
pistol flashed in the pan. The poor
fellow turned round toward m with
fixed eye and pale face, and with the
name of Alice on his lips, fell dead.
Laroquiere turned on his heel and de
parted quickly in company with De
laraie, while I aided the surgeon in his
brief examination of Paul's body. Sure
ly enough the bullet had passed through
his heart. He must have died almost
instantaneously, for ho did not move
after he fell, and the last smile with
which he had looked at me was still up
on his face. It was a melonchaly bus
iness in every respect. I had to break
the sad news to Alice and her mother,
and the two ladies were so terribly
overcome that I feared the shock would
have some permanent effect upon their
health. For my part, I was obliged to
hurry to England as soon as possible
and Laroquiere, I heard, also got away
and remained out of France until the
affair had blown over.
I kept up a correspondence with Mrs. i
Rae, and was glad after a time to hear so important, it
from her that Alice, though stui terri
bly upset, had learned to look with a
certain amount of philosophy upon her
misfortune, and had to some extent re
covered her usual health, if not her us
ual spirits. Meantime I settled down
in London, and unable to forget my
Parisian habits, usually dined at
one of the much-frequented taverns
in Fleet street. The Cheshire Cheese,
which was then in much the same state
as it is now, was my favorite haunt;
aud there, as months passed by, I grad
ually picked up a few pleasant acquain
tances, chief amongst whom was an
extremely well-mannered younggentle
man named Bay ton, a man of indepen
dent means, good family, and first-rate
education.
One day, after he had been dinin,
with me, the conversation turned upon
continental manners, and particularly
upon dueling. As an illustration of
my abhorrence of the system, I told my
companion about poor Paul s death,
matter in which Barton appeared much
interested. He asked me a good many
questions about the parties concerned
and, after expressing a remarkably
strong opinion to the elrect that .-.Lar-
quiere was a black guard, bid me good'
nigtit. l went home to my rooms in
the Temple; and next day, on visiting
the Cheshire Cheese, found no Barton
He had left word with one of the
waiters that urgent business had call
eel him away, but that ne hoped to see
me on his return. Weeks passed, and
then months, and Barton still did not
come back ; and I confess that I had
begun to forget him altogether, when
one evening, he dropped into dinner as
though he had not been absent for
more than a day or two.
"Where have you been?" I asked, af
ter I had heartily shaken hands with
him.
"I have been to Paris," he said. "On
arriving there I found out a little
more than you told me about Laro
quiere, and when I had thoroughly
convinced myself that he was the
blackguard you painted him, I arrang
ed for a series of lessons at a pistol
gallery. Every day for a month I
went and shot tor an hour or two un
til I was so perfect as to be able to hit
a small coin every time at a distance
of twenty paces. After satisfying my
self as to my proficiency, I took a box
at the opera; it may have been the
same box that you used to have. Lar
oquiere was pointed out to me. He
sat in the stalls, and between the acts
he left his seat in order to speak to a
lady in another part of the house. I
descended as quickly a3 possible, and
took his place. He returned, and ask
ed me in an overbearing tone to re
move. I refused. He persisted. I
struck him. He sent me a challenge,
and we met upon the same spot, curi
ously enough, where he had killed your
friend. Ferrand. Before the signal
was given, I said ; 'M. Laroquiere, lis
ten to me. I am not here to trifle
with you : but I am as generous as you
were with Paul Ferrand. I will shoot
you only where you wish.' He turned
deadly pale. 'We will see, he said,
'whether I shall not make you a second
Ferrand!' 'Then I will shoot you, I
returned, 'as you shot him through
the heart. It will teach other bullies
not to challange me.' Whether he
was so upset as to be Incapable of aim
ing or not I cannot say ; but, my dear
fellow, I shot him as dead as a dog,
right through the heart, and avenged
your friend, at the same time ridding
Paris of its biggest villian. It was a
case of diamond cut diamond."
"Well done, Barton 1" I exclaimed.
"Wait," he said, "and let me finish
the drama. We managed to keep the
matter very quiet; and before leaving
France I was able to call on Mrs. Rae,
who is now at Boulogne, for I had a
letter of introduction to her from a
Parisian acquaintance. When I saw
her first she knew nothing of the af
fair, but at last I broke the intelli
gence to her and her daughter. I
found Alice to be a very pretty girl,
somewhat spoilt by her long mourning,
and not very much inclined to listen
to me; but, my dear fellow, after three
weeks of hard persuasion she gave in,
and now she and her mother are com
ing over next week. I believe you
were to give Alice away. When she
arrives you shall have a capital opor
tunity." "And," I added, shaking my frrend's
hand warmly, "I shall be delighted to
do so."
Rash Medical College, Chicago. FQR rjjjj, H0USEH0LIX
.MR. editor: if a few words rela
tive to the location of Rush Medical
College and Cook County Hospital,
with their accessories, are acceptable,
here they are: Rush Medical College
is situated in the south-west part of
Chicago, on the corner of W. Harrison
and Wood sts. Diagonally opposite
this is the Cook County Hospital, which
consists of two large pavillions, each
four stories high, and one hundred and
eighty feet long, and have been erected
at the cost of 230,000, independent of
the lot of twelve acres upon which it
stands. But let us return to the de
scription of the College, this is a new
building and has also been erected at
great expense, and with the greatest
care as regards ventilation, heating, and
in short all modern conveniences. Of
all the elegant lecture rooms, anatomic
al theatre, museum, chemical laborato
ry and dispensary, with its many de
partments, the dissecting room would
leave the deepest impression on the
mind of the casual visitor. This room
is dOxSO feet long, is on the fourth
floor above the basement, and contains
thirty tables; upon each, at the present
time, lies a "stiff" or cadaver, which for
dissecting is imaginarily divided into
five parts. As seven hours of daylight
are consumed with lectures and clinics.
the dissecting is mostly dono between
the hours of 7 and lip. m., when the
room is well lighted with gas. A thor
ough knowledge of the anatomy being
is ftvnpitA(l Hint, thu
dissecting will be well executed, trac
ing out all the small arteries, nerves,
veins, and muscles, to their termina
tion, but of these the junior dissector
often finds abnormal distribution, but
this is readily accounted for by the de
monstrator who has learned that it is
not unfrequently found by those mak
ing"their first dissection.
Perhaps the reader would like to
know from where these cadavers are
obtained, to which I will say, the Hos
pital .above referred to, they being the
poorer class who come into the Hospit
al for treatment in the last stages of
chronic diseases. It may bo doubted
by some whether the above is legal or
not, but late legislation of the State of
Illinois, has not only made it legal, but
has removed all unreasonable obstacles
to the study of thi3 particular branch
ui muuicai science, we nave a very
full class this winter, partially due to
the law which was passed last winter
regulating the practice of medicine in
this State, requiring all persons prac
ticing the same to posess a diploma as
evidence of efficiency. Hence: Quacks
avail until you can avail yourselves
worthy of practice.
lhe candidates for graduation the
ensuing term are readily told by their
sober faces, or, as the boys say, "grave
yard looks, and their unusual atten-
tiveness to lectures, no doubt many of
them worry already over the examina
1! xi a. A i
tion mat is lo ue, and oiten peruse
their notes and books until late hours
at night, notwithstanding that they are
taught that it is injurious to good
health, but they think phosphoric acid
will bridge them over, as the Thera
peutist has taught them that phos
phoric acid is the remedy par excellence
for over taxed brain workers, hence, I
predict that during the last weeks of
lectures, and especially examination
week, the above named drug will ad
vance 2 j per cent, in this vicinity.
Burglars entered the room of two stu
dents, by way of a back window not
ong since, and before their presence
was known they had the boys revolv
ers, at the muzzles of which they (the
boys) kept silent, and took what lit
tle money they had, their watches, and
some clothing, together with one of the
boy's girl's picture. Moral boys be
ware of your girl's picture. II.
Spick Salt. You can make this very
nicely by drying, powdering and mix
ing by repeated siftings the following
ingredients: one quart jr of an ounce
each of powdered thyme, bay-leaf, and
pepper; one eighth of an ounce each of
marjoram aud cayenne pepper; ono
half of an ounce each of powdered
clove and nutmeg; to every "four oun
ces of this powder add ono ounce of
salt, and keep the mixture in an air
tight vessel. One ounce of it added to
three pounds of stuiliug, or forcemeat
of any kind, makes a delicious season
ing. Amu. Agriculturist.
A solitary man in a small boat was
seen putting out from Sandy Hook the
other day, endeavering to board a de
parting European steamer. The Cap
tain remarked it was probably only
some absconding Chicago bank presi
dent, and wouldn't stop.
Mr. Brown kept boarders.
Around his table sat Mr. Brown, Mrs.
Brown, Mrs. Andrews the village mil-
iner, Mr. Black the baker, Mr. Jordan
a carpenter, and Mr. Hadley the flour
and lumber merchant.
Mr. Brown took out of his pocket
book a ten-dollar note, and handed it
to Mrs. Brown, saying:
"Here, my dear, are ten dollars to
ward the twenty I promised you."
Mrs. Brown handed it to Mrs. An
drews, the milliner, saying:
"That pays for my new bonnet."
Mrs. Andrews said to Mr. Jordan, as
she handed him the note:
"That will pay for your work on my
counter."
Mr. Jordan handed it to Mr. Hadley,
the flour and 1 umber merchant, request
ing his lumber bill.
Mr. Hadley give the note back to Mr.
Brown, saying: ' -"That
pays ten dollars on my board
Mr. Brown passed it to his wife.with
the remark that that paid her the
twenty dollars he had promised. She
in turn paid it to Mr. Black to settle
her bread and pastry account, who
handed it to Mr. Hadley wishing cred
it for the amount on his flour bill, he
again returning it to Mr. Brown with
the remark that it settled for that
month's board; whereupon Brown
put it back into his poctetbook, ex
claiming that he "never thought a ten
dollar bill would go so far.
Thus a ten-dollar greenback was
made to pay ninety dollars indebted
ness inside five minutes. Who says
greenbacks are worthless? Christian
I Union.
Simplicity and Health in Dress.
The gifted women who centre at the
hub of the universe" named Boston
did not set their wits to work in vain
when they began the study fo the ques
tion of woman's dress. Ono of that
band, who is also ono of the author
of an excellent little volume on "Dresa
Reform," writes me in a private letter
that three articles constitute her pres
ent dress, the chemiloon, the gabrielle
skirt, and the princesse dress light,
quickly put on, comfortable, and grace
ful in outline. On account of the pres
ent exaggerated ideas of woman's shape,
some kind of pannier projection is
made in the back of the skirt, to give
the required outline to the outer dress.
These articles of dress have all been
described, more or less, in the house
hold columns of the American Agricul
turist, aud I hive had relocated call
from its readers, to tell them wheio
patterns could bo obtained. The book
mentioned above, gives much informa
tion about the manner of making tho
new garments. This information is
found in the appendix of sixty-nine
pages, and is properly illustrated. Tho
body of the book is made up of fivo
lectures on "Dress Reform :is it Effects
the Health of Women," all of them
by educated and successful lady physi
cians, except the last, which is by Mrs.
Woolson, who edits tho volume. This
is on tho need of reform in woman's
dress, from an a?sthectic point of view.
Tho dress reform committee of tho
New England Woman's Club, studied
the subject thoroughly, and becumo
convinced that it was far more impor
tant to give women a knowledge of
the canstruction aud needs of tho bod
ies, than to assail Fashion, since no de
pendance can be placed upon Fashion.
They went to work so wisely, that
Fashion took no offence, and even now
seems inclined to am me woman or
sense, by adopting tneir new tinner
garments to a degree. The fashion ar
ticles mention them, announce patterns
for combination waist and drawers,
( chemise drawers), and recommend
the Union flannel under-suits, (vest and
drawers woven in one piece), whllo
they do not go so far as to leave out
all use for the waist, but advise wear
ing that between the under-suit and
chemise-drawers. This latter suit must
be like the "chemiloon," which by soma
is cut by a loose basque pattern.
I wish that these lectures on Dress
Reform could be given by their authors
in every neighborhood throughout tho
country. This, of course, Is Impossi
ble. I fear that the volume containing
them has not gained tho circulation it
deserves on account of its useful char
acter; but I can see how the well di
gested and clearly expressed ideas of
the few intelligent women who gavo
that course of lectures on Dress Re
form, may be given a wide circulation
and be made to do a vast deal of good
to women everywhere. Tho plan is
simple, and I for one mean to act upon
it without delay, in my secluded littlo
m .a 1 1 A .
corner OI tne woriu. Any woman
who wants to help the cause along.
can buy the book and write her namo
in it, and lend it to one and another,
taking care that it does not get strand
ed too long in one place. Or, she can
get other ladies to unite with her in
purchasing the volume, and have some
trood reader read the book aloud, ono
o
lecture on an afternoon, to a group or
assembly of ladies, either in her house
or in some more public place of gather
ing. I wish this plan might bo acted
upon, for I am sure that it would help
the human family on toward health,
wealth, and happiness, and freedom.
American Agriculturist.
Ham Sandwiches, Boil tho ham,
then bake. When cold, take the small
part ; trim off the fat, and chop the
meat fine. Make a dressing of tho
yolks of two eggs, four tablespoons of
mixed mustard, and four of salad oil
added gradually; a dash of red pepper,
a pinch of salt, and thin with vinegar
melted butter can"be substituted for
the oil-if preferred.
The dressing should be fraooth and
creamy. Mix it with the ham; cut the
crust from a loaf of bread and slice the
loaf very thin; butter the slices so that
they will fit together; spread o:.e piece
with the ham mixture; fit its compan
ion piece neatly in place.and press them
lightly together with the knife blade.
Cut into triangles, or long narrow pie
ces; or, li thin enough they may ikj
rolled into long slender shapes. Prai
rie Farmer.
Social. Obs ervaxces. "The si m pi es t
society duty is that of making calls. A
new comer should return a call within
two weeks after it is male. Aftt r this
a call once in six months, or a year.
serves to keep up acquaintance. Calls
are due to a hostess two days nfter a
small party, though these aro amply
fulfilled by leaving one's card in the
case of a gentleman, a personal call
being polite from a lady, who hu3 moro
time." Extract from the Home Cook
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