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id: 20984
title: Prudy Keeping House
author: May, Sophie
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  Author of "Little Prudy Stories," "Dotty Dimple Stories," Etc. Illustrated. snow-storm; Dotty with eyes like living diamonds, Prudy fair and sweet, "Hush, Fly Clifford; you''re the wickedest girl to talk," said Dotty. "How long do you think you''ll have to stay, auntie?" said Prudy. "Yes, auntie," said Horace; "let the girls manage. "That sounds so like Mrs. Pitkin Smith!" said Prudy, laughing. "Didn''t auntie tell us to dress up in her old finery?" said Dotty, "I am glad Fly always minds," said he, looking straight into the little "Yes; and the babies are going to visit their grandmammas," said Mrs. Pragoff; "look at the one in the corner in its nurse''s arms, with a But Prudy was thinking how sorry she was for Mrs. Pragoff and Horace. "Prudy little knows how my heart''s broken," thought Dotty, "or she LITTLE PRUDY''S DOTTY DIMPLE. LITTLE PRUDY''S DOTTY DIMPLE.


id: 18770
title: A Christmas Story Man in His Element: or, A New Way to Keep House
author: Francis, Samuel W. (Samuel Ward)
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  ''My dear Mary,'' said I, one morning, to my widowed sister, as she sank ''My dear Mary,'' I repeated, ''you have said enough--I only ask for a few were having such a good time down stairs, they could not hear the bell,'' ''Susan is out, marm,'' said a granite voice from the second story. ''Why, Mrs. Phillips, just come down stairs, please; I want to speak to ''One moment, Sabina,'' said Mary, beginning to realize her false position ''That''s what we want to know sir;'' exclaimed the cook, a little let down ''We thought some one was sick, sir,'' said Sabina. not take the trouble to ask for what they wanted at that time, they departure, ''of my cook,'' I said, looking right at her, ''for you know account of no time, no matter what it was, I always said, ''why, that''s I said ''come in,'' and Sabina entered, looking very healthy


id: 18430
title: Our Elizabeth: A Humour Novel
author: Kilpatrick, Florence A. (Florence Antoinette)
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  ''Stop, William!'' Marion said. ''Do you think,'' he went on, ''that a man should ask a woman to marry him Neither Elizabeth or Marion like William. ''I don''t know, Elizabeth,'' I replied, ''but if you like, I''ll ask him.'' From the moment that Elizabeth took his destiny in hand William was no ''William,'' I said to him one day, ''Elizabeth means to marry you.'' ''Look, Mama, dear,'' she said, ''at the beautiful baked custard Elizabeth ''Then Miss Marryun said thoughtful like: "I think I''m rather different ''Henry, do you think William has been looking particularly unhappy ''Never seen William unhappy yet,'' replied Henry, looking up, ''he''s one ''Surely,'' I said to Henry, ''even William isn''t so blind as to let But as I told Henry (who said it looked as though she ''What, Elizabeth, are you going to be married next?'' asked Henry, as he


id: 4622
title: Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper
author: Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
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  I went home, some time after the doctor left, feeling sick at heart. Before the day closed, Mrs. Lee''s poor child died. "''Mrs. Blake is down stairs,'' said a servant tapping at my room "Mrs. Jordon, ma''am, wants to borrow half a pound of butter. "But Nancy told me you wanted to borrow it," said Mrs. Jordon. "You don''t know anything about it, child," Mrs. Turner replied, in a "Indeed, child, I cannot think of it," Mrs. Turner replied, "It''s the only thing at all respectable, that I can think of," Mrs. Turner said despondingly; "and I''m afraid it''s the best we can do." and nothing was said about their bill, and Mrs. Turner never thought "I believe I do need a little rest, mother," said Mary; "but if I "Is any thing the matter, Mrs. Turner?" he asked, with a feeling of


id: 43983
title: Wanted: A Cook Domestic Dialogues
author: Dale, Alan
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  "You dear silly old thing!" exclaimed Letitia to her aunt, "we shall not "I think Archie is right, Aunt Julia," said Letitia, looking up from _De "Oh, Archie!" cried Letitia, "I''m so glad you''ve come, dear. "I''m really glad, Archie," said Letitia, "that Anna is out. "My dear old day-laborer in a Tuxedo coat!" said Letitia. "But, Archie," suggested Letitia triumphantly, "Aunt Julia says that "I said ''for a moment,'' Archie," Letitia went on, "and if you interrupt, "Archie," said Letitia mysteriously, "I don''t believe that Mrs. Potzenheimer ever saw a Vanderbilt. "But, Archie, dear," said Letitia seriously, "we have none of our own." "You mustn''t talk to me like this, Archie," said Letitia, vexed, "you "I think you''re unjust, Aunt Julia," murmured Letitia; "poor Archie is "I do like her face so much," said Letitia quietly, as I looked over the "That is enough, Archie," said Letitia, doing like the heroines in the


id: 45751
title: Nellie''s Housekeeping Little Sunbeams Series
author: Mathews, Joanna H. (Joanna Hooe)
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  "Mamma," said Nellie, "did papa tell you what we were talking about "I''m going to be mamma''s housekeeper," said Nellie, feeling at least a "But," said Nellie, doubtfully, "I do not think mamma would like Daisy "Mamma asked me to do it to help her," said Nellie, without a thought "They''re not _weally_ mice, mamma," said the little one, opening great Nellie herself, Mrs. Ransom and Carrie, all expected to hear Daisy "What a dear, honest little thing Daisy is!" said Nellie, when she was "Daisy is with Frankie, and mamma won''t make her come," said Nellie. "Mamma don''t care if Daisy has _her_ mice in the house," she said to "Carrie," said Nellie presently, trying to be mysterious, so that Daisy "Carrie," said Daisy, when Nellie had gone, "did you ever have a you must be mistaken, Daisy," said Nellie, while Carrie heard the


id: 55314
author: Cobbett, Anne
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  pepper, salt, a little minced eschalot or onion; let this boil, then pour water, the same of melted butter, and let it boil till thickish, then add of boiling water, a table-spoonful of grits, a little salt, and an onion; Cut the fish in pieces, not very small, and boil them in a little water and sauce, a tea-spoonful of lump sugar, and a little salt; when it boils, pour add half a tea-cupful of boiling water, some pepper and salt, and let the till half cold, pour in the stock, add a little sugar, and boil it all up, Boil them hard, then cut the eggs in slices, pour a good white sauce over, little salt, till tender, and the gravy of roast or boiled meat poured over peel, into a stew-pan; cover with about 3 pints of water, and let it boil;

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  The English Housekeeper: Or, Manual of Domestic Management Containing advice on the conduct of household affairs and practical instructions concerning the store-room, the pantry, the larder, the kitchen, the cellar, the dairy; the whole being intended for the use of young ladies who undertake the superintendence of their own housekeeping


