bring the spoon she measured it in--and she brought the soup spoon. She had
put 
that spoon--that spoon which held about half a pint, twice full, into those
biscuit 
(sic). There! that time too, when she showed her ignorance to its full advantage.

I told her to put the tea kettle on to boil, and she turned around and said,
you don't 
mean that do you? and I told her of course I did or I should not have told
her to do 
SO. 
In about half and hour, I asked her if she had done as I had bidden her.
She said 
yes, it was in the pot boiling finely. I could not tell what she meant, so
I took myself 
to the kitchen in a hurry. And there, she had a pot on the stove with boiling
water 
in it, and the tea kettle in that, and it was jumping around like every thing.
I could 
not help laughing (for I'm very good natured) although I was so provoked
as I could 
be. She acts just so all the time. Who has as much trouble as I? But if I
don't go 
and see what Betty is about, we'll have no supper, and husband will be home
soon, 
and if it is not ready, he will storm around as if the house was on fire.

A discontented Housewife 
Lost or Stolen. The spirit of a Truman made perfect. Said spirit has for
some time 
been running "Luse", and it is feared it is lost forever. A reward
of "Merritt" is 
offered to anyone who will return the above mentioned property to its "Law"-ful

owner. 
Selected Contributions From The Students' Olio 
October 7. 1862 
Editorial 
In presenting you with this copy of the 'Olio," we feel our incompetency,
as Editors, 
and would kindly solicit the exercise of that noble principle, which cheerfully
accepts 
the willing endeavors, appropreates (sic) what is good, and christian-like
makes the 
best of that which appears indifferent. We claim for our paper no brilliant

productions, but we say, in justice to our Contributors, that we think it
contains that, 
which although it may not charm the ear, will cultivate and improve the taste,
feed 
the mind, encourage the heart, and strengthen the morals. 
(No title) 
Mr. Editor 
Different opinions exist as to the comparitive (sic) merits of various styles
of writing. 
And to a young person, who is just endeavoring to form his style after the
best 
model these conflicting views, afford not a little trouble and vexation.
Here he finds 
an author with a plain terse style whose composition is very highly prized,
not only 
by the learned and critical, but by the common people. In taking up another
popular 
work by a different author, he is supprised (sic) to find an altogether different
style. 
Here he finds a diffuseness, almost approaching to verbosity, with a beauty
in its