The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-11-22

process to annt'S entire satisfaction. The
bread was to he mixed with hot Wat,t, and
the yeast had lnrr put in the night before
consequently" Miss Betty said, lit was
big snough to kncad." Rnca'ling was a
term did not exactly understand 80 | ap.
piled to aunt Elatty for an explanation.
"Iah Marian. don't you know how to
knead bread ? Why shall begin You don I
know mucl, after all your boarding schools
ind oianner lessons; why. child. put your
hands right into the midst of 1t. and mix to-
gcther till there amt single speck Of dry
meal to be Seen"
followed directions implicitly. and at the
end OF half an hour the mass before me had
not changed the least particle. So | concluded
that it must be kneadcd enough, and took it
to Miss Betsy for examination. That vcncra-
bile woman looked at the bread in embryo
full minute with the greatest amusement.
| Would YOU believe It, Harriet g she ex
claimed: 'the poor chid's been kncadng that
dry meal in the flour bucket morc'n half All
hour Dear dear! [ am thankful warn
born in the city,
My feelings can bc better imagined than
described for sure enough The bread pan sat
dcIhurrly on shelf above the stove with It's
contents unliStmb,d. while had been labor
| n .
| could have ciItd with vcxaliun. Aunt
lIAtly consolvd me by telling me that some
great poet had SAID, Every body must hav,
.hcir larnin', and I felt that there was NOR,
If truth than poetry in the assertion in fact
| was Il practical illustration of the prov,ib
After another half hours work. the grra,
smooth loayts were safely deposited on the
bright brick floor Of the big oven. and as
stood gazing On my great triumph. my hear,
swcll,d "l,n a mighty burst Of pride GIN
eral Taylor, when hc first seated his porIv
body i'll the Presidential chair, could not have
been better pl, asrd with himself
The bread baked finely, and IN spite o! the
almost intol,rahle heat and Aunt Ilatlv :
| kind assurance that she would see to it's ba
king, was determined not to leave it until
IL WAS ready IT, bc drawn from the oven. J.,
was u treasure too priceless to be entrusted
to any one $ keeping, and with burning fac.
and aching arms lcrSev,r.d until the lnayrS
were set on the implanted table and nicely
covered with clean white cloth. Righ, glad
was to set into the cool shaded ,allor.
though for the world would not have col.
tossed Ii, list should have been deem, d
cowardly. hut felt that one great step was
tsk,n-l could make brepd
a loaf Of that identical bread was cut 10Y
dinner, and Uncle Carroll and Charles prais
ed It's flavor 10 my entire satisfaction
"Wrll mother" said Uncle Carroll to his
wife, at the tea table, what do you think
has happened -
I'm sure don't know" returned Aunt
liatty, lhoughlfully. Let mcs,e should n,
wonder if Squire Jenkins wife had go, new
bonnet. or it may he, she added and he,
v>ase heightened wonderfully. lit may bc
that the measles are round agin."
Uncle laughed. How serious you are
Harriet. 1t is reh, good news: good for
Marion, at least. The new house built b,
Col ilayning is to be no longer without an
occupant. The Col, himS, II is comiig next
week, with his family. 4 fine Young maj,
that son Of his F! En- Marion! There is not
better yonng man in the State Of M-llan
Robert llayning worth dozen of youn
whisk,rcd dandics ~ and Uncle Grnlgc'>
merry black eyes rested knowingly on Cousin
| Charlie s "impcrial
| will confess | was pleased. for Rob'rt
Ilayning, | had long known by report
! Known HIM as an orator and a poet. En-
rap;ur,d had fingered over words which
had fallen from his pen, and deep. deep in my
heart, had wondered if he was all he cen
ed But, luckily, Uncle George didn't know
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