The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-04-22

uonedi peIJureu hardened Slnner) on YlttleS; s.
don't go into particulars Cthe Squire felt jeal
Gus at Ira's superior erudition0 but as I'm
plain, ,stret-forward Cd old fashioned man, jes
tell us plain, stret-forward way to cook it."
as it hen lobster?' -.es.,.
'Iiaow?' said the Squire, unwilling to be
leye his own ears
4 "Why, hen lobster! You said you knew al
about 'em while ago."
"Sartain, replied the Squire, "Id ought tt
know. Wal, it is ahen lobster"
"Then, ifit is a hen lobster, and as you know
they're of a greensh color, the best way would
be to bile it; bile it till it is SOFT and you car
run fork inter it, like a billed taterj then, as
you like plain straight forward cooking, pom
melted butter over it, and cat with pickles"
Nancy" shouts the Squire, returning to his
house, "the critter is to be billed" Nancy up.
OH hearing this, told the Irish girl who was
cook, waiter, chambermaid, butler, sculion,
seamstress or ladys maid, as the occasion re-
quired, ito put on the big iron pot and bile the
the lobster"
TWAS warm day, and the Squire, who had
got through haying and hadn't much to do,
wandered round the farm and through the old
| farm house kitchen in his shirt sleeves, finding
shady places where there was good draft of
air, and doing away the day with great salts
faction until the lobster was put to boil, when
the Squire looked in the kitchen 10 See how it
got on, AS long as the water was cool it was
well enough, but as soon as it began to grow
hot, the lobster made preparations to dig out
The Irish girl never thought of putting the cov-
er on the pot, but stood guard with pair Of
tongs, knocking the "ten fingered blackguard
with his eyes in ends Of his thumbs" back, as
fast as he got claw over the side. Sea-
Glow long is it goin to take to bile it," ask
ed the Squire, as he tilted back on the hind
legs of a arush-bottomed chair, and inhaled the
south breeze blowing in at the dosr, against,
which the chair was planted.
"Wal, fore long, Iguess," answered his wife.
Hadn't you better go and see if them taters
amt tmost big enough to bile an if they be, die
a mess for dinner" The Squire didn't know,
but after few minutes reflection, htching his
suspender with the thumb Of each hand and
rolling over chew OF sweet yet bitter cayen.
dish "he guessed he'd go see about it," and de-
parted, with hoe over one shoulder and hcko-
rY basket in hand for the Sass garden" where
he phiiosophically dug the potatoes in a medita-
tive way, and this finished, returned to the
kitchen, where he instantly desired lor inlorma.
nation. .H"
as thatpesky thing billed yet?'
oval now, Squire" answered his better half
who, between the lobster the Squire, and the
heat Of the fire, was going distracted / never in
all my born days see SIGH a tuff old critter. /
guess you better go down to the post office an
see if there amt letters there from Sam CT Cvn-
thy. And by the time you git back the lobster
will be biled and we'll have dinner.n Down
to the Post office the Squire went, stayed there
some time, enlightened several hearers on the
Tariff question, put Kansas all straight gave his
opinion, bout Gineral Costy Ricky taking Walk.
er, and inclined to think Costly Ricky was 4
coward Being informed that Costa Rica was
IN the "land service" the Squire concluded his
dinner was nigh over, and 'l<een set, for the
lobster, returned home Immediately. % ~
n "Biled YETI, "A I,s.
"Ideclare to gracious, Squire, Pm clean out
fall patience. Here the critter has been biln
and bilin for these three hours, an is lest as
tuffas the first minnit Bridget put in on to
bile"
- The Squire approached the kettle, looked in
'keep on mother, he's most done. Don't Won
see he's turning all sorts o. colors It's always
darkest jest afore day!-Have lecte more pa
tience, and keep hiih,ori Tho fire mite longer
Try him with fork. k.'T7Aa" aH ~ sbL
Squire Bragg waited another half hour, and
then declaring he couldn't go any longer with
out dinner, down he sat, and Bridget brought on
the lobster. The Squire sharpened the carving
knife on the steel, and was proceeding to take
off the "wings and side bone" in the most ap.
proved chicken-caryer style, when he met with
resistance. The Squire persisted; neither
party would yield. q Exasperated at being una
bic to cut through the wing" he raised the
knife like cleayer, and brought it down with
full force across the lobster, when. .springP the
knife blade snapped off close to to the handle,
and the blade fell on the floor, first describing
an arc over Mrs, Brag's head. @'''tN
Lawful sakes, Squire Brag, what air yew
doin?ss 9ah E'"isliiis e tBqH a ul dI.3iI %
Z II. % hf rA = 3.t. a Il
w 'breakln q bran new carvin knife, cost three
and dxpehcc. Consume this York lobster.
what shall we ldu withit?" jsq3sa., II ..,, N
Bridge" called Mrs Brag, "taks e ont
and bile itSll it's soft. Well have il for sum
per."'5 oo'. t aH0 b1y
F., s"Shure, mem, I behave it'll be afther billing
the pot to PAGES Pllbe, then, afore / can make
the likes ofthis old sogel any bit softer.p u
But boiled it was: boiled till its claws came
away and tail dropped out; boiled till its feeers
came off, and fell INF boiled till 'sizzeizzle, 1and
the big drops falling on the the FIRE told that
Bridgeps prophecy had came true, and the pot
should boil 70 pieces ere the lobster would be- t
The remnants of that lobster, pilod on plate
were exposed at the supper table to the view Of