Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-09-08
BLACKBERRYING.

"Ahl Sam, she's goDn dead -.o .a
''Is she dead, BOnes,n .-.s..
'Yes, Sam. She sent for me three days after
she died" =
''Oh, no, Bones. you mean three days preyi-
Gus to her decessen - = = .
81 mean three days before she departed this
earthly tenement. ~.
.-Sirl" ~
THAT is, three days before she died. !" ~
"Oh, yes, Wen, 1 went down to see her;
went up to de bedside wild de bed in my eyes -
GU mean with the tears in your eyes,
Eyes, wild de pillows in my eyes. Sez she,
Bones, m goin' to leave dis world Of care y
What did you repIy?'' .-..a".t '.llIs-
II sed Ididn't care much. Den she axed me
ii would go to de pOthecary shop for some
medieine; l said yes; so l went down to DIR.
'No, not to DR.. Night Bell; that's the name
of the bell ON the dOor-the night bell -
well, Icalled him DR.. Night Bell, anyhow -
20 presume he was very good physician
No, he wasn't fishin'; he was at home'
"Oh, no; L mean he was doctor Of some
Yes; he was counting out his notes when 1
went in" II >
"NO. Bones You do not understand. I mean
he was doctor of some standing. ".'ls.1 p
mo; he wasn't stsndin', he was sittin' ON a
three-legged stool " '' =
A1cou me- vas u uOCtOI Oh eOme
reputation. ~. w. ttI.. =
''Yes; he was dar; he was nice feller. He
was de clerk" ..... ..r.. 80 u -
"Who was the clerk" .-s....q /
"Rep-utatiOn. -
Well, what did the doctor give your
HE gaoe me piece OBJ paper - saa
"a prescription 80 --al.
mo, It was paper" .....-... ......
vi course, u was on paper, nevertheless q
prsscrpnon; What did il say on the paper!o
1T was full OBJ chalk marks made wild pen
ch lie sed must get two dozen FISH hooks
no, seyen-an put in quart OBJ molasses an
boil IL down, den glib her de broth; 50 went
No; you mean the eountsr.2',
be didn't count dem; he weighed 'em out y
ell, was there any efficacy in the doseE'
No; nofin in it but Ash hooks ;" b.. .
ciOss2'' '
Now, look here Sam, be so kind as 10 dress
me IN de English language - ~ +
We'll then. Bones. mean did the Inedi-
cine do her any good!''
1t wouldn't have cured her, but the poor
gal IN absence Of mind, inste sd of takin' de
broth, took the fsh-h hooks, and dey killed her. -
Then that must have been her funeral I
saw last Wednesday, -. IT :
No It wasn't. De doctor says can't bury
her until next summer" 800 0'7'E'
why not, Bones ?" . ."' ID
ryin '-George Chdstys abdomen .Tofsr
VINEGAR IN SrRws.-On the continent, nc
Europe, vinegar l. largely employed in the
process OF stewing. IL acts by softening ths
hbIes, and 50 rendering the meat more tepdey
and disestible. The value Of vinegar in eco.
nomieal cooking may be tested by the use of
this receipt Take some meat from the eoarses,
lo'nts OF beef such as the leg shin. or sfitsb.
ing P'eee, cut 1t in slices of two or three ounces
each, dip each in good vinegar, and then pae X
tne whoie IN the stew-pan with onions. turnips,
OF vegetables cut small, without water: cover
u closely and let it stand by the side of the
nre Tor SIX or eight hours il will then be found
70 oe thoroughly done, and to have yieldef hn
soandsnce Of gravy, being at the same lime re-
mArkably tender. The only precaItio,,' neces.
sary Is that the heat should never be 'sutysrsd
TO approach the boiling point, or The mest
Vegetables, and aayoring materials m,vShs
placed IN an esrthenwsre lar. which can h.
closely tied down, and then placed in a Isrss
sauce pan of water or very slow ovan Ts;s
mode OF cooking is applicable 10 anv k;n1 81
meat, and viii be found exceedingly econo,,;'
cal, giving little trouble, and fuvnishing : verv
nutritious, digestible, and delicious fooS III
acid Of the vinegar Is entirely dssipated tiur;nS
the process. :. .. 'tf1 - ~~s
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