The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-03-15
ECONOMY ILLUSTRATED IN A PAIR
OF SHOES.%

uCHI LuCA VI NiS' oo'N'
What do you suppose l found her doing
yesterday afternoon, when you know i
was 50 pleasant that everybody was i,
the street !. Oh, you n I'd not guess ;
am sure you never would think Of thu
right thing"
"InIced, l don't know that l could
but | have no doubt that it was some.
thing useful practicing some Of he'
arts Of eecouomy. | suppose. y
" Economy, Indeed Why, it is
downright neanness should be NOR
tilted to death it Was caught at such I
piece Of business"
"Why, Mrs Doolittle, you alarm me
Pray, what was she abrut!"
About, indeed! Why, she was ina.
king pair OF Shoes
"sIipp' RS, you mean, Isuppose; Of
ten d, that for my husband ..--
Oh, y.,, ""rSted work; that IS o
very different thing. No, it was pair
of shoes for herself She had taken a
pair of old shoe-solcs, from which the
tops had been worn out, and had cut new
uppcrs from an old pair of her husband
black lasting rantaloons. Did you ever
hear the like! was really dissusted
to hear her talk about it,"
"Why, what did she say?
"Why, she said, There now, Mrs:
DoolittIe, | sat down after dinner, and
commenced the job, with Susan to help
me rip off the old ,ues aud bind one OF
the new shoes, and now you sec | have
got just aS good y pair of shoes, aud fo'
ought STE, just as good Iovking. as the
old pair that paid Il d,l!ar aud a hall
tor. Aud that is what | call economy.
Now will 90 and show susan how to
make a new corn cake for tea. Don't
you want to learn =
- | told her no indeed when l got SO
poor-and put a real meaning emPhsis
upon the word when got % pour that
| could not keep cook that knew how
to do her own work, | would come anC
learn the trade
Was she offended? Ind ed, Mrs. Doc
little. y,u were rather rude You might
hav" irarnrd how to make a very nice
ctk,
WeH,i nu>t acknowiy dye tat did
n. she was not the least "H'cna.d bu
l.,l,,ei that | should % down wuh he
to the kitchen aud see how it was done
| had good mind to refuse, for | cxpec
ted that should get grease spot on ~,
new TX, just like AS "ot. | am sur'
should IN my Kitchen but would yo,
believe it, hers is as clean as Il new pin
Why, the very floor looks as white ant
clean rs II t;blc do think she mus
keep that Susan Of hers >crubbiny all th'
time. For my part, don, see how sh'
ever gets through all the work and d,
the washing too. | wish 1 could sc
such help
Mrs Savrry says it is by economy
Economy Of time, as well a> ever. thl"s
else. Bur about TIC nice corn-cake ?
"O,, yes Wen. | never; why il
was Just u thing to make | could have
made it ju>' a> we'll rs she did
III you had ln"wn how -
Why, yes. t" be sure; but it is moth
ing to learn; aud then t" hear her coun'
'he cost Why, she would feed IA whole
family for a sixpence. liz the first place
s.l" took IA cup OF Indian corn meal, no
over three cents worth, she said IAN,
w,i,e at that-l always use yellow meal
II has more taste than the whitc-ant
put ia Il clean wooden bowl aud what d.
you think she mixed with it. TO max,
h'r cake? Water; no,hin. bu. water
Yes; little pinch of sat; but that, >h'
said, she could not count the cost Of. i
was 50 s,rnil aud then she mixed. an,
stirred, and bra, the meal and water to
.ethcr. a> though sh" Was b ting eggs
untiI she got it into n smooth battcr.tha
would juN pour mt" Il shallow tin pan
ah"u, ao inch deep III, cake whe,
done. WIS about AS tiick as my thumb
She tir-t pu; the pan into a very hot ov
en-. and let it cn"k until the "a ter go
s,iff,and then she opened the stove do"r
and set the cake up ed -eways, right be
fore the glowing Goals. until il got nic
de ict brown crust, and then drew i
back aud let it bake slow lon. time
hall an hour or more. | should think.
"A d was it good -
"Good why, declare never taste'
anything SO delicious in allmy life.
wonidn't have believed it. that just mea
aud water could hc made SO good. Bu
t ut is not all Just as she had got he
cake turned up before the fire, in cam
her two children such pictures of eal.l
| did you evsr see the like ~
"She says thar is 'the economy o
health 1t is cheaper to keep then
healthy than sick, rs we'll as more com
Portable You found them very nea,
too"
"Ncat never saw the like. Blu
IT'S no wonder; look at the pains sh
takes with them. Why, it must kee
Susan busy all the time"
"Then who does the work -
"Well don't know. can't unde,
stand It. wish could get along sc
but then my children are always sick
Hers are alwa. - well, and that makes tn
difference
mo, the difference ia in always kee,
ing them we'll But you were going
tell Us something more about the cake
"Oh yes. Wien the children can,
in, LlIie said"
"O", mothcr, will you let ma bake
sweet cake for brother Frank aud me !?
eyes, if you will run up to your ROOF
and put away your things, and get @
your aprons. :"
Directly, down they came, and Us
live, both OF them with check aprons on
| should not like to see my children wit