Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-11-25


three o'clock"
.soh, George, here's the potatoes y
Another pot was produced. and the pota-
toes with about two gallons of water to the
half peck of Murphies put on the fire.
Smoking, chatting reading, and little
practice on the violin filed uD the morning
though George declared it was horrid slow"
and Minnie wondered what on earth women
did with themselves
Half.past two brought home three hungry
men 10 dinner.
Leaving the cooks TO dish IN" they all
adjourned to the parlor to cool themselves
That it was rather dusty there was not no.
ticed. Jenny had made the beds before she
left, but busting the parlor was Susy's work,
and her early start had prevented her from
doing 1t that morning.
George n-Minnie's voice was very dole
full.
"What?"
The fires out ~
ssOut ?"
Il wonder if awnings cooked ~
The asparagus is burnt fast to the nam
so is the meat"
1.-THE potatoes"
q Broken An to nieces and floating about in
the watar
These meas are all musby, Minnie :"
s.Punetualitv is the spirit of dinner
cried Joe from the parIor. its ten minutes
mast three o'clock .
q Go SET the table growIed GEORGE at
Minnie
II was UNIQUE in its arrangement that ia
bIe az tLe gentlemen sat Down tn dinner
Tbo meat fd7,red ON M an enormous disG With
a. -, - bi. ,,rr, Ci,,, IT, s,I
en- nronortions The potatoes in Iit1le Iumns
nnskinned were piled il, a fruit dish. the
Green musb which Minnie had with infinite
difficulty fshed from the big meat pot, was
served on = red earthen Mate and the stalks
of asparagus were in the salad bowl. The
table cloth was awrv and the nanLins were
omitted ALTOGETHER from the table
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fanSh Iollo"~u the DARING attempt 10
ca Soiiie a. pH'N uD,
Never mini ,,. SAID Joe. : Rome Ta ,.
maui - " Gf' 70 sum- " W u ""'
ter ana pickles George.
NO not pickles. preserves "eof8e' Saiu
oha[.ey- ,,-.,- ,,...., Il. ~.
0QsE loekeu oo'h up, clieu nar' LA iausn-
ing, 0ie ueclaItu d oiliaii pun mem up
ana Il we "ahteu t"enl We must prepare theih
Minnie produced the stra" berries ana
some sugar. anu 'ne gentlemen ueclareu 'hey
had alheu suPerDiy'
ou fellows clear away sad Minnie
we're tired.
on wash up uoh you querleu Joe.
Yes
heres the water:
" In the hydrant.'
nat GO you WASH EN- III
. Pan, guess,
Away went Joe on voyage OF inFestiSac
uoh, anu returned soon win q uISh luI OF
cold water. Inc leaving, as Harry termed
the remains OF Iiieit SuhptuouS fepast, were
thrown from the "ihuo" INTO 0uSy : mower
BED, anu armed win oar OF soap ana me
dam2sk napkin, Joe began 10 WASH up,
How the grease sucks
Preparation streaming from every pore;
ne rubbed mantuiiy AT the greasy plates ana
dlsheS, ana II the water was cola, he certainly
was not
We wet my shlFt front splash num-
/ Der one
Good tor Wh'te pants Splash number
two
mat went INTO my eyes somebody wipe
theih my hahuS are wet Doh rub them
out, nan
come, some OF you; wipe up
Inc table Was cleared at last rive damp,
| greasy napkins, thrown INTO corner OF the
A'oiil' tSHN'ltSu 'iI'' NAiS u4oiiSo nCae "dSHoo
and wiped The water followed the Ieav-
Ings, ana the quhtette sat down to cool
on. lDo cigars assist that operation
spite OF the superb dinner, I'VE inner
men c'AIeu' IhT oHNei i"lst, LOT more
about seven clock
mats tor tea Somebody started the
question.
hats for teaE four voices echoed it.
Let's have coffee; can make coffee,
sad george
And STEAK can COOK II, sad Joe
There ) bread ana butter, SAID Harry
George went Tor the steak; Minnie under
took to make ire Harry cut the bread;
Joe So the table marcy cieaFed the Kitten
en- oN sweeping the poIs anu pans USED AT
.''l'ner' I'M" closet "ashlhS beiuG omitted
III ,ne operation.
Nhi'ili'S' pio"tiS anu PuiiilS' lnaAlhS the
i'S, vas '''i"'e v "ttu
no" II sihohes,
W nat ais the ire MIN:
Harry dlscoYerd the cause, pulled ont the
camper ana a merry Glaze repaid HIM The
coHee b9lled, the steak spiuttered IN the pan,
ana 'ne men painted peFSPifeG WhlstIed, and
used improper language over the heat
,. Il vas Sood supper ana Pihng up the
i'SiieS "''-'i II was 700 MOI I" WASH, the