St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-07-27

the porcb,: and wei sat there chatting until
nine o'clock, when my aunt called me in.
and found this was the usual bedtime At
Dayy's Corner. vas very tired, and,. in
spite Of the'novelty Of. my position, slept
i .".Amy Amy T.,
when this call and nd,azmosteenergetjc shaking
H1ay," y said d ny aunt. ..it IS Ave . clock,
and Jerry has.gone downr!' - S." gt.@.'
'Well (" said. sleepily.f. -.
"Yoa.re younger titan l am, you get up
first, andpdt the Kettle on by that time
III! CONG down;,.' :, :...sg-.,,5.s.,,, s,.. ~
"But, Aunt Fanny"-I began. began -" e.
"Come, hurry. Jerry's whistling, and
that's sign he wants shis.breakfast..'
Il got'ups slowly; wondering what Twas
expected to do next, land: began to dress
Myseu.ffsa Yf:& -a4sifs ~! .5if <sYte. u f:,uTf
J ''Mercy on me don't stop to curl your
hair tuck it up anyhow" - - '.'',9 '17
Twisted my curla into q roll aud put on
a black nst, and then took 9, tucked ek,rt
and wrapper from my trunk.
otsPlesagpy heart ..Ynus Amt ,agoing to
put on o.! that fxed-up, thing to get break
Get breakfast get breakfast who,
to my shame be j. spoken, hardly knew o
cofee-pot from q frying pan. ~ thought of
my fathers elaboratelys prepared table, and
wondered, for the first time, how. hos rolls,
steaks, eggs, and coffee were, made ); II I
had been informed that they ali grew,
ready cooked! on q tree, Il could not have
brought zone item Of actual experience to
contradict the assertion. s,.v:; fT,..., -
Get breakfast! My French lawn wrap
per must return to the trunk; but the thick
from the .wsist, and required e@breidered
skirts, 50, in the plainest Of them, / earned
my aunt's contemptuous COMMENT
""Fixed OF to kill.' @a* $2*@ @5+sTaa -.
,'''What must 1,do,,''fI inquired, ..until
you come DOWN." IN. ssz.s.si5<,zt ,ys -s.:,s
E'.Wen, l shant be down yet o while my
head aches. Just make the coffee, and
boil some eggs. and fry some slices Of ham;
you'll find bread in the closet ~ Q; .psazyssj
/ Boil! !fry coffee! I started down stairs.
Jerry was in the kitchen. .:xy ,tn
Where's mother % 'S''''
't.Got the headache !"i answered, shortly
enough .ol eaa!g s.a e: y4t3 .s,s.ai 10 ar,4
2'.Well, I've made the fire, sand-and'''-s
Gersld,was eyeing. my wrapper, and the
embroidery on the skirt, .sanI the kettle Is
on; but-buf''L is'3f= II 'nsE.f 80 esa;:
swell :" said, laughing now..e - -. :. 2
."Ain't she coming down at all % .--...
No. | am to boil ham and''--
tsWhat l'':' = 'a s;'' tst' < Al iA's.t'.; ~
''No boil egg and fry ham, s:s@@:'
"What!" -. = 2..fs:f'.,.s,f: ..sse:5 yyar
::"WeIl, it's boil, and fry, and eggs, and
ham, and that's oil I can tell you.''
"But, Amy = -@' 20 a,'-' "*'1' e
'.Stoplet ME finish am fresh fron, a
boarding school. and, as we have house.
keeper and plenty of servants. rever boil
ed or tried anything in my life =; but am
not'to old ID learn, and if Aunt Fanny is
sick, why Til try new, only mind, sir. if
you laugh at me, / II lfstire from service and
return ttso9 to New fo,k. Where is the
ham {" s Z. !. 50 ~: y 8. t-.,% 74sss:.
..Btavo! What spunky little fsshisn-
plate ysu sno. ,Ain't-4-it's lone Of my busi-
ness, 10 s,shnre rbut wont those 1rin-
nings and The holes in your petticoat suffer
in the boiling and frying operations - s.s.s
"S'pose they will. Never mind 70 s,Ssssss
''sWell, I'll get the ham and slice it for
you, and bring in some eggs, and then you
must release me until attend to the live
stock. Can you make out Z" ga. = '.'2s
''Oh. yes. Where are the pots and
pans?"a5. 2foszr.s ~. sc,s.s. lss rsm.
Gerald did not leave me until oil nv
materials were found and ready for use,
then with shy, yet not unmanly grace he
bent down on one knee and said $50 a.
'.We are on q level, now; won't you bid
me good-morning 1,.,....-.
understood him, and, gratefully inclin-
ed, gave him q hearty kiss and s'Thank
you, and he bounded off like a stag, leav-
ing me to loneliness and breakfast gettlng.
knew that boiling meant putting thugs
in water and standing them on the FIRE, so
l put the eggs IN saucepan, filled it from
the pump, and stood it on the Goals. Tten
l piled the slices of ham neatly in the fry
ing pau, and put that beside the eggs but
coffee how was coffee made? Really In
terested now, I few up stalls and reused
my aunt from her nap. sss4a ~ :+..
ht'Aunt Fanny, how 10 you make coffee ~;
....Bless the child, what q, start you gave
me Why, you put it in the coffee-pot,
pour boiling water on it, and. then set il
down to boil. Put in an egg, Amy, to clear
H. E:-n.s .s%.sa 3zs7si ya2z 1+ss.rg.iss Z ~
."Where is the. coffee ?" .~--ts
I'm the red tin can in the closet. Put in
plenty, Jerry likes it strong.'' -E''27@ it'e2.:
1 obeyea my directions literally. i pu
q double handful Of coffee kernels in the
cofee-pot, deposited an egg on top of them,
filled up the pot with boiling-water ana set
it on the stove. My eggs were boiling
merrily, and.s strong smell of burning ham
filed the kitchen. The undel slice was
surely done, 50 l, drew it out. . It was
rather black Oh one side, but I ,put it on d
plate, and resolved to watch the next layer
more carefully. gss & hu4:l az 81 s-...t sr..st
IT was half. past six when Gerald came
in, his bright face flushed with the early
exercise, and his CHEEKY voice ringing out
Ii ke pleasant music-s.hs s fs3 = sS>'.5...a
.s's'Breakfast ready, Amy =" s4s;.s.t .sss.zss,7
!. = noh yes Is that the way. 70 set the II
.'First rate how long have your eggs
been,a boiling !''ssi'# -sio,ssa4*.ss Il; s,Set:3
about al hour - .SsE Ei;.-s issz.s,,5f
sudh. Q ringing burst Of glceful laughter
as; burst from my cousins lips Inever heard
b b'efore. He laughed till the tears stood in
hls eyes, then, witha sudden gravity he
said - .ets,@;Y.s sra
81 guess they're done,"'- and burst out
again laughing. , go
Spite of i vsxed feeling, Ijoined t,m., u
''How Ion ysought they toaboil, Gerald!".
IS Three minutes."a& ; II re,s,ts<;e.t!5., "a,
"a J, Three minutes Why, the water wasn't (
warm in three minutes. = - "
'S'tYou didn't put them on in cold water :"
t''Yes !; is that funny too -, for his hearty
Laughs broke out again. il s,4a 2se. sSs Ii 4,
!, "lt is rude, real rude Tor me to laugh, :, J,
ne said, penitently, in a few minutes. II
should know no more myself, if mother
was right smart, but she's been a,ling 80
much that I've done o great deal of woman 8