The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-04-18
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Powder Broad !


Powder. Bread
,otAs itha rcycn,e service is intimately con-.
stssA sA Nth tho customs let us repeat L 7stbrY
told us ~ Capt Kobbett Of ti,s G;se ,Ry, 81 D
fRpse the tEup name Of captain q craft by the
y yss2 e. 81 '.,,.. i
Qas year captaiss K being dsty On the
-haoifs coast pitched, his temporary tent on
aiSssef miners iifa iIs spent
hiss tsac "a shooting deer, then very plentiful
in the locality he had selected; and occupied u
hut cos,5oinay with an old Spaniasaas liaeal
dsscs|R,d1Snt dsc II, of Pisarro. Hard by another hut
was tcnantod by one Johnny Scott, an old
Texaa. ranger, and by one Of the grcencst of
1eg&shss appropriately named nq soe,ss, 4's
= One informing Captain Kobbett had been
engaged in baking wheat esksy on griddle.,
The deer fat; with which he creased the paa
. are and been Instantly uslied
sbpt- as d result, there were asfew black spccksI
is. thap. b.. bread GreeB, eae ss; ns sip.-sss il, ss,e
Captain, i iiHyliittea q ttee.asI Ihip to brcaktast. s.
~ s,,,s9 y; allseid Grcenh swoy this here's the
etest, lesAa, T. w cat since 1--we been in the.
gaas-light and tcwthsonc-but what's
these here little black spccks in itY'
= 20" replied the captain, graycy that's the
powder rise rise. it With" ri
hSlAiRowdcr 7" 4
"YesrrTggqnp tho best of yeast ia the
wer4d:" ss
.44Thunder,' said Green. "I pyasyeF ysyF heard of
ffsin' bread With powder" es
"a. e meyer heard Of making good bread With
out Put in plcnty ofpowdcr, kncad it,iptp
the dough, and you'll be sure to have your
bread as light as feather. fF,
resan a. vent kent. back e to 2. his hut with new
saEii@a9halss aia@95a:
and eat the all firedcst COED bread 1 ever -sog-
aged my tooth into" H /,
col .asj' j'sWcll - s'' i.,.a
"9,Wall, he tolrd me lis seorgt ITS the
powder done il Eyer you heard liz tell sf & rising
e-bfead with powderr2,::.
!, heard of making bread good with
oeus, ,'areplicd Scott. gravcy catching the joke
At q fash and rotating some corrobatiyc militia.
trylc1pcricncc.
c.seotts !. said ssaiidi atsSHQn, "rll tell you what
tP.morrow mornin' I'm goin' to spread myself
Rarned if wo sdou't have light bread once;
durn tho expense and Api, CalpplAy.'
The noxt morning Green rose bright and
early, and went to kncading bread. Scott
rose Yp .iB,Ais bog, a,sua.aristtendcd tAe opc-
rptsons.
70 q, t''How much powder have you mt in,?" he
inquired, - ,.,.,.s " :
E:aAbout five fingers. naamerss, Geeea.-
Ain t that enough for you and me :"
q 4Elshaw, said Scott, sit will be as heavy ms
!. lead
thcn," replied Green. suiting the ac-
tiop r. the word-herc goes tho hora full.
Darned if NC don't have one good batch'
Si,lHft, Asfors he was ready to. pAls Ills bread
sinto tho pan, Scott said he'd out and be back
ipin five minutes
,es.a Making his way to Kobbett's rancho, ho en-
acountered that worthy officer. n
= ,.B ELL gaid the captain, aY4at's qp!-
= HOu soen bursting with suppressed laughter
- aWell, may be- answered Scott. ':Kcep
j an exc ON our rancl.c-thats all have to say
and in about ten ten minutes you'll Sec"
Sure enough, in about tc;: minutes a dense
,Ehsock smoke was seen issuing from, tho rangers
hut, accompanied by Kissing and suffering
like that Of ten pound rocket starting or its
flight! OFT bounced Green, his face MS black
!, as as chimney back, his whiskers and oyel.rc~s
issinged of. AS soon as he recognized Kobbett,
{ be stumbled up to him and called out in tone
i.besveen blubber; asea,, ..s,tI ''s'.ti'
..Itoek eks qaiiAsEe, old; Nobbett, yer cant fool
me with yer powder bread Boston t"n'mtS- /,
iseeial cBal1qtias, a..,ts na,