The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-04-18
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30 As the revenue service is intimately con-
9pSstS Sitha thcc, customs let US repent stbry
told us by Capt Kobbott Of the aE;re Rly, !"
kapto the true name of captain OF craft by tho
ysy3 4 "
dg One year Captaips K,beag off dyty on the
-haoifs coast, pitched; his temporary tent On
the California miners IIe spent
his time ia shooting DEER then very plentiful
in the locality he had selected; and occupied II
hut coa5ointay with an old Spaninr,Jls liecnl
dtsscssA.d1snt Of piaarro. Hard by another hut
was tcnantod by ono johnny Scott, an old
Texap ranger, and by one Of the grccncst of
x9aths. appropriately, qlIy, named '94g g sesa sessaas
= Ore morning Captain Kobbctt had been
engaged in baking wheat, cskes on a grildle.
The deer fat; with which he creased the yaa
Md taken firc and been instantly extinguisled,
'bpti Us result, there ii were few black spccks
ia. ths FrPr bread. Green. lsaaae ,ing ip, 'ss
Captain t. Il sisYlitea s!liteq!all lhiip to brcakf'st.
= ".W,alis spid Grcon," swov, this here's the
.hesat, hleasa, T. We cut since We been in the
Higgins light and tcwthsonc-but what's
these here little black spccks in ity'
90 replied the captain, gavcly. that's the
powder rise it With"
'i@Powdcr z"
eyes esw-ssunpowdcr-the best of yeast ia the
world
ssThunder,s said Green. q nsyer ss;s!4 heard Of
risin. bread d. Il with. powder"
ii ~ never heard of making good bread with
out, Put in plenty ofpowdcr. kncad it.iptp
the dough, and you'll be sure to have your
bread as light as feather
Gresan went wa back el to 2. his hut with new
wrinkle.
Scott, "-sad he, i'I'v Seen to kobbctts $
and eat the MI fircdcst good bread ever sog-
aged my tooth into"
i''Wcny"
"|.Walll. he toll'd me his sqcret ITS the
powder done it Eyer you heard he tell sf rising
bread with powderr2,;::.
; +, 5,'"NeE;er heard of making bread good with
. Gut, "rer'icd Scott. gravcly catching the joke
at fash and rotating some corrobativc militia
~ experience.
d'seotty Z spaiaf Green, ell tell you what
tP-norrow mornin' I'm goin' to spread myself
Darned if wo adou't have light bread once; /;
durn the expense and hail Calqp,Ay."
The next morning Green rose bright and
early and went to kncading bread Scott
rose Yp ib, his kos ,an4, ,sQ,ariptentcd t4e opc-
rations
inquired. A. "
E:."About five fingers nasmerss,, Grsen.-
: ! Amt that enough for you and me-
eEalahaw," tsaid Scott, sit will be as heavy us
! Lead
i9t Swell. then" replied Green. suiting the ac-
tion TO the word-hcrc goes the horn full.
Dnrned if We don't have one good batch"
y,lft AestSre As he was, ready to. pat Ills bread
into the pan, Scott said he'd out and bc back
In Eve minutes.
Making his way to Kobbctt's rancho. ho en-
countered that worthy officer.
) j We'll" said the captain, ''ylat's Yp'--
]. You seem bursting with suppressed laughter. ;"
- "Well, [ may be" answered Scott ''Kccp
an. exc. on our ranchc-that's all have to say
and -3n in about ten minutes ,lj you'll sce;"
Sure enough, in about ten minutes dense
Eklock smoke was seen issuing from tho rangers
hut, accompanied by kissing and suffering
like that of a ten ponnd rocket starting on its
Z flight. Oyt bounced Green, his face MS black
, a.. a chimney back, his whiskers. and eyebrows
ssinged Off AS soon he recognized Kobbctt,
: he stumbled up to him and called out in n tone
between u blubber:. r. .,
:;I.ook aflAsEe, old Kobbctt, yer can't fool
me with yer powder bread" Boston ("n,m,t-
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