The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-02-17
Mrs. Smiths Cheese.


Mrs. Jones, being the newly married
wife of well-to do young farmer, took
it into her pretty head one day that it
would be woll for her to learn to make
cheese, and thereby astonish her Henry
and the world.
Now the whole neighborhood, usually
at skies and sevens on half dozen
points, were fully agreed on one. They
all allowed that Mrs. John Smith made
the best cheese of any woman in the
country. Therefore, to Mrs. John
Smith did Mrs. Jones determine to offer
herself meekly for instructions in the
magic art.
People keep early hours at country
farmhouse, and Mrs. Jones having no
ch .ldren to hinder her rapid steps from
kitchen to pantry and from pantry to
bedroom, got her dinner out of the
way, her dishes washed, and herself
nicely dressed in a new pink gingham,
set off by a coquettish, ruflied white
apron, before the great eight day clock
in the corner struck two. Down the
hill and through the lawn she tripped,
her gypsy hat swinging from her arm, to
learn the mystery of making cheese
from Mrs. John Smith.
She found that lady's house easily
enough because it was the only one visi-
BILE for half a mile or more. Aud there
was no mistaking the lady herself, be-
cause she sat in the centre of Of great
clean looking kitchen, with cheese
press at the further end, and basket
ofcurd on the deal table close by her
side.
Mrs. Jones explained her errand, and
sat reverentiy awaiting the reply.
"Want TO make cheese, eh?" said the
good old lady, cutting calmly away at
her curd. "Well, it's a master job, l
can tell you. My Hannah was just
crazy to learn when she was about your
age, and was going to be married. Il
should SO like to make q cheese for Dor
emus, ma,' says she" Doremus was her
husband. And she made one. And
pretty thing it was, too; no more like
cheese than my head is. Doremus
could MT eat itand my Hannah cried
like good one, great girl as she
was.'
II suppose every one must learn, Mrs.
smith," said Mrs. Jones, blushing, as
she thought of her Henry and the
cheese she hoped to make for him.
"How do you begin? What do you do
first ?"
"Oh law, child, you just take your
tub and set it right in the middle of the
floor like this. It's good long job, |
can tell you, and you'll be sick enough
OF it before you get through. The first
cheese that | ever made, | thought my
mother was about the wicksdest woman
on the face Of the earth, because she
kept me right at it till it was done. I'd
a great sight rather play than work in
them days. just like any other gall
"And what did she make you do
first?' asked Mrs. Jones, thinking to
get the needed information in the shape
ola story, if in no other way.
ooh, law, just as told you. She
made me bring out the great cheese tub,
and set it right in the middle of the
floor. And just as | had got it there, in
came young john Smith-him that |
married; aud he had hurt his eye
up in the woods to fix the
fences, so the horses couldn't jump out
OF the pasture. His eye was all tied up
i'll handkerchief, and he couldn't see
so much to speak on out of the other,
for the first l knew he walked right
over the tub, and down he went-ker-
slam! was scared half out of my wits,
for l really thought he had broken his
neck, but had to laugh for all that,
just as gals always will; and he was 50
mad that he picked himself up, and
marched out Of the house as straight as
he could go. There says mother,
you have lost him now, Mirandyu
And really thought had, for II week
or more, when he never came nigh me.
But he came round after all, and we
were married; and very happy life we
have had of it, take it with one thing
and another
/ am glad to hear it," said Mrs.
Jones. "What did you do when he
fell over the tub: Was there anything
in it? Had you put anything in:'
"Law, no. There hadn't been time,
when he come in and fell over it ker-
slam"
"And after he had gone, what did
you put into the tub o. persisted Mrs.
JoIes .TF 4 OT2sT. FTTkrT
Law me, that stub swa'n't good for
much aftes John Smith fell over it ker-
slam Mother, was mad enough when
she fDked astit! If the hoops had
STATED in one place, they had in fifty.
She'made John Smith get her new
one before he married me; aud l made
my first cheese in it for him after we
came home from our wedding jaunt."
And what did you put into the new
tub, ne first thing?" asked Airs. Jones,
desperately. .a.e 54s Ar
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