The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-14
llurrylns up the Cakes.

A few morning since Just when the
drowsy god holds us the closest, we
were startled from our innocent dreams
by heavy knocking ut our bedroom
door. We thought o burglars, murder,
fire, everything in short, except the
cause of the alarm. Hastily pulling on
our unmentionables, hind side first
which caused us to walk backwartls-we
opened the door, and boheld the earnest
face Of NJ. @. Ellis, one Of the heaviest
ranchers Of SuttGr County, now resi-
dent of Marysville, and connected with
the Pluza Steam FIGURING Mills, who, in
answer 10 our inquiry Of 'What is the
matter now ?" replied, "Dress yourself
and go out to the ranch with me We
have something to do there this morn.
ing" Grllmbling, we obeyed orders
that is reporters duty-and donning
our garments, went down to the Marys-
vile stables, where we supposed we
should find team ready. Diappoint-
ment is apt to come of too great expec.
tations, especially when one expects too
much OF stable men. The hostler, who
is second cousin to Rip Van Winklc,
had fallen asleep after being awakened,
anil before We could arouse him and get
Il team ready half hour had passed and
"a o'clock in the morning" came Just
MS we rolled out Of the stable. "Driye
with tight lines" said the stable man.
Did we do It? Not much. Ellis rather
pushed them on instead Of holding them
tight After taking drink from bot
tie found in the buggy, and lighting our
cigars our companion condescended to
inform us what he desired Said he
You know that once upon time
General Bidwcll cut some grim, thresh-
ed it, ground the wheat, baked bread
from the flour and ate it for supper.
Now, propose to beat this, and beat it
badly. 1t is seven miles to my rancho,
and l intend to drive there, cut and
thresll some grain, take it to the Plaza
Mills, grind It, have my wife make bis
cults from the flour, and we will eat
them with our breakfast before 0I
o'clock" After finishing this long
speech, he gave another push on the
lines and relapsed into silence. In fifty
minutes we were Mt the ranch, but here
another disappointment awaited us. The
teams were not in the field, and another
half hour went by before the machinery
was ready to he put in motion. Then
Mr. Ellis mounted to the header and cut
n header full Of the golden grain" We
laid asido our coat and mounted the
footboard OF the threshing machine, and
when the grlin arrived we fed it
through. From the grim thus cut and
threshed our sack was taken, and Ms
grain cannot be ground without soaking
it was thoroughly wetted there in the
field. We then started for the city,
which we reached in forty minutes from
the ranch. Arrived ut the mill another
disappointment awaited us. The grain
was too wet, and another half hour WIS
lost in drying it. 1t was then put
throught the screens, from thence into
the hopper, and soon sack of flour was
produced from the wheat which stood in
the field but II few hours before. From
the mill to the residence OF Mr.. Ellis,
when Mrs. Ellis took charge Of it, and
in half an hour we heard the welcome
to breakfast At 7:55 by the watch
which timed us all the way through, we
sat down to splendid breakfast, and
before us was the biscuit made from
the flour We had worked 80 hard to OBJ
tain. This is true story, plain state
ment Of the quickest work ever done in
the State. II any man can beat this he
will have to eat his biscuits for supper
the day before the wheat is cut.-Caf-
for'ia Paper