Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-21

heard of young lady, the other day, up in
middle Tennessee, who, the river men say, has
| taken another chute The story told about her
did my heart good, and for the comfort of other
half starved dyspeptics like myself, whose tardy
sustenation is effected by means of fried chicken
| soggy biscuit, greasy hash and sole leather frit-
| tiers, I'll relate it. For years past, as a mere
| matter of iorm-sOmething handed down from
remote antiquity-the officers of the county fair
| held in the neighborhood where this young lady
| lived have been in the habit of Offering pre-
MUM TO the lady (unmarried) cooking the hest
| dinner. 1t was dead letter. Nobody had con-
| tested for the premium within the memory of
| the oldest nhabtant. This year, however the
| young lady of whom am speaking determined
to compete for tue prize. Her name-l wish
could immOraize twas Kate Janawav. The
fair men set up a stove for her, stretched can
vas TO shield her from the sun, and about IL
O'Clock OF the last day she went to work. The
matter had been talked about by every one in
The neighborhOod and curiosity was on tip-toe.
A crowd collected around the place where
the stove was set up early in the morn
ing and kept increasing, but when Miss
Kate herself a buXom, handsome girl of
nineteen, daughter OF the eX-mayor of the town
appeared on the ground, aud, putting on a
white apron and rolling up her sleeves, COM
menced operations, all other attractions were
nothing Every one was eager 10 see 50 novel a
sight. There was tree near by which soon
became black with spectators, who had climbed
up TO get better view. The branches were,
finally, so burdened that one by one they broke,
preclpiiating those upon them 10 the around
until only one man was left in the tree. He sat
in a lofty fork, with eyes riYeted on the scene
below. No amount of persuasion by those be.
meath, enviCus Of his better view, could induce
him to come down-even bride of SO failed.
He said be was bound to see or die. Meanwhile
the dinner preparations went on apace. The
sayory smell of the cooking food seemed TO liz
toXicate the crowd, which pressed nearer and
nearer. 1t took all the police force on the
grounds to keep order. The time arrived for
the trOttIng match, announced as the sport of
the day, but the amphilheatie was empty The
judges, with the exception Of one Grabbed old
WidOwer and the timers, all were missing, and
so nothing could be done At half past two the
dinner was announced ready, and the judges,
happy men, seated themselves at the table, the
crowd regarding them with i'll disguised envy. A
roast Of beet, delicalely done, was put steaming
on the table, then followed corn pudding, whose
delicate aroma fell upon the OfictOries Of the
excited crowd like bfeezes Of Araby the blest :"
a proiusion Of vegetables cooked 10 perfection
followed next. The judges ate and ate, praisng
the flavor Of the food aud the skill OF the cook
at every moutblul. Bnt when, at last, desert
OF piping hot apple dumplings made its appear
anCe, the tOrbearauce OF the crowd was at an
end They broke through the ropes into the ring
With one accord, aud the dumplings disappeared
in a trice.
One old fellow, proprietor Of a store and owner
of big sawmIll, proposed to the young lady on
the spot, but he was quickly collared and led off
the grounds by two younger aSpirants, who
made common cause against the aged sutton
sawml and ALL That young lady was the centre
Of attraction IL her Town after the cooking feat
She received twenty five offers Of marriage the
first week, and her fame spread through the
country round. An old bachelor fellow down
in Grundy county, with farm 50 big that it
hundred hills, heard Of her, and made phi
giimage all the way 10 that town to learn the
truth He got the GIRL too, although some of
OF the young men Of the place sued out writ of
habeuS corpus to prevent her being carried out
Of the county They were two late.--demphis
Cor. Louisville Courier-Jouraal