The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-03-26
A STORY FOR GIRLS.

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A STORY FOR GIRLS.
Hannah Brown did not see why her
mother went in the kitchen every night
to take account of stock and arrange mat.
tiers little for breakfast. ats just no
use to look so far ahead" she said, for
surely the mornings meal couldn't be so
much Of trouble, and if her mother
would go to bed she would see that break
fast would be all right"
II only wish thee Would take some in
terest, Hannah; thee knows I've wanted
to teach thee how to make bread and get
up meal, but thee never seems to have
time for really useful things; Thee is
getting up in thy teens, and dresses up
smartly when certsin young man comes
here, and it may be we'll enough for thee
agement. Thee has seemed to have no
turn for such things, much to my regret;
and, married or single, thee will find such
knowledge very great benefit to ihee.'
"Well, now, mother, just trust me to
get the breakfast; I'm sure I can do it
without routing the cupboards and walk
ing around SO much As thee does every
night"
Il don't know how thee will do it,
Hannah; and thee knows father likes
breakfast little early and tOlerably CON-
Portable, and We have no help to depend
on j ust now: Suppose now we arrange
together this timer"
mo, no, want to do it all myself, and
I shall not trouble with any arranging to.
night. Now, father, isn't thee willing to
leave it all to me this timer"
Let her try it, Rachel, this time, tho
must say I've some few doubts myself;
anyhow, I'll get her up betimes and give
her a fair chance at it."
The next morning Hannah was in a
nice, rosy sleep, dreaming, perhaps, of
young Nathan Marshall, when her pa.
ternal, with kiss and shake, said,
"Come, Hannah, want my breakfast
just as soon as thee can get it." Then he
went back and told his wife to lie still
and take a good morning nap, or, if she
must get up, positively keep entirely
away from the kitchen, and added, nd
really like to see what that conceited
child can do"
In the meantime Hannah soon compre.
hended the case, and hastily tucking a
few hair pins in her pretty brown hair
and putting on a wrapper she descended
to the kitchen with all the confidence in
her power natural to her age. The chick
ems were at the back door clamorous for
their usual early breakfast, and, not
knowing what else to give them, she threw
them dish of cold mashed potatoes,
which they soon devoured and still were
unsatisfied; she then crumbled up some
scraps of light bread for them, when her
father appeared with, Hadn't thee bet
ter put the coffee on? Thee sees I have
made thee nice fire, and if thee has any
warm cakes to bake perhaps thee had
better put them on the griddle."
"Well, yes, certainly, father, but thee
knows | am to get the breakfast all my.
self, and of course I'll have it all right;
only must have little time"
"Very we'll, very we'll, child, only let
disappeared with rather q hungry smile
on his face.
"And now let me see,", said Hannah,
"what shall get that's nice and tempt.
ing. Mother said she would have to bake
to. day, and suppose there's no bread ex-
cept the scraps gave the chickens; we'll,
thank goodness, they're fed, anyhow, and
I just wish the rest were, for feel little
hungry myself, and-never mind, Just SO
the old folks don't get impatient and come
interfering and hurrying me up so.
guess will put on that griddle, and
know mother gives us delicious slappers
sometimes and fathers fond of them !;
yes, I'll have slappers;" and she did have
them after considerable sweating and
close work.
And there's the coffee! I'd almost for.
gotten;" SO she ground . big hopper full
and put it on the old grounds, without any
egg, added some water and put it on the
stove. "Now something nice for relish,
and then I'm about through" and she
hunted round lively; NO steak, no chicken
killed, no anything anywhere, except
some oysters in q peach basket under the
shed, and as to opening them
we'll, it was such job. and she
was behind time anyhow, and there
was the table to set yet, and she
felt little discouraged and nervous until
it came into her mind to hunt mp some
eggs; SO she ran into the hen-house to
hunt up some right fresh ones, put her
little white hand under an old hen, who
promptly resented the intrusion, got six
eggs, and soon had them boiling on the
stove. The table was soon laid, the things
brought in and the maiden, flushed to
fever heat, told father and mother that
breakfast was ready. Father seemed to
think they might call it an early dinner
however, he meant TO make the beat of 1t
and be thankful, but when he took piece
of slapper he looked at it, turned it over,
tasted ii, and then, Han, what is thisl'
For she had made them of wheat flour
and water; no salt, egg, or butter in them.
Then he took an egg, looked obviously at
1t, broke it and said. "Why, child, these
eggs were nearly ready to hatch, and do
believe thee has robbed the setting hen
mother was counting ON 90 much; and II
we eat these things thee calls alappers,
we shall have the pepsy all day. And
the coffee! Well, l did trust some to
that, but it is as strong as I've, and 90 very
muddled."
They concluded to laugh it of, a.
Hannah had the conceit 90 completely
taken out of her.
"And now, mother, please tell me just
what thee would have had for break.
fasts"
And mother said she would have
opened the oysters the night before,
Drained them, dipped them in egg, rolled
them In sifted crackers. and had them oil
ready to fry in the morning. The cold
pO1tOeS given 10 the chickens 0no W0QlQ
have H ade into nice cakes and fried, and
the stale bread she would have pnt to
soak in little water, and in the morning
add an egg and some milk, little butter
and salt, and bake like buckwheat cakes
on the grlddle, " for thee knows father il
90 fond of them" she said, end then b
likes cup of good coffee, and l know
just how to make it." I'M.
"And now know there q . good rea
son for having things in proper trim TO!
breakfast before going to bed; but / had
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