The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-01
BACK FROM THE GRAVE.
BY EBEN E. RExFORD.

BY EBEN E. REXFORD. - :;
1t was the day before Thanksgiving.
The first snow of the season had fallen.
and the. apple trees before Deacon
Browns OIL; red farmhouse bent YEARLY
under the damp weight upon their leaf
less branches - ~ -.':
=. In the low kitchen mysterious sdoings'
were going on. Mrs. Brown was up to
her elbows in a great wooden bowl of
Hour, from which her inimitable dough.
nuts we're to be manufactured. Nobo ly
else in Baskerville could make such
doughnuts as Mrs. Brown; 50 crisp, SO
rich, so sweet, that they fairly melted in
ones mouth. The children which
Thanksgiving Day always brought to-
gether around Deacon Browns ia
bic, appreciated them in way which re-
Elected the most sincere and substantial
praise on the skill which could make
such delectable goodies. warrant more
prospect Of Tomorrow S feast, as Mrs.
Brown mixed her doughnuts that day. "
''Be spry, now to Roxy, her assist
ant, in CHEEKY, pleasant tones, shich were
just suited to the plump, good.naturcd
face Of the deac-n's wife. .'Be spry, now,
for them pies won't t, bake SOS to be Of
jest precisely the right color by the time
We want the oven for the cake. Punkin
pies alters ought to be the color Of the
she'll, you know, Roxy, an, we'll hev to
hurry 'em u a leetle. we've such lots O.
work to do. I'm awful thankful Thanks
givin' don't come more'n once year,
there S alters so much to be done.' And
then Mrs. Brown laughed in such plea
SAINT, hearty way, as she proceeded to pre-.
pare some of her doughnut mixture for
''Tolling out, that am sure. if you
could have heard her, you would not have
thought her very much cast down be-
cause there was SO much to do, or in the
least disturbed with the labor Thanks
giving Day entailed. On the whole,
think Mrs. Brown thoroughly enjoyed it.
''fhen pies are done," announced
Roxy, after peep into the oven.
Are, hey?' said Mrs. Brown, with
patronizing nod and smile at Roxy, as
she piled her rolling pin energet,cally.
You may set 'em by the north wnder
to cool an then put in the cake. It's all
ready. lift STAINS ,nuch longer, I'm
afraid til be heavy, an if there's anv.
thing. III this world do hate. more n an
other, is to hcv cake heavy as lead.''
Roxy proceeded to take out the deli
ciouslooking pies, and set them by the
pantry window. Then the cake y as put
to bake. .... .. !:
"There. now, Roxy said Mrs. Brown,
.peremptoriIy, you jest set down an rest
yourself mint. There's nothing else
to do till get these doughnuts ready to
fry, an l know you're just ready to
DROP
Il amt much tired, Miss Brown" de-
INJURED Roxy, IAN if there anything to
d. So = '.".l:
but there amt Jest now . :answ cred
Mrs. Brown. "Ain::t l boss here, Roxy
Stone g with a CHEEKY little laugh.
wall thought So as Roxy made re-
ply that, ''she s'posed she was. "Then
do tell ", an rest .yerSelf little:
So Roxy sat down. and Mrs. Brown
kept on rolling out her doughnuts and
! II can't make it seem s EFF jamie was
really going to, be married Tomorrow: =
she said, pattmg out her dough. You
see, he's SO much younger IL aay OF the
rest Of the children that SOM chow | can'r
make it seem as eff he'd eur git big an
he married. : I've alters considered him
as the baby. you know and Mrs. Brown
laughed again, pleasant, mellow laugh
that was good to hear. IL - -
And I'm the baby YETI said a voice
in the doorway, voice like Mrs. Browns.
and James Game into the Ritchen-a t.ll.
g"od looking young fellow, with his
mothers face and eyes.
:.*sLawful sakes! How you scarf mcr'
exclaimed Mrs. Brown with a, nro,,d.
motherly smile. Il diLn + know Won Vas
anywhere about.
Il came in to see how the pies and cakes
were getting along. You know I'm Al.
ways interested in them.' he said, laugh.
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