Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-11-11
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HOW THEY MADE ICE.CREAM.
BY F. A. BLAISDELL

| could make it. 1t was an old fashioned
Kitchen in farm house away up in the
country
Nellie Lee was little city girl. She
had come to the country with her parents
and brothers and sisters tospend " Thanks
giving" Aunt Martha begged so hard
Ior the company of one of the seven chill
oren through the winter that Mr. and Mrs
Lee at last decided that Nellie might re-
main. Nellie was delighted that the lot
Tell upon her, but she soon found that the
ola house with herself and Aunt Martha
alone IN it was quite different place from
The same old house when filled with the
guests and the light and Joy of festival
occasion
There were two houses on the Lee farm.
Originally it had been two farms. Since
the death of her father Miss Martha had
still continued to live in the old home
stead, while the family who carried
on the work of the farm occupied the
other house, about an eighth of mile
away.
In week after her parents went away
Nellie began to feel that she had exhausted
all the resources for amusement which the
Old house contained, and, like Micawber.
was longing and waiting for something to
! turn up.
After dinner Aunt Martha said:
| Nellie, [ must 90 over to the other
house this afternoon and see about the
| spinning" ...
Oh, aunt can l 60 with you?"
The Grimes boy is coming for that
bag of turnips in the 'cellar-way,' when
school is out, and there must be some one
here to let him in"
oh, auntie, yolI won't leave me here
alone, will you:" said Nellie, with wo-
full countenance
mo, dear! or, leastways, not but a lit
tie while. / am going to send Matte
Parker over to stay with you. She is
rather mlschievous sometimes, but I guess
you will be able to keep her in order with
your trim ways"
Nellie frightened up at this compli-
ment. Aunt Martha appreciates me"
she thought. l must tell you, here, that
Nellie had earned the title of ''little mis-
| chief" at home. Aunt Martha knew this,
but she thought the best way to break
her OF her fault was to trust her as far as
! possible.
The sitting room stove must not be
| touched until | come back" continued
Aunt Martha. Matte knows how TO
keep up the fire in the kitchen, so | shall
tell her to do it, because you are not used
to it and might burn yourself There is
dish OF apples for you, and lido not wish
you to allow Matte to go anywhere in the
house except IN these two rooms. I am
sure can trust you'll"
Yes, ma'am," said Nellie, "IIl re-
mem ber''
Aunt Martha walked away, leaving
Nellie mistress Of the occasion
She watched from the window, wonder
ing what kind of girl Matte was, how
she looked and what she should saw to
her. She soon saw little body in plaid
| shawl, red wOrsted hood and blue mittens
| coming toward the house. Dear me,
she's not like any girl I ever sawr'
| thought Nellie. 81 wonder what I shall
ever say to her!'' And Nellie shook out
the folds of her pretty blue dress, and
smoothed down her white apron with
quite ludicrous air of perplexed impor-
lance. "She will knock, of course, -"
| thought she, and | must open the door
and ask her to walk imp but to Nellie's
! %
walked in as though she were quite at
| home.
They stared at each other moment
Matte was evidently little over-awed by
Nellie's fine appearance.
Won't you take off your things and
take a seat?'' said Nellie, when she rec
objected herself. Matte did so. Silence
again!
cit is beautiful day." said Nellie, at
| last
"No, 't'aint!' said Matte, quickly, it's
cloudy. Father says it's goin' to snow!"
"Ohr' said Nellie, family.
How are your papa and mamma ?"
said Nellie, desperately, after another
pause.
Well enough, I guess Fathers
chopin and ma'am's dippin' candles"
OH" said Nellie, again, quite at loss
what those occupations might mean.
Another silence; then Nellie ventured to
| ask:
What does she dip the, candles into?"
Martha stared moment, then laughed
| good-naturedly and said:
Why, taller, of course! Amt you green,
though? Some folks runs their candles,
| but ma am thinks it's too much bother, so
she dips her'n."
OH" said Nellie, again, more per-
picked than ever. Il never saw anybody
| dip candlesr'
Didn't you, now? that's funny! I
have, hundreds of times. You see, ma'am
| has lots of round sticks about so long,
measuring with her arms. Then she
cuts off wicking twice as long as candle
and hangs it over the stick, and then hangs
| the stick between two chairs-so," placing
two chairs about two feet apart. "She
twists the two ends that hang over the