Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-05-06
THE PETERKINS SHOWED CP:
BY LUCEETIA ?. HALE.

and heavy snow storm raging. The wind
had flung the snow against the windows,
had heaped it up around the house and
thrown it into huge white drifts over the
fields, covering hedges and fences.
Mrs Pe;etkin went from one window to
the other to look out, but nothing could
be seen but the driving storm and the
deep white snow. Even Mr.. Bromwick's s
house on the opposite side Of the street
was hidden by the swift-fall,ng fakes.
"What shall do about it," thought
Mrs. Pcterkin mo roads cleared out
OF course, there'll be no butcher and Nc
| milknlan!".
The first thing to be done was to wake
up all thc family carly; for there was
enough lin the house for breakfast and
there WAS no knowing when they would
have anything more to eat.
-. 1t was bes. to secure the breakfast first
So she went from one room to the other
as soon as it was light, waking the family
nlld before long all were dressed and dow'
stairs.
| and then all went round the house t
see what had happened.
| All the water pipes that there were were
frozen. Tie milk was frozen. They coul(
! open the door into the wood-house, bu
! the woot-housc door into the yard wa
banked up with snow and the from. doc
and the piazza door, and the side doc
stuck. Nobody could get in or out.
! Meanwhile Amanda, the cook, had sue
cccded in making the kitchen fire, bu
had discovered there was no furnace
coal.
! "Ihe furnace coal was to have come
today" said Mrs. Peterkin apologeti
cally.
"Notlling will como today" said Mr.
: Peterkin, shivcring.
| Cut a fire could be made in stove il
the tiining-room.
All were glad to sit down to breakfas
and hot coffee. The little boys were mucl
pleased to have 'icc-cream,' for break
fast -:
"N'hcn we get little warm," said Nj
Pcterlzin, We will consider what is to b.
done"
II am thankful I ordered the sausage
Yesterday" said Mrs. Pcterkin. "Iwas t
have leg Of mutton to-day"
"Nothing will come today" said Aga
memnon, gloomily.
Are these sausages the last meat in th
house." said Mr. Peterkin.
eyes," said Mrs. Peterkin. j.
The potatoes also are gone, the barrel @
apples empty, and she had meant to orde
more flour that very day.
@'Then we are eating ourlast provisions!
said Solomon John, helping himself t
another sausage.
Il almost wish we had stayed in bed,
said Agamemnon.
4 II thought it best to make sure of on
breakfast FIRST" repeated Mrs. Pcterkiu
"Shall We literally have nothing left t
eat" asked MI. Petcrk;n.
There's the p;g!' suggested Solonlo
john.
Yes, happily, the pig-sty was at the en-
cf the wood-house, and could be reache
under cover.
But some of the family could not e.
fresh pork.
eve should have to corn part of him,
SAID Agamcmnon.
"Sty butch er has always told me-" sal
Mrs. Peterkin, that if I wanted a ham
must keep a pig. Now we have the pi
but have not the ham!'' 49,.
"Perhaps we could corn one or two {
his legs" suggested one Of the little boy
"We need not settle that now,"' said IL
Peterkin. cat least the pig will keep U
from starving" -
The little boys looked serious; the
were fond Of their pig.
III we only had decided to keep COW,
said Mrs. Peterkin. ,... ......~. =. ,.:.-s..--..
"Alas! yes" said Mr.. Peterkin, "on
learns q great many things too late!' +
"Then we might have had ice cream a
the time" exclaimed the little boys.
/ Indeed, the little boys, in spite of t]l
prospect-of starving, were quite pleasant
excited at the idea of being showed Vi
and hurried through their breakfasts til;
j they might go and try to shovel out pat
j from one Of the doors. = r.: - +, -.
! 81: ought to know more about the waite
pipes,' said Mr.. Peterkin. "Now I sh,
off the water last night in the bathroom
or else 4 forgot to and l ought to hav
i shut it off in the cellar :.-.z ~. "
4 The little boys came back. Such win
: at. the ntsdoor, they were going to tr
the.sile door. s ==. s:,. =
! Another thing have learned to-day,
& said Mr.. Peterkin, sis not to have all til
doors on one side Of the house, becaus
i the storm plows the snow against all til
3 doors II Us ~ z..s5 Sss.15s, I.
]. Solomon John started up. N 4.ssss
! lie, us see II re are blocked ti2 q