Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-08-11

On, Janc, HUSH. 1Ou kuOW HULL
ing about it. tell you, you don't pu,
any thing in. What must do? Cook
it more? 1t is burning to the kettle
now, and I've wasted ever SO much su.
gari Jane, run over to mothers, and
ask Hannah to step over, will you:
She'll know in minute what to do Do,
pray, be quick; it is dreadfully late.''
Jane departed.
eff cooking will do, I'll make Jelly OF
it before Hannah gets here,r she said.
But instead of boiling to jelly, the cur
rant juice boiled over in great fOamy,
red waves. L.. ,.. y.l
The fire Kissed, and a dense smoke
and a pungent scent of burning sweets
filled the kitchen.
Spattered from head to foot with the
hot liquid, one hand scalded, her pretty
face besmeared, Nell retreated to the
door in utter despair.
"Oh, l wish had never
The sentence was never finished.
She stood dumb with horror, for,
coming leisurely along the sunny gar
den-path, she saw her husband and his
particular friend, Mr.. Warburton.
He has invited him home to din
ner!'' she gasped, darling back into the
smoky kitchen. "Oh, what shall l
do?''
Two or three narrowing minutes of
suspense, and her husband entered.
"Nell, are you here? And what is
the matter? Is the kitchen on fire? The
whole place is in fog"
Nell came forward, looking more like
a tattooed Indian than the pretty wom-
an she was
I'm making currant jelly, and l
thought you wouldn't be home till late,
Ned.'' 5
"Does it require such mess as this
to make currant jelly! And what
fright you are, Nell! I've brought War
burton home to dine" &
"There's not a mOuthful of dinner,
Ned ZOO
"What? Didn't send ham and a
pair of chickens?" .-u--
81 had no time to cook: I've been
making jelly all day.
COnfound the jelly! Come, Nell,
you must get up some show of dinner"
81 can't, Ned! I'm tired to death,
and my ha3d's burned. You shouldn't
have invited Mr.. Warburton without let
ting me know"
:" Now, just hear that!'' cried the pro-
voked husband, "after telling me so
often to bring friend wherever liked!
I'm surprised at you, Nell!"
Nell sank into 4 seat, and, covering
her face with her sticky apron, burst in |
to tears. while the jelly began to stream
over again.
Her husband, half beside himself with |
the kissing noise and his own vexation,
made dive at the kettle, and, in his eff |
forts to get it off the stove, upset it, del
uging the floor.
I'm glad of it! You've no business
to make the COMPOUNDED stuff
when you don't know how" he cried.
out of the kitchen, and leaving
his wife to have her cry out "I'll go
and send Warburton away
Poor Nellie sObbed convulsively, un-
mindful of the meandering red river at
her feet, until Hannah entered.
Why, dearie, what trouble you're
in, to be sure! and all your jelly wasted!
But never mind; We'll have the next
kettle all right"
Nell sprang up and threw herself into
the old wOman's arms.
''Oh, Hannah! and Ned's gone to
send Mr.. Warburton away without his
dinner, and he'll never forgive me-"
she sobbed.
"Yes, he will. dearie, yes, he will
lon't y"u fret! I've sent them over to
sour mothers for lunch And now
ct me tell you what to do. Put all this ,
elly-making by till to-morrow-we'll
begin bright and early in the morning, ,
but, Hannah, it won't come to
ely"