Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-08-11
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to bring a friend home to dinner o
luncheon and find every thing out o
sorts. Now, there's Gravesley; his wife
q fine woman when you see her out.
snowy woman, always well dressed
Well, Gravesley invited me to luncl
that day we went out together. Invent
but was sorry enough for it. Such {
house as we found-all heels-over-head
and l caught sight of the mistress disap
pearing up the stairs in curl-papers and
slippers. She was indisposed, land could
not see US, the girl said. We lunched
on bread and cheese, and Gravesley,
poor fellow, though he said nothing,
looked exceedingly annoyed. l should
have been angry. think wife should
make it her duty to keep her house and
her person in presentable order, so that
her husband, come when he may, may
find her ready to welcome him.
$50 do L" said Nell, smiling up into
his face. "You need never be afraid to
invite friend home with you, Ned. No
matter if don't know, shall be ready
to receive you"
Ned gave her a ringing kiss.
every well, little woman; shall try
you one of these days-and now l must
run. Good-by."
She watched him out of sight with
happy eyes and then went back to her
pretty sitting-reom and her workable.
A month later the summer was on the
wane and the fruits were well ripened.
"Jane." said Mrs. Hastings, one
bright morning, returning from the gar
den-gate, where she had parted with
her husband, 81 have just looked at
the currants and they are quite ripe.
We must make our jelly at once Now,
Mr.. Hastings won't be home till late to-
day. l want to spend the day with
mother tomorrow and | should very
much like to get the job off my hands
to-day. What do you say?"
81 can soon pick the currants,
'-All right; suppose We begin. We
won't clean up now. Let the house
stand, though it is dreadfully out of or
der. Perhaps we may find time to
up when We get the fruit
Hurry now, and pick as fast
as you can, and III step over to Browns
and order some sugar and Jars
Jane Obeyed, leaving the breakfast
room unswept and the front steps I'M
washed.
1t was high noon before the first ket-
tie of juice was got in cooking order
Making currant jelly was rather more
Of an undertaking than Mrs Hastings
imagined. She had seen it made at
home under her mothers supervision,
and making it herself she fancied would
be quite as easy.
"Dear me, how the time flies, Do
hurry, Jane! What lot there is yet
10 strain! But we must get done. / 4
dare say it won't take the juice long to
.hicken. Mamma used to make it in no
time. What are we to do about dinner,
wonder? We can't cook the ham,
here's no room on the fire. We must |
have makeup dinner when we have |
finished. Mr.. Hastings will excuse us,
I'm sure''
And arrayed in her holland apron,
with her pretty braids all pushed back |
md her sleeves tucked above her ell |
BOWS, Nell worked away with all her
night. picking, boiling. straining, until
her cheeks were fiusheL and her head
lched.
"Why, Jane, this juice won't jelly and
t has boiled so long. What can be the
natter?"
There's something you put in to
make it jelly l think, ma am"
'Oh, dear, no. Mother never did,
m sure. III add more sugar, and let
t boil another hour. Dear me, l
bought we should have had our last
,ettle on by this time. We shall be so
ate, and I'm tried to death now. |
wish | had done AS mother said. She
dvised me TO send the currants over
here and let Hannah make the jelly,
nut was sure could do it myself"
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