Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-10-18
Anmuruus department,
MRS. AP.JONES' PUDDING.

Ihey lived IN Wales, anu Tue ldrmer "as
well-to.do, and all the household were eco
nomical, not thinking of meat every day, or
anything like as often. The two daughters
we're named Reliance and Prudence; the sons
Amos and James. Reliance was soon to be
married to David ap- Thomas at the next farm
"Well have hasty pudding for dinner to-
day, mother" said farmer ap.Jones to his
wife, one morning at breakfast.
"Very we'll, Evan," replied Mrs. ap-Jones !;
for his will was law.
So when it was time, she began to make the
pudding Her husband and sons were out at
their work in the spring sunshine her daugh'
ters were making the bed upstairs.
II mustn't forget the salt this time" cried
Mrs. ap-Jones to herself; there was fine fuss
from all of 'em about the last one"
For Mrs. ap-Jones, good housewife, though
she was, was apt to forget to put salt in her
hasty puddings, or not to put in enough of it.
She put plenty in this time for they we're all
fond of salt Then she went up to the linen
room and began laying the winter clothing
away in camphor.
1t was only few moments before Reliance
came into the kitchen, when, seeing the pud-
ding cooking, and knowing that her mother
was apt to forget to salt it, she put in hand
ful of salt, and stirred it we'll, 80 that her
father would have no occasion to find fault.
Soon after, Prudence passed through the
kitchen on her way to the brew house.
Mothers sure to have forgot the SALT" said
she, and added a good handful.
Before long, Amos entered to get a jug Of
beer. And soon after James came in. Each
of them put in handful more salt, as they
had no more faith in their mothers remem-
bering it than Reliance or Prudence had.
Just before dinner, Farmer ap-Jones re-
turned from the fields and saw the pudding
cooking.
"That pudding smells uncommon good," he
said, "but," added the farmer, approaching
the kettle, "I'll bet six.pence the wife's for
got to salt it, as she always does. l used to
depend upon Reliance, till she got her head
chock full of that young man of hern; no
chance of her thinkin' ont now. As to Pru-
dence-well; she don't meddle much in the
cooking; so I'll put the salt in myself" And
taking off the lid, he flung in large handful
and half, stirring the pudding briskly.
Twelve o'clock came, and they all sat down
to the table. Mrs. ap.Jones helped her hus-
band to a good serving for he loved it we'll,
and had besides sharp appetite. Just a
spoonful he took, and leaped up.
"Who on earth salted this here pudding ?
It"
Farmer ap-Jones stopped: he suddenly re-
membered that he had salted it himself Just
then there was great noise in the stable.
II should think that laundering colts
a-tryin' to kick in the barn door" said he,
and rushed out.
The next to try the pudding was Amos.
No sooner had he got it in his mouth, than
he leaped up too, and went off to see what
the colt could be doing.
And each one, James, Reliance and Pru-
dence started away, in like manner, leaving
Mrs. ap.Jones in amazement,
For each one, you see, silently took credit
for the hard sailing.
"Lawd mercy" cried Mrs. ap-Jones,
swallowing down her first mouthful. This
comes O my having put in all that there
salt What could I ha' been thinking Off
But they used to say I'd heavy hand at
salting."
The proof of the pudding is in the eating
Mr.. ScHM1Dr's MIsTAKE.-I geeps me
Won leedle schtore town broadway, und does
a pooty goot peesnis, bud ton't got mooch
capital to work NIT, so I finds id hard work to
get me all der credits vot would like. Last
week hear aboud some goots dot barty vas
going to sell pooty sheap, und so l writes dot
man if he would gief me der refusal of dose
goots for couple of days. He gate me der
refusal-dot is, he salt 1 couldn't haf dem
but he salt he would gall on me und nee mine
schtore, und den if mine schtanding in pees.
mis- vas goot, perhaps We might do Something's
togedder. Veil, I vas behint mine counter
Yesterday, ven shenteman comes in und
dakes me py der hant und say "Mr. Schmidt,
1 pelieve." 1 says "Yaw," und den 1 dinks
to mneself, dis vas der man vot has dose
goots to sell, und must dry to make some
goot IMPRESSIONS NIT him, so We gould do some
peesnis. "Dis vas goot schtore," he says,
looking roundt, "but you don't got pooty
pig sthock already" vas avrsid to let him
know dot I only hat bout tousand tollars
wort of goots in der blaze, so I says: "You
tou't would dink hat more as dree tousand
tolars in dis leedle schtore, amt i'd" He
says: "You ton't tole me! Vos dot bossi-
ble!" II says: "Yaw." I meant dot i'd vas
possible, dough id wasn't so, vor I vas like
Shorge Washington ven he cut town der "olt
elm on Poston Commons NIT his leedle
hadchet, und couldn't dell some lies aboud id.
"Vell," says der shentleman, 81 dinks you
ought to know peter as anybody else vot you
hat got in der schtore." Und den he dakes
pig book yrom unter his arm und say: "Vell,
I poots you town vor dree tousand tollars'
l ask him vot he means py "poots me town"
und den he says he vos Won off der dax.men,
or assessors off property, und he tank me so
kintly as nefer vos because he say vos sooch
an honest Deutscher, und tidn't dry und sheat
der gofermants dells you vot it vos, [
tdn't veel any more peter as hundord Der
cent. ven dot man walks oudt of mine schtore,
und der nexd dime makes free NIT sdran.
gers Winds first deir peesnis oudt
A Shy YOUNG MAN.-Mr. Fitzpatrick Sc
lected as the hero of his story shy young
man of Scotland, who, for fourteen years, had
wooed the lassie of his heart. One night,
Jamie, for that was the young mans name,
called to see Jennie and there was terrible
look about his eyes, just as there is sometimes
when they've made up their minds to pop the
question. And Jamie came in and sat down
by the fire, just as he had done every Tuesday
and Friday night for fourteen long years, and
he talked of the weather and the cattle and
the crops, and the stock market, was going
to say-but no, they didn't talk about that.
And finally jamie says, "Jennie, I've known
you now for long time"
"Yes, JAMIE said she.
"And-Ive thought I'd always like to