The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-04-12
BREAD BAKING,
And the Three Warnings.

It was in the DAYS of our grand
mothers, when there we're brick ovens |
in the land, when MIR. Hubbard bought |
his house; and bought it very much
against his wife's will. 1t was n lonely
house, and reported to be haunted 1t
was next to a graveyard, which though
unused was not cheerful, and which had
likewise the reputation of ghost How
ever, Mr.. Hubbard did not believe in
ghosts, and was too cheerful to be de-
pressed by warnings, and never intended
to be lonely.
"Mrs. Hubbard" he said, when his
wife shook her head over the purch afe
Il got it cheap, and ITS good enc, YoH
vii! like 1t when you get there. If you
don't, Why then talk
So the house was bought. and into it
| the Hubbard family went There was
scarcely chance for a ghost to show
his face amid such family Of boys and
girls Dir. and Mrs. Hubbard counted
ten of the m, all noisy ones
Having once expOstulated and spoken
out her mind as to the house, Mrs. Hub
bari gave up the point She scrubbed
and SCI ured, tackled down carpets and
put up curtains, and owned the place
was pretty. As not a ghost appeared
for a week, she made up her mind that
there was no such inhabitauts; she even
began not to mind the toIubstones. So
the house got to rights at last, and bak-
ing day came about. In the press of
business, they had great deal of baker s
bread, and were tired of it.
Mrs. Hubbard neVreEjOyGd setting a
batch of bread to rise as abe did that
which was to be eaten for the first time
in the new house. ''tor | cannot get up
an appetite far stuff that nobody kn MS
who has had the making Of said hrs.
Hubbard, land all puffy and alumy be-
Sides"
So into the oven rent the bread, and
out it came at the proper time, even and
brown and beautiful as loa7es c, MD be
: Mrs Hubbard turned them up on their
, sides as she drew them forth. and they
stood in the long bread-tray, glorious
proofs Of her skill and the excellence 81
the oven, When Tommy Hubbard bound
ed in Tommy was four; and when "a
f that age we are prone to believe tina
? anything will bear our weight. Tommy
therefore, anxious to inspect the newly
made bread, swung himself off his fee
? by ciutchipg the edge of the bread-tray
and over it came, lOaVes and Tommy ant
: ALL
Mrs Hubbard q w to the rescue ant
picked up the loaves. Al were duStet
and put in the tray again but one Tha
n lay bottom upward under the table
e "a bothering child, to give nee so mucl
troubled" she said us phe craWled undo
the table to get it. ''O-ah-dear, dear
II dear-O-O my"
e And there on the floor sat Mrs Hub
n bard, screaming, Wringing her hand
:. and shaking her head. The children
screamed in concert. Mr. Hubbar
T rushed in from the garden where he wa
r. at work.
IS whats the matter, motber?' b
gasped. Mrs. Hubbard pointed to til
bottom of the loaf lSing in her lap.
} "Lo,k tkere and seel' she said. 81
IT is warning. William, I'm going to
l. taken from them all.
IS And he looked; and he saw dc ath'l
head and cross bones, as plainly en-
. graved as they possibly could be.
1T an accident" said Mr.. Hubbaad
"Sech queer cranks do come, yo
e know"
IL But Mrs. Hubbard was in a trouble
state of mind, as was but natural. 9Th
~ stories about the haunted house Wer
lie true" she said; land the spirits hav
1 I
-" ing" And the loaf was put aside, fo
even Mr.. Hubbard did not dare to ca
any of it.
Mr. Hubbard got over her fright 6
at last, but the news of the awfully marke
n loaf spread through RI, and th
s. people came to Mr.. Hubbard's all til
le week to look at it. 1t was a death
1t head and cross-bones certainly; ever
Ct one saw that it was warming of ap
=, preaching death; some thought that tn
N spirits wanted to brighten the Hubbar5
Re away, and get possession of the hous
rt again, all to themselves. This latte
!, supposihon inspired Mr.. Hubbard wit
il courage; finally, being q brave woman
"a she adopted the belief, and when anotbG
te baking day arrived, put her losves iDt
iy the oven once more, prepared for cFos
sh bones, aud not to be frightened by then
C, The loaTes baked as before. They can
y out brown and cFusty as Mrs. HubbaI
Ia turned each in her hands. There wei
IN no cross-bones visible, but on the la
n were sundry characters or letters. Wha
of no oHe could tell, until there dropped
u for chat a certain printer of the neig
N borhood accustomed to reading thinj
la backward.
N "By George said he, chat is euriou
ID That IS curious-r-e-s-u-r-g-a- resu
g. gam; that is what is on the loaf-resu
D gam
be "Well, yes" said Mr.. Hubbard, beiE
ID obliged to admit it "But it is not
81 bad as cross bones and skull
ly Mrs. Hubbard shook her head ~
st even solemuer," said the little woms
~ who was not as good linguIst as bre'
es maker. 81 feel confident, William, tn
a l shall soon be resurgamed, and wh
will these dear children do them