Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-06-05
Miseellaneous. RI
Aunt Patience's Doughuuts.

We'll. You've got back. hey you: >pose
YOU and that Laucaster frller had rue
time out n riding, didn't youl'
.'le.. Indeed. Aunt Patience. Its so
lovely oui Of doors. and IL has been such 4
p,rfcci day Don't YOU think so:'
We'll. yr>. duuuo but Il hes, acAuow J.
edged Aunt Patience, reluctantly but a.
was a ieiiiu YOUR ma just now. at, a
weather breeder nd shouldn't be mite
surprised II we had a regular noriheAstcr
In a day or two. mc5hs freshct. Twas
lest sirh weather before We had that dread
ful freshci twenty years ago this fall, jest
Aiorc the equinoNal-drcadful storm Jonas
was laid M with a sore toe. Dear IN. :
what time bad with tha; man II any
little thing allied him, there want no Twin
with him Then the iTcshei come on nd
carried Of bridges. nd washed The roads
nd ! ~as Shet up with that man Tor two
mortal week.. But then. they're bout all
alike; they can; bear uoihn,' none OF
EN-. =
you dor't think much of the men. do
you. Aunt Pateuce:' asked Bessie. >m.!-
''Ior' sakes, no , uuu ta,, 49, -,..,~ -
m It. always been wondefment to me
what they wa. made for. bat like muske-
toes nd lice ',po>e il was for some good
purpose. Yes, I've often thought what
peaccAble time we should hey of Il, {
'iwan't for the men"
why. Aunt Patience >" laughed Bessie,
Il am sure don't see what We could do
without them. think they are Just splen-
did, But what did induce you 10 marry, il
you hate the men soE'
Il never should. child. II hednt been
so er-hearIed. Il always wa my worst
fault had beauX a plenty, when WAS
your age, lest because | Mas so sarsy and
aggrsyatin' but | wouldn't hey none Of 'em
nd when | got nigh on 10 thirty. they gave
Il mp.
What a relief It must have been, aunt :"
YES. twas. calculated then | could
hey a little peace-but. law sakes It didn't
last long. fur Jest about the time who
should buy the Deacon skies plsce. and
move inter the neighborhood, but Jonas
Petty bone
Did he fall in love al irst sight: laugh
ed saucy Bessie.
Goodness. no | reckon he didn't know
much about love. / never thought he was
over nd above smart. nd he was dreadful
shiftless. But there was one thing that he
was a master hand al, nd that was estir'.
You haIn't no idea what q sight OF viciuals
il took 10 keep him. Why. I've seen him
set down nd eat hui. painful OF doughnuts
nd half PIE besides, for lunch, nd then
git up nd say he felt as boiler as pun
kin
How did you happen to marry him.
Aunt Patience? Do tell me about IT," per-
sisted Bess.
"'rain't no use to revive that old story
it's too redlkilous-bes.des you aint ready
to die. are you:"
What do you mean, Aunt Patiencer
asked Bessie. wonderingly.
you might die laughin' ef | should tell
you :; | didn't but jest survive 1t, nd besides
the poor mans dead nd gone, nd longs
don't hev to provide for him, hadn't ought
| TO grudge him the pleasure he got out o
| my doughnuts. No. l han't agoin' To
| bring up anything agin him now-taln't
! right. you needn't ask me-"
80. please do tell me why you married
| him, Aunt Patience-that's a darling,
urged Bessie.
| .'He was dreadful moderate man." re-
| sumed Aunt Patience II used to tell him
/ an earthquake wouldn't start him. never
see him in hurry but once. Oh, dear
| twas enough 10 Kill body--the way he
| shot round that kitchen
Please tell me-" began Bessie.
well. well, do wait till git to it, in
terrupted Aunt Patience, impatienty. Il
/ amt no talker, md IL takes me some time
/ to get ready to begin. But I'm comm &c
| the main point right away.
You see he come in one day TO borrow
somethin'-them Pettybones was allus Dor.
rowin' -shiftless set-'nd l was fryin
doughnuts, md he got taste of 'em. o.
course1 had TO offer him one, when he sol
| there lookin' so wistful like. But | wist
for the lands sake | hedn'L. fur ii created
a hankerin' for 'em which lasted as long a
he lived, And ] hain't no idee but whs
| twas them that carried him of at last
-Doughnuts, Aunt PatieDce-how c0ulC
they?' asked Bessie.
lie was took down right In hayin' time
| YOU see he hedn't no more cslc'lation theI
| thst-with a fever. II /. he'd ben ne
| shouldn't have minded nothin' about il
but he was so lazy he'd give right up /,
| any little thing nd think he was agoin' T.
die md finally he did worry himself into
regular fever Goodness how | did wori
over that man. ] sweat him md give hin
arhs enough to cure a sick COW, md afte
awhile he began TO pick up. The first thin!
he begun to think about, OF course. wa
eatin'. I made him cruel nd beef tea b.
the bucket-ful. but he said ''they didn't be
gin to make no impression on him. On
day | was a fryin' doughnuts, md iona
smelt 'cm. md he says: Patience, can
stand this no longer; I've got to have SON
doughnuts, whether or no. Jonas Petty
bone says l. be you crazy: you hahn
agoin to hev no sign of no doughnuts
Then took my bonnet. nd went up 10 th
garden to git some sass for dinner md
when | come back the first thing l hear
was Jonas agroanin.' l sot down my sas
and went into the pantry. and what do yO
| think? Out o. that hull pan o. doug hnut
that I'd fried, there wasn't one left"
You don't mean gasped Bessie.
. Yes, see In minute there want o
chance for him, but 'twan't my way TO kee