The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-01-31
P0LLYS PUMPKIN PIES.

FULLY : PUMPKIN PiES.
Great golden pumpkins, yellow enough
to ~ apples Of the Hesperides, were ~
inc about the kitchen floor, and Polly at
the kitchen cable was making pumpkin
pies
Ter thoughts ram in this wise. as she
measured out the Ingredients: One
and one-haf pounds Of loaf sugar, one
half pound Of butter, two quarts Of
cream-no, one quart. SO Melissas
really engaged to the minister Dear
me, some people have everything in this
WorIj. | wonder i tlcy are 50 lucky IN
heue1ts How gravely he would look
at me i he were Il hear ME express such
q frivolous thought He has a stern
face; bat how kindly he can look out of
has blue eyes The other night when |
burned my arm at the candy-pulling, he
dressed it rs carefully rs a woman, and
looked 50 kind and sorry that what with
ms sympathy ana the hurt, | could
hardly keep back the tears He said |
had already learned one OF LIES hardest
lessons patience under affection
Do you call this affiiction?' | said,
laughing. ! VIII be happy, indeed, ii
| never have any greater affection than
tins. And he answered so gravely that
it silenced me: [ pray you may be
happy. dear child " Here Polly broke
out N vubling little melody that
started the canary in the sitting-ro0m to
singing with I'll his might, and caused
Aunt Phoebe tO eXcIaim III tones sharp
enough t. sour the incip.ent PIES:
Can't v1u stop tat noise, Polly,
Yau and this ahomnable bird VIII run
.us crazy set every nerve in my body Is
just 2 Gn-lna nov Then she added
Il tones not loo low - reach pGlIy's car:
4. / viii get rid OF YOU both some day,
and then may be [ viii have some peace
of my Ilfc
llera was silence in the house after
ths. Polly turned aside her head that
her tears might not fall in the pastry
she was working. and the sympathetic
bIrl hUshed its song and dropped its
head
PoIly's reldish-brown curls were
caught up high on her head aud fas-
tened with am old-fashioned shell comb
III her mothers; she had on a fresh, dark
calico, and ler rolled-up sleeves showed
Whit arms, made winter by the hour
ga-t.d yer them. She was 4 pretty
picture Us She rolled out her pastry and
cut II Ill lelyeate. curling strips, but she
Wa - engaged III REFRESHING the ugly,
s1 ry feelings that flushed her checks
aal heavej her breast but found no out
LIT NJ her lips that she was unconscious
Of g spectator until, hearing a movement,
she raised her ewes and met the MINI
istar.s
tie was standing in the doorway be-
+59etr-.,Dar4 r,.l o,,7
Tgilvs first thought was that her aunt
Ind maliciouslv sent him to seek her,
thinking thus to emharrass her. This
thou ehr came - her assistance. and
smiling and tImpiur In spite OF her an
noyaucn rs size met the sunny gaze of
h,- blaze ewes, she motin~ed him to 4
chair il fha air OF q princess and wen
ON " tia her work
lie brought the chair and set it rs
close MS possible to the table. so close
ta Polly tremhled lest some Of the
ur should fall on his immaculate black
lou are milking pumpkin pies :"
W7- Its commonplace question, but It
Ws asked In the tones which thrilled
Io.r fal.y's soul like rich music.
SIZE sulIIedan affirmative, and he went
on. looking mp in the fresh, sweet face:
Have you ever heard the tradition
resi- nt.rg pumpkin pies? 1t is said
taev ore 4 sort Of moral Thermometer Of
ta mper Of the individual by whom
IRE prepared. Pumpkins. YOU
81 ale nourished Ii the sunshine
ll,E are gathered III the glowing al
t19.n days, and brought IN the house,
SEP reminders Of the summer sun. If
III. 50 - na4e Ivy one OF sunny dis
~. they VIII be sweet, juicy and
saary, such an essence OF
s..-s-41., sugar ana spice as those you
-0 ..3AtAG. Bat If one il-natured
- -4' II har5orcd during their prepa-
.e} ora soured and ruined.
IL Zee crimson at this out-and-
t5al compliment, and in her confusion
tt.@s9sh tua lopper-hoX for that which
Ill .1e spsos, and busted the pies free
s.. lh.h she c;lLmly poured in half a
a'If.. u lemon eytraet, while the minis
ll iso1-lt he had never see so beWitcl-
i. lttle housewife.
~ Ire rose to go he said. laughing:
believe L am to take my dinner
WITT Won tomorrow: -. Miss Polly, |
shall have MI opportunity to GAUGE vour
disposition BY vour pies.
Polly shook 4 spoon al him. and an
sVerei confidently That il that was to be
taa MY Est. she was not afraid.
S. tic front door closed on the minis
+or. tnt Phoebe, bristling with indigna-
taa s'alkej into the kitchen.
1t YOU tlnnk ] nm going TO have
suoa dseraceful performances IN nv
kitchen you are mistaken, miss, asked
the minister In the sitting-room while
Wr ~ put IN ny other cap, and he
v.lk.J deliberately out here, and here
y. mid You enticed him out; Won
IN dli. Tlu ungateful mink.
- "a tlr,ed 18th HIM over nv table
aad aT=r ny pies, and under my very
hos Tor was watching you behind the