New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-04-13

0oaot oAA,S", 40 OeRd Ill ulliuS tuo jar.
Into it went raisins, currents, spices,
and what-not of the good things in
Hephzibah's store, taking of each arti.
Gle SO that it would not be missed. The
jar still not being as full as previously,
he cmptied into it large 6ish of finely
chopped beef that Hephzibah had pre-.
pared for making stew for one of he1
customers. Even then Nick saw that
the mixture in the jar, though he had
stirred 1t several times with Hephzibah'e
clothes-paddle, was altogether too dry.
looking to appear like soaking dried ap-
pies; and so he poured in . quantity oil
| cider from the cider barrel.
lit was not till then that Nick noticed
the pie-plates on the table with the un.
der crusts in them, and the top crust,
rolled out on the pie-board just as Heph.
zibah had left them.
He grinned a moment at the plates,
and in q fifty he had grasped a long.
handled spoon and was spooning the
mixture out from the jar to the pie.
plates as adroitly as ever Hephzibah
! could have done.
Five minutes after, the top crusts
were laid in place, little crooked 10 be
sure, but not bad for the smartest monk
ey that ever was; and in the smallest
number of minutes possible one dozen
pies were baking in Hephzibahs great
cook-stove.
Before the end Of the hour Hephzi-
bah returned, having relieved the third
nephew of the Exceedingly Grand AID.
miral of the Allspice Islands. The Ex-
ceedingly Grand, etc., was 80 grateful
to Hephzibah that he ordered of her ten
dried-apple pies, though he didn't care
much for them, and sent his deaf mute
to learn just what hour he should 20
again for the pies. Whom Nick heard
her unlocking the store door, he ran up
stairs and hid under the bed.
"Hephzibah gave the deaf mute chair
while she went out into her kitchen to
think what hour she had best write that
he should return. Immediately she
saw that the fire was burning brightly
and that there was something fixing In
the oven.
"'Dear, dear! I must have boon 20
careless as to leave something In the
oven when I went out!' she exclaimed,
jerking the oven door open.
"There they were-twelve beautifully
Drowned pies.
"Yes, yes, my pies-but I've lust
saved them,' she continued, moving
them from the oven. NO, land sakes!'
exclaimed Hephzibah, looking very
much scared, and almost dropping In 4
faint on the floor. Il had only lust I'm
ished the crusts!'
"Just then she spied Nick poepina
down from the top Of the back stairs.
'Oh, you prince Of monkeys, priceless
of animals, Nick, 1t must BE- you that
has done this most clever of al tricks
Come to your mistress, dear Nicky!' and
Nick quickly slid down the banis6sr, and
jumped up on her shoulder.
The deaf mute carried tho Ton PIES
back with him, aud Hcphsibah gave
Nick the best dinner she could afford
for making. IS she supposed, her dried
apple pies. While they were eating
their dinners, the Second Chief Clerk Of
the Naval Department again rushed in
to the store; and he had run % fast
that he couldn't speak for minute.
"I see, you've come 10 tell mo that
that young man has boon taken worse, ,
said Hephzibah, jumping up from tho
table, and beginning . put "a her
shawl. Il reckon, nov, bis uncle gave
him whole dried-apple pie 10 eat,
didn't hep It would be lust Ike thai
good, foolish man.
60 Madame said Tho Second Chief
Clerk, finally catching his breath, and
smiling all over bis face, the Exceed
ingly Grand Admiral Of the Allspics ISL
ands has sent me to order one Hundred
more of those delicious pies, % soon e
You can make them, and here's . bag
OF gold for the ten he had to-day
Hephzibah was shrewd enough 10
think that there was something about
those pies of which she didn't know; 20
she bowed her mob cap very politely,
and said the Exceedingly Grand, etc.,
should be obeyed. She then gave tho
Second Chief Clerk two pieces Of gold
out Of the bag for himself, and hugo
bunch Of bananas for his wife and little
children at home.
"The moment he had loft the store
she rushed into her kitchen, aud cut .
slice from one Ut the two remaining pies.
She tasted IT.; she pulled Of her mob
cap, tossed It up to the ceiling; snd
catching hold of Nick she danced an
over the kitchen foor.
"'But OF what marvellous thing Is such
q toothsome pic mader' said Hephxlbah,
stopping right in the middle of horn
pipe. She caught up the stone jar, and
- there was about . pint of the mixture
left, she learned exactly how 10 mako
more. She improved on Nick's receipt,
of course, and soon was not able 70 bake
enough pies to supply the great people
Of the Alspice Islands-olten having or
doris ahead for nine hundred pies. When
she became rich she gave the receipt 70
poor deserving young man Who had
saved Nick from drowning while he WAS
playing around the wharves one day.
After Hephxibah gave up tho pie
business she was married to the Exceed
ingly Grand, etc., and IN that way she
became the Exceedingly Grand Admir-
aless of the Allsp{ce Islands. Nick was
given . gold collar With his name carved
on 1t In graceful dourishes, and was ~
rayed daily In purple and 6ne linen.
Hephzfbah also sent copy Of tho re-
cefpt to England, and there Il was that
aunt Debby learned to make those minoe-
Pics
The Professor happened 70 30 pass
ing by Uncle Toms store lust q the
story was finished, aud Ne heard such .
stamping Of feet, clappln9 Of hands,
pounding on tablos, and uproarious
laughter that he went into The store 20
sec il some Of his boys were not sniscon-
Quoting themselves. But tho moment
he saw Uncle Toms folly faoe he only
smiled and said, "Not too bolsterous,
boys" and pretended 10 had como In
purposely to order some Jolly cake for
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