The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-11-18

"JImmyr helps Aake 1ce-Csea1s
After that trouble with Aunt Eliza
The time she staid Up On The roof and
was rnined on-I had no mislortunes for
nearly . week; but 4 didn't lat. Boys
are born 70 ~ upward like the sparks
that trouble. and yesterday ! Wa up
10 mischief again" - Sue said, though
never had the least idea Of doing any
mischief. How should 90 innocent
boz. who might easily have been - or
phan had things happened n that way
know al about cooking and chemistry
and such. should like 70 know.
IL. was really Sues fault Nothing
would do but she must give party. and
and Of course she must have ice-crcam-
| Now the ice-cream that our cako-ehop
I man makes isn't good enough for her,
50 she got father 70 buy an icc-cream
N freezer. and said she would make the
I ice-cream herself. ! was 70 heIp her.
and she sent me 10 the store 70 order
some salt. asked her what she wanted
Of salt. and she said that you couldn't
freeze ice-cream without plont7 Of SALT
and that Il was almost as necessary asico.
went to the store and ordered the
salt. and then had game ortw0 Of ball
with the boys. and didn't get home till
late in the afternoon. There was Sue
freezing the ice-cream. and suffering
dreadfully. so she said. She had 70 60
and dress right away. and told me %
keep turning the ice-crcam freezer till
Il froze and don't run of and leave me
10 do everything again you good
for-nothing boy, wonder how You can
do IL
turned that freezer for ever 90 long.
but nothing would freeze; 50 made up
nv mind that il wanted more salt
didn't want TO disturb anybody, 90 !
quietly wen. into the kitchen and GOT
the salt-cellar. and emptied it into the
ice-cream. Il began to freeze right
away; bur Tasted il. and twas awfully
, salt, SO got the jug of golden sirup
and poured about . pint into the ice
cream. and when IL was done Il was Z
! beautiful straw-color.
! But there was an awful scene When
! the party tried to eat that ice-cream
sue handed il around. and said x
. everybody: This is my ice-cream
and YOU must be sure to like it," Ths
! first one she gave it to was DR.
: Porter. He Is dreadfully fond Of ice
!, cream, anu NJ @ItiiirN 14NA = ~ y r1&A.1c
and said he was sure It was delightful
: and took whole spoonful. Then b
Jumped up as ii something had Bit him
and went out Of the door In two jumps
:, and we didn't see him again. TheI
Z three more men tasted their ice-cream
\ and jumped up. and ran after tn
. doctor. and two girls said: "Oh myr
!. and held their handkerchicfs over thci
!, faces, and turned just as pale. AM
!, then every body else put their ice-crean
I down on the table. and said thank yo'
+ they guessed they wouldn't take any
I. The party was regularly spoiled. an
4 when ! tasted the ice-cream 1 d'dn'
i wonder. Il was worse than the bes
] kind Of strong medicine.
Z Sue was in q dreadful state o. MIND
4 and when the party had gone home
all but one man. who lay under the 81
ple-tree all night and groaned like b
: was dying. only we thought i was CT
she made me tell her all about 81
salt and golden sirup- She wouldn
J, believe that had tried 70 do my bes
I and didn't mean any harm. Fath<
= took her part, and said ought 70 81
J. some Of the ice-cream. since l made !
z but said I'D rather GO up stairs vii
him. SO went.
: Some Of these DAYS people will begl
!. q understand that they are just was
z ing and throwing away boy who 2
Z WAYS tries TO do his best. and perhaI
4 they'll be sorry when il i 20 late
! \. Jimmy Broscn," n Harper's loHn
I. People.