Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-12-02
HOMEMADE BREAD.

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'.Sha's an old darling said Grace
- And / mean to help her all
- got e beautiful recipe for
chocV " eetai5es, and on Friday even
ing ahl going there, to make up all l
can, 50 that the school-children will
buy them on Saturday. / know how to
make cinnamon applicants, too, and
lemon-drops and cocoanut balls"
Grace, [ DO believe you have taken
leave of your senses" said Medora
May One would think it was disgrace
enough for Aunt Deborah-our own
motheRs sister-to open horria little
hucksster's shop without our mixing
ourselves up in the affair"
"but Aunt Debby must live, YOU
know said Grace, who was perched,
kittea'hshion, on the window-sill, feed
ing hs canary with bits of sparkling
white sugar. "And Cousin Nixon
couldn't keep her any longer--and her
eyes aren't strong enough for fine
need!sPork, and her education has not
tltted her to be q teacher, and her poor
OLD IAeamatlc bones keep her from 60
ing Dellnd a counter or entering a fac
tory ! suppose you wouldn't be willing
to nave her come here and live with
your
"Ip cried Medora. "Do YOU SUD
pose + want to proclaim to the whole
town fhat ! have such dilapidated old
relation as that z"
81 would take her quick enough, .
said Grace, ''if didn't board with Mrs.
Howitt, and share, the little upstairs
Just wait until | marry some rich man,
she added, with a s2ucy uplifting o.
her pretty auburn brows, "and then sec
if don't furnish up state apartment
for Aunt Debby p
Don't talk nonsense" said Medora
acidly, cts very likely, isn't it, thai
factory girl like you are going t.
marry rich man ?"
Grace Craxall laughed merlily. Al
through life she and her cousin, Medori
May, had agreed to differ on mos
points, Grace, seeing no other caree,
before her, had, on the death of he
last surviving parent, eheerfully entered
a factory, while Medora, taking he
STAND on the platform of false gentil
ity, mad done fine sewing and silk EN-
oroldery on the sly to support herself
putting on all the airs of a young lad,
OF fashion the while. And now Aun
Deporah May, to the infinite disgust o
her arlstocratically inclined niece, haC
actually opened a little low windowe,
shop IN shady street just out of tn
nam ihoroughfare, and, as Medor
trader -''
For Aunt Debby, in her bewildere,
loneliness, had scarcely known what t.
90 until Grace Craxall came to the rescu
with her hopeful courage and straight
FORWARD common sense.
= only wish it wasn't sinful to TAX
g sf1 out Of the 5he way" siShed the na poo t,o
o'e row, Aunt Dolby, that doesn'tsoun
a bit like you" said Grace, cheerfullJ
'Bnt what am | to do?" said Aun
Deborah.
'What can you do?" said Grace.
Il don't know as l am good for any
thing" said the old woman, with
quiet tear or two, except to hel
} around the house, and | amt stron
enough for regular hired help. Yor
J uncle always used to say | was mastC
J hand at making bread"
Then make it." brightly interrupte
} Grace.
. 'Eh 2" said Aunt Debby.
There's a nice little store to let G
Bay street," went on Grace, "for te
+ dollars a month"
"But l haven't got ten dollars
month, feebly interrupted Aunt Debb
"l'll lend it to you, said Grace, sol
of the wages 1 have saved. And there
pretty bedroom and sittingroom at IL
back of the shop, and clean, dry bas
ment under it, where you could bah
your bread, I know, for the sister of Il
lady where l board is looking for dres
making rooms, and heard her speakir
about it.
'Do you mean to open bakery
SAID bewildered Aunt Debby.
Z Not exactly that" explained Grac
"Blt if Mrs. Hewitt, or Mrs. Taylo
ormy other of the ladies around he
cold get real, home made bread sue
as dou make, 90 you suppose they won
on up with the sour stuff they get
fhe bakers shops? And you cou
easily get up a reputation on yo
5 raisin cakes, and fried crullers, al
New England pumpkin-pies. No
couldn't youY'
: The old lady frightened up little
Il used to be pretty good at cooking
said she, And if you think 1 cou
support myself So"
L am sure of itr cried the cheer
Grace. And I'll go there with '
TINS very day to look at the place, a
Will engage 1t for three months on trI
, And | can paint you sign to put o'
the door, Homemade Bread by Nj
Deborah May r And I'll hem ?
some curtains and arrange the shel7
a IN the low window I almost wish
was going to be your shop-girl," {
added, merrily. "But l can help J
IN the evenings, you know y
Grace Craxall's prophecies prov
!. correct. Aunt Debby's delicious hor
made bread, whittier than powdered iii
sweet as ambrosia, soon acquired
J reputation, and the old lady COZ