Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-05
Jimmy Brown and the Ice Cream
Party.


From Harpers Young People.
There was pretty nearly whole week that I
kept out of trouble; but it didn't last. Bows are
born to fly upward like the sparks that trouble
and yesterday was sup to mischief again." as
Sue said, though never had the least idea of
doing any mischief. How should an innocent bow.
who might easily have been an orphan had things
happened in that way, know all about cooking and
chemistry and such, shOuldlike to know. 1t was
really Sues fault. Nothing would do but she
must give party, and, OF course. she must have
ice cream. Now the ice cream that our cake -shop
man makes isn't good enough for her, so she
got father to buy an ice cream freezer, and said
she would make the ice cream herself was
to help her, and she sent me to the store to order
some salt. asked her what she wanted of salt.
and she said that you couldn't freeze ice cream
without plenty of salt, and that it was almost as
necessary as ice. went to the store and ordered
the salt. and then had game or two 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 to go and dress right away, and told
me to keep turning the ice cream freezer till if
frOze; and don't run Off and leave me to do
everything again, you gOOd-fOr-nOthng bow; /
wonder how you can do it. 1 turned that
would freeze; SO 1 made up my mind
that it wanted more salt 1 didn't want
to disturb anybody. so 1 quietly went into
the Kitchen and got the salt-cellar and emptied
it into the ice cream. It began to freeze
right away; but l tasted it. and it was awfulIy
salt, so got the jug Of golden syrup and poured
about pint into the ice cream and when it was
done it was beautiful straw-color. But
there was an awful scene when the party tried
to eat that Ice cream. Sue handed it round.
and said to everybody: ''This is my ice cream.
and you must be sure to like it." The first one
she gave it to was DR.. Porter. He is dreadfuIlv
fond OF ice cream, and he smiled such a big
SMILE and said he was sure it was delightful
and took whole spoonful. Then he iumped
up as If something had bit him, and went out
of the door In two jumps, and we didn't see
their Ice cream, and jumped up and ran after
the doctor, and two girls said ssOh. my!n and
held their handkerchiefs over their faces and
turned just as pale. And then everybody else
put their Ice cream down on the table and said
thank you, they guessed they wouldn't take
any. me party was regularly spoiled. and
When tasted the Ice cream 1 didn't wonder
IL was worse than the best kind of strong med
lcine. sue was in dreadful state of mind and
Wnen the party had gone hOme-all but one
nan, VINO lay under the apple tree all night and
groaned like he was dying, only we Thought it
was cats-she made me tell her all abouf the
salt and the golden syrup. She wouldn't believe
tnat had tried to do my best and didn't mean
any harm. Father took her part. and sald
ought to eat some Of the ice cream since I made
it; but said I'd rather go up stairs with him.
So went.
Some Of these days people will begin to UNDER
stand that they are just wasting and throwing
away boy who always tries to do his best, aud
QeEnear 1891 h soEI when Il y too late.