Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-07-18

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and no wonder, living in such a place.
Why, girls, it is nothing but an old
street-car which he has fixed up to
live in, and because the lot is valuable
the landlord charges him FIVE dollars
month, which ! consider to be
exorbitant. 1t could be made COM
Portable, fancy. So as soon as l
heard the poor old souls troubles l
thought of you girls, because l knew
you could do something for him if
you only would"
olive only wouldw exclaimed
Fannie; "bu+, Mollie, do you know
that Christmas is coming as fast as
it can, and this bank Is dead broke
buying Christmas presents"
"Well, my dear, you needn't use
slang over it, if it is," said Mrs. Jay,
to whom slang was pet aversion.
Silence fell upon "you girls" for a
time, and then the conversation turn
ed to other subjects.
Il must co." said Mollie, neatly
folding.her work as the silvery chimes
on the mantle struck five. 81
promised the boys that I'd make
them some apple fritters for supper,
and it's time was starting"
"Oh, do tell us how" said pretty,
spoiled Elsie Hill. "Pa says the
apple-fritters he gets nowadays
are not like the ones he used to eat
when he was boy.'
"Oh, can't tell you how now ;
some other time will do as we'll.
made some the other day, and they
were so good that the BOYS said they
didn't believe there was another girl
in the class who could cook Us we'll
as ] do," and Miss Mollie drew her
self up with pardonable pride.
ooh, can't they?" asked Jennie
Bangs.
81 can cook as good as you can.
Mammals got receipt book, and ri
just take 1t and 60 into the kitchen
and cook"
"Oh, will you?" said Mollie sar-
castically, for she had been through
it, and knew all about 1t.
The discussion waxed high, and
would not have ended so amicably
had not Nollie suddenly broken it
off by exclaiming: "Say girls have
an ideal"
can idea? Do let's hear it! Ideas
are scarce in this quarter" observed
Fannie, sarcastically.
"Let's have q cooking-match p
burst from eager Mollie, unable long.
er to keep it in.
ga what ?" exclaimed the girls il
chorus.
"a cooking-match. Then Jennie
and l could display our cooking, ant
the same time make something fol
poor old Andy"
"What are we coming to-" sale
Elsie, owe have swimming-matche
wrestling-matches, base ball matches
cricket matches, spelling-matchea
walking-matches, singing matche
and now it only renamed for Mis-
Brown to discover the cooking
matches"
81 rather like the idea myself" sai'
Mrs. Jay, eff it can be carried out"
"We'll carry it, out never fear,
said Lucy enthusiastically; "that
if the girls all agree"
The girls agreed without mur
mur.
"Novelty is SO delightful" as Fan
ME observed.
'Proceed with your play We listel
with attention." said Jennie, upset
ting the chair IN her efforts to b
dramatlcal and so shy little .Molli
found herself all of a sudden chic
talker in all that group of excite
girls, thing which had never har
pened before.
"You see, girls" said she, "Jenni
and | will be chief cooks, and tn
rest of you can be divided equally O.
each side. Well both cook the sam
dishes, appoint three judges, and CIV
a sort of party, making people pa
for their admission and supper. W
might get Mrs. Jay to sing for us,
and Mollle glanced nervously at he
teacher, who answered the appeal b
saying
eyes, indeed, girls you may coun
on ME. I'll do anything 1 can to hel
you, and think we might make a req