The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-10-24
SAFE HIDING.
How q Florida Matron Kept Her Fruit
From Smelling.

How o Florida MatrOn Kept Her trub
FROM spoIIing.
Mrs, l.. is a thrifty housekeeper. As
her family is large one, her preserv-
ing kettle is one of immense proper
tons. and as the fruit seasons came
around, first Strawberries and then
blackberries, her preparations began
to assume Their usual ma, este proper
tons. New to the place. she did not
depend upon her own Judgment but
conferred with some of the older resi-
dents. who assured her that they had
found only one practicable way OF
keeping blackbcrr.cs, and that was 10
bury them in the ground. So, after the
jars were all prepared Mrs. L. hired
an old darky to dig in certain spot,
where he diligently went 10 work. Per-
haps q quarter of an hour had passed.
when me old black man appeared.
holding up junk bottle. "Pears IL
de vcf'.;, lras full oh desc yer he So Il.
II goes t.. one place an digs an up
pops btAt.s, and den goes to anoder
spot ga u@,y am up pops anodcr bot.
tic. SeeDf il dis yer place Is possessed
OBJ bottles Mrs. l.. took them. They
were hesfy. FOR a moment visions oil
tnchantfL ant AGED before her view.
| Were they filled vp with jcwels-with
goldP For th. J were all carefully
sealed.
Try again" $40 said, cheerfully.
"When my husaani comes in | will
have them opened,
Eyes. miss S, hN said, and turned
reluctantly to the ask. Half an hour
elapsed Mrs l.. we;,t out to look, aud
%! before her bow lCered sight there
.5as an immense array Of BOTTLES bot
tics black as old Tony; Lotiles stand
ing, lying down, bottle, every where
Use got out heap" said Tony, look.
ing up, awe-struck, IAN dey isn't done
coming VT. l spect Satan done struck
up q whisky field har. clar 10 good
moss rs just little skeered, " and tl,'
old man looked over his shoulder.
Just then the man of the house came
and he was more startled than III
wife.
at might be nitro glycerine, yo'
know"
Good heavens! and if he brok
one with his spade we should all 60
glorv," supplemented the husband.
Presently a little odd figure was cs
pied coming along the sandy road,
was the gossip and news-monger {
the settIem ent, aud she was com n
directly to the l.. mansion. She an
Tony made their appearance together
the latter with despair written on b
eyeballs.
Use done digging" said the oil
man, shaking his head mournfull'
Use heerd O. bottles buried up an b,
witched, with souls on der inside
don't like no such work, an I'll tan
ye for de pay so fur"
Goodness preserve us! you've foun
those bott!el'' cried the newcomer, h,
! br ght little eyes swapping. "Wel
/ You are lucky! There's enough for
: regiment. already"
: Enough of whalP What is it,
I asked Mrs, l..
/ "Why, PICKLES, tomatoe', kctchup-
: lots O. thingsl Them Thomas poop
that lived here put en- up. Ircmer
bcr Miss Thomas standn' Jest the
4 where you're standin' now, and laug
! ing at the long rows o bottles. "
. see, if she'd q come back, they
4 akept boarders, and she put up enous
( to last for year But she went for
. vacation, and took sick and died in
: old house on East; and l d d pity Ii
q husband so! He married Miss Nee
4 ly year after, so he got over II
r most men does - and then he We
$ away. and he died. so don't see b
them tomatuses is all yourn. | !
member he spoke of 'em fore
went away, an said he'd dug 9
dug. an couldn't find out where
wi g had put 'em, and she could
l. tell. No more / wouldn't, for !
o. come after to use an I'm glad S
e didn't Lord! but amt you luck
Don't need to put up a picklc--l
I one"
ID The old darby was soon appeas
rs and ct to work again. til nix he
" tracted sixty or seventy. and III
- went to work at the blackberries.
: suppose that must be a good way
preserve them. for Mrs, l.. says
. catchup is delicious. So You see THU
10 can be put away so safely that Il
:; can't be found when wanted lacks
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