The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-01-06

threctiine- tffu stopped again with another
thnd- Rarely could -he turn il round fpui
time without stop. and ~ the work wa
a series 81 Notwithstanding jerk which
lained her wrist strained her elbow
dragged al her shoulder and seemed puI.
Ing her arm oHt II j.. socket Half an
hour u thi- exercise walked the table
nearly acro-. The room and the victim
unconsci0usly following f. presently De.
came a"are II an unusual warmth which
she Al irst a-cri5cd - her severe and con.
tinued mu-cular effort but -A~ -,ou di ~
covered that -he VA cl3-e ayaiu-f the
stove. searly al TIE afternoon -l.. ia.
bored IN tn war with an ache iu eycrs
joint. and her forehead quite wet with
perspirati9n. Bob took turn al the
crank when lie came home from -rA9u.
and Brunette assisted d, the finish a..
cpinpanyin2 tie instrument with much In.
dlgnani comment
Mother said .he ! czu trare III,
travels Of tn, tab!e and yourself al
round the room. By the trail Of hair-p n,
Pick them up Boz - there i bc room
FOR some of mine.
49, Oh thy fell out knew not Why
sang Boo a, he gathered them up.
But KNOW why replied she. Til.
machine !, mol only enough u di-lodg.
every hairpin in ny hair, but believ.
half an hour Of il would just shake every
belief and conviction out Of me Tall
abont modern improvements Id rather
chop meat in an oid-fa-hiOned woOder
tray. with a new-moon chopping-knife
such a, grandmother used n have
! nat. nothing 10 the time had with
the lard laid the mother a. glad Of &
breatfiing-spell. She leaned against III,
refrigerator see here 80 and >he exhibit
ed pan full. pearly white and with the
surface beautifully crinkled.
1t look "a though it had cooled while
1t was ruttied BY gentle breeze said
Brunette
Yes, il look, innocent enough now 81
said the mother regarding il with ami
mostly. "bat II Won had seen how il acted
WHEN was trying il QUIT boiled and
fixed and bluobered and smoked and
snapped until ] thought it would cover
everything and the kitchen would be one
vast 2rease->pot: and y hen | strained 1t.
burned my hands. and spattered nv
apron. and stopped the stove. aud made a
-mudge that permeated the whole house
| promise you there will never De another
>uch season in this household. This will
Ye> said Brunette growing unu>u-
ally resy from her exertion> When We
wish to TX the date Of anything that hap
pened this year. We can >ay il occurred in
the year Of our Lard.
Dear me. sighed the mother that
evening a. she sank YEARLY into her Bo>-
ton rocker / am tired half t. death -
not only i every nerve and muscle and
d ! all T. $50.
De halo - fatigue all around me. like
the pictures OF iusen>ible perspiration
believe the Jews are right after all-at
least - far a. concerns their hatred Of
pork. And what ever the oil Of gladne>s'
may mean don't believe il means lard %
continued she. surveying wicked grea>.
spot on the front Of her dress which She
had not had time II change 80 busy had
she been ali day. 1t was pretty new
print. which Brunette had bought az
Bean and presented to her a. little sur
prise. And tomorrow will be even a.
to-day ste said. with another sigh.
How long are you going 10 remain in
the clutches Il that half Pig: asked
Brunette. in a sympathetic tone
Pig don haYe clutches" announced
Bot and u course half = pi. can't have
what whole pi- don't"
That's q apprehension. replied hi>
sister: "tAi> very half pig hat some
thing that whole pig. OF half dozen
whole pig coal1'nt have had-hrre. at
least
Now. Brunette. that's absurd " expos
tulatcd Boo just tell me what half piy
has that whole pig couldn't have-eyen
in his house
A purchaser. said Brunette. If YOU
don't believe il ask mother"
4 don't know said the mother an
>wering Bruncet question a. though
nothing had been said since &c The Job
holds on like autumnal hou>e-cleaning.
The poet never struck truer note than
when he sang The jobs of fall are long.
long jobs
'Regar1led in musical light" COM
mcuted brunette there couldn't he q
worse line 10 sing Perhaps h. thought
the truth redeemed il want Of melody
Truth in verse may he desirable. but il
isn't always poetical. Who rang il any.
way:'
What shall do with SC much pork -
asked the mother. when at last she had
temporarily bestowed il. There's half the
>parc-rih some Of the chops. a small par
full of head cheese. lot in pickle. and 5
great jar Of sau>age-meat--
Still queried Brunette Incrrily
There traS a dreadful jar of sausage
meat here, while You were using tina
chopper. but don't notice it now. Queer
how one abecomes ccustoncd to almoS
anything. after aw While.
1t must BE vastly di>a-recablc to TAX,
hoarler>, observed the mother. medita
lively. hat if could hear of anyone VIII,
i specially fond of pork
Advertise. suggested Brunette. will
the instinct Of her guild. IN write Gu
the form for You Al once. and put it il
the Adviser tomorrow. Wanted A.
buartlcr, a gentleman with prediction
for pork. Ne l>raeliteS need apply.
Salary not 10 much an object a. 4 com
Portable home. added Bob.
"BoarlcrS are not Salried in this CITY
rctorted Brunette. though when w
boarded on Cumberland street used |,
think they ought t. he. Besides. Bob
that's part OF an advertisement for a >itu
alton. not for boarder"
We'll, said the mother at once relin
gushing the constructive boarder Il onl,
hope We shall have a good many visitor
this winter, and that they'll all he anthr,
-anthro-
"-poid apes. -pologi>t. or -pophagi:
suggested Brunette helpfully." Though
don't think either of those animals i
specially fond of pork"
'Anthropophagi was the word l wa
trying to speak said the mother. but
see now ii isn't the one wanted An
thropophagi means men eaters Of mel
and | meant simply devourer> of thei
own kind. suppose the
'-woif below
That eats the she VOLTS Young
couldn't be called Il cannibal. OF one o
the anthropophagi."
What is wolf below" asked Bob.
There ought 10 be word meanin
porkeating, went on the mother mu>ina
ly; there's anthropophagy for man-ear
ing, and hippophagy for horse-eating
there ought To be words for beef -eatin
and muttoneating and pork eating a. we
That set of words doesn't seem to be con
plete.
Perhaps the missing ones have =,
broken and destroyed through being to
long, like ones fnger-nail>, suggeste
Brunette.
"or the tail-feathers OF that parroqu
that | saw i'll the bird->tore,' said Bob
/ When some persons eat pork" "a
/ Brunette. lit may be called simple cam
balism, al least from the pork side;
instance of pig devouring pig. For i
stance, when that fellow who walk,
down town just ahead of me yesterd:
morning, has ham for breakfast The
was only a narrow path, as the wal
hadn't been shOyplled an I cOuldn't ~