The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14
MRs,SH[NGLE'S DINNER
A THANKSGIVING STORY.

UAoF, salu hlEs. Ienelope 0HlHgle
on the day before Thanksgiving, ''our
girl thinks she would like to go out to
spend the day tomorrow, and we are to
have no company I thought l could
cook our little turkey and | told her so.
I suppose there is no objection to her
going9' and Mrs. Single passed her
cat a sauce of cream.
Mr.. shingle, by repeated bending
back and forth, like one often tries to
part q wire, was trying to break in two
a piece of the hired girls toast, but he
paused and looked up. Seeing that his
wife was in earnest, le simply remarked:
Every well, N.Y. dear, as you please"
and went on with his work Of the toast's
disintegration.
Il will have the turkey basted and
Inc oyster stuffing cooked tonight, you
know, dear, so that all I will have to do
tomorrow is simply to put the turkey in
The oven, keep it there an hour, and
heat the stuffing on top of the stove.
The vegetables | know / can cook
nicely. / must broil the cranberries
about an hour before the turkey goes
into the oven, the girl tells me, and the
celery simply wants to be warmed on
the back plate of the range. Yes, she
sold me about that. / think I can get
along very nicely, dear, If you don't
come home too early. You must give
me till about s."
Cali right, Dollie,'' said Mr.. Single,
IS he finally tore his toast apart7 s'but
do you think you can get the dinner up
without helpa"
Certainly, Uxor; ghy notg
"There is no reason, of course, my
aear," said Mr.. Single, CALAMITY. 81
have no doubt it will be q glorious meal.
was only thinking, from subscription
IF your own plan, that something might
be needed. Do you remember that beauz
tiful breakfast you fffms once going u
get up for mec7Eith ydaf own two prafrI
fhandsa It was a little breakfast for II IN
mamma andme, and the piece de resist
lnce was to be broiled kidneys. Ire
member, if you do not, how brayelyoyou
sallied out in your new sealskin tol.ssive
FOUR own order, and / remember now
the butcher laughed when you triyped
and asked the man of flesh if he had
any Sleeps sgizzards.' The man, with
The brutality Of most butchers, retortcd
hat he had not, but he did have some
shicken porterhouses, which was the
,ame thing and You told him to send up
Tour. Do you remember that. dear2'
Now, 7 just don't care. / tried to
10 the Observation-Disclosures {snufie.1
There, there aid Nr. shingle,
,oothingly. 81 didn't mean to say any
hing to hurt you. There, there. Now,
Is to this dinner tomorrow. Arc You
going to cook it2o
eyes, indeed, said Mrs. Single,
frightening up. .sThe girl has told me
III how to do 1t, and, as she wants to
70, I've determined to let her have her
avn time.n
Dir. Single said nothing, but he
walked quietly over to the corner drug
tore and began telephoning to his
bachelor friends, asked where they were
going to dine, md if any were going to
sat at Billy Boyle's-if SO no wanted
i plate reserved. Not an answer came
ireighted with hope. All were going to
line out. One or two were ii doubt,
md these Mr.. Single am near invit-
ing to dine with him, but with all his
neanness and selfshness he foFbore.
Nj. Single said mo, 7 will not hurniI-
ate Penelope. Twill go alone to my
loom. Turkey in the oven, oyster
%stufing cooked last night, cranbcrrles
broiled,n soliloquized MT. Single, I'VE
hall sec what we shall see.
Mrs. Single had announced that din
ner would be ready at three o'clock.
Her hegc, III order to make sare of ii,
arrived At 3 30. ohi my darling, ]
III % glad jon have come, 7 exclaimed
Mrs. q. e am fixing UP such j lovely
little dinner. But, dear there IS no oil
d the housc, 40 pepper, 10 vinegar. I've
searched everywhere, and II the girl has
them ! don't know where she keeps
Them. Please go out and Get some
But III Tie stores ara closed, dear;
here u nothing ID BE had now. Bette
e your-what II JON want oil fori
Eettuoea Ol, settucs Il out III season.
L gp How about tic turk I
FeII, ns "a tho oven. lsave fhs
knfRng hsrs. Dossne # ioek nice9 /
suppose ought q havo put ths Ire
anE EsEa with lha ssuffngs st
d perhaps q hsrs fAem Id III
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