Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-12-18

sweet oulter as lhrS as Walnutr . Ten
spoonful of salt, and a tablespoonful of
ground cass (cinnamonJ, just as much
wheaton -four as Will make running
dough; roll it even, not above . PIE
thickness, cut in strips which tie over
in lovers knots; have . skillet with
sweet, homemade lard, and when the
fat Is kissing hot, fry your crullers." I
learned every word of If so that could
repeat it There wasn't 9 word said
about pearl-ash or saleratus though,
and as 1 was afraid they would be
heavy, 1 just put in a teaspoonful of
mothers homemade pearl-ssh, and 1
had some of the handsomest looking
doughnuts you ever set eyes on.
Wasn't / proud of that plate of crullers,
all my own work without bit of helpi
Mother told me that L might keep them
warm In the oven and present them to
General Lafayette with my own hands
If 1 wished to. And so 1 kept them
ready for the occasion
"Enoch was sent down the road to
report as soon as he caught the first
glimpse of the procession. 1t was after
twelve o'clock when he rushed in shout
ing, They are comingi They are Just
below Deacon Watson's, and L saw La-
fayette, motherp
.
~ was no name for iti Mother had her
beans and bread out in no time, and
Enoch and L helped her carry them
up TO the table. / tell you 1t was a
sight, that loaded table.
"Well, by the time everything was
on the table, the marquis and his COM
pany had arrived and everybody was
stretching forward to get good look
at Lafayette. There was a great hustle
and good deal of hurrahing, and after
little time Squire Woodman made an
/ address of welcome and several of the
| older girls sung n song. Then the gen.
eral got ont of his carriage and shook
hands with everybody and kissed all
the babies very gallantly."
Tell rs how he looked, aunt? Was
he largeor small, and was he handsome?
1 have seen his picture, of course, but
portrait never gives us any idea how
a man looks"
II shouldn't call him handsome by
any means, though he might have been
so when he was younger, but his seven
ty years gave him a majesty and digni.
" that was more effective than mere
beauty. Leaning on 4 staff, memento
of bloody BrandywIne, great frame,
massive head, ears exceeding in spread
common mortals, eyes radiant as a sun
beam, and the sweetest smile in the
world, genial, yet grand of mlen, be
moved among the throng, friend anC
companion of all. Especially did ht
have kind word for an old soldier
and there were two or three of thos'
present, though but one of them haC
ever seen the illustrious man before
This one was little squat. eccentri'
I erson who had a funny, squeakine
voice. Just. as Lafayette was about Z,
sit down he rushed up and grasped tn,
visitors hand, whining out, How d'y,
| do, Gineral Layfayette? L thought
. know'd We. We were at Monmouth
: together
1.-The marquis shook his hand warml,
with his genial smile, and said some
thing about Monmouth being a ho
battle 49, Pursou wciiuInn sal
grace the general bowed his head YER
: low and his face grew grave. i thin
> he must have been thinking of the oil
/ tunes and he many sad changes since
. But he ate heartily as though he re-
! ished the food set before him"
4 "But the crullers, Aunt Hannah
r how about those? You have forgotte
e them"
e '.No, 1 had not got to them. Th
, general ate so plentifully of the beans
: bread and pudding that 1 was ha
afraid he wouldn't care for the dougf
I nuts at all, but L went and got thel
e aud carried the plate to him, though
l blushed fearfully L can assure yol
e Said the general, What are these, m
4 little girl?'
: d" They are Lafayette crullers, sir
{ / answered. Il fried them purposel
t for YOU
Il ''At this he smiled and thanked M
{ and took one of the crullers, and l
= ate three of them before he arose fro
a the table. And We have called the
V Lafayette crullers ever since. COttds
n Hearth