Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-08-27
A GOOD COOK.
Nav . Gentleman Arose Esr5 A""
pri.ed his wife.

Gantleman Arose Esrp s"" H'
prised his wife.
Eo,lv ot morning Colonel Harvey bas-
com awoke and lay for time IN inc
contemplation cfhis coming das ; "o1N.
Ita remembered that the cook had gone
away on an excursion anu that ""i'"s
her ABSENCE the culinary work "oui"
deyoke upon Mrs. Bascom.
al nsed to be iirst-rate COOK WIN
WINS . bov." the Colonel unused. be-
li,ve I'll quietly slip out ana ge. pre"N'
fast When she awakes aud mas eV'
ervthing ready, she II feel that grea'
burden h,s been lifted from her shoui'
,,.rs for she does hate to cook. Wen.
! don't blame her any. II | couiuh
cook any letter Than she can "o"in
hate il. too.
The Colon 4 quietly slipped out and
kindIed fire in the kitchen slo'e' iio
was not like old DARBY. He did net GET
his hands stuck up with dough- neither
he allow II p y to come in aud upset
The churn. but with smCo hlv WORKING
system, he prepared breakfast.
Come, Mary" said the Colonel
entering hi, wife's room 'Cone, IL 10
time to get up.
"Oh. dear" yawned Mrs. Bascom
IL do hate to 60 out into that Oh
kitchen" e,
The Colonel laughed '.Why, Mary, y
said he, while his face beamed brightly,
"breakfast is all ready. las,
"What, has the cook come back!
uNo. | uot brpakfa, It myself.
"You dld?"
az did. =.
81 Il dn't know that yOu could COOK. y
81 knew it. Hustle on you clothes
and come on. must be getting down
town
When they enterel the dining-room.
Mr.. Bascom was amazed. A steaming
dish of SC amblei eggs, occupying a
cen ral position. was particularly at
tractive: and. a an alluring al unct to
the feast, broilcd steak perfumed the
ar.
"You are the smartest thing / ever
saw. Mrs. Bascom declared
r. e Colonel was pleased He was
tic>led. The sounds OF praise fell with
sweet cadence upon his e,rs. He turned
to wash basin and was bathing his
face whel Mrs. BascOm, in Il tone OF
alarm said:
Look here. didn't you wash your
face and hands before you got breaN-
fast?'
"Of course | did, Mary"
OF course he d not. but it would not
do TO acknowle lgs The ON IS on.
olonal, ont believe you did"
Mary. now why co you want to dis
pute my worlp'
But if y II washed your hands once
- morn NJ, why o YOU wa h aga II !
i. have never before known you to be SO
part cular.
well. t ats all right. Let's not
a"gue about t. | may not waste as
much wa err as SOM people do, but
have never been arrested by the SAM
tarv polio man
81 never cid have any confidence in
t cleanliness of a man. You would i
put on clean lirt more than once in
two weeks if | didn't Ike nagglng at
You"
That's got nothing to do with this
breakfast. | d,i know that ev I
coohel one Of my sh rts. Help your
self
WIS. Dt>toiH W is not lntTOUOHIN SAT
Isle /. = never questioned the SAM
tary ccni.t'on of the nero cook. al
thong the cook was rs black and greasy
as aprim tive wash pot. but woman like,
and very naturally, too, she suspectc
the Colonel.
IT is 5 " hat call coffee, Mary. TIE
man W o b 'at> me making coffee mast
= Il out OF be | before the ROSTERS beg II
toCroN, and even, tn n, if he don t mind,
IL stay up all night and beat him any
how
Ar'. BASE ON helped herself to a spoon
ful OF egg. know tiese eggs are good
for | broke taem in the pan last nj int
In tae matter of eggs, | risk no iudg-
ment but my own. BAH my goodne 5,
Colonel
"WhatS tha matterp'
NV at Il d YOU 10 20 the eggs?'
sc ooked them. OF course YOU hove
to find fult." He took a mouth u
egg, His Jaw dropped. ''They do last.
sorter curious h admitted.
What d Il you fry them in?"
"BNcon grease.
"Where lid you get it?'
I'm the ar under the cupboard"
''Wo T.. YOU We cooked them IN sof,
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