The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-25
BILL ARP GETS HIS BREAKFAST
The Cook Quits, and He Makes the Bis
cults and Tells How He Did It.
! From the Atlanta Constitution !

COOK Quits, and He Makes the Bis
cults and Tells How He Did It.
From the Atlanta Constitution.1
Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for
u knowest not what day may
1g forth" No, we don't. I didn't
wv last night that Mrs. Angelina
cock wouldn't be here this morn
. Nobody knew it until there was
sp at the door, and voice said that
IS. Peacock sent me to tell YOU she
slck-can't come no more for TO
< tin her get well.n David sayeth.
'eeping may endure for a night, but
eometh in the morning. That is
IS q general thing, but right smart
ENDS on whether the cook comes in
morning. No cook, no joy. Mrs.
} wasn't well, nohow, 50 persuaded
to be calm and serene, and let me
breakfast; and so | called
Jessie, and we made a regular
it, and had the best breakfast
+ age had for month. Mrs. Ange-
Peacock can't compare with us
We take notion to cook. She
IS her best, but she is old and rheu-
md weighs about 25O pounds,
gosfat and greasy while cooking
irginny before the wah. She
ss the lovely maiden that Gold
Erote about in The Hermit when
Turn, Angelina-ever dear:
y charmer, turn 10 see."
at was another Angelina. I used
y over her and wish that I was
ssn when he clasped her to his
twe-made division of labor, and
slong splendid in preparing the
ring meal. Carl fired up the stove
mixed the cow and cooked the
toted water and made up bis
II and stood around generally and
red while Jessie took charge Of the
siay and coffee and milk toast and
mbled eggs and potatoes. They
gys fatter me up to make"the bis
g and they do say that I can make
ger biscuits than anybo6y, though I
sees studied a cook book nor attended
saFes on the culinary art. You see I
butter instead of lard; I don't rub
81 tie -four, but I melt it in a tin cup,
after it cools q little I pour it in the
etmilk. After Horsford mas been
i in the -four, then sift it twice or
eetimes and pour in the milk and
S9erand mix thoroughly. Anybody
make good biscuits that way.
5y aember of a family ought to
Nv how to cook. There is no other
sf feeling independent. Let the
uit if she wants to. White folks
be ashamed to admit that they
et along without negroes. It is
Sedit to anybody to cook. 1t is
honorable as it is to eat, and is
eientific and takes more brains.
an eat, but he can't cook. But
A it understood that I am not
hg candidate for that business. I
8ant my family to feel indepen-
10 that when the cook quits it is
Cease of utter despair. Our chill
8hsve never rebelled against these
estic accomplishments. They can
9 and milk the COW and make up
Ebeds and make their own clothes,
q are always willing to do it when
Se is a necessity. I saw Carl milking
.other evening, aud a sweet, pretty
Z, who was no kin 10 him, was stand
close hy holding the bucket for
q, and it did look so confectionery"
1obes says, that I wanted photo
ph of the lactean scene. There WAS
avannah girl up here not long ago,
she had never seen a COW mlked,
| Carl had to explain to her the pro-
Show that one teat was for sweet
k and one for butternilk and one
cream and one for. the calf, and the
eet innocent believed it, every word.
But about this cooking business I am
uttering the sentiments of Mrs.
p. She is constitutionally opposed
getting up early in the morning.
: is willing to cook dinner and sup
, but has no liking for cooking
akfast asfllrg dishes. She
fselentiously believes that the
.kies were specially created for this
,iness. She is no great admirer OF
ng Solomon either and sometimes
its that his respect for women and
ldren was very limited, for ne
nted switches and thresh poles for
boys, and kept three or four hum
d wives to wait on him and his def
ion of a virtuous woman was "she
'th while it is yet night and giveth
d to her household" He actually
nted his wife to get up before day
90 to cooking, while he slept until
bell rang for breakfast. She thinks
nough for mother to nurse and
rry with raising eight or nine chill
n, and after the crop is laid by she
ntitled to rest, and I think so too.
E shan't cook if I can help it. She
made a thousand little garments
| worked ten thousand button holes
her life, but, thank the good Lord,
: eyes are not dimmed nor her
,ural force abated. No; she shan't
k. Our colored nabor, Mrs. Fletch-
always comes when she can, but she
aising o crop herself and can't make
Ill hand in our kitchen. But varie-
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