Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-11-28
THE MINISTER'S PIE.
A Misunderstanding story.

Look here, Sally!
Mr. Deacon Farrell brushed the -four
from her hands, casting meanwhile a COM
,I3eent eve over the well filed kitchen
tha with its generous array of unbaked
nies and cakes, the plump turkey stuffed
5nd trlssed ready for the morrow S baking,
md the big chicken pie. to which her
finger. had put the finishing touches, as
.ba rppeated rather more decidedly
"Iaok here, Sally There's enough
chicken left with the gibets-that
never put in my own pie, because the dea-
cou don t relish EN- ter make a Thanks
giving piefo The minister folks. Twon t
need la be very large she added, in re-
ulr 10 Sally's doubtful look only
fhe minister and his wife and you can
lake it in that smallest yellow dish.
Now am going up stairs to look over
them rags, am You can make it and bake
II fright off SOS can send it over by the
deacon
Yes M, answered Sally, briskly; and
catching ZIP the rolling pin she brought it
down with emphasis upon a lump a
dough upon the moulding board
A, The stairway door closed behind her
mistress, Sally dropped the rolling pin, and
4 look If perpIeXity cTept over her dull face,
making ltten Tunes more stolld t9an usual
while she repeated IN iaalcrous bewllder-
HtAl -,
HnletS hat an eredIoh' II any
body can tell me, does she mean by
them:
Inyouutarily She took step forward
b1l checked 4erSeh aS quickly Whlle
cunning look replaced the look OF
PerWeZity, and she muttered triumphant
guess ! am a-golh ter confess my
ignorance TO the deacon wl1e ana let
hff nave her say, as she Always does, Two
terms ter the cademy, Sally. and not
snow THAT. No. ma am not while there $
a dictionary IN the house!
p, SONY creeping INTO the ADJOINING
stllihe room, s4e hastlly opened big dlc,
ll'NaFH en- me deacon writing desk ana
beE9H hef search fof the mysterious
"ol0.
"-9-Asir US. any she read aloud 10
.'a7a'L, WIN 'ih arr 81 triumph the follow
th2 0eNulilon.
nose parts Of fowl which are remov-
.giofe cooking -heart, glzzard, nVer
a.s0 Z ny hedit' Silhdfd' lyef ana 70
.,.. ,A' repeated joNluliy' ~ she retraC-
>lfH' e. tne Kitchen, ana began with
...sI.E. e aii according 70 directions, the
L'.0f' rue, keeping up meanwhile,
.l4..- .le = comment Tor her own spe-
.easal
A Ttzzaras' Wen that Is rather
e l''n Weston would say. But ]
.-. 'aa deacon wife knows;lt she don t.
.'0 none q my business. SIX hearts
,halI and tuck INTO the corners
N4A t'FeTS. seems ter me they
y. ab mdch' and She glanced with
|g4LaeAad air at pile OF denuded
a'aes tAat formed her only re-
WONDER VIII sudden lnspHa-
I "1al inat ana 50 torth means
ailS' 4illards ana llyer' plenty o.
+" aiu 10 tof1h, ana the PIE aln
...1A ,"9-thlfds nun yet u must
sH.l me cast a hewildered look at
-l.aa bile, ',ne chickens legs.
a. must be what itmeans, and they Il
4i la2Hgnt tlan done In went
q s'o't yellow legs upon winch
.'-la4 l owners mad strutted 50
only the day before; on went the
t5 dough, covering them from
lLA INTO the oven went the minis |
Ist a. lhe mistress o. the mousse
itf Kitchen and with an APP
-.'lee az the snowy pastry re- |
.l's3uIagihgIy;
Stability ookS real neat sally.
Wonder II IN time, you came /,
COOK.