Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
THE NEW COOKING STOVE.
BY CLARA AUGUSTA.

BY CLARA AUGUSTA.
Mrs. Job Bangs was possessed of
sprit-an evil spirit, Mr.. Bangs said;
but then men are so prone to indulge in
extrayagant expressions, that it is not
we'll to place too much dependence in
what they say.
Mrs. Bangs greatest ambition was to
possess peculiar kind of cooking stove
the counterpart of which presided, in
black and glossy self-satisfaction, over
the clearly kitchen hearth of Mrs.
Judge Marlowe's grand establishment.
Queen of the World" was the title
in which the interesting stove rejoiced.
The queen herself was possessed of
as many hampers, CRATES, heaters, fues,
ovens, and nondescript poke-holes, as
twenty horse power engine; and scien-
tifc old Watt himself would have been
puzzled in comprehending the use of
her "heat refractors" and "stcam gener-
ators.'
But Mrs Marlowe fancied the stove
and, surely, Mrs. Judge Marlowe
ought to know about q stove-and the
consequence was poor Bangs could
never retire to bed without having
that stove, dear job" dinged in his
/ ears.
There is a period to human endur-
ance, and the time at length came when
Bangs could hold out no longer, but
consented to make his wife the happiest
Of her sex forthwith. And three
days afterward the deed was ac-
complished; magnificent Queen
Of the World, which cost forty-fve
dollars, was installed on Mrs. Bangs
hearth, and the delighted lady would
not have changed places with the Presi-
dents wife.
The man who set up the stove asked
Mrs Bangs if she knew how to manage
1t, She laughed in his face. Know
now to manage stove? OF course she
did! Why shouldn't she? And before
her lofty mien Of injured dignity, the
stove man shrank away abashed.
1t was in July, pleasantly hot, and
dinner was to be prepared for. the six
hlred men who made Mr.. Bangs farm
blossom like the rose.
Mrs. Bangs cogitated on the subject
OF dinner for few moments, and finally
decided on boiled potatoes, stewed cab
page, fried pork, and hominy pudding,
with hot coffee, etc.
Come, Bangs, love-" said she cheer
,ully' make fire, while clap on the
kettles and see to things, and you shall
soon have dinner worth eating"
bangs flew to do her bidding, but
after opening and shutting several
aoors, with the kindlings in his hands,
ne was still undecided, and called his
wife out of the meal closet.
See here, Sarah, can you tell me
Where to build the fire?"
Why, in the place for it, to be sure"
replied she.
Yes, deary, I've no doubt of that, :"
Unmarked the perplexed Bangs; "but
according to my idee, it would take a
''iiege learnt man to find out which
the place is!'
Why, the one where the CRATE is, of
curse? said Mrs. Bangs.
Well, there are just seven holes with
s :, IN 'em, and three things that look
luxe strainers; according to my idee, I
Gun tell t'other from which"
", Stand round, Job; Til soon find out.
WY Bangs, it's strange that you can't
pee INTO nothing; this is the place-rite
Aere IN front. In with the kindlings,
a, au De spry about it; it's Almost leven
O'clock now"
AZ; 90 Bangs put in the kin
lss--a generous quantity OF shaw
h,, some pitch-wood and q
as e%'ock knot = applied q match.
s QUO stood by to watch the result. The
NM, sputtered and Kissed; glorious
nS ,Ae arose, and poured out Of every
A and Granny Of the queen. Poor