Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-05-29
NUMBER "a.


81 should think" said Mamie, that
that way to make punkin pies wouldn't
be very good cause it's such old STYLE
sold styles the best for pies, guess"
laughed grandma. "You see if it amt
Now suppose, child, you never do have
'em in the city, do your"
"Only the kind that lives in cans"
answered Mamie. and papa says they
can't hold candle IT, yours; but neves
could see why they want to-"
81 should think they couldn'tr SAID
grandma, decidedly. "And now, child.
we are ready for the seasoning. Jusl
hand grandma the spice-box over there,
won't you?"
Mamie put her nose down to smell
when the box was opened
"Ah, how good, grandma! 1t smells
more like Christmas than ministers
folks, think"
"There's ginger and mustard stand.
ing right beside eaclrother," said grand.
ma. "That's the beauty of doing your
own work, dear, cause they look just
alike; but l could go to them in the
dark, and not make mistake"
just then some one knocked at the
sitting-room door and grandma had to
go.
Now, dearie, don't get into mischief,
will you?" she said, as she started
And Mamie did not really intend to,
out grandma was gone long time, and
by and bye Mamie began to think 1t
would be good joke to put the mustard
in the place of the ginger.
Papa dearly loved joke" she
thought, land SO do /. How they all
will laughr'
So quick as thought, she changed
them.
"Now, p'r'aps il will be better than
ginger. Maybe I'll discover something"
she thought, trying to quiet her con-
science.
When grandma came back everything
looked all right, and she hurriedly sea-
soned the pies and put them in the
oven.
"Thc land knows Mrs. Pipkin is the
beater of a slayer" she said as she shut
the oven door and looked at the clock.
But everything was ready when the
minister's family came, and grandma's
cap and Nannie's apron were stiff and
| spotless.
The dinner was good, and they all
ate as though they enjoyed it. And
grandma, who just prided herself on
her cookery, beamed with delight over
the way things disappeared.
When the pies were brought on, the
minister's wife said: "Now we are to
have some of the famous pumpkin-pie
that we have heard so much about"
Nannie's heart pumped down like
lead as she looked at grandma's happy
face as she handed around the great
golden wedges
But what was the matter with it?
They all took one mouthful, and then
hasty drink of water. -
Grandma quickly tasted hers then
looked at Nannie's crimson face, and
Mamie burst out crying:
so grandma, it was a joke" she
sobbed out.
No one laughed at all, but grandma
arose and took Nannie's hand and took
her upstairs and put her to bed right in
broad daylight.
so grandma" said Mamie, when
they had all gone, and grandma had
come upstirs, 81 am degraced forever
I'll necer play joke again"
cts no joke at all, when it hurts
folks feelings" said grandma.
| And Mamie has been very careful
J ever since to remember that.-Mrs, l..
e. Crittenden, in Youths Companion.
A Naughty Terrier.
A man of Athens has a fox-terrier.
There appears to be something like
reasoning power directing some of her
actions. She has been sleeping in the
basement of the house, in box placed
under the stairs for her convenience.
Recently, one of the servants missed q
small shawl, which early in the morn
ing and late at night she had been ac-
customed to wear. A short time
ago she went downstairs late ut
night, and glancing into Spots
box, saw the dog snugly wrapped
up in the shawl She didn't dis
turb the dog, but told her master about
it the next morning; and he concluded
to watch the dog that evening. The
shawl was missing as usual during the
day. At night, when everybody else
had left the basement, he saw Spot
scratch away lot of kindling wood in
the cellar and scratch out the shawl
She pulled it across the floor to her box,
and, carefully adjusting it, took the COR
ner in her teeth and rolled over twice.
In the morning the shawl was not in
her box, and search of the wood-pile
revealed that the clever dog had re-
moved it and carefully covered it,up.-