The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-04
THE LOST CHURN.
How an All Winter Mystery was Solve
In the Spring.

In the Spring.
Somebody's got to stay home from
church." said Hulda.
Hulda was the girl who helped in the
kitchen at grandpa's.
Home from church on Thanksgiv-
ing day." exclaimed grandpa, shaking
his head. CLOVIS that?"
Its cause Mr.. Roberts got to 60 in
the train this afternoon" said Hulda.
"We've got to have dinner earlier"
Can't it be managed any othe way?"
asked grandpa.
Il don't see how" said Hulda. 81
could put in the turkey and make big
fire, but some body's got to be here to
open the damper just at the right time. :"
This was a serious business Grandpa
and grandma wanted to go because
they had never missed going on Thanks
giving as long as they could remember.
Tony's father and mother wanted to go
because they were at the old home on a
visit. and liked to go to the old church
and see old friends. Hulda wanted to
go because it was Thanksgiving.
IN stay" said Tony.
''Oh, don't believe you could do It,
dear" said grandma, You are so lit
tle!'
I'm ski" said Tony, proudly. 81
shall be seven next Thanksgiving.
Il do believe he could pull out the
damper all right" said Hulda. "He
always does just as he is told.
eyes, always" said grandma.
And by reason of this good character
Tony was allowed to stay home.
"Now I'll make my snow man." said
Tony, looking with satisfaction at the
big sleigh as it drove away with its
load.
The snow had fallen foot and half
deep two or three days ago. To-day it
was thawing a little, and Jacob, the
farm boy. told him it was exactly right
for making a snow man; and Tony was
afraid that if he waited till afternoon
it would be too soft.
He worked as hard as six-year-old
boy could work, remembering just at
the right time to go into the great
kitchen and pull out the damper as
Hulda had told him; and by the time
the others came from church there it
was, a splendid fellow, legs, arms, head,
nose. chin and all, waiting for a few
finishing touches from Jacob.
The turkey in the oven was baking,
toe, just as a Thanksgiving turkey
ought to bake.
Hulda touched up the turkey. He made
a hat for him, difficult thing to do,
and ended by putting pipe in his
mouth.
But Tony was a Band-of- Hope boy,
and would not allow that.
1t froze hard that night, and in the
morning the snow man was as solid as
q rock He had come for the winter.
Jacob said.
You'll have to get along with the
snow man." said Tony, when grandma
was wishing him good-by: but grand
ma thought the snow man would very
poorly I'll the place of her merry,
laughing little boy.
What's become of the churn7' asked
Hulda, the day after all the Thanks
giving visitors were gone ITS gone
1T must be in the shed where you
put If, " said grandma.
81 should a said so myself" said
Hulda, but Pve hunted high and low
and It isn't snvwheres
I'VE haven't churned for O week >,
said grandma
No, cause the company wanted al
the milk and cream. But ! want 20
churn now. and where that churn can
"a went TO beats me.
II was q most surprising mystery.
Grandma and Hulda hunted through
the whole house. jacob hunted through
barns. stables and granaries. and then
came in declaring II couldn't be any
where except IL the shed, and must De
there. Bat his saying SC did nos make
il 50.
After every nook and corner Of the
place had been searched every body de-
eiared the ehurn must have been stolen
All winter long the snow man stood
il the front ward. Sometimes = little
thzry would come. and BE kcst dis nose
and chin and then his hat Bat i a.
alsvays f~oze hard again, and = was
late ia March before las arns zneltec
a~av
That was the beginning 81 long
thav The sun must have thought HIM
funny man. for he smiled down or
him ;5si there was nothing eft q hIEE
but little heap 81 snow
suf then Halda. looking oat q ths
window one day. exclaimed: -
land
What l. it7~ asked Jacob
II there aIn't snat charn-
I'm blessed Z i sat said Jacob.