The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-06-02
A BOWL OF CRUEL.
What Dolly Gained by Her Culin-
airy knowledge.

airy knowledge.
The spoon was suddenly laid down
and Uncle Joshua's shaggy brows con-
tracted till they met in grizzled line
across his forehead.
Its burnt" said he. s.sA..sas,
WELL tartly exclaimed Adelina,
81 burnt my hand, too;s that is,
scalded it drendfully when L4was stir
ring in the meal It splnttered and
bubbled up But as for the eruers be-
ing burnt, that's only your notion! I'm
sure didn't cook it long.
NO" Uncle Joshua calmly rejoined,
you didn't cook it long enough; it
tastes raw. But the milk was burnt,
and you've got 1t too saltyl can't eat
it IL takes knack to make good
Cruel. 1t seems to me that a woman
of your age, Adeliny-most thirty,
arn't ye?-ought to know how to cook
something fit for sick person to eatr'
An angry red burned on Adelina's
cheeks. She seized the bowl of con-
demned Cruel and founced down into
the dining-room, where the rest Of the
family were assembled.
I'm never cook another thing for
him as long us liver she exclaimed.
II do wish, ma, that when Uncle
Joshua sent word that he was coming
to visit us, you had written to him that
we were sick. or something, and it
wasn't convenientlo
Don't be rash," said Mrs. Dart, q
Bharp-toned matron, with calculating
gray eyes Folks say he's rich!"
II don't believe it," retorted Adelina.
''Nor do II" echoed her sister Blanche,
languid blonde. IF he is worth any,
thing why docs he dress SO stability?
/, almost die of shame every time he goes
to church with usr'
And think of his homer continued
Adelina- THAT little red farmhouse,
with its rag carpet, featherbeds and
windows that won't let down at the
top-it's awfnll''
why, / thought it was lovely
place, with it's sloping, moss-covcred
roof and the big elms around it, said
Dolly.
We have mentioned Dolly last be-
cause IL seemed to be the fashion in
the Dart household. Ever since she
was tiny lass and her father had
foolishly welded the Widow Wood and
brought her and her two grown-up
daughters to his home, Dolly had been
very insignificant person.
Papa Dart did not long survive his fol-
ly. and after his death Dolly was treated
worse than ever. She did most of the
work and had least of the pleasure.
daAdelina and Blanche seemed to have a
sort of spite against her. Perhaps it
was owing to jealousy of her beauty,
for Dolly was very pretty.
Few of the fashionable set in the
town of Conover knew anything about
Dolly.
'She is such mere child yet-too
young to go into society,"" Mrs. Dart
would carelessly remark. II have Ade-
lima and Blanche to chaperon, and when
they are comfortably settled in life,
why then it'll be time for Dolly to
come out It.isn't likely that she cares
much about it, anyway, she's such a
home bodyr'
Dolly was a home body, but, like
most young girls, she had a longing for
pretty clothes and gay festivities. And
when she heard about the ball that
was to be given down ut Squire Della
nos, the nabob of the town. in honor
of the return of his son and daughter
the former from German universi-
ty and the latter a wise young damsel
from Vassar-when she saw with her
own eyes the dainty cream-tinted invi-
tation with her own name, Miss Dor
othy Dart" written on 1t, she wanted
to go very much. indeed, and, for a
wonder, summoned mp enough bold.
ness to manifest her desire.
why. Dolly, what can you be think
ing Off exclaimed her stepmother.
you know / cannot afford to get You
q new dress!"
II can wear my white muslinl' stout
~ persisted the young girl.
%Your old muslin? That wouldn't
do at ALI You'd be real dowdyw
''She might have my blue silk fixed
over" suggested Blanche, who was not
bad-hearted il folks didn't set her up
to it
Adelina frowned. "You said you were
going to have your blue silk colorcd
and made into Vatican wrapper" she
remarked, severely.
Yes, did intend to-" Blanche re-
piled, subdued by the frowns and Mrs.
Dart ended the conversation by saying,
decidedly:
You see, Dolly, it's quite impossi-
BILE! What with Adclinat new wine-
colored SATIN and B.anchc's silk,
can't afford to spend a penny moro.
Now it so happened that Uncle
Joshua had never paid much attention
TO Dolly. He had either thought that
she had too much to do and that he
would not add to her cares, or he had
preferred to have her half-sistcr wait
on him. But he took kindly notice OF
her now, when. after her little battle,
she came upstairs, bringing him a
bowl of Cruel that she had made with
her own hands, for, wise little woman
that she was. shesknew that the best
way to cure her own nnhappiness was
to do kind act for some body else
Yon made it, you say?" tasting IL
That's first ratel Neither too thick
nor too THU. Milk isn't burnt and
mss' isn't raw salted AZ right, tool