The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-05-27
A BOWL OF CRUEL
What Dolly Gained by Her Culin-
ary Knowledge.

The spoon was suddenly laid down
and Uncle Joshua's shaggy browS CON
tracted till they act in a grizzled line
across his forehead.
Its burnt" said he.
Well tartly exclaimed AdaIiua.
Il burnt my hand. too: that is.
scalded il drcadfu'lv when was stir
ring il the meal 1t spiuttered and
bubblcl up. but as Tor the ruel's he-
ing burnt, that's only your notion. I'm
sure ! didn't cook 1t long.
40" Uncle Joshua calmly rcjoined,
you didn't cook II long enough: it
tastes raw. but the lilI, v-a burnt.
and you've got 1t too -aity, ! can't eat
it. l. takes Ilnacll % make good
Cruel. 1t seems 10 me that a vaman
of your arc, AdoIiuy thirty,
arn't va?-pught - know how TO cook
something 1T for q sick person 20 eat
An angry red burned ora AdcIina's
checks. She seized the bowl Of CON
dcmncd Cruel and hOuuced down into
the diuilg-rCom, where the rest Of the
family were assembled.
IN never cook another thing for
him as long a. ] liver she exclaimed.
Il DO wish, ma, that when Uncle
Joshua sent word that he was coming
10 visit rs, you had written to him that
we were sick, or something, and IL
wasn't convenient
Don't be rash" said Mrs. Dart. q
sharp-toned matron, with calculating
gray eyes. Folks say he's rich
i don't believe it, rctOrted Adelina.
Nor do - echoed her sister blanche,
languid blonde. II Lc IS worth any
thing why does he dress so shabbily? !
almost die Of shame every time he goes
to church with u.s.
And think of his homc.' continued
Adelina- That little red farmhouse,
with its rag carpet, featherbeds and
windows that won't let down At the
top-it's awful
why. / thought it was 4 lovely
place, with its sloping moss-covcrcd
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 a tiny lass and her father had
foolishly welded the Widow Wood and
brought her and her two growu-up
daughters TO his home, Dolly had been
very insignificant person.
Papa Dart did not long survive his fol-
". and after his death Dolly was treated
worse than ever. She did most of the
work and had least OF the pleasure.
Adclina and Blanche seemed 10 have a
sort OF spite against her. Perhaps il
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.
- - . -, .l-:ug -. .--
young TO 60 into society Mrs Dart
would carclessly remark Il 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 ont. It isn't likely that she cares
much about ii, anyway, she's such a
home body
Dolly was a home-hody. hut, like
most young girls, She mad longing for
pretty clothes and gay festivities. And
when she heard about the ball that
was 10 be given down at Squire Della
nos, the nabob Of the town, in honor
Of the return of his son and daughter
the former from a German universi-
" and the latter wise young damscl
from Nassar-when she saw with her
own eyes the dainty cream-tintcd invi-
tation with her own name, Miss Dor
othy Dart" written on IL, she wanted
to 90 very much, indeed, and, for a
wonder. summoned up enough bold
ness to manifest her desire.
why, Dolly, what can you be think
ing off, exclaimed her stepmother.
You know l cannot afford to get you
a new dress!'
Il can wear my white mustn't" stout
ly persisted the young girl
Your old muslin? That wouldn't
do at all, You'd be a real dowdy!'
''She might have my blue silk fixed
over" suggested Blanche, who was not
bad-hearted if folks didn't set her up
to it
Adelina frowned. You said you were
going to have your blue silk colored
and made into a Vatican wrapper" she
remarked, severely.
''Yes, l did intend to-" Blanche re
piled, subdued by the frown, and Mrs.
Dart ended the conversation 10y saying,
decidedly:
''Hou see, Dolly, it's quite impossi-
BILE! What with Adelina's new wine
colored SATIN and Blanche's silk, !
can't afford to spend penny more. "
Now it so happened that Uncle
Joshua had never paid much attention
to Dolly He had either thought tha
she had too much to do a IA lat h.
would not add TO her cares, or he ma,
preferred to have her half-sistSr wal
on him. But he took kindly notice o
her now, when, after her little battle
she came -Ostairs, bringing him
bowl of Cruel that she had made wit
her own hands, for, wise little woman
that she was, she lnew that the 'eS