The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-12-16
All SIN AS 4 SERVANT.
me Monaghan Cook s.cr.t,vely REFUSE,
to Make Known His Recipes.

Those accustomed to "Beau Brum-
mel" colored walters or neat house,
maids can hardly appreciate how ridic-
capacity of waiter, with his shnyed
head, snakelike queue, stifly laun-
dered long, white coat and apron, pan
talet-like trousers, and thick-soled
slippers; but with all, says a writer in
the Washington Post, he serves the
different courses "alle lite" and hand
les the table appointments with his
long, thin fingers i'll a characteristic
style all of his own. When q house,
Keeper employs a "China boy" she
must in the very beginning forcibly
demonstrate to him in "pigeon Eng
lish" his different duties, else when
she calls upon him to perform extra
ones he never fully comprehends.
As an instance, n cook was one day
directed by his mistress to select and
Adevitalize" two chickens for dinner.
he seemed ever to have heard OF a
chicken until he saw no way out oft.
whereupon the widest confusion and
cackling issued from the poultry ward,
and there stood "Ah Wing" frantically
swinging the neck OF the last of q score
OF chickens, as he calmly said: @You
tell me killce chicken am l killee
chicken Az The household supply of
coal oil was diminishing ut a great
rate, All Wing was questioned about
it Much astonishcd, he asked: $40
you think l drink coal oil?" Els con
versation consisted much of the
phrase, "You think so." When meet
ing q visiting member of tho family
whom his mistress presented as her
brother, he politely said, "You think
So" laughing ely she told him she had
always been taught to believe SO.
Cinnamon are exceedingly secrctive,
and housewives seldom find out how
they prepare certain favorite dishes,
for as soop as her "chef" is watched he
hastily guthers together his ingre-
dients and utensils and retircs to the
pantry or discontinues operations alto.
gether, aud it is quite as impossible
to get him to write out a formula of
any kind. The young son OF a family
living near Los Angeles once pur-
chased an ostrich egg. and as an ex-
pertinent had tho cook make an omelet
Of it, requesting him to write the
recipe. 1t goes without saying tho
omelet was more powerful than deli
cate, and the description read "One
heapee big egg lie makeo II heapee
big omolee."
Celestials have q p%enchant for sweet
desserts and frequently to encourage
new cooks families attempt to partake
OF three different egg desserts at one
dinner. 1t is a better aud more eco
nomical plan to hide the eggbeater in
the beginning. They also possess a
great fondness fo- lettering and exc
cutting the most fantastic designs, with
cones, on pies and buildings. In these
they often sadly mix tEa:r Sunday
school teachings and show a lack OF
reverence. Once at a large boarding
house in Pasadena, the beautiful sub
urb OF Los Angeles, the cook shocked
all the boarders by placing before
them a pie, upon which was the follow
ing e%xhortation: "Come to Jesus.
Marengo Hall" Another, in making
out his grocery lists always heads
them with a .criptural quotation as
BLESSED are the pure in heart for they
shall see God. Two packages Of corn
starch. five pounds of butter"