The morning call., 1894-10-28

we wanted for the house at one time. L
stood this meekly as long as / could. But
one day my patience gave out and | took
courage to epdeavor 10 effect reform.
Now, Jesus I SAID, ''here is 81.
want you to buy at once everything we
need for two days-sugar, eggs, meat,
onions, potatoes, etc.-and don't you come
back again until everything is bought"
Jesus was sufficiently smart boy to un-
derstand that / meant what l said. and /
have no doubt but that he really got every
thing that we required for two days. but
for very gooa reasons L could never lind
out.
The dinner that day was an extremely
interesting affair. Judge of our astonisb-
ment when we sat down TO the table upon
finding that onr dear J0sefa had actually
cooked everything the boy had brought
home. she never having been accustomed
to have any supplies on hand or eft over
from one meal to the other. Jesus, the
boy, when asked why he had said nothing
to the cook about the new departure sim
ply and candidly answered that | had not
Instructed him to say anything and that his
business was to buy and not 10 cook.
| After that l gave up all efforts of reform.
But In order that my story of our trlbuia-
| ti0ns may be full will mention two more
| instances of Josefa'S genius: One day the
| dinner seemed very late. 1t ought to have
| been ready at 12. | was writing TO The
| CALL, and time passed on. 1t was l
| o'clock, and then half-Dast, and finally the
cracked iron oell in the church tower
| struck .. | could stand it no longer, as
my ideas had given out for want Of the
| proper supply of food, and, famished,
rushed out into the kitchen, asking what
in the world was the matter. JOsefa, as
customary when anything was wrong,
stood posed as pre- aphaeIite Madonna
against the smoky kitchen wall, her hands
| folded aud her curly hair hanging grace
! fully down on one side.
"Why don't you set the table? ?' l asked
sit is two hours past time."
'Senor," said Josefa in the most inno-
! cent manner, mo bay lena" (there Is no
wood to Cook Hith).
My efforts of reform absolutely ended
! here, but l came very near getting even
| with her within few DAYS afterward.
! The thing happened thus. We prepared fol
our mountain journey and expected tC
| start in the afternoon at l O'Clock.
"JeSus'-a very common name by the
/ by-I said in the morning, buy just
| enough for breakfast. as in order 10 hasten
! packing up we will take our dinner at the
fonda (or restaurant before we start
| And SO we did, and everything was packed
up and ready and at O'Clock we started
| off, | locking the front door behind me
taking he key along. A couple of block;
away l suddenly remembered that l haC
| forgotten something, and as L carried tht
key | rode back in haste to get what
wanted. | don't know what ,oOk me ou
to the kitchen, but when l got there
found Josefa in her usual madonna pose,
smoky ire aud pot with boiling potatoes
Gn The st0ve.
What in the world does this mean?"
asked. "Why are you mere? Don't yol
know we have actually gone to th
mountains and that we will have NJ
more dinners here for three weeks t
| aal IN.
have you not seen the mules aud nearly al
our baggage away?'
Yes, senior. l have; but | did not know
but that you would come back for Dime
and | was waiting for Jesus to bring hom,
the fowl"
"But Jesus and Pedro and all other
have gone with IA, l said. land no one vii
return here within three weeks"
That broke the poor girls heart and sh
began to cry. and | really felt as if / hat
to forgive her her little pecuIiarities
which, after all, perhaps she was only hei