Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-03-11

@uuteS, tn stage driver when he CO.. Ie
through bere thct afternoon. Missrs an
hCr Nee.Ien lricD' grumblcd, but begin
puIlplh ia Schm with th bilin cider
an tel do their CO. Ftirrin. | come over
hero al was waitin fer Shores ter come.
After an hour | conceded I'd run over
ter tn house an git drink of cider. l
went Ill tn back way, an there | seen
Ike Lauterback's wife standin alone
stirrin. Missus he'd jest dumped tn las
OF thet tubful of schnitz inter TIL kittls
an was in tn house with th' rest tn
weemen.
when Missus Lauterbach seen me,
she sais pleasantlike: I'm so glad you
come. Your wife and tn rest of tn la.
dies hes made batch of cookies. Now,
you Jest stir here q minute, an I'll go
git some for you. 4"
II was kinder afraid ter take holt on
thet there stirrer, SO sayd I'd git 'em
meself, but she sisted she'd be right out,
an foolish l tuck tn han'le. Well,
tell you regret ct tn minute done ct.
stirred an stirred, an Mrs Lauterbach
didn't come. Then hear tn weemen
laughin in tn house like they'd die.
Me wife she puts her head out tn
windy an sais 'Jes keep ON stirfin there
an don't you dast stop, fer tn butter'll
stick ter tn kittle an burn ct if you
does.
Down went tn windy. l was Jest
thet hoppin mad I'd a notion ter quit
right there an leave tn ole thing burn,
but then I was afraid Abe Scissors might
kerry on if did So stirred an stirred
an stirred. tell you don't know any
work as mean as thet. Stop movin tn
stick, an tn kittle burns. If you ever
done ct you know ct amt no mans
work. "
9TH weemen allus does ct with u.s."
said the Tinsmith in a superior tone
II al'lated they was ter do ct with
MS, the Chronic Loafer continued, "but
Imistook. stirred an stirred an stirred.
Th' fire got hotter an hotter an hotter,
an as ct got warmer tn han 'le of tn
stirrer seemed ter git shorter, an me face
begin ter blister. l KEEP ct mp fer an hour
ana half, tell me legs was near givin way
under me, me fingers was stiff an aoh-
in, me arms felt like they'd drop of
from pushin an twistin thet long stick
about tn pot TIL apples was all dis
solved, but tn butter was thin yet, an
knowed.et meant about three hours
before we could take tn kittle Off tn
fire.
"Then l yelled fer help One of tn
weemen come out, an / was jest thet
mad l swore, but she laughed an poked
some more wood in tn fire an sayd ef ]
didn't push tn stick livelier tn kittle'd
burn. TIL fire blazed up hotter an hot
ter, an ct seemed me clothes d begin ter
smoke ct any minute Me arms an legs
was achin more an more, an me back
was almost broke from me tryin ter lean
away from the heat. Me neck was most
twisted off be me 'temptin ter keep tn
blaze from blindin me. Et come 4
O'Clock, an yelled fer help ag'in. TIL
missus stuck her head out tn windy an
called, Don't you let thet kittle burnv
"Iwas most desp'rit, but KEEP stir
rim an stirrin an stirrin. / don't know
how | done ct, fer ct seemed I'd hev ter
stop ct any minute. Et come sundown
an begin ter git darker an darker, an tn
butter was gittin thicker an thicker, but
] knowed be tn feel thet they was n
couple Of hours yet, begin ter think
of lottin tn ole thing drop an Abe Scis,
sors' kittle burn, fer held he didn't
hey no business ter len me his copper
pot when he knOwed well enough ct 'ud
spoil Of / ever quit sanin. Onoet !
was for lettin her go an slippin over
here ter tn store, for heard seY'ral Of
tn fellers drive up an hitch All tn door
bang shet. But when ! tried ter drop
th' stirrer / jest o0uldn't Mo fingers
seemed tor think st wAsn Z right sn held
Tor thet ole pole, an me arms KEEP push
Ia et, though every motion give mo Ra
ache ! jest didn't dast, but keep stir
rim an sarrin an thinkiB An gond'nl
who was over here an what was dom,
An 40 ] kep' on pgsljp an pushln thet
pole an thinkfn an thinklp, ] oleen foT
got Ineself an all about ib' apple buttaT,
~ come 10 with jump foT soms
nn he'd me be th' board. When looked
W, ! seen th' miasus an ber gaemen
iri6u's siapdin around ue, gestiokelaiip
aD tslkin. Ih' missus Was WaYip what
Was left " tb stirFeT M wa jest bout
half a. long ~ whrp ! begin with o.
fer th' erQsspinga ihei runs down ipi0r
th bpitpF an lb' biggest pari ib han 'el
was burned % heems ] 4 g0i th' ole
ibiug oleau opf N ib' liiile ai hea bon
siiTrin a round fh' nTe ~
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