Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-07-24

ously, that you hsYe not forgot.
en- the address where TO buy tha
brooch We were talking about yes
terday.'
Even father nodded satisfied
and pleasantly.
"rhis is a practice machine he
mused complacently, ont the hrst
cup of the brown beverage, 'and
what an aroma, but rather an odd
sort of smell Strange, isn't it
What does it smell likeF
The old man lifted the cup tC
his lips and tasted the contents
With q jerk he set it down agaiu
upon the table, making wry
face.
'l'lI bel ask your pardon, but
that stuff has a positively wicked
taste. MonstrOus, abominable, fl
What the dickens d res it taste
likei'
He expectorated several times
and pressed his hands to his stom
ach asif fnauseated
Just like eau de cologne, father,
I suggested, ga very agreeable
smell, don't YOU tblnkf A trlhe
odd when taken with coffee, but
you will undoubtedly get used to
the taste when you once become
familiar with the machine
'For shame, husband said nv
wife, how mean Of you! Un'
doubtedly Fannie has accidentally
spilled a drop of eau de cologne
into the boiler while FILLING the
lamp. Where is the harmi 1t is a
bit unpleasant, 1t is true, but that
is all there is to 1t. We will have
to try again, for the machine woI AS
all right. OF that we ought to be
convinced now
Hold! objected father, Fitting
his hand with a protesting gesture
toward The coffee machine. No
more of this monkey business! L
would rather that Anna make US
all a cup of coffee now ia the old
fashioned way, aud later you may
continue your experiments as long
as you like. The machine IS just
childreU,' he continued,
'and l thank you heartily for your
thoughtfulness in giving 1t to me,
but there is something strange and
odd about 1t to which l must get
used nrst, and that takes time for
a man of my age
Before we go any further with
IT,, | added, 'lrt us tell the girl 10
give it a thorough cleaning Lot
tie'-to the cOOk-'take this ma
chine into the kitchen and s cald
lamp aud boiler with hot water and
soda or some such stuff
The girl went off with her bur
den. Shortly afterwaId We were
startled by a loud report, followed
by frightened screams from the
tue kitchen and by a sound OF
falling and breaking pieces. Some
thing told me that again it was
that Ill fated mccbine. opened
the kite hen door. Sure enough, the
girl in a dark corner had stumbled
with her burden, and the self actor
extraction coffee and tea machine
lay broken on the floor. Tue poor
frightened girl sObbed. Fannie
scUlded, my wife wrung her bands
in despair, l bit my lips under
ueath my bUsby mustache, and
father looked pleased and relieved
Never mind, children he said
1T is best so. | take this for q
slgn from above. Providence ha'
lnterfered. l am conservative III
my ideas, and sm therefore moi
overload of the present era oI
machinery. Stop crying, girP-thi'
to the cook-'and brew good cul
of coffee for my company. And
uow no more shout the matter.
do not wish to have my birthday
spoiled
How abont our bet, AnnaP
asked my wife.
you have lost that she quickly
responded. The machine was ID
perfect order if only
Yes, if only 1t had not been 81
imperfect No, my dear, this time
you have lost and not l. You hat
better get ready to go for my rock
ing cbairp
Nv hat bet are sou quarrellni
about, you twoi' asked the oil
man.
| told him all, and called on bin
to decide who won.
'Both of you,' was bis diplomatI
opinion, which created anOthe
controversy between Auna ant
! myself. Meanwhile LOttle az
peared with the coffee, made i
'old fashioned style, and the con