The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-26

IN vitation came and the minute l
W. saw the handwriting on the envei-
ope I began 10 laugh. You know
how the handwr.tlnSs announce
that they are bills just "a plainly
on the address as they do cn the
inside Some tell of their being begging
LISTERS while Others insist upon their
friend!iness. and once III awhile a clear
handwriting seems 10 say. Hurry. Mr..
PoStman; she s expecting me- and that
means a love letter. There Is Il great deal
to be discovered IN handwriting, but
knew what this was even before I read IL.
II was note from Molly asking me 10
come 10 luncheon to hear \ letter from
her boy. Said boy had gone OF to ami
hlate the Spaniards. though Just at the
present time he was enjoying the de!ighta
OF Florida water. and he confessed that
time hung heavy on his hands though he
WAS very much in love. consequently very
brave and perfectly certain that no Span
lard could ever get the better OF him-no.
not IL he traced his pedigree hack 10 the
grandfather of Christopher Columbus.
We had good luncheon. Women
nowadays are educated Up to good food
Then Molly read extracts from Jacks let
ter. She skipped whole paragraphs, when
she blushed and said something about
matters that would not interest YOU.
purely personal and We all looked as
knowing as people do who have gone
through the same thing themselves and
wish they could do so again.
Jack wrove among ether things:
You would really be surprised at the
appetite / am developing. You know when
I was at home how you and mother were
continually giving ME quir..ne and cod l.v-
er ou and other nasty stuns for the en-
cOuragegaent OF the swallowing Of food,
but now-well, now l can eat meat that
the average New York besgar would sco-u
and drink coffee that really tastes as IL 1t
were tho rinSings out OF "A cup that had
held coffee But when you feel that YOU
are serving your country you don't care
about such little :1!r%s as terrapin ana
chicken a la casserole or champagne cool
eI Ia the nrOpcr temperature. You forget
81! about these things. and. my dear Mol
~ Won would nc almost startled 10 see
what \ wonderful cook Tom CrichtoH mas
got to be You remember hiin-the niue
fellow whose clothes were always so M
lract.ia:o that they almost made Your
.r-,h ache Vel he can cook eggs. not
only boil them hut fry and do other
things 20 them in p way that would cause
~ rlusn - come upon the face OF the best
chez in New York, and. as for some OF
his ness made IN Of oatmeal ana S'ici
mt really the boys will do no end Tor
hin, If n, vii promise n treat Of this sort
What = gift that iS-the 4. :l-ty To COOK.
mean, | shall always reprTach !nother lo'
not havirg taught me. Tn NIX how much
t,so | might BE- TO my country. whereas.
noO. while We are waiting around tor
something 10 happen. ! can only t.JJS
,hc delights Of another mans ability! W hen
7 say cooking ! do not mean Just u'rl'i
standing how 10 make cake-so many Ghis
arc dabe ~ that though Dill OF plum
calsc is a good th!uG-but mean .ic
realities of life, rare mutton, potatoes ~
r,,t honea n them and. hest or an UT
Kind O. SCUM that is thichsh anu S 'I'-
"a stick 20 your bone and encourage So"'
muscle"
Here we did laugh. VI. .ho
Think cf Jack the exquisite ID"
e,cgant. Jack the pride Of the most tas.l-
'1,ahla cl,1hs finding delight in boiled eggs
a,a y SOUP that he described as .ion
90. Oh an, After little more laugh
"a q ,ittle more cordial Molly read on:
"you ask me what We do. Every DAY
we are hoping 10 SAIL but pending that
,t,,o aud after the WORK Of the day Is
dore and everything Is cleaned UP oaHu'
hv the bye | might tell you as up u
yo,,r maid that there is nothing quite So
good for leather as yellow vaseAne' wheI'
I can get H. I u.s. II on the harness. anu
,o,lind with a considerable amount OF ei-
how grease it makes IL as SOFT as your
white hand and as brilliant as your oar =
eves) we lust loaf around and talk afu
t,Ik Women have not the monopoly oil
talking in this world. though propahiS
that's tho future they are hoping 1or
We tell stories discuss important ques-
,ions and then come down TO riddles. BS
the bye. have you heard the last? How
can YOU make one good American out OF
two had Standards? In this way, o.
course: