New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-16
TEACHES THE BLACKS TO COOK.
MISS BREED TELLS OF HER EXPERIENCES BY
SEA AND LAND.

The trials and triumphs OF n cooking DOL
teacher sent out by the New-York Cooking School.
Fourth-ave. and Twenty-sccond-st. TO work among
the colored people Of the South IL graphically told
in the following extracts from letter written by
Miss Sara Evelyn Breed. Miss Breed has her
headquarters at Norfolk. Va hut has branches in
localities all about there. reaching in this way
some two thousand blacks.
which is quite unlike that holiday in days past.
We were 10 go 10 Cappahoosic end be present at
what they call ralying day-the way they cele-
brate Thanksgiving at this school. We a
part OF the programme, and were to talk to The The
was sufficient TO give a dismal tinge to the day.
speeches. Fancy getting up at s a cold.
rainy morning. hreakfastless 1--WE oversepD and
was dreadfuI On board we resigned ourselves to
the dismal holiday, and then Miss Taylor lost her
Fortunately one but a one-eyed man saw the
mishap. We changed to the train. and at VIII
interesting old fisherman. who had come for
We then had drive o. seven miles to the river
spring' for II was kinder weak'-advice we found
only too necessary when going down hill He
wrarped UP in bedquts OF remarkable designs
which his old woman had sent along" We
ing his house az the York River. where we were
By Mrs Cass while the Captain rugged the
We embarked in our open saiboat. at the very
escape and was driven back by the weather and
rough sea TO the Yorktown side he had started
from That fact Is now impressed upon our
memory more indelibly than any other historical
fact The river Is very wide here, and W. not
only had 10 cross but had TO go up some distance
The storm grew worse and worse. The boat was
fun Of water At first enjoyed the exhilara-
ton for we are accustomed TO sailboats. Finally
tho full fury OF a snow squdll burst upon us. The
waves dashed heads. and we were soaked
lev cold water dreadful, but soon the only
sensation OF stupOr and an effort 10 ke p
awake ] wonder were not washed overheard
The men held on TO Through Il all the cap
tain kept saying I'll do the best kin" and we
were utterly Indifferent then as 10 whether we
went to the bottom or not. Finally into
little cove on the opposite shore and then. more
dead than alive. stumbled through a marsh 10
little cabin. where the people did what they could
for us Then lost my watch (which has since
been found and we were the forlornesl OBJECTS
YOU could imagine. BY the time they got "a team
We had revived sufficiently 10 enjoy the long drive
and be intensely amused AT our drivers concern
for his ''skittish nag" most dreadful old poke
About the middle OF the afternoon we reached
Gamma hoOsic. and there while the audience waltz
We re- Tried Every garment had TO come of. ami
as our bags too were soaked. we nearly froze
while waiting for these things. Nothing couli
equal the solid discomfort and yet. in spite OF
evarythnc We actually enjoyed the excitement;
We made our speeches. and thoroughly enjoyed
Tho rest Of our stay that in spite OF the dreadful
hon we have voted he whole trip great sue
cess even the shipwreck. for we never even caught
on Thursday tn. teachers had Thanksgiving
eor,ice AZ our own school, and the children were
askod "a bring something" As result there
- tuo bushels OF potatoes and pound
nackages OF groceries to send TO the Old Folks