The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-02-07
smaIiburg Jossinas.

The butter making season usually commenc.
es among our citizens about Jan. Ist., but thi,
year was delayed on account OF some new fang
led churn which was to arrive from some dis
tant country
Adverse 10 practical jokes when in the dis
charge of a duty, yet we could not resist the
temptation, as the proprietor was home on
short visit, and TO have some fun at the ex.
pense OF him and the general manager OF public
works, and one CT the town authorities gener.
ally-Geo. Brown.
For hotel use the coming year the butter
max ug commenced with vensenee.
We had saved up within q week about five
gallons Of cream. and one day transferred 1t to
the churn, which we set in a conspicuous place
where it could be seen by any one coming into
the room.
Having observed the same, both said almost
in one voice
IF you're going to churn, we will help"
"Oh, no; let thrt matter alone, we will do 1t
after while"
Evening came and another proposed to assist.
mo, no; III attend to it after supper"
Supper over we moved the churn near the
stove and started out for some water. When
we returned one said
I'VE might as well help little" and get the
butter business going.
mo; 1t won't take us long after we get start
ed, and you fellows are tired anyway"
At this time we moved the churn around q
time or so, and happened 10 think the chicken
house door had not been shut and went out to
fix it. When we came back the churn was still
in place, but they we're looking at it-wishfully
and the dog commenced barking. We had
had several scares from close visit of noun
tain lou once or twice, and suggesting that one
might be after the stock, we grabbed a rife
and started to follow the dog
We went about ten steps from the house
and, looking back through q window, one of
them had the churn, and was putting in his
best licks. We returned after a few minutes.
remarking that our intention was TO do that
work ourselves.
NO" 1t won't take us more than twenty
minutes. Here, Brown; you try it awhile
changing hands.
The work went faster for awhile but another
change occurred, when
What In hi is the matter with it 80
Don't know-think it is too warm,"-let's
take II outside awhile and let it cool OF.
We went to the wood-pile and was gone half
an hour. when, upon returning, both snen were
pumping the dasher at the rate OF five stamp
quartz mill, and sweating like "'nigger at an
election" after saying
"D--n that churn :" Oh that butter ~
Wen have 1t out OF there II IL takes all night
TO think that two able-bodied men have to
give up to "a petty lot of butter" mo no; not
much - Give it to her, Brownie-heave now
-aoit :" and so on.
We picked up magazine-started in to read
awhile, after assuring them that we intended
to do that churning ourself but as they had
taken the job of our hands, we would shirk fur
ther responsibility.
Eleven O'Clock found US in bed, but the trip
hammer noise still going on. Upon awakening
in the morning we arose to learn that the noise
had ceased. They had left il in disgust, intend
ing to throw the whole business into the river.
Upon examination and inquiry we found after
a quantity of salt and some warm water had
been added to their mixture it had been thrown
into mass of buttermilk, from which we ex-
tracted the butter in about fifteen minutes
and they Cont know what was the matter with
that cream. They had worked three or four
hours as hard as person could, on a. lot of
cream lacking few degrees of warmth in or
der to make the butter come" r.