The Lamar register., 1902-12-24


entire year Fudge and angels food are
not very filling for a hungry man.
Fudge and angels food-the idea!
decided on menu OF six courses, and
spent ten days in looking up the recipes
for it and studying them. Unfortunately,
the eNertion made me so tired that L be-
came mentally upset and was apt to con
fuse a recipe for Italian cream with one
for creamed lobster, and they are very,
very different. However, when New
Years day really came and Harry said
that he must spend the greater part OF 1t
AT the Office going over his accounts l 1eit
that success was sure.
by the way, haven't you good cook!
And didn't you let her help and advise
you:"
"She wanted to, but l told her that she
needed holiday and must take it while
| got the dinner. She then confessed that
she didn't want to go out because her
beau was coming to see her and would be
| offended il she was out. l told her that
made no difference; that what you did
on New Years day you did the year round
| and if she did not work on that day she
would doubtless be married to a million
ARE and living a life OF luxurious idleness
within six months
| 'Humph. Did sAe so then!
"She did. Then l set to work, and,
oh, how | did work. but somehow nothing
was-wel, quite like the pictures in the
household magazines. The odor of things
| burning, too, became so strong that the
man from next door-a perfect stranger
| came over to see il the house was on fire
| and ii he could be OF any use"
| well, luckily, you could air the whole
place thoroughly before Harry came
home"
81 did. By noon l had cooked enough
to feed n regiment-dinner was to be at
three-but somehow it did not seem very
appetizing. so l decided to have only four
courses; that was a more economical din
ner for young couple anyhow. When
Harry arrived, promptly al three, l was
all ready and trying to look as if l felt
cool and hide the two burned and one
cut finger. l had decided that three
courses were enough for anybody save a
gutton, by that time"
We'll, l am sure that everything was
very nice
"It-well, it was not quite perfect;
had forgotten to stuff the chickens and
l had put salt in the cranberries instead
OF sugar, but that was mere detail, for
the table looked lovely with all my best
linen, embroideries, silver, glass and
china on it. As | wanted to surprise him
thoroughly, l did not tell him that | had
cooked it myself meant to tell him that
at the very last"
"As sort of postscript to the dessert
How nice!"
"Mhm. Well, though ne had said he
was wildly hungry, he did not eat-just
played with things. He kept starting to
speak, too, and then shutting his mouth
tight without saying word. Something
was wrong with the coffee though l had
put in twice as much as the cook book
said. As he set down his cup well, rather
more forcefully than was quite necessary,
he said: We'll, dear, it is New Years
day, and l have resolved not to lose my
temper for an entire year, but l must
say one thing: the girl who cooked that
dinner must be dismissed before to-mor.
rows sun is up. y woman who would
give hungry man underdone chicken
overdone potatoes and asbestos pie, would
be capable OF numbering us in our beds!'' u
"Oh, well, you need never tell him that
You cooked that dinner
Il didn't tell him, but he undertook
to discharge the cook, and she did"