The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

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home to say to Mrs. Bowser:
They can all go to thunder, and I'll
sell this house and move out of the
neighborhood the first chance get!
The idea that there is no head cheese
to be found within mile of us! It's
a Jay town, that's what"
"I'll leave an order with some butch
er tomorrow" said Mrs. Bowser. II
have no doubt he'll make up small
quantity to order"
but 1 want it tonight and can't
sleep without it. If you were true
wife, you'd have my interests at
heart"
could tell that you would sudden
ly crave for head cheese?"
Certainly you could, but you were
looking out for yourself. How is the
stuff made?''
Il don't believe 1 know"
"And why not? 1t is your business
to know. Suppose said didn't know
how to saw a board in two?"
IL think there's pork and grease
in it," she faltered.
"And you may think there's tar and
gravel in it also. By John, but the
woman of today has about as much
idea of housekeeping as a cat has OF
playing the piano! 1t is costing me
millions of dollars year to run this
house, and vet if want pound of
head cheese can't get itv'
Mrs Bowser felt helpless in the mat
ter and therefore wanted to drop the
subject, but after walking about for a
few minutes and glarIng at the cat in
way to make the poor feline shiver
Mr. Bowser suddenly declared:
81 believe l can make the stuff n.y.
self"
81 don't see how you can"
mo, of course not. But 1 do, and
I'm going down to the kitchen. Should
you want to go to bed before I get
through don't wait for me-"
He went down to the kitchen and
the icebox, and in the latter he found
some cold beefsteak, cold potatoes.
eggs, celery, radishes, bananas and
cheese. For minute he stood and let
his mind wander back to bygone days.
but he couldn't remember how his
mother made the dish he craved for.
He had a dim recollection that she
mixed things up and used a bowl and
. chopping knife, and that was what
he proceeded to do. If he used beef.
there would be no grease and if he
threw in the rest of the ingredients he
would have salad out of it anyhow.
AS he chopped away at the beef he
added the other things one at a time,
and in the course of half an hour he
scraped all into a dish, poured on olive
oil and vinegar and peppered and salt
ed it to his taste.
by John, but I've struck itv' he
softly exclaimed as he carried the first
spoonful to his mouth. "This is the
stuff to sharpen the appetite and make
man feel as if he could eat nails. It's
head cheese and way beyond, and be.
lieve if I was to put it up in paper
boxes it would sell like hot cakes"
Mr.. Bowser ate heartily. Whenever
| his appetite hesitated, he added little
more vinegar and set the wheels going
again. Toward the last he found Der
muda onion and part of a pineapple
and added them to the contents, and
| he enthusiastically decided that they
increased the s'twang." When he could
hold no more, he went up to the sitting
room. Mrs. Bowser had gone up stairs
and he sat down to finish his smoke
and newspaper. All went well for q
quarter of an hour, and a cricket was
singing on the hearth and the cat rub
bling against his legs when a sudden
pain seized him. 1t lasted only two OF
three seconds, but by the time he had
sunk back in his chair it came again
and this time it lifted him to his feet
The cat looked up at him in wonder