Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-01-16
MALVlkY'S REBELLION.
A True Story Written for Green's
Fruit Grower.
By ELLA xhcGREeoR EDsos.

Malviny was Farmer Shaw's house
keeper. She had lived with the farm
er's family since her girlhood days,
md was considered one of the family,
almost as much as the farmer him
self. In fact. she was spoken OF as
Malviny Shaw much more frequently
than by her own back name" OF Jen-
kins.
Upon Malviny's broad shoulders de-
pended all the work of the farmers
household. consisting CT himself and
his five stalwart sons, al of whom
were at home, and aided their father
in carrying on his splendid farm,
where he raised fruit and vegetables
to supply the markets of the neighbor-
ing city. Milk was another source of
income. for Farmer Shaw kept 90 cows.
With all the household affairs an6the
dairy to look after. Malvinys DAYS
were busy ones: but she never COM
planned of her lot Farmer Shaw and
HE sons were all easily pleased. and
they all thought that what Malviny did
was just about right, sir" This was
doubtless the reason that Malviny's
Rebellion" was successful. aud met
with little opposition.
Now the farmer and his boys were
typical New Englanders, and there
fore lovers of pie in all its varieties.
Nothing in the pie line came amiss to
them. They ate 1t three times day
the year round. and would have
though: the world was coming to an
end, If the table were set without at
least one pie; and ofttimes the farmer
would say.
THAT pies lappin' good, Malviny:
bring on another one. will ye? Id
like another piece"
Malviny was a famous cook. and par
ticularly a good pie maker. But max
ing pies takes time and strength and
Malyiny. who wasn't so young and
spry as she used TO be. was beginning
to realize that she must make her work
bit easier She wouldn't have any
help. for she said she didn't want a
lot OF girls round, more bother than
they're wuth. and always maxim eyes
at the boys" Still. when pie baking
day came. as 1t did twice 2 week in
the winter and three times week in
the summer. she used to wish she'd
never heard OF pie.
Better for folks, too. il they never
ate any" she would say, "a lot of -four
and lard, no kind of stuff FOR human
beings TO eat
But her six human beings continued
TO eat it and look for more. and Nal
vim continued to make her 30 pies 4
week. in ,iastalments of 10 or 10, ac-
cording to the season of the year:
though. following OUT her own idea as
TO the food Mt for human being"
she always left her crust for tae
pigs" as she said.
One morning. just rs Malyiny WAS
preparing the material for her pie
crust. an idea came to her so suddenly
that. entirely overcome, she was
Obliged TO sit down in the nearest
chat: to think it over The rolling
pin. unheeded. sought a resting place
under the table: the -four sieve rolled
as far as It could. leaving trail OF
-four behind il on the clean floor: and
the pie plates fell with crash Ma
why making a futile grab for the bake
board as she felt the various articles
slipping from it TO the floor
But the idea was still there, and all
at once Malviny proclaimed aloud. with
emphasis:
IN DO it. so there, And If thcy
don't like it, they can just get another
housekeeper: | kin find another place
quick enough, guess.
And she did do it; at least so thought
Farmer Shaw and his five sons. when
they saw the dinner table without any
pie on it. To be sure, there was every
thing else prepared as beautifully al
usual For dessert. however. there
was an immense pudding OF beauti
full golden yellow color. but the farmer
and his soBs would have none of II
Pie they wanted and pie they woulC
have
"Malviny." said Farmer Shaw. ''fctcl