World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1904-05-19
DiS Not Know Beans,
BY A KANSAS GiR!.

D2 A KANSAS Girl
Bean pprfldge hon, Bean potrider cold
Bean poirldge in the put hlne DAYS on
A soung married lsdy-whosn nnme
slnll MOI menliou. ns i is mi entirely
unknown 10 iime. outside Tie culinary
arI--Rinpospd Ia give her new}y married
husband hra', ~ In; form ut a Jlh
% bean |orldse such AZ his mother
, used 20 make
In, Wi be splendid sdd tne
y"Ing buSimnl, but" he nd,icd htajlal-
/ ihelA isa'' ~ iu,le djiliruu h., make
Tor h"slnnrI? iiadn luu tn,l,r wait
nauI moiipr comes 10 v',i, as and
shnw Nou iilnr abolu II? ;,qr > . .cnp.
nl haHd At bonn purildge Grurge'
.a'd Ne VIE MN DIGNITY ranyG mar
rind n,e fr heicr % verse rll re- is rolh
ing Gained ~ pnting oG things. md
4 c"i inltnj 10 begin house keeping Nv
I being dependent 90 M; body No viii
have ban rnrrlsc t'r dinner s4yr
/ Yes '"s nv dear ma .uJe Won
WI! b" II s,rrcss Al bean putiIige or
anything clse luu choose 10 ,nuGr, said
O." wih GHdUe rtthusiasm. as # TO
msli, ~ for his seeming was, If con
fIdcuee u her AKIN; "nnd. Ne he Kissed
4 her good ht, be sure ym nuke
plenty ior warn lou | am very fond
~ It.
Don George, unused SadIe on her
way TO tte s'orcronm 'hoN fond he is
Of n'e I'm AFRAID ,as Tile sqv1ra
win ism rhiS mnrning. bur I've ,lwaAs
heara 'hal II vas best 10 81. Down on the
nothei'In mw his ness. ~ the begin.
ring
u naNo ~ III ii by surprising hin.
with The nicesl dish II bean porddge.
49, ran h" inrIr, know jns, h,w it
4 "astu 50 box .ud how II ought 10 taste
for 20 eaten il many times, II must
moi hc Watery nr Ihlrk, bat lustrigh to
melt ~ ones mouth. II must no hive a
'u>piri"o of a lump IL Seasoned win
butter, salt and II Dash Of red pepper
1t viii he u dish Il, for Geo. or any OF
her Of The gods,
On' know All abour IT, for I've seen
httgel smooth'ng /, through The col.
ander dozens Of times, thought Sadie.
A peek BASKET fut nf beans sat in
d sight aud Sadie viewed lhem with a
cuticM csc.
Yes, ~hc sad aloud, rs she pourei
a them into pan 10 wash. guess
1 therc1l be enough
e Soon Inc kettle was over tho water
: began 10 bubble. md those beans com.
! menced 10 assert themselves No
watered stAcks ever Increased more
RAPIDLY aud lhe suddenly grown rich
p were ntger moe pulled up with vanity
7. thnn these grea, white beane,
n How FIST they swel' thought Sadie
as they crowded up over the ton OF the
Z kcIlte and she tried 10 stir then. down.
u ! guess I'll have TO cook tl,.ia in TWO
u kettles. ~
), Hy snf By three kettles were simmer
:, ing over the fife aud Satiies face Ind as
eumed look Of anxiety / never saw
such beans I'm sure Geo. was cheated
. ia them, She said to hesseh. lifting the
J. covers md gazing at their Increasing
Il proportions for The twentieth tume. The
# hands Of the little kitchen elock went
. round aud still those dreadful beans con
li"ucd 70 swell Sadie had censrd 10
think ot them rs prospec,iv, porridte.
= Her only hope was now To ge, rid of
The superlons quantity with on, M,lrac-
unS Inc al'enlion OF The neighhort
hear the dinner hnnr Geo, came wal,
lng up the street, carrying travelling
bag, while wholesome looking little
woman walked along briskly beside him
The old mother hon couldn't resist
- running mp 20 see how Inc chicks we're
:. getting on in tber new nest She was
r, saying rs 'hey came. up 10 The door
IT. but no dainty iltlle wife met Goe. as
usual
i Sadi' must he ,usy with the dinner
she IL making bean porrdge today. he
said, Lots 30 in quietly aud surprise
her 1T u, So opening The door with
y The lu'ch key which he had never had
v occasion 10 'ise before. they crep, softly
;, along TO The kitchen, Geo, chucklin, t0
himself at the thought Of S,dies surprise.
= But Tho surpriNe's we've destined 10 he
y ne surprised ones, Sadie, With hrr face
e buried in her la'gs Kitchen apron. sat in
r the middle of The kitcheu, sobbiug i, il
her heart would break; while ADou,' her
on Stove and table sat pans aud pans Of
= beans.
. What is TIE matter, dear! exclaimed
. Geo. tying 10 soolhe her. What has
0 happenedT she ANSWERED by pointing
y tiagically TO The beans what aro vol.
i doing with 50 many of themh IL" asked
cnrlously many Of ,hemv repeated Sa-
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