The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-09-30

custards, and | know that milk Yeast is
already in process of being raised
She busted and tidied away, and filled
the bowls and vases full Of sweet autumn
roses. ''Graciousr she calculated, after
a while THAT makes four chickens that
| have heard sing their swan song.
wonder if mother is going to kill all we
have know there are six dressed young
partridges in the dairy, besides Phew
| smell the ham boiling.
In spite of strong temptation to 90 at
once into the kitchen and demonstrate
again with her refractory mother, Rosaleen
| reirained. She felt that after their mid
day dinner her mother would be tired and
she knew that then she would have plenty
of time to do her own cooking for the sup
per as she had planned it.
1t turned ont as she had anticipated
| They ate their dinner and maintained n
conversation upon strictly neutral lines
/ although both Of them were secretly long
ing for the jolly old times when they were
wont to make frolics of these meals when
they were alone together, aud each felt
secretly resentful of the other unreason-
able tenaeity of purpose.
When Mrs. Dunn had put on L wrap
per and darkened her room for her nap,
Rosaleen' ; opportunity had come. She
went quietly to the kitchen, rekindled the
fire, and set about the preparation of sun
| dry modern delicaeies.
She made mayonnaise dressing: she
| gathered late tomatoes, followed them out,
] and ehopping up the breast meat of the
chickens, which were already fried aud
ready lust to be heated over for tea. she
| made salad that satisfied her soul. filed
| it into the tomatoes, and set them in the
ice-box The milk yeast bread was not
| vet baked, so she poured it into the pig
/ pen, and going To the bread box, took out
some Of the last baking, cut the slices
| into slender bread sticks, and piled them
away for future reference. She prepared
several other dainty dishes, aud after an
approving look at the unoooked chickens,
evidently laid away for the morrow use,
she said to herself
Il shall brOil those chickens and can
serve the partridges broiled, on toast.
| Mother won stand out II il WASH for
father I'd never do it, for hate TO ac;
this way; but it is for the credit Of the
family. She went to the pantry shelves
and Looked them over thoughtfully.
The Smith potato custar,ls were famous,
and there we're SIX of the golden yellow
c,rcles c,oling within their frills of pastry.
Rosalceu bad used all the choicest parts Of
the fried chickens. and il was bony array
Of pieccs that las ON the old blue platter.
She was wondering what she would do It
her mother held out for her own way, IL
occurred to her tha, If she had little help
.he could eat up the offending pies and
ul1ss af the chicken, and she made a brave
beginning a. she sat on the high stool,
/ p0n,iering.
The custards, plebeian as tsey we're
were perfectly delicious, and she came very
near destroying whole one. She picked
the sings of the fried chicken aud the tit
bats frusn the back but she felt replcte all
{ too som. aud then sat hooking cut Of the
window wondering how she could dispose
Of the rest Of the pies aud fired chicken.
Her early training would no, allow her TO
give them to the pig
"Ahr Roealee hopped down from the
stool, ran round to the gate, and very
quietly stopped a queer old figure that was
{ hobhhng down the street.
Tome in, Miss Mary Jane. said she.
II have something good for you.
Miss Mary Jane Holland, the village
beggar, came willingly. She carried two
eapaeious baskets, aud ses them down at
the kitchen door with grOan.
My Rheumatism = she grumbled,
I've took teas aud doctor medicine,
aud it keeps getting worse If only folks
would send my yictuals TO me, instead Of
making me trudge abou. with these bas-
ticks
Too badr laughed Rosaleen But
yea must talk easy Mother is asleep up
stairs, aud | don want her wakened.
She has had busy morning. will get
you the things
With that she took one Of the baskets,
carried il within, aud then with careful
hands arranged all the pies, the remains OF
/ the fried chicken, aud the two salads. which
her mother had decorated in various de-
signs with the grated whites and yellows
/ Of e.gss.
Ii l. a sim the young woman ad-
United TO herself. with some eompunetiOn.
'sIf didn' feel that it was my duty for
fathers sake, | would not 20 through with
1t. for it is the meanest thing ever did,
and my mother the sweetest mother
when she isu in one Of her contrary ways !!
There Il be a great to-do over this. but
when We make up we will make up every
thing else, and we can have our good old
times again.
She was rather silent when she carried
the basket back to its grumbling owner.
Its heavy, Rosaleen!'' fretted Miss
Mary Jane, Couldn't you walk a piece
aud help me carry it ?
Not today, replied the girl, with
another laugh III am tired, and | want
10 rest 4 bit. for we are having company to
tea.
Before she went upstairs she set the
table. and arranged her own concOctions
neatly in the ice box, since everything she
had chosen was to be cold except the
chickens and birds, which she was going to
bruil. There would be no need for fire
in the stove until her father had started
to drive to the railway station.
She fell asleep directly when she lay
down and her nap lasted little longer
than she had intended, so that she had to
hurry in dressing. When she ran down
stairs she heard her mother and father
chatting at the front door.
Il shall drive slowly from the station,
dear he was saying. Il feel about
Tony as Rosaleen acts when she gets with
some of her cronies-but you are her best
crOny, aren't you? Pleased with the ar
rangements for supper? of course shall
be When was | ever not pleased with
your arrangements You re here, Rosa
leen, lust in time to kiss me good by.
Well, won't old Tony open his eyes when
he sees my daughter, that is as large and
almost as pretty as her mother! Good by!
Don't hurry. | tell you | shall drive