Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-08-18
MISADVENTURE OF
PA CRANWALLER.

"Pa Cranwaller got in on No. 6 this |
morning." volunteered the station |
agent, who had stopped in at the store
on his way home to order a new
clothesline for his wife. That's all
the news l know of. He had on a
red necktie an his boots was shined;
that's all the difference 1 see in him.
He said he had a good time"
THAT wasn't the way he told it
when he got home" said Milt
Sowash.
81 never took much stock in that
boy o. his afore he went to the CITY,"
said Sol Baker. "The old man was
allus too easy on Clint an though too
much of him"
THE trouble wus," said Sowash,
"Clint wouldn't give him any grub to
eat. You see, jest happened along
bout the time the OF man got home
from visitin' Clint in the city, an l
lowed I'd go in an say 'howdy. Pa
was jest shuckin' his coat
"'You want suthin' ter eat pa, don't
you? says Mis- Cranwaller. You mus
be sorter hungry with the ride, an
reckon you had an early breakfast
"I cd eat cold billed bootlegs,'
says the OF man. Why, hain't had
anythin' ter eat sense I ben gone
why, PAL she says.
cts the Twin truth he says. I'm
boiler clean down to my toes. 1t amt
no wonder Clint looks thin an peaked
oh oh
does
"'You don't mean ter say Clints
stentin' himself?' says the OF lady.
You don't mean the poor boy can't
buy vittles?
81 reckon he could says the OF
man. 'Mebbe he thinks he does, but
he don't
"'What did they have, anyway, pa"
asks Mis- Cranwaller.
I'll tell you, he says. 1T wus late
when l got in an Mary she asst me if
I'd had my dinner. Certainly, my
dear" I says. Il had a good dinner"
So we sat down an rested until nigh
on ter 10 o'clock. An all the time
was gittin' hongrier an hongrier an
wonderin' when in the nation they was
goin' to have supper. But they didn't
say nothin' about it, so l didn't, an
finely l got sleepy an Clint took me
to my room. Well, l wus so tired
went ter sleep.
"'An' mex mornin'! What do you
reckon there wus for breakfast? Well,
there wus a coffee pot on the table,
but all there wus sides that wus an
orange cut in hat on each of our
plates. 1t seemed mighty onsatisfyin' 4,
but seem Clint an Mary went ter
work on theirs l done the same. We
ct them oranges with some fancy
spoons an put powdered sugar on EN-.
| Then in comes the hired girl with a
kivered dish O. somethin' an then she
went back an got plate @ toast. The
dish had bacon in it, but | could ct
the whole lot an never knowed it. |
got two slices, though-'bout as long
as my finger an not much thicker'n
a sheet O. wrappin' paper.
LAT noon says the OF man, Mary
an me wus alone an ! had some thin
bread an leetle ball O. butter size OF
a marble on one plate, with a dinky
little speshul silver knife ter spread
it an a tematter stuffed full o some
sore O. chowchow stuff with some vel
lie mess poured over it. Then there
was some thin salty crackers an
a little hunk O. cheese.
What they called dinner wasn't
J till way after supper time, an that
wus why l got left the night afore
Well, there wus eyesters, right stick
en- to the shells, sames they come out
O. the water and not cooked. Mex
there wus about three swales O. thir
soup. Doggone my hide if everythin
2 didn't seem tie be thin! An then there
wus some lamb chops with paper dec
: orations on EN-. | ct four of then
chops. but, honest, mother, there
wusn't a square bite in airy one o
them. All this time we wus drinlIin
somethin' Clint called shatto margo-
some sort O wine, l reckon, but i
wus too sour for MT. an DRUM
water. Then the hired girl took ava,
, all the dishes an brought on some sor
i O. jell stuff with fruit in it an cream
poured over it. I'd ben wantin coffe
all the time an plagued if they didn'
bring it on right at the last when tn
meal was through within cups tn
size o. little Hepsy's doll set
shell bring you in them beans
!. asts the old lady.
MA he says, my appetite ain
goin' ter be spilled with jest col
beans, although I'd enj'y 'em more
anythin' I've ct fer a right smart of
while. | want square meal
"The oil lady lated. Well I'll coo
it, she says. Tell me what you want
"Td like corned beef wit carrot
Is an turnips an onions an parsnips al
taters billed up wit it, but | cant wa
fer that now, so We'll ave it fer SUI
ner he saws Git I'D a ham from tn