Evening journal., 1905-01-25
SADIE'S
SHORTCOMINGS

'erhe trouble with Sadie is that her
mother has always kept her out OF the
kitchen" said Sadies father. The
consequence is that she's not domestic
in her tastes Why the other day /
tried 10 get her to sew button ON my
lvaisteoat and / had 20 take the needle
away from her and do 10 myself ln
no e,perienced seamstrcss. but can
beat that girl"
Il don't want a housekceper / want
a wife" said the young man, firmly.
soul above buttons, en-? Well that $
an night. I suppose. a man can get
along without them u he has love ana
a good supply Of safety pins. But how
about cooking? You don't want 70 tell
me that your salary will run TO a COOK
because ! know better"
"Wen manage the cooking part all
right." said the young man, with cheer
ful optimism.
eOh. OF course. OF coursei There's al-
ways the little restaurant around the
corner. Rut why not board If you're
set on this foolishness? Why go TO the
expense Of dishes and cooking utensils
and nat?'
sadie and I are going 10 make
home. We don't expect TO set an elab-
orate table and have course dinners.
just plain and simple food. N we
can't manage % get up "a square mea
well come over and eat with YOU.
Much Obliged. but that didn't enter
into my plans. You say we when you
speak Of these culinary operations. DO
YOU mean that YOU wn get away from
the Office an holr or two earlier TO as
sist with the dinner? And plain and
simple food
FREDDIE do you know what plain
ana simple food means? Do You COM
prchend in the faintest degree what art
is involved in the proper boiling OF
plain and simple egg2 Have you any
reatzltion at an Of the years Of eN-
pesience required TO cook "a plain and
simple beefsteak as it should be cook
od2 There IS nothing palmer that /
know Of than boiled cabbage. but how
I few women know how 10 boil cabbage!
/ DO you think Sadie could do it.? She
might be equal 10 dishing out some
breakfast food. but IL win be well for
YOU 10 examine the labfi carefully 60
make sure that II is preiigested. Then
Ifhere are potatoes. They don't can po-
/ tatoes. you know. and the delcatessen
store only keeps them an the form Of
sulai and Sautoga chips. ] don't know
/ how q is with you. but l can't imagine
a square meal without potatoes You
I oan have them boiled so that they are
watcry mush externally and fork proof
inside. or they can turn out smoking
hot. dry ana foury. Now / have a sort
Of an idea OF the kind sadie viii feed
you"
IL thought you said you had no seri-
ous objection 10 me as a sondn-law,'
said the young man.
II haven't" the old gentleman as
sured him. II merely want TO give
you an idea Of what you're going ur
against. tell you. Freddie. YOU may
stick un pious notices imploring a
henediction on your home all over that
little Hat OF yours. but they won't ward
lon dyspepsia, and where there's dys-
lpopsla there's apt 10 Domestic difficult
ties. True love may stand adversely
but soggy biscuit and muddy coffee are
likely TO strain 1t. I don't want YOU "a
come around six months from now and
say I didn't tell you so.'
Il WON'T" said the young man
promptly.
Vow, my proposal is" said Sadie's
father. earnestly. that you rent that
fiat furnished as IL Is and wait for q
year or two before YOU do anything
rash. In the meantime Sadie can at
tend a cooking school and"
Not by IA long shotH' said the
young man. "No cooking school goe;
lin any fat OF ours"
"Wdl. perhaps you are right as tc
that" said the old gentleman, lighting
his cigar Anyway. the consequence,
be nyour own heads. I've done my
duty. Try one Of these"