Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-10-18
The Douehnut Man.

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rolling pin she pressed it out into a
Dig patty ".s.il;e: then she took her cut
tiers, tue big one for the outer rim and
the little one for the hole in the mid
die
Soon there were half dozen
doughnuts sizzling in the hot fat in
the kettle.
Then Sally made some twisted
things out of long strips, and just as
she was frying them she caught sight
of Jill making mud pies in the back
yard.
Sally went back to her dough
board, and took a sharp knife and cut
and slashed at the spongy stuff, and
that is how the Doughnut Man was
born.
Oh, he was a fair little man, ano
a brave one!
His legs were straight and slim.
and his arms were straight and club
by. Sally put comedy dough nose On
his face, and there were cloves for
eyes and an enticing caraway SEED
mouth.
There was a row of beautiful don
buttons all the way down his jacket;
altogether he was most satisfactory.
His first sensation as he entered
into being was just pleasure in the
fact of mere living.
Next he felt sure that he was beau
tiful; and the next thing he felt was a
sharp but tingling blow as Sally drop
! ped him into the hot fat.
Now you needn't be sorry for him,
| for hot fat does not hurt Doughnut
Men as it would you or me. At the
first sizzle he felt his ideas broaden
| ing. He was certain that he was the
most important being alive, That was
because he was getting a swelled
head.
Sally turned him over face down
in the smoking cauldron. His thoughts
expanded with his body. Then pc
culiar stiffness spread all over his
outside, and he knew his character
was forming He was no longer plain
dough.
He glanced out of his dark Glove
eyes and saw a lovely brown tint
stealing over him. He could see his
buttons, large and SNOWY, and his
| nose.
What Doughnut Man ever had so
generous a feature? A smile flashed
over his caraway mouth, and cooked
there.
When Sally turned him on his back
again he was in full form, as he
should go through life-frm to the
worlds eye. but tender hearted with
an understanding so broad that he
could have stood alone if the soles OF
| his shoes had not been round; with a
genial smile, tempered by a general
| spiciness of expression with brow
wide and thoughtful, and a girth
broad and jolly.
Experience had been crowded so
hot-footed upon MN that he could
have no childhood He was man
from the start.
Jill recognized this. She said
when she came into the kitchen: "Oh,
Sally, What dear man! Did you
make him for me?"
And Sally said: Yes, miss
So the Doughnut Man knew that he
had been cut out for a special career,
and his tender heart thrilled as jill
/ took him ard pressed him to Der ging-
ham apron. Life, Sensation, Emotion
I PIeasure-a.1 had been his portion in
dizzy succession. Now here was
Love at his door Jill should be his
dear mistress. and he would serve
her all his life iong.
Jill danced out of the kitchen
carrying the Doughtnut Man. On the
path stood her little express wagon
Gently she laid him in it, and said:
Now, little man, you shall have a
ride" and off she went, dragging the
cart behind her.
This was not so pleasant. He was
bounced and iostled and tossed; and
what was this? He had believed him
self indestructible, surely
that was one of lis buttons bobbine
in the cart beside him. Was Jill
carless of his well-being?
Doubt grew up in his heart.
The cart stopped for Jill had me-
Jack.
Look. Jack! See my Doughnu
Mani"
So he was not the only man in tht
world
MY. amt he funny, said Jack
"Coin' 10 gimme half?"
Cou d this be the Doughnut Mans
own Jill? Did he hear her say tina
she would divide with him? A pans
of jealousy struck to his innermos
soul. What did 1t mean-divide
Here was certainly a dangerous riva
Now he knew what hate was for h'
hated Jack.
Jack took him Mp out of the cart
and in his eye was the look OF on'
that meant harm.
Then the Doughnut Man knew wha
fear was.
Out from his pocket Jack took 1
knife. He unclasped the blade.
was duh, and the end was broken of
: but ii was knife.
( Divide fair" said Jill.
Then the Doughnut Man knew pain
The iron entered his soul. Right be
/ tween his two Glove eyes went tn
j mereiful knife.