Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17

tone; then he retreated awkW Tdfy
amid much laughter from around -
sizzling stove.
At eleven exactly the bell on the
kitchen roof began to 5angle wildly.
Dinner was on time, and the men,.
swarmed into the house a motley
crowd with coats Off and shirt sleeves
rolled high. Just inside they encount-
cred Mrs. Tressler. who, nervous and
excited, was running hither and thither
as IL demented.
Here, Uncle Jake" she was calling
jerlsily, "you take this here chair
wunst; Abe and Lem, you set right
down here. And, oh, here, Amos, here's
a place for you still. Thar! And the
rest OF yeh, Lord! set anywhere you
get a chance wunst. Thar" She made
nervous women were scooping up vari-
Gus things out of pot and kettle, re-
bounded like a rubber ball to the sink,
where Rose and another were peeling
potatoes, then spun about and delivered
sweeping order:
Hurry up, quick, now" she gasped.
"Quick-they're down." Then she
swirled In a siding fiutter around the
table like a June bug about lamp.
The great rattling and scraping OF
chairs and feet as the men took their
places was succeeded by a sepulchraL
hush.
"Uncle Jacob, will you invoke the di-
vine blessing?" Dams voice sounded
solemn and funeral. The old man arose
and in auavering tones went through
with the formula. Then the meal was
on.
Fall right to, boys, and do your
darndest. l can't wait on yeh; I've
gut my hands full right here. Let 'er
60"
IAN right, DAN" Joined in Amos.
Here goes; sail in boys. Don't let all
this good stun phaZe ye. You haint
no idee what you can do Jest by takin'
one mouthful at time"
Amos was in his element. Good cook
ing was his chief theme at a dinner
like this. and he was at his best
Say, now" he began in a high
drawing voice. You Dutch have your
failin's, but you're all right when it
comes to Vittles. Why, take II on
spreads, you beat the whole world and
Center county. I never set down TO a
Dutch dinner yet where there want at
least Ave spreads. And they're all good
too, and SOS your scrapple, and liver
urst, and ponhoss, and schnitts-and-
knepff-say, Mary Ann. this Is the best
schnitts-and-knepff I ever put into my
old head. Pass her up again, Dan.
It reckon we can cook schnitts and
knepff STILL" Uttered the mistress with
pardonaDle prlue. -,
There, now, there's another thing
like about you Dutch" he went on
garrulously. when you set down to
a meal Of Vittles in Dutch kitchen the
wimmen folks all pitch right in and tell
you how plaguey good everything Is.
1t fairly makes your mouth water
whether you're hungry or not, and you
eat like sin before you fairly know 1t.
Take a Yankee woman now, she'll say
nine times out of ten. even If her din
ner is right up perfect: There now,
I'm ashamed to death over this here
dinner. I've he'd terrible bad luck, and
there amt a thing fit to eat He
initiated in high falsetto voice a COM
planning woman. After she's done
runnln' her stuff down you hatr't got
no more appetite than a mouse"
"Oh, chimminy; that's easy" Ulie
was chuckling nightly. Reason why
Yankee women runs down their vittles
still is cause they don't know how
to cook anything that's decent. Helm?
Yar-r-r! e-e-e-e-e! Oh my! say, Amos
give us somesing hard already" A
great laugh rolled about the tables. The
man Strengthened instantly.
(Continued Next weekl