Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-16

on Moon run. He had seen her many
times; he had yer been very near her.
for he had suddenly become most reg
ular In his church attendance. but with
Karl Keichline at the door n the old
squire at the front, there had been
no hope for him. Now, however, they
were far away the thought exhil-
arated him. He plunged into the work
with all his soul. Perchance she was
looking. And If she were, she saw n
goodly sight: the great, Quare-shoul-
dered fellow Juggling away at the big
boxes and bureaus, and holding his end
against two men on the other.
Once he ventured into h kitchen
for a drink OF water, and found the
room fairly quivering with Energy II
seemed full of women
Come, no men folks allowed here.
We're working In here" Rose was In
command. There was snap in her
voice, and there was fun and mischief.
It set the room into a merry burst.
which somehow confused him nightly
"But j want some water"
ooh, you do. All right, here o are"
She scooped a cup into the water
bucket and like a flash showered him
with 1t. Then she laughed again
There, you've got it; now skip. Run
| where you belong, or We'll take hot
water to you" He hesitated, but there
was nothing else to do.
Here" she called, as he was turn
ing toward the door. Here's a dipper.
Catch!" She threw 1t with a deft
swing. and he caught II in one hand
"'Spose you try the cistern. There's
| where we get our water. Goodby."
Goodbye he echoed in puzzled
tone; then he retreated awkwardiy
amid much laughter from around the
sizzling stove.
At eleven exactly the bell on the
kitchen roof began to jangle 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 If demented.
Here. Uncle Jake" she was calling
| jerkily. ''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 o
| get q chance wunst. Thar" She made
a side plunge for the stove where three
| 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
q sweeping order;
Hurry up, quick, now" she gasped.
"Quick-they're down!" hen she
| swlrled in a siding fiutter around the
table like a June bug about q lamp.
The great rafting and scraping OF
| chairs md feet as the men took their
| places was succeeded by a sepulchral
hush.
Uncle Jacob, will you invoke the d.
| vine blessing?" Dams voice sounded
| solemn and funeral. The old man arose
and In quavering tones went through
| with the formula. Then the meal was
on.
"Fall right to. boys. and do your
| darndest. 1 can't wait on yeh; w
| gut my hands full right here. Let 'er
go"
"All right. Dan" Joined in Amos.
Here goes; sail in boys. Don't let all
this good stuff phaze We. You hahn
no idee what you can do Jest by takin'
one mouthful at a time"
Amos was in his element Good cook
ing was his chief theme at a Dime
like this. and he was at his best.
"Say, now" he began in a high
drawing voice. you Dutch nave your
failin's, but you're all right when IL
comes to vittles. Why, take 1t on
! spreads, you beat the whole world and
Center county. / never set down to a
Dutch dinner yet where there want at
least five spreads. And they're all good
too, and sos your rapple n lVer~
urst, and ponhoss, and schnitts-and-
~knepff-say, Mary Ann, this Is the best
schnitts-and-knepff l ever put into my
old head. Pass her up again, Dan"
IT reckon we car cook schnitts-and-
knepff still" Uttered the mistress with
~pardonable pride,
There, now, there's another thing
/ like about you Dutch" he went on
garrulously. when you set down to
a meal Of vlttles In a Dutch kitchen the
winner 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 it.
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
runnin' her stuff down you hain't got
no more appetite than a mouse
ooh, chimminy; that's easy" Ulie
was c%huckling nightly. Reason why
Yankee women runs down their vittles
still is cause they don't know how
TO cook anything that's decent. Heinz
Yar-r-r! e-e-e-e-e! Oh, my! say, Amos,
give us somesing hard Already"
great laugh rolled about the tables. The
man Strengthened instantly.
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