The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-04-09
Tom. YOU must get it dressed. Do you

Tom, you must get it dressed. Do you
know how" >,
ooh Of course" replied Tom sarcastic
caIly. "Ive skinned skunks all my life,
so this is right in my line of WORK.
"Are you going to-" began Mrs. Hlg-
gins.
..To WHAT demanded Mr.. Higgins Of
his little wife. .y
"Are you going toto eat any!
mot until it's cooked" mischievousy
answered Mr.: Higgins who simply meyer sH.,
could let chance go by to tease: rsn l.. 5
skin the cat | have to do now. lnnner
isn't ready vet, my love. You must rise
to the occasion and be game, too" And
Mr.. Higgins took up the animal as non,
chaIantlv as if SILVER hadn't run up and
down him inside, gaiIy calling out, as he
disappeared into the woodshed, I'VE nave
the game and we will have the game
dinnerw
Helen went briskIy into the house
New worlds to conquer in cooklng-thatc
was enough to put her into glow OF
happiness all over. Mrs. Higgins sat dis
consolately under a chestnut tree: rms
was terrible Ii only Helen would not
want to cook everything what would De
the next thing? Chestnut leaf soup Ike
enough or snakes! She. had read once OF
people eating rattlesnake. Here sud
den thought struck her. She didn't have
to eat any IF that horrid dinner! She
sank back feeling much relieved. she
wouldn't eat the teeniest, FINEST bit, but
there was no use saying so until dinner:
''Do not put up the umbrella until II
rains!~ Likewise. she would have moth
ing to do with cooking such thing. L nat
was easy because Helen would not want
her around anyhow. She really might as
well do a little embroidery on her new
waist
Meanwhile, Mr.. Higgins was getting
busy. "Jingoes if this doesn't stop
Helen's wanting to cook any old thing
she runs ACROSS, | don't know what VIII!
It's wonder that some Of US have not
been poisoned before this
Tom dear Helen interrupted at TINS
point, you want to be very careful not
to let any OF that, that, you know what,
drop on the floor, or to get drop on the
meat"
Tom was wrestling at this time too
hard. getting the outside of the animal
off. to SPEAK. There, / guess that's done
and your game win soon be ready tor the
pot. Sure You know how to cook 1t
why, OF course | can cook IT.; an
swered Helen, confidently. just then a
suspicion of a Whit of something made
her nose all attention. The suspicion OF
Whit of something grew rapidly INTO a
certainty OF something. Instinctlveiy, she
gathered her skirts together and fled back
into the ends Of the Kitchen.
What have you done. Tom Higgins?'
she demanded you've gone and done
Just what ! was telling you to be very,
very careful not to do
ut was only drop that dropped on
the floor, replied Tom. calmly. Girls
are always fussy over little things.
What's a drop, anyhow Now if it had
been a quart or even a pint, don't you
know"
Don't Joke; that only makes things
worse after you have been so careless. a
drop, why this kitchen is full of it now. .
'Oh. come, now. Pm not joking. I'm
only looking at the bright side of things.
| That's clean hit at sis, anyhow \
drop isn't much. Think how much worse
! il would have been if
| if YOU have 1t ready.
at dropped on the meat. calmly fin
ished Tom, bringing in the animal. He
proceeded to wash and wash and TO put
/ wash dish after wash dish of water on
the pansy bed. Helen did not seem &c
get about her task very quickly.
Not game after all. :" her brother said
cheerfully. Let's have fiapjacks for din
ner instead, with lots of maple syrup"
'Why, | am going to cook this. Whai
made Won think / wasn'tg'
! "Oh-nothing. Flapiacks are Away
good. though. just then Mrs. Higgins
burst in.
What have You done. Tom. II SMELL
as if we kept skunks all over the farm
outdoors. on the veranda. and this kitch
en-. Oh, isn't it dreadfuly"
Only q drop, my dear; it viii soor
levaporate, I'm sure" explained Mr.. Hig