Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-08-19
ISLAND POND. VT. FRIDAY, AUGUST 49, 1910

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recipe so could make them pancakes
for myself on my ranch I'd be happy
man. says Bird.
"'Are you sure l says to him. that
it amt the hand that mixes the pam
cakes that you're afterF
"'Sure,' says Jackson. Miss Lea
right is a mighty nice girl. but can
assure you my Intentions go no fur
ther than the gastro'-but he seen my
hand going down TO my holster. and
he changed his similitude-'than the
desire to procure Il copy of the pan
cake recipe he finishes.
"'You amt such bad little man.
says l, trying to be fair. i was think
ing some of making orphans of your
sheep, but I'll let you = away this
time. But you stick to pancakes
says |, as close as the middle one of a
stack, and don't go and mistake senti-
ments for sirup or there'l be singing
at your ranch. and you won't hear it
".To convince you that ! am sim
cere,' says the sheep man, T'll ask you
to help me. Miss Learight and you
being closer friends. maybe she would
do for you what she wouldn't do for
me- II you will get me a copy of that
pancake recipe | give you my word
that I'll never call upon her again
THAT'S fair says. and ! shook
hands with jackson Bird. IN get 1t
for you If can and glad to ohlige.'
And he turned off down the big pear
fat on the piedra in the direction of
Mired Mule, and | steercd northwest
for old Bill Toomey's ranch.
at was five days aftprward when
got another chsnce to ride over to
Pimienta. Miss Willela and me pass
ed gratifying evening at Uncle Ems
ley's. She sang some and exasperated
the piano quite lot with quotations
from the operas. | gave limitations OF
rattlesnake and told her about
Snaky McFee's new way of skinning
cows and described the trip | made
to St Louis once. We was getting
along in one another's cStimations fine
Thinks !, if jackson Bird can now be
persuaded TO migrate | win. | recol-
lect his promise about the pancake
receipt, and thinks | will persuade it
from Miss Willella and give it to him.
so along about 10 O'Clock ! put
on wheedling smile and says TO Miss
Willella. Now. if there's anything |
do like better than the sight of red
steer on green grass its the taste of IA
nice hot pancake smothcred in sugar
house molasses
Miss Willella gives little jump on
the piano stool and looked at me curl
GUS
Yes says she. they're real nice
What did you say was the name Of
that street in St Louis, Mr., Odom.
where you lost your hutT
Pancake avenue says |. with a
wink, to show her that was on about
the family receipt and couldn't be
side corralled off of the subject. Come
now. Miss WiIleIla.' ! says; Tets hear
how you make 'em. Pancakes Is just
whirling in my head like wagon
wheels. Start her Off, now-pOund of
flour, eight dozen eggs. and so on
How does the catalogue of constitu-
ents rum
"'Excuse me for moment, please,
says Miss Willella, and she gives me a
quick kind of sideways look and
slides off the stool. She ambed out
In to the other room, and directly Un-
Gle Emsley comes in in his shirt
sleeves, with a pitcher of water. He
turns around to get glass on the
table. and | see forty-tive in his hip
pocket Great pOstholes.' thinks |.
but here's family thinks heap of
cooking receipts, protecting it with
firearms. I've known outfits that
wouldn't do that much by family
feud'
"'Drink this here down says Uncle
Emsley. handing me the glass of wa