The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-14
Pancakes and
Pumpkin Pies
BY M. QUAD
Copyright. 1911. by Associated Lit
crary Press.

i
erary Press.
Aunt Sally Warner had had many
things happen her In a few years. and
none Of them had been good She lost
her husband. who was hard working
farmer; then the hoof rot got among
the sheep; then the barn and contents
burned; then she broke leg and was
laid up for months and had to sell part
Of her land to pay OF the bills.
One summers day, when Aunt Sally
was resting in the shade OF cherry
tree after hoeing In the garden. tin
peddier came along.
Nothing today" said Aunt Sally.
! "Then I'll get out OF the hot sun for
a few minutes" he replied as be took
sent under the same tree. Haven't
you got husband or son to do this
! work."
Then the widow told him that she
was alone and victim of III luck. She
, wasn't whining and complaining. but
putting on brave front She got the
mans sympathy and admiration.
"say. b'gosh. it's hard lines!" he said
as be thumped the ground with his fist.
ave been jumped on myself. and !
know how 1t Is I'm Just working out
Of the worst streak Of luck man ever
had, and I'm going to win out"
rs there heap Of money in ped
dIlng?" she asked.
NO. I'm looking around for some
thing better. I'm getting my dollars
together to go to New York Aunt Sal.
~, can you cook?"
'I've had to do 1t fer about forty
years" she answered, with rueful
smile.
Yes. you've had to cook meat and
taters. but have you got a specially
Have you cooked something that
everybody has praised?"
Il amt no brag. stranger. but I've
had fifty people praise my pumpkin
pies"
Anything elseT'
ayes, my pancakes. When they used
to have summer hotel down by the
lake used to sell EN- pumpkin pies,
and dozens OF people used to come here
to eat my pancakes. Oh, got lots OF
praise"
! anything peculiar about your pies
and pancakes" asked the peddler.
II can't say as there was, but they
got the praise. Mebbe ii was peculiar
twist Of the wrist. Some folks said
So"
Peculiar twist, eh7 Well, that's
what New York is always looking for
peculiar twists. Umi Um! A pc
culiar twist In New York means bar
rel of money for the twister. Lool
here, now. got the stuff. in the house
to make pies and pancakesT
| With trembling lips and tears ready
to start, Aunt Sally replied she was
very posr.s
'eThen tell me what is wanted, and
I'll drive over to Bristol and get it.
TIN be canned pumpkin this time Of
year. but wen make that do ca
ahead" .-@ ;.
But I don't understand"
"Then listen to me. I'm looking e
go to New York and open lunch
place There's got to be something t
advertise II. ] have get to have 9
peculiar twist to some dish. II you've
got twist on pumpkin pies and pan
cakes our fortunes are made. I'll di
vide with you"
The astonished and frustrated Aun'
Sally told the peddler what she mus
have to make trial. on, and he drov,
away and returned with them. Their
be took the ak and cut up lot o.
wood and then put in two hours
work In the garden. By that time thu
pies and pancakes were ready for him
he looked with pleased eye at tn
deep rich brown, and he minced ant
ehewed with the palate of an epicuge
Then he devoured. He "hsgged down
two pumpkin pies and more than hal
a dozen pancakes and then shove'
back and said:
widow, you've got itT'
"The peculiar twist?"
"That's 1t. Never ate such pies ant
pancakes In my life. Wen have al
New York running after 'em. Now
yen Just keep quiet for a month or SC
want to sell my horse and wagol
and stock. want to borrow ever,
dollar I can. and l want to go to tn
city and look up a place. When In
ready III come for you"
But I'm old. and I'm homely. and
hain1 got no good clothes" she pre-
tested.
| Don't you worry about that Yo
just practice away on that twist of tn
wrist and expect me back here in feu
I weeks"
| Whether stranger or New Yorker
you've seen the plase-you've lunche
there, The sight Of Aunt Sally In th
window with her calico dress an
white collar frying those nut brow
pancakes at a gas stove has made 70
hungry at once. Yes. there's q sign t
tell you that it's Aunt Sally and al
other telling Of her pumpkin pies, an
inside the place you'll find everythin
as clean as new gold dollar and tn
ex.tin peddler keeping an eye on wal
ers and patrons
The twist" caught on from the frs
| dav and n In sta wing right nv IN