Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-13

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Mama-in-Law and the Bread-Mixer.
by Barbara BQy0

She arrived the same day IS the now bread-mixer She viewed it with
disdain and told the maid that n o ne could make her believe machinery
"oulo 10 tninss as vel as hands. There's intelligence back Of hands," she
sad' bt what Is there back o a tin breadImixer?"
The maid said she didn't know.
WASN'T home at the time, but heard Of the proceedings afterwad.
however, though mamain-law disdalned the brcad-mixer, she has con
soeaoe ourf fH. She said she would just like to see how the thing worked,
anyway ana ne started to put 1t together. She labored and screwed and put
nnnes In n tool things OUT but for all her efforts it would lot work.
"A fool thingP she said emphatcdly. "T knew II vas. Barbara is all
Vays wasting poor Jins money. See If you can put it together, Angelina"
Angelina stopped her other work and took a hand. But the bread-mxer
rcmatned oodurate. 1t probably had a sensitive spirit and refused to make a
demonstration in the presence of scofers and skephcs.
While Angelina was wrestling with 1t the groceryman arrived. They ap-
peaiod to him for help, for now though mamainlaw vigorously asserted she
Knew 1t wasn n good she seemed quite determined to prove the contrary.
"Oh, that's easy" said the groceryman chcerfuny. "Know a woman up
the street, has of these. Makes the best bread you YER tasted. Only takes
q minute, too, to knead it. Great thing. l tell you'll"
Mamain-law gared at him a bit She felt he a in league with bread
mixers and all other tOmfool new inventions, and as a consequence his tea and
coffee would bear scrutiny.
The goceyman fell to on the bread-mixer and ratified and jiggled and
acrewed. But still 1t refused to act in the way a weH-broughtup bread-mixer
should. The grooeryman scratched his head. 81 don't believe this Is the kind
the woman up the street has. guess It's all right Sorry haven't more
time. But I've got to deliver these orders"
Left alone once more, mamainlaw and Angelina eyed the breadnixer
and mamainlaw voiced some more sentiments o new-fanged ways of doing
things She wa quite sure o that even If it yer could be induced tic work
1t never would make bread fit to eat Angelina, being a wise maid, held
hor peace.
About that time l arrived o. the scene, delighted, of course, to sec
mama-nlaw, but more delighted to see the bread-maker Bread-makers are
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go together. Besides, IT'S a waste Of money to buy such things. They never
do what they are said to-"
held my peace and tackled the bread-maker For some incomprehensibe
reason that thing simply wouldn't go together. felt it was motherinlaws
influence, but OF course, couldn't say 20. Finally, when had wrestled with
1t for ome Ave minutes and looked at it in quiet amazement for some minutes
more, saw a message indented in the tin n the top. II told in quite simple
do, and which failure a at the root of the bread-mixers incOrrsibiiy l
pressed IT, and, presto! the bread-mixer merrry whired away.
The next day made bread and mama-in-law grudghngly admitted it was
very good. The last time visited mamain-law saw, tucked away out Of sight
In the kitchen cupboard, a shining new bread-mixer But know it isn't always
well % voc everything