The chronicle=news., 1913-03-10
ENJOYED HIS DINNER
REAL SOUTHERN FEAST SUR.
PRISE FOR coLoREp MAN.
Probably Appreciated "sprssd" o.
fsrsd BY DIs,ppointed Hostess
More Than ths Expected Guest
Would Have Done.

One evening my husband came
home with the news that DIR. Baird OF
| North Carolina Has In town. ! Wan
delighted nt the thought OF seeing an
old friend from my native place: 10
| We called NJ once and asked him 10
stay with III while he WAS In the city,
He could not conveniently accept the
| invitation. but as he expected 10 re-
main In town over Sunday. he prom
iaed 10 dine with us on iha, day.
The thought oT entertaining my
good old family doctor nlled ne with
happiness. WAS determined 10 SHOW
him that l hsd not forgotten tho art
OF southern cookery. although ] WAS
married to q northern man and lived
IN II northern city. So ! planned u
| simple. old.fashionedd Carolina din
mes. and soon had procers und butcli'
.rs at their wits ends trying 10 mud
me genuine country.cured ham.
white corn meal and real Virginia
SWEET potatoes.
fr!eda. my cook. yielded her place.
| and ! took entire charge. On Satur-
| day | boiled the ham. and cooled i,
In its own liquor. into which had
dropped n gill OF molasses and u hin;
OF spices: II was delicious. On Sun
day morning I did the rest OF tn.
cooking: the batter bread Drowned
beautifully. the grated sweet potato
pudding. with It's quart OF rich cream.
Was excellent: did not forget the
| doctors taste FOR gravy with rice. or
his favorite l.itacc salad.
. h..s hs. - 4
OF IL: the snowy linen. the shining sill
ver aud the pretty china and glass
wer. certainly attractive. Aud then
We sat down to watch for our guest.
Noon came. one o'clock. two O'Clock.
and stilI no Or. Baird. Hut at .: L.
o'clock lelsufely messenger boy
aAuntered up md handed us II hastily
penciled note. A telegram had come
from home uTRiAs DIR. Baird's immcdi.
ate return. In fact. he had left.
We ate In disappointed silence. and
after dinner my husband went out for
= few minutes ~a!k. ! went out to
the porch. and as stood there I saw
rather diiapidatcd old color-d man
CONC up the street. picking his way
carefully over thc ley sidewalk. He
htoPpeu "uo utslu aith am NY nun
band:
"Sah. ken you tell me whah II pusson
might sit u bite to eat" l'sa stranger
In this heah to~n-"
WELL" my husband said. lit dc.
psaas on whether u 'pusson' likes rice
and gravy and boiled sliced hsm-do
you!" III
The old man took on his hut. "That
I does. sab: yes. sah.''
And Virginia batter bread?"
! Virginia batter breAd?" the strang.
or repeated. gently. why. boss. l
Was brunE up on that. Co'se | docs"
How about nyeet-po,ato puddlng:"
Al this the old man laughed and
shufiied his broken shoes In the snow
boss. youx Just foolin'-l knows YOU
is --..
NO. I am not" my husband replied
See that house? Go round to the
back door and ask the lady for u bite
its all there waiting for yoa.''
turned and ran back to the dining
room. .Frieda." said. make u cup
Of hot coffee" Then I added. MAN
proposes but God disposes. Fricda
did not understand. but I couldn't
help saying 1t. In u moment heard
the old mans timid but hopeful rap.
I asked bin In. called him uncle"
after the southern fashion. and badc
him sit down and have his dinner.
shall never forget the bewildered ex.
preston on his face AS he dropped
his shabby old hat on the fioor beside
his chair and looked over the table.
As l bcckoned TO Frieda. and we left
him TO his feast, heard him say:
well. bless Gawd!"-Youth's Com.
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