The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-03-05

Everybody that is not invited helps |
things for the others. and sometimes !
think they really have the best time OF
all
This morning Aunt Rettie came up
my front steps before breakfast with a
large basketfnl of things for my din
ner. and wondered what | would
have collected to be served to those
people blythe time all my neighbors
had made their prize contributions II
took Aunt Bette and Judy half hour
to unpack their things and set them in
the refrigerator and ON the pantry
shelves. One was plump fruit cake
that had been keeping company In
tight box with sponge soaked in
sherry for ever since New Years 1t
was ripe, or smelled SO. II made me
gnaw under my belt.
A little later Judy was exclaiming
over a year-old ham that had been
simmered in port and lardpd with egg
dressing. when Mrs Johnson came in
and began to unpack her basket. which
was mostly bottles of things she said
she used to stick" food The ginger
colored barber got the run of them be-
fore the dinner was over and got bad
~ stuck. so Judy says That's what
made him make the mistake
had planned to have a lot of strange
food and had ordered some things vi,
from caterer in the city. but ! tele-
phoned the expressman not to de
liver them until the next day. even If
they did spoil How could | use soft
shelled crabs when Mrs. Wade had
sent me word that she. was going to
bake some brook trout by recipe OF
| the judges grandmother? Mrs Hamp-
| ton Buford had let me know about two
! ing to stuff with corn pone and green
/ sage. and fillet mignon seemed foolish
eating beside them But when the lit
tie bit of baby pig. roasted whole
with an apple in its mouth. looking too
| frisky and innocent for worlds with
| his little baked tail curled up in the
air. arrived from Mrs Caruthers Cain
went out into the garden and laugh
ed out loud at the idea of having spent
money for Holsters. to be shipped nlire
and to he served broiled in their own
shells.
When got back in the kitchen
things were well under way. every
thing smelling grand and Aunt Bette
in full swing matching up my dinner
guests.
Nobody in this town could suit me
better than Pet Buford for Il daughter
in-law. and | believe I'll have all the
east rooms done over in blue chintz for
ner think that would be the bes'
thing to set off her blue eyes and cor
silk nair." she was saying as she chi
arrange peel into strips.
You've planned the refurnishing oi
that east wing to suit the style o1
nearly every girl in HiIlsboro since
Tom put on long trousers. Bettie Pol
lard. and they are just as they havs
been for fifteen years since sou die
over the whole house," said Mrs John
son as she poured wineglass hal
full from one bottle and added table
spoonful FROM another
"Well, / think he is really intereste'
now from the way he danced most o
his time with her down ut the hotel th
other night. and | have hopes | neve
had before Now. Molly, do put hir
betw you and her. sort Of corneret
so he can't even see Ruth Chester
She is too old for him" And Tom
! mother looked at me over the orang
peel as to confederate
"Humph. I'd like to see you or Mol
or any woman corner Tom Pollard,
, said Mrs Johnson with wry smile q
! she tasted the concoction in the win,
! glass
, Il have put him at the end of tt
table because he is my kinsman an
, the only host I've got at present. Aul
, Bette" | said regretfully. alwa,
Z take every chance to rub in Tom
o and my relationship on Aunt Bettie.
/ she won't notice our Irritation.
i I'D put John Moore at the head
4 the table If | were you. Molly Carte
q y
). invited that has got any sense lie
since you and that Chester girl too
q to visiting Hillsboro He's host
!, steadiness in himself. and the way
! ignores all you women who would n
!. after him If he would let you shoy
!, what he is He has my full con
r dence." and as she delivered herse
4 of this Judgment of DR.. John. MI
! Johnson drove in all the corks tig
4 and began to pound spice.
: Hes not out of the widower WOO
! vet, Caroline" said Aunt Bette wi
, her most speculative smile. Il ha
: about decided on him for Ruth sin
% the Judge has taken to following MOI
. about as bad as Billy Moore does.
~ don't you all say word. for Johi
mighty tnlid. and ] don't believe.
~ spite Of all these years. he's had Il s.
tn gle notion yet If he had had ht
a. have tried a set-to with you. Mol
like all the rest of the shy birds
s. town He doesn't see woman
th anything but a patient at the end
:. a spoon. and mighty kind and gen
he he does the dosing of them too j.
= the other day-dearie me. Judy. wi
to has boiled over now?" And in the ,
at citement that ensued escaped to
~ garden.
nv Yes, Aunt Bette Ia right about
John: he doesn't see woman a
In there is no way to make him. WI
d. she had said about it made me real
IN that he had always been like that. q
or | told myself that there was no r