The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07

| Jake is the best in the world, his friends say-and when the dinner was consumed, everybody was his friend
 1 So early in the morning, o'clock, as a matter of fact, MT Cooper, MT. | Fowlkes, Jack Williams and Jake emerged like burglars from their respec- l tive homes. They came together on the edge of the woods and entered. They builded fire because early in the morn- ing the breath of the mountain reminds of the protection which comforts give Having builded the fire, they prepared Two stakes were driven in the ground and connected with wires. From the mid dle of the wire, the caldron was hung Mir. Cooper mixed the stew, and when it began to boil it sent forth fumes so de- lightful that it is told that Dr. Dabney and Will Hale turned repeatedly in their sleep, and were finally aroused by stretch ing their arms to grasp something-that which came mysteriously from afar.
 
 While the stew boiled the meats were smouldering and smoking and browning over the fire of the pit. Jake stood watch-- ing and smiling to himself. For he knew in advance of the satisfaction which on the morrow his art would produce, and of the compliments-and half-dolars- which would be tossed in his direction. But he did not spend all his time smil- ing. For scarcely had his meats begun to turn brown than he hastened to pre- pare his dressing-hls sauce. lakes sauce Is wonderful preparation. In the first place it is hot with peppers of va rious varieties. And then with the flavor of lemon, it is refreshing. And then with tinge of garlic it Is appetizing. No one can enumerate the ingredients. But it Is a great dressing for barbecued meats
 There was every kind of meat-mutton and beef and pork and chicken. And every variety was we'll cooked. It looked good. Its fragrance was delightful. It tasted of-well, there are few people who have not been attendants on barbecue of the right sort!
 | Everything was ready at 10 o'clock. At that hour the people arrived. First to come were number of barefoot boys. They came running like boys will when they whiff the odor of a good dinner and know that after the dinner the reg ular ball game will be enjoyed. Next in order came the yong girls. They are jolly young BITS out on the mountain! Iney can talk and sing and laugh and swing far up into the boughs of the trees. They can run, too, and jump-for the air in the lungs is like steam in an engine and on the mountain girls, when they are young girls, differ very little from young boys.
 Next to come were the older boys and girls-a little shy, a little bashful. One can stand aside and pick them out, the sweethearts. For there Is something dir- ferent in their manner. They are very formal-at first. But later in the aft ernoon they get together and stroll about and finally disappear. whispering their secrets to the trees and the birds and the sky-secrets of such formidable pro- portions now, secrets in after years to be remembered with laughter and per- haps with tears.
 And then came the men and women- bearing baskets.
 It was all wonderful sight-the people of a village enjoying themselves, im- bued with the single purpose of making everybody else happy.
 It was great day. Everybody gathered around the board at the noon hour. It was piled high. There was everything to eat-so tempting that the epicure in- dulged without apology, and the dyspeptic If there are dyspeptics on the mountain with promise to repeat tomorrow.
 Two hours of eating failed to deplete the store When everybody had cried, T have had enough" enough remained to feed General Funston's army for day.