Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
Just Common Rice Pudding.


For general homework Mrs. An
derson held the field. No one at
Glenburn could touch her. She had
six regular places and if any one Of
her oTd.established customers drop.
ned out" there were always several
harassed housewives anxious to Sc
cure Mrs. Anderson. She was surely
a. gem. ,o
She was tall, slender, had pleas
ant face and small twlnkllng bAue
ewes. She seemed never to tire work
ing. 1t was pure JOY TO be turheu
loose into a disordered room, when
few swoops of her long arms, suhdrg
hurried runs and vicious shaklngS OF
rugs and--hey! presto.-dust ana ult1
were defeated once more.
No wonder her employers remelh-
beredher when they really had NICE
things to give away. She got IAN
quota of clothing for her -FOUR slllt1l II
chilTren and also food Tor thelh ahu
for Mr.. anderson. % ,Ers
Now it happened that two OIL M o.
Anderson's best clients, MRS. ohel-
man and Mrs. Crews, lived next unpt
TO one another. Ana next 70 STiss,
Crews An the third house, lived MISS
Srro"e Hoadley. who kept house Tor
her father. .+s h,,+
49, so scihIa gentleman had many
onnortunities of observing MIS-. All
darson,s Industry at the homes OIL
hie neie.hbors, And, seeing that MS
daughter Grace was not very slronS
end was also very popular at spS1eLti
Functions connected with the cnu.Ch
ana other activities in the town, MT
1Itu s,orr vas led to concede a point
ne ro,d the astonished Grace tnat
- .,,terb+ have Mrs. Anderson do the
family washing. .,e
Water not quite hot?" cIhis was
Mrs. Anderson taking OH hel iit'C
end coatD I'll slip upstairs anu itld tl
The beds. I saw your father anu tug
minister as / came in. one Woulu
think the minister would get lnaILleu,
He's at least as" ana peiore dLaoo
could say a word Mrs. Anderson was
upstairs -, xr-o,.,r and
Grace felt that her golden days. We're
dawning. Her girlhood had been
dI,lI affair. Her father did not WISH
her TO marry. He gave her TO uIfoer
stand that only the most ungratelui
~ yvon,en would wish to leave a rather
alone. And Grace let him ride rough-
sbod over her small tremuious SOUL
R1It alas for Grace's dreams OF
leisure! Mrs. Anderson arrived one
mourning wet Tuesday, sank lhIo d
rhsir inst inside the kitchen ana
gnsped for breath.
anxiously. :,
"Nothin' much" painted the woman
cbeerfully. '"There is something wrong
with me and I've got to go to the
hospital tomorrow. Nothing to speak
IF I'VE had it these 10 years past.
But last week the doctor said must
go, Well, I'm going and Anderson
will have to manage the house ana
/ will be gone only a month"; the ooc-
tor says"
When Mrs. Anderson left that after
noon several useful gifts were given
her.
"Good-by,h said she. 1T shall get
fine rest in bed"
The Anderson household was nav,
ing a great time-scanty meals anu
no mother had been the order OF the
dsy. hut the worst was over now.
The mother was back home.
From now on began what might be
called the pageant Of the puddlngs.
All Mrs. Anderson's clients brought
milk buildings, bread buildings, sago
buildings, custard buildings.
Have all your people sent pud-
dings?" asked Mr.. Anderson, his
mouth full OF custard pudding.
"All of them have sent" replied
Mrs. Anderson, land you have had
your share, am sure. No, forget.
Miss Hoadley has not sent one. l
reckon she can't. Her father don't
believe much In giving"
And at that moment the postman
brought a card from Grace asking
Mrs. Anderson to let her little daugh-
ter call that day between 5 and 6.
That's a pudding" said Anderson,
triumphantly. 81 say, we are living
like kings these days"
eve are that" agreed the woman,
''but make the most of 1t. This is
Saturday, and won't work Monday,
because 1t is a holiday, but Tuesday
] am going to begin my work again.
+ Grace Hoadley was very busy in
her kitchen. There were to be spe-
cial services at the church and Mr..
Hall was coming to spend the week
end. This involved extra cooking.
The minister lived at the church
house, and Grace's kind heart made
her very particular about the menu
whenever the grave, quiet man was
expected to visit them.
OF course, he never seemed to no.
tice what he was eating.
'T like him to come" Grace told
herself, father is always SO pleasant
In his company"
So Grace sang that Saturday morn