The Washington times., 1935-08-27

over the Italian INVASION Oh
Ethiopia, when anybody's his
tory book tells how American
settlers gobbled up Indian land
and pushed the spaniards be-
yond the Rio Grande.
The white race generally has
o record Of greed and cruelty.
! Gray williams, who helps run
the State of Virginia from his
stronghold at winchester, sent
me this story.
A colored man was being lee
tured by a Judge for his care
tree attitude toward marriage.
The Judge said:
"Your wife swears you ran
off and left her. You under
stand, HOratius, that such ac-
ton makes you q deserter?"
"A deserter!"
, Horatius set his eyes popping.
"Jedge, your remarks GER
tainly does show you don't know
nothin' about the home life Of
that woman and me. Deserter!
Why amt no deserter, jedge.
I'm just a plain refugee"
: He says what about a little
nl,IT11 iol1vo The children have
picked a couple of baskets off
the trees. If you tell them what
to do, you won't have to worry
any more about the job. You
can just go ahead and write
your daily piece. You've al
ready made blackberry and
strawberry jelly. It's time the
daughters knew ON e t h 1 n g
about housekeeping.
The temperature is SO. you
suggest. And down on the
kiosk it's worse.
Well, he remarks, the cook
will wash the fruit and set 1t to
boil. You'll just have to give
q few little directions tomorrow
in the cool Of the morning.
Mother, they say the next day
after breakfaSt-we've got the
Juice ready and a lot of sugar
and that stuff that makes jelly
jell. But we haven't got enough
of those cute glasses. So We'll
have to use what the peanut
butter came in. And how can
you tell when to put the sugar
in? Which is the right measur-
ing cup?
You go downstairs, leaving
Lula Washington making beds
Give directions about measuring
cups. Jelly kettles, how to pour
hot jelly into glasses with silver
spoons in them so the glasses
won't crack.
Alice Washington resolutely
turns her back to jelly-making
preparations. Washes break
fast dishes silently. And looks
out Of window into the distance.
Upstairs again, you begin
daily column. Wonder why the
only servant you ever had who
was able to make jelly was 50
fat she got wedged in between
the gas stove and the wall and
you had to pull her out in a
bruised condition.
Voice from downstairs says,
Mother we forgot when to put
the sugar in. Descend stairs.
Explaining this and other immi-
nent problems. Urge the neces-
! Sity Of never leaving jelly to boil
alone. Hurry upstairs and set
! tie down to tipping.
} Noises from below include
! rushing up and down cellar
steps. Slamming of cellar door.
! Clatter Of glasses and sound of
! pan falling on floor. Voice from
! the back stairs shouts, "How do
you know when it is jelly?"
7 Go to kitchen again. Discover
three pans boiling violently,
against advice Of zone pan at a
time" Remain in kitchen half
an hour. pouring jelly into as
sorted glasses. Measuring sugar
and fruit juice for later cooking.
Return to typewriter, cursing
bountiful plum crop. Get one
paragraph written when Phyllis
appears to say that Peggy has
dropped the last bottle Of that
stuff that makes the jelly jell.
Shall she get some more at the
store?
! Descend stairs again. Alice
Washington is still firmly wash
ing dishes and looking out Of
the window. Stir juice and su-
gar mixture. Go back to work,
leaving Phyllis at phone talking
to suitor and Peggy waiting for
the pot to boil.
Hear shrieks from downstairs.
Come quick! Quick! All the
Jelly is boiling over! Go into
atmosphere of burned sugar.
Find Alice Washington mop
ping jelly off floor and top Of
stove. Decide journalism and
Jelly making won't mix.
Give UP journalism for the
present.
! Anyhow, plum jelly has a bet.
ter color, flavor and consistency
and gives more satisfaction gen.
orally than any old column.
With the aid Of remorSeful as
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