The Coolidge examiner., 1935-08-30
Old Fashioned
Nat
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b. X. II. WILKINSON
c. neb s1nEissto--wsu serslor.
7 ATHANIEL HARDwICR vas
born and brci 10 the coun-

~ tAe tsMr Nr VAS Htt~gn BrArs of
sze. and the impressions gained
from that form of existence were.
81 the age Of thirty. sin clearly
Impressed on his mind
Al thirty Nathaniel vas an assist
ant bank treasurer. having worked
bis wHy through college and later
shown remarkable aptitude as
hank clerk which had won him rapid
promotion.
He was married. the father % two
children and considered among the
foremos1 citizens OF Aubnrn.
but despite the fact that Nathan.
iel nuw lived Ia . world far re
moved from that % Wrestling
living from The soil. despite the fact
that Carirne. bis pretty young wife
vas clty-hred modern In every re-
srerf and herself socinlly proml
uent On club circles. despite these
AMI many other things. Nathaniel
SIN adhered o. many ~ the modes
and habits ~ livelihood which were
lnsilled 10 his bring white living on
n farm under the stern supervision
% harf shy'lrd Yankee parents
Al tim-s. and more ofjen than
rot. g. the annoyance ~ tarlene.
these habits asserted themselves
Many ~ them wvrr not hc dis
covered. ~ all practical uhen he
attempted e. apply them % this
modern style ~ Hyiuz yci on the
other hand many could he felt. hc
used 20 advantage. economically
and etlerwlse
There vas. for example. the mat
ter ~ canning preserves n antici
patton % n cold and rugged winter.
lie could see ~ reason why Car
l~ne during the summer months
canidnt spend ~1me ~ her time
preserving fresh fruits and yege.
tables 20 be used DURING the win
ter
lie couldn't see q even after
CarieDe explained that canned fruits
and vegetables could be had any
dsy during any winter a. most any
sfore On the neiEhhorhood. More
over. the canning was done expert.
~ ny professionals ~ the game.
AZ FIRST carlene. 10 fact. had
laughed ~ the Idea. But when she
saw a sort ~ longing In Saihanlel's
eve and realized he was serious
shout the business. she agreed TO
da certain amount of preserving
jnst 60 hnmnr him
After aii. II wns the firSt year Of
their married NE. and Cariene was
quite In love with her husband.
The winter that followed was q
revelation.
Nathaniel would descend into the
basement Ia high spirits. select n
iar % peaches or pears or canned
corn and devour its contents with
relish that was remarkable 10
see.
lie Ignored the canned vegetables
that Cariene brought home from
the local grocer's and watched with
a sort of eondemnlns look In his
eyes when Carlene ate them with
apparently as much relish as he
had displayed over their own pre-
serves.
This was the first year OF their
married llfe.
Three summers later Carlene
halked-
She had. she said. quite a num-
her ~ other matters 20 occupy her
time and couldn't be spending hours
on end canning fruits and vege-
tables Just because OF n silly whim
~ her husbands
Their family had Increased hy
two. and the children needed atten-
ton. Resides. canning wasn't in
her line. II was an old-fashloned
idea. out % date and no; AZ all
practical
But Nathaniel was stubborn.
Canning was not only practical
but economical
Ass AA+~AtA hNN ANNAu N%N GAA
quantity % fresh fruits aud yege-
tables NJ half the regular retail
price. II canned. they would prove
not only a delectable and much en-
We'd dish during the winter months.
but economical as well.
Carlene was furious.
She told Nathaniel he was silly
and oldfashloned and selfish.
She told him there wasn't another
woman In town who ever thought
OF canning anything. that things
were a lot different from what they
were twenty years ago.
All % which was lost on old
fashioned Nat.
The day following the first out.
break he announced that on the
morrow he was planning TO bring
home a crate of strawberries. which
he had been able to buy from n To-
cal grocer at an extremely low
figure. tie announced also that he
expected Carlene to begin canning
az once. and that II she didn't she
could forget all about the white
summer coat he had promised her
for their trip TO the Cape next