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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1917-5-31, Page 23etween Cotisins; OR, A DECLARATION OF WAR, CHAPTER V.--(Cant'd.) He was not more than half -way home when the messenger, sent in haste from the village, met him with the great news, "The finest lassie you could pick for miles around,, they say, minister, and the missis doing splendid, but frettin' after you, and you're to comm home just as fast as your feet will carry you" --such was the purport of the t;•ood tidings brought by a grinning and breathless youth perspiring con- gratulation at every pore. In a flash John's, heart leaped up al- most to his mouth. The faceof the dead woman sank into an abyss of oblivion, and a tiny baby-face rose in its stead. At that moment he was as average a man as any in the vil- lage. Not even the fact of its being a girl instead of a boy could damp the natural pride of the father. "As fast as my feet will carry rile, you say?" he laughed aloud. "I should think' so! Butwith the hillside in this state, that won't be overfast.. And she's fretting, is she? My poor Ella! It wouldn't be a bad plan to borrow the wings of yonder hawk. Would he give nae a loan. of them, I wonder ? What say you, Sandy?" Sandy, pleasantly astonished at this quite unusual jocularity—fore John was indeed talking as though under the influence of new wine— broadened his grin, while producing a less picturesque but more practical' suggestion. Though wings might not be procurable, legs might be. Or, to d ity both in feature and movements, he seemed very much alive. ' Willie Rob- son himself, in the years of his debut in the quarries, had not been more jealously watchful of his demeanour than was thO small Father Flinter,r"If you think I'm a mere pink -and -white doll, 'you're very much mistaken," his ostentatiously serious look seemed to say; while, by forbidding his„ full lips to smile unnecessarily, he evidently be- lieved' himself to be vindicating the dignity of .his office. People who knew Father Flinter in later life "re- ported of him that he laughed at least as frequently as other folk, but at this e rly stage: of professional experience he evidently labored under`the impres- sion that every sign of hilarity sup- pressed added something like a cubit to his stature both physical and mental. At sight of the "minister" he first colored' as deeply as any girl could have done, and then gravely lifted his hat. Hastily and indifferently . John re- turned his salute. Father Flinter was John logked at him gratefully, not et all as though at a natural enemy, but still hesitating'. to accept help from. wash a quarter. "But you've been up all night, Father --you know you have!" object- ed Mick, who being of the old faith himself, evidently inclined to favor his own pastor, "Been bayin' an awful hot time of it with Tom Scott," he explained to John, in an aside. "Last stage of what they call deleerum t'eem's." ' "I don't like abusin • of ` your' your kindness, stammered John, sorely pressed between two considerations. A closer look at the youthful face had revealed to him bluish shadows upon its pink, and a slight droop at the corners of the lips; "1 did. have some sleep in the night, for my—my patient died before dark. But it's not .on my own account, you see, but on 'that of. my wife. She is waiting. And then. I must confess that I am just a bit im- patient to eiibrace my daughter.,' The laugh with which he-ended<rang with the pride of the young father. ' Father Flinter echoed the laugh, his grey eyes twinkling in a mannerthat was;decidely more boyish than girlish. But even before he had spoken, he had remembered his official dignity and corrected his expression into a gravity more decorous. "Naturally you must be impatient. Can The Surplus. Now is the time to husband your re- sources and to prepare for the win- ter by canning and preserving. Soon it will be possible to obtain sufficient fruit and vegetables. Do not try to have just one day for canning and then proceed to work. from early morn until late at night; rather do a few jars each day, so,.with- out much hardship your supply will grow rapidly, A, fe's points to remember before starting:, First, Use good jars, taking care that tha lids are in good condition." Second. Use only new rubbers; old ones have lost their elasticity, so fail tp perform their mission. Third. ' It is of the utmost import once that the proper method of can- ning and preserving be used if you expect your food to keep. Careless or haphazard methods will spell fail- ure and will result not only in loss of material and jars, but also in loss of time and labor. Understand thor- oughly just what you are doing and then see that each rule is carefully followed. THE MINISTRY OF LOVE. Pray, have no scruples at all. I'm Bonds of Sympathy Between Mothers quite well able for the walk -and of Our British Soldiers. of no interest to liiniat that moment. there is nobodywaiting for me you He erre to Mick Stuart. , lrnow.' g ' Much has written and "1 can have'the pony, can -I not? I lie 'smiled again, as he said it, but in: the great work that the women of'the H t dMick St t M 1 been'tt told of must go to Ardloch without delay. I ve ar'different way this time, In fact, Motherland are doing in munition been away since yesterday. That John did not•quite know what to make factories, -in aeroplane works, in storm in the night kept me back.'' of this second smile. shipbuilding yards, in agriculture and Mick began to dig about in his beard. A r, h d d I m really sorry, minister, but the in the gaze he turned upon the youth -men for military service. But' little pony's bespoke f.,r Father Minter ful priest there stood written a sym- has'been heard of:. another piece .. of herb. He's been.up in the hills all pathy which verged upon pity.. As work that hundreds of women" in' the. night, same as yourself." in evident c?istress. h, no to be sure e sal , an in countless ways that will release t, , , put it more plainly, Mick Stuart, the John made an`impatient gesture, forester in the gully hard by, possess- Have you no second beast? I must he would presum- which home, i tell you. I've just had ed a pony the news that my wife has been ablybe inclined to let out, and which would certainly do the road in half the . brought to bed. She's fretting after m time required by human legs. i "I'm real sorry," repeated Mick,.still John jumped at the suggestion, and tormentinghis beard But ate this in another ten minutes came in sight moment te miniature priest stepped of the solitary cottage. It would almost appear as though Mick had ,forward: forseen his wish and 'net it half -way, "Oh please take the pony," he_said for before his door the verypony in eagerly. I don't mind walking at with measured gesture, he lifted' his question stood, ready sadled and all, and of course you must get home hat in farewell. bridled. at once. (To be continued.) "That's for me, i.ra't it?" was John's elate greeting to the lad at its head. "You thought I'd be wanting him." Before ,.any answer came two men stepped out of the house, one of them the grey -bearded forester, whom John knew, the other a person whom he likewise knew by sight, though never before having exchanged a word with him. It was some months now since the heap of stones noted by John two years ago with so much disapproval had turned into that quite superfluous Catholic Chapel, but only some weeks since Father Flinter had taken pos- session. John had seen him from afar, never without a slight attack of heart -burning; and once or twice had' even taken the trouble to make a round, in order to avoid an inconveni- ent proximity. To -day, for the first time, he saw his spiritual rival near. work, was the laughing answer, and He was a very small person, of trying to be ready for play in its own boyish,. or more strictly speaking time." girlish, appearance, being fair and "What do you mean by short cuts? Clothes can't be half -mended, dishes can't be half washed, bread can't be slack -baked." boning point 1 cup milk; add 2 table - "Not that would be cutting work spoons butter and 1 of flour; stir un - short instead of cutting across it. T til thick and smooth.. Season with have several simple devices now for salt and pepper. cutting across some of my duties. For Tomato Sauce:—Cut 7 or 8 tomatoes example, part of the time I wear or .use a can of tomatoes, cools on a time I do not told of the nature of the wounds, you say, perhaps it's, after all, I who have the first claim on that pony. So if you are quite sure—" A few more polite words. exchanged, during which John tried'.hard not to look too sorry for the poor celibate be- Recently one ;of;the first contingent fore him -who, strangely enough, did boys just finished his fourth visit to not look particularly sorry for himself, t one of these charming homes, --'''and and on whose lips the same enigztaat- wrote his mother what "perfectly ical smile once or twice appeared. It l bully people they all were, and Mrs: was still there as he stood in the door - 0. just mothers as and makes a real way watching John mount,and as, home for us." Old Land' are doing for our boys in throwing open their .hoes to them' and looking after them when on leave. A Mother's Short Cuts. "How do you manage to have so much time for your children outside of all the home things, you do for `until you are ready to finish it accord - them?" questioned one mother of a ing to any given recipe. neighbor. The same recipe may be used in "By taking short cuts through my cooking macaroni, spaghetti or ready - cuts. If the macaroni or spaghetti, etc., is to be re -cooked with, other ingredients or baked, it. need not be cooked quite so tender. White. Sauce:—Heat in saucepan to tween the fingers; then drain it,in a colander and rinse it thoroughl .in cold water'in which it'should: remain pink, while. within his clear grey' eyes was that particular frank fearlessness most often seen in the faces of very young and'very healthy girls. The smallness of his stature and the dainti- ness of his limbs were anything but imposing—a fact to which, judging from the careful assumption of gray- 'U'1irite toeellae, for our laid FREE CATALOGUE showing our full line of Bicycles for Men and Women, Boye and .Girls - Tires, Coaster Brakes, Wheels, Inner Tubes, Lamps, Bells, Cyciometers, Saddles, Equipment and, Parts for Bicycles. You can -buy your supplies from us at wholesale prices. T. W. BOYD & SON, 27 Notre Dame Street West,' Montreal. Tlrc °lily hour publicly and urrrrucrver�legii ranteed not blcac:h-d, not,bitsnded,. Letters have passed between the, boy's mother and the dear old lady whose wonderful kindness has meant so much to the; young' Canadian. And now the mother here has' received the most delightful pen -picture of her boy from his kind "mother"in England, telling all the dear, intimate things that a mother longs to know about her boy, but would never. ask him to/tell her. How,comforting it was to the mother to learn that "you will be proud - of him, for the two years in'. France have impro,ed' him physically, while in _character he is still the nice, clean, lovable boy we first met at Christmas, 1914. I can as- sure you France has not harmed him the -least little bit. He has sailed clear of temptations." Another mother in the city whose. boy was severely wounded for the second time and was in hospital'in London,;' received a delightful letter from an English friend"who journey- ed away from the'north to - London just to seethe young major.:`' She spent several days there "fixing things up for him," • and - incidentally cabled encouraging news. In the -letter she also gave -interesting details, all'; about the' Military Cross he had been pre- sented with at 'Buckingham Palace, glasses and partofthe slow fire with 1,a ounce of butter, 11 need them. I ased to waste many anion, celery, season with salt and pep - valuable moments in looking for them when changing from one task to an- other. At fest I made a -rule that in each *room I must have one special place to lay them down and never al -1 flavor, and keep hot until ready to use per. Cook slowly for an hour, add a little flour, cook 5 minutes more. Drain in a colander, then some meat extract may be added,.to give more low myself to put them anywhere else. This habit has become settled and my glasses are never mislaid. "Another time and labor-saving ar- rangement," went, on the hostess, "is to hang in very room a small cushion on which are five or six needles, each threaded with a different color or weight of silk or cotton so that any moment I can run up a rip, sew on a button, mend a hole in a stocking, catch the sides of a rent together, or tack up a torn hem. . You may not believe it but these stitches . in tiine save more than nine in the future.: "When I wash the dishes, I do not use wiping towels but put them upon a rack and scald with'plenty of water. They dry themselves in pure air and sunshine and I have no" dishtowels to wash. "On each floor of the house I keep one large scrap -basket into which I empty the contents of all the smaller baskets which -I attend to, without 'ex- tra steps, as I go from room to room. "I also gather up odds and ends of time 'by tucking away in a bag or a basket in each of my, haunts, a piece of embroidery, knitting or sewing so that when I have a leisure half-hourI do not need t� hunt up materials or patterns. This sort of employment fits in well with reading aloud, 'at- tending to the children's piano prac- tice, helping them with their lessons, listening to confidences or joining in games." "Well," acknowledged the visiting mother as she rose to bid her friend good -by, "I see how I can try sorncl short cuts! ;Perhaps my youngsters will appreciate a little 'more Moth- er.' „ MacaroniDishes. • To boil macaroni properly have a large pot or saucepan two thirds full of water on the fire, put a level table- spoonful of salt into it for every quart of water, to which, if desired, may be added half tablespoonful of butter, whiohgives a betterflavor, and when it iseboiling fast, thrown into it the macaroni, wiped with a clean dry cloth, but not Washed. Legit boil until it yields easily to pressure be - with macaroni, spaghetti or ready - cuts. Macaroni Soup:—Boil some milk macaroni as directed, till it is tender. Drain it off, and serve it cut up into three inch pieces in some clear broth. Milk Macaroni and Cheese:=1-3 package macaroni, 11/a cup of thin white sauce, 1/z cup of stale bread crumbs, 1 cup grated cheese, 1 table- spoonful of butter. Break the macar- oni in 2 inch pieces or buy a package of. Milk Ready -Cuts -which are al - way's cut to size—and cook in boiling salted water until soft, about 20 min- utes. Pour into a colander and run cold water through it. Put in a..but- tered pudding dish and thoroughly` stir in 1 teaspoonful mustard which has been mixed with ' water. Addthe sauce with half the cheese in it. Put crumbs into melted butter. Add re- maining cheese to them and spread this mixture over that in the dish. Brown in a hot oven. Tested Recipes. Mice Griddle Cakes :—Turn into a miring bowl one small cupful of cook- ed rice, free from lumps. Add two. tablespoonfuls of melted butter, one teaspoonful of molasses, a quarter of a teaspoonful df salt, two well beaten eggs,2cupfuls of flour sifted with2 tea- spoonfuls of baking powder, and .suf- ficient cold, sweet milk to form a pan=. cake batter. Beat th`e mixture vigor- ously and fry on a hot griddle. Serve as soon as they are baked, as stand- ing in the oven makes them soggy. Buttermilk. Cookies:—% cup short- ening, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup buttermilk, 1 teaspoon baking soda, flour to thick- en. Roll biscuits l/2 -inch° thick and. cut.` Rice ,Pudding With Raisins:-% cup rice, y/2 • cup raisins, 1 cup �inilk, 1 quarts boiling water, 14i teaspoon salt, la cup 'sugar. Stir therice' into the boiling salted water and cook until it is about half done, which will be about fifteen minutes-. Drain the rice, add the milk, sugar, and •raisins, and place in a greased baking dish. Bake in a moderate oven for,' about".forty-five minutes. ' gave th'e young- officer all the -Cana- dian news from her letters and wrote many for him to friend's here. Still another dear: mother wrote to a sor- owing mother here about her brave boy's death, and, sent a flower ' from. his grave in the English graveyard. Mdny, -many instances of loving thought and continued kindnesses could be recounted. They are bright spots in these trying days of suspense and anxiety, and we can only remem- ber to thank God that such women are acting as guardian, angels to our `boys. Definitions; A philosopher is a man who can bear another's troubles with equanimi- ty. '' A philanthropist is a man who tells others where to give their money. A pacifist is a pian who permits others to fight his battles. • Thomas:"Why in the world did you name your baby 'Bill'?" Burke: "Be- cause he came on the first of the month." Officer—Do you know anything about field drilling? Private—Field drilling? 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