The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, December 21, 1899, Page 12, Image 12
i i ii 12 jOWflitlll a touetiih tale m true us Marlons fingers wore blue wltli cold when she Imil Mulshed milking thu bods Undo In tiles Iioiiru wits nit old Xiishlonod country dwelling without anything of tins nature of u lienter In It There was u good tiro down stulrs In the dining room mid one In the grout square kllelion behind It but 11 lire In it bedroom wiih ii luxury un known to the Croftrouds unless In cases of Hlokness Happily none of the Croftrouds wero 111 nt present Indeed to Judge by the rollicking noise the young folks wero making In the dining room It was evi dent that the opposite condition pre vailed to an almost nlnrnilng extent At Stony Creek the school holidays 1 1 2ii TAKE IT AND WELCOME SIIE SAID lasted from the week before Christmas to New Years nml tho young Croft ronds wero therefore enjoying their midwinter vacation Jack you and Jim behave your selves called their mother from the kitchen And you Jo quit making such n noise And you Cathie ami Matilda get to your knitting There was a sharp noto in Mrs Croftroads tones but on tho whole her scolding was not very severe Still to Marlons ears unaccustomed to harsh words and equally a stranger to the noisy rough ways of her cous ins the seeuo down stairs in tho liv ing rooms of the house was anything but pleasant No I wont go down stairs thought Marlon as tho vociferous shouts broke out afresh They would only tease me The thought of Christmas coming to morrow did not mako Marlou happy Last Christmas she had bad her own sweet mother What a change this from the happy peaceful homo life with mamma The sudden death of her mother in the spring had loft her an orphan with no means for her sup port What shall bo done with Marlon was the question that tho relatives bud discussed nil summer Aunt Patience did not want tho llttlo girl at first As If I hadnt enough of my own she snld In her noisily aggressive way If she was big mid strong I wouldnt euro so much for then she could help with the hard work and enm her board and clothes but shes such a spindling delicate little thing ami all spoiled with pet t lug Although Marlon wns little she was past 1U and she realized with ninny a keen pang of grief and humiliation what It was to be unloved and poor and homeless when It was finally do elded that she must either be sent to mi orphan asylum or go to Uncle James In the country Aunt Patience yielded Oh well she said I guess one more In the family wont matter much Early In the autumn Marlon had been very ill with fever One of the results of this sickness was a peculiar tend ency to fall asleep at odd hours of tho lay The doctor said that as soon as she had recovered from tho dregs of the disease bhe would bo well again and thnt her relatives need not bo alarmed Marlon always felt better after these daylight slumbers which brought the roses back to her cheeks and made her feel strong Hut the bablt afforded her cousins n grent op portunity for teasing Often she would awaken on tho dining room sofa to find them nil laughing ut her and mak ing remarks not nt nil complimentary or kind In their still more mischie vous moods the boys and even Cathie and Matilda would sometimes tickle lior fnce while she slept snylng lted Lead sleepy head go to bed Naturally Marion grew to dread the presence of her cousins when she felt herself becoming sleepy Strictly speak ing her hnlr was not red but n beauti ful shade of nuburn Aunt Patience presently culled up the sjulrs Aint you got the beds lunde yet Marlon Yes mauinIanswjgred Marlou Her voce trembled for she was crying Then dont stay moping up there In tho cold or the first thing youll bo falling asleep Tho llttlo girl tried hastily to hide the truces of her tears but her eyes were red when she enmo Into the din ing room Whntrt the innlter Mnry Ann ask ed Mm Marlon disliked to bo called Mary Ann and she did not niiswer Iteen nuppliig already this morning Mnry Ann united luck Hay Mnry Ann Mnry Aim con tinued Cathie I would Minnie you lo call me by my piopcr 11111111 Kiild Minion when she could endure llio teasing no longer You know well enough that my mime Is not Mnry Ann Marlon your hnlr Is nwful red when tho sun shines on II snld Mutlldn You ennt deny It Ill get you my hum mirror I dont wniit your hand mirror snld Million One of he boys now said Roddy 1 mid the new nleknuiiie was repeated itiiitd shouts of loiighler The cousins did not really Intend to be unkind but they loved to tense When Aunt Intlence wits tired of tho noise she came bustling In from the kitchen with her sleeves rolled up Ho Mill every one of youl she said sharp ly Its enough to make n body wish there wns no Christinas the wny yon carry on Here you llin and luck right out nml shovel the snow off the road to the gate And you Jo go Into the wondhotiso and cut kindling And you Tillle ami Cuthle go dust the parlor furniture This command left Marlon alone In the dining room Soon she found her self nodding over her sewing Oh dear she thought L wish 1 didnt get these sleepy spells The boys will soon be coming In Oh for some place to go nnd sleep quietly She looked at tho big sofu which wns a sofa bed of the kind thnt folds bnck Marlon noticed u shelf under neath the cushioned springs Evident ly this was Intended to bo utilized as u place to keep bedding The shelf was empty however save for n llttlo pil low and an old shawl and a width of lining cloth hung from the top con cealing the opening The contrivance reminded Marlon of n berth In a sleep ing car and sho hnd n sudden Inspira tion to creep Into the cunning llttlo re treat mid tuke her imp unseen and so escape molestation Aunt Patience was hard at work In tho kitchen preparing for Christmas when a rap at the door announced a stranger Good morning madam said a pleiisuut voice that seemed to suit the umlablc cheery fuco partially muf fled In a sealskin cup Have you any old furniture to sell Its my busi ness to buy old nrtlcles that are in demand renew them In my shop In town and sell them as antiques Tho mini handed Mrs Croftroud u business curd on which was printed Cusslus Qulnette Dealer In Antique Furni ture Well said Aunt Patience show ing the man Into the dining room 1 dont cure If you ninko nn antique out of that old sofa Its only a romping place for the children nnd theyve got tho cloth nearly all torn olT It Yes I see smiled tho man good nnturedly lie gnve the springs of tho sofu a downward press with bis hands examined the mahogany veneering and then ottered Mrs Croftroud a sum of money that made her smile Take It and welcome sho said glad to bo rid of what was to her an eyesore and a nuisance With the help of Jim nnd Jack the sofu was presently loaded on the wag on of tho purchaser and directly Mr Cusslus Qulnetto wns driving nlong the smooth white rond to town con gratulating himself on his latest bar gain In the city Mr Qulnetto nnd bis wife occupied the dwelling pnrt of the house over tho store nnd workroom They hud their living upurtinents ar ranged very cozlly for they both had good taste and plenty of menus to gratify It Oh yes I have every comfort nnd luxury Mrs Qulnetto would ac knowledge when her friends expressed OUT 6TEPPKD A TltlM LITTLE KOSY CHEEKED MAIDEN ndmlrntlou for her beautiful home but I often wish that there was some young person In the house to cull me mother Mrs Qulnetto was In one of these wistful states of mind on this particu lar December day As she looked out of the window the could see the peo ple on the street carrying homo their Christmas bundles and sho thought to herself Ah me If I only had a daugh ter What nice presents I should buy for her And I would have a Christ mas tree for her even If sho were a big girl of 10 Presently sho heard her husbands step on the stairs He camo Into the parlor smiling Come down to the shop my dear and see what I brought heme I think I will clenr 20 on It Oh 1 would rather have some one to spend the money on sighed Mrs Qulnette as she followed Mm - 1k piirt imorrni win mix llll lillimucoo iii THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY DECEMBER 21 1899 Wont It look flno when I get It dono up In oriental brocade said Mr Qul nette Tho Indy bad seated herself on tho old sofu but she sprang up quickly with a startled look Theres some thing In It llvlngl My dear you tiro drowning Hut Just then tho drenin realized Up went tho hanging curtain at tho buck of the sofu nml out stepped a trim llttlo rosy cheeked inulden Tho sun shilling on the unburn hnlr which was u little tossed over the pure whllo forehead made a halo ami Mrs Qul nette thought for it moment thnt It was too lovely n picture of sweet girlhood to bo real Was It u miracle or a delu sion of the senses Even Mr Qulnetto sensible business man Unit ho wns stood speechless with surprise Many Htrunge things he bud found In old sofas rings and thimbles mid coins nml nameless curios but never before a live little girl As will be Imagined Minion was not u little surprised loo Looking Into the strange faces she perceived that both wero kindly and Instinctively felt that she was safe I beg your pardon she said speak ing first but I really do not know how I cuino here I was asleep You dear llttlo girl said Mrs Qulnetto stroking the shining hair to assure herself of Its reality I wish I hud us good a title to you as I have to tho sofa smiled Mr Qulnette nddresslng Marlon after a lit tle more talk nnd some mutuiil ex planations I would give you to my wife for a Chrlstiiins present Thank you It would bo a present thnt 1 would like smiled tho lady Hut sho added perhaps tho llttlo girls relatives are distracted trying to llnil her Cusslus go right buck nnd tell them that shes sufo anil usk them to let her stny with us until nfter Chrlstiiins Wouldnt you like to stny dear Yes Thnnk you for Inviting me nnswercd Marlon Sho felt a llttlo thrill nt being called dear Since uiamniiis death no one hud culled her thnt Mnrlon was enchanted with tho beauty of tho place In the dining room were birds nnd flowers nnd a sideboard full of glittering things Tho parlor was a marvel of elegance but tho object thnt Interested Marlon most wns the piano I wish I could piny she said I should love to tench you said Mrs Qulnette who was a tine perform er herself Meanwhile Mr Qulnetto arrived at tho homo of tho Croftroads bringing his strange piece of Intelligence Yes they hnd missed Marlon but they wero not very uneasy as yet Ho was a shrewd man this Mr Qulnette almost as good a Judge of people ns he was of old furniture and ho hnd not talked with the Croftronds very long until ho saw that It wouid not bo hard to per suudo them to part with Murlon alto gether He approached the mntter very deli cately however told Mr Croftroud who ho was and proved his respecta bility and business standliig lie told of his wifes longing for a llttlo girl and of their long cherished intention to adopt a child When he cumo home his face was beaming Will they let Marlon stny until after Christmas asked Mrs Qulnette I think they will let her stay for good and nil Of course nothing Is settled yet but I believe there will be no dllllculty So you can have your Christmas gift my dear Oh Cnssins Im so happy ex claimed Mrs Qulnette So am I answered Cnsslus As for Marlon but It would require too much space to tell of what this fortuniite turn of events meant to her Jane Ellib Joy LETTERS IANTA CUUJi Knch yenr thousands of children write letters to Santa Cluus nnd mull them In lurgo cities they nro handed to the blind reader who looks nfter dltllcult fictitious or erroneous nil dresses nnd are then scut to Santa tlnus iit tho dead letter otllce Wash ington Many children think Santa lives In New York some associate the saint with the north polo and others think his proper address Is In Iceland It was no doubt a freak of childhood that to the words north pole on one envelope was added Brooklyn A Now Orleans child addressed his letter to Wllllo Santa Clais New Yourlc La There nro no return requests placed In the upper left bund corner of tho envelopes which goes to show the sublime faith tho children have thnt tho hitter simply ennnot full to reach Santa Cluus One boy wrote Door Santa Claus My ma told me to rite to you Please bring me a gun ami a pair of ruber lioots II ou cant spare them both ploso Ill lake the gun I dont mind el I do get my feet wet Jo PIcsc I want a real gun to shoot rabbits lor ourdlumr You mite bring ma a red dress She looks so tired in black Another llttlo boy wrote the follow ing I wish you would kindly send me a noars ark and a cornocopa lull of candy good boy A Philadelphia boy wrote this letter to Mr Krlss Kinglo Northluud North Polo I am a good little boy and dont get cross so please send me a railroad track with a trolley car run by electricity and a policeman set and a story book Hut what I would rather hae is a baby sis ter than an thing else For years the dead letter ofllco In Vnbhlngton had an annual visitor In tho person of it rich old man who would come a week or two beforo Christmas aud get J0 or 50 of the many letters addressed to Santa Cluus Hav ing made lls selection of the moro modest requests he would buy the toys nnd send them to the children ns coming from their patron saint Christ mas cumo last year nnd went but no SHE D0NT8 IFOR CHRISTMAS Dont fnll to mnko happy tho Christ tnus of some needy persons of your acquaintance Dont spend more than you enn nfford on presents This Is good advice nnd of course yoil will not take It Dont find rnult If your presents nro duplicated and dont tell your friend you exchnnged one duplicate at tho store for something else Dont hang up your bicycle stockings or your watch Dont tell children under 10 yenrs of age that Suntii Clnus Is u myth This dear old fellow Is one of the most boun tiful delusions of childhood v Dont urge other people to tell what they received for Christinas If they appear reticent Perhaps they didnt get anything Dont tell some one who bus sent you u gift for Chrlstiiins thnt you will re elprocute on New Years Just do so If you wish without announcing It Dont despise homemade gifts Are they not the work of loving hearts nnd willing hands P S If your wife gives you a homemade necktie this doesnt go Dont give pictorial primers to girls who have celebrated their twelfth birthday Give them powder puffs In stead Dont fall to smoke tho now plpo your wife gives you Do It with osten tation and use the old sweet brier when shes not around Dont hint to a person that you nro going to give him or her a present In order to prompt that person to obtain one for yourself Dont try to enter a locked apnrtmont with a burglars Jimmy In order to de posit n present in your sweethearts silken hose Her father tuny keep a bulldog Dont lie nwnke all night hoping to see various people steal into your room nnd leave pneknges on your dressing table A watched pot never bolls Dont wonder If tho friend you re membered hist year and who gave you nothing will do the proper thing this year Dont expect your neighbor to over whelm you with thanks if you give his youngster a blllygont Dont give suspenders to a young man unless you aro engaged to bo S LLJ M DONT GIVE A COMPLETE LOVE LETTER WHITER TO THE OLDEST SPINSTER IN TOWN married to him nnd If you aro dont forget to put elastic In the suspenders Dont pretend that you think Christ mas u nuisance and should bo abolish ed Just get off the earth yourself You never will bo missed Dont be Jealous of others whose gifts aro more numerous nnd elegant than your own They mny owe lnrger bills thnn you do Dont send expensive presents to new friends nnd acquaintances unless you are very wealthy Dont take your best girl sleigh rid ing behind a team of colts thnt are only half broken to harness A nine mllo walk through tho snow yanks all tho romance out of tho affair Dont toll your sister thnt you hnd Intended to give her a much nicer pres ent but hud found out that the manu facturers could not get It finished In time for Christinas Sho mny hnvo henrd such stories before Dont give your wife a 100 sealskin on a 1000 sulnry Dont look a box of gift cigars in the -well In the label Dont give your boy a drum nnd then kick because he Is noisy Dont Idly wish every day were Christmas becnuse you hnvo had a good time One Christmas n yenr Is more thnn enough for most people Leon Mead Cliuioliitu Ciiriuutla Pour one pint of milk into a Ing pun and add half a pound of choco late broken up four pounds of brown sugar aud half n pound of fresh but ter Lot It boll for hnlf nn hour stir ring frequently When done n crust of sugar will form on the spoon nnd on the side of the pan Pour In a tu blespoonful of extract of vanilla or any ilavorlng Itemovo from the ire nnd stir rapidly until the cnrainel be gins to thlckeu Then pour It on a slab which hus been well buttered nnd murk It with the bnck of the knife Into squares When quite cold sunp them nsuuder Iloimeliolil nrevltlc A point to give the new waitress that chlun plates cups nnd saucers should not be piled one upon another while they are hot They must cool beforo they are packed Otherwise the glaze cracks easily In polishing silver thnt bus been luid nwuy nnd badly tarnished It Is a good plan to dip the portion of u soft old cloth In sweet oil or soft hud then in whiting and rub the nrtlcles well un til the black lias disappeared Then tluisli with whiting Never purchase the same sort of a fowl for a fricassee that you would for roasting The former may be n your and n half old It will cost much less thnn tho one a year old which will bo required for rousting Ammonia chloroform benzine or nnv drug which evaporates can bo one called at the dead letter otllce for j bafely left In a bottle with a rubber the letters The old man was dead cork CMRISTMAS COOKERY Turkey nrul Itn Snuee In IlfTeriit AppotUliiK Witri Variety its a sauce seems Just ns do sliublo In the case of the traditional Christmas turkey as In the other uf fairs of life This fact mny recom mend the following directions from The Designer to the consideration of progressive cooks Lard the brenst of the turkey with strips of larding bacon lu regular lines then cover It with thin slices of lemon butter it sheet of pa per and wrap the bird In It roasting It for nit hour and basting it carefully After this remove the paper nnd lemon mid roast again for half an hour or longer iiccoidlng to size allow It to blown nicely nnd ut lust bnste It with butter To ninko chestnut forcemeat jiool two dozen chestnuts throw them Into boiling water boll for ten minutes after which drnlii them and take oil the under skin Return them to tho pan with sulllcient milk or milk and water to cover and simmer them till tender Have ready a medium sized onion boiled soft u tublespoonful of chopped paisley and two ounces of fresh but ter slightly warmed Drain and mush the chestnuts mix with the other In gredients nnd a plentiful seasoning of suit nnd pepper The onion should bo chopped Many people prefer the chest nut forcemeat mixed with pork shu sh go meat as being more tasty When this Is the case take equal quantities of each As snuce for the foregoing prepare about lit chestnuts us before or roust them till tender If rousted the rinds nml under skin are removed after cook ing Mush them nnd mix with nn ounce of buter a teaspoon fill of granulated sugar the strained juice of a lemon and hcnsonlng of salt pepper nnd grnt ed nutmeg Put this mixture Into a stewpan with one half pint of milk and one quarter pint of cream stir till It thickens and Is smooth then servo In a gravy bout For turkey In Turkish stylo wash well and partially boll one cupful of rice In boiling water to which has been added snlt to tuste Drain off the wa iter when the rice begins to soften and mix with the latter 12 French chest nuts which hnvo been blanched nnd chopped a quarter of a pound of cur rants nnd two ounces of almonds also blanched nnd chopped Season to taste with salt pepper and a dnsh of clnnn mon Now melt hnlf a cupful of but ter nnd stir Into the- mixture Use this to stuff the turkey and baste often Serve with brown gravy or the chest nut sauce described above To make celery sauce slice tho best part of four heads of young celery In small pieces and boll In salt and water for liO minutes Then drain and put into n clean saucepan covering them with white or vegetable stock Add a teuspoonful of snlt a blade of mace and stew nil together until tender Mix two ounces of butter nnd a dessert spoonful of flour When this is quite smooth stir Into a cupful of good creum milk milk mny be used Instend of crenm nnd mix this In with the cel ery nnd stock Make hot for about a quarter of nn hour but do not let It boll Pretty Fancies In StockM The black velvet ribbon stock and bow with long ends is the most promi nent fad on the streets according to the New York Herald It takes two yards of ribbon and the No 1U size Is the most popular It is wound around tho neck twice with a very smnll bow nt the throat nnd very long ends The crossplece at the neck usu ully holds a fancy Jeweled brooch Another black velvet ribbon fancy is to wear with any light tinted stock a very narrow velvet This Is about half an Inch wide and Is worn at the foot of the stock and simply crossed and fastened with a little brooch In front The contrast with the lighter colors is voiy pretty A Ilolldny filft A novel and pretty gift Is the recep tacle for holding the dully newspapers shown In the Illustration from Tho American Queen It Is easily made and when finished Is u thing of beauty Two pieces of stiff cardboard aro re quired The one to bo used for the back of the ruck measures III by 11 inches and the other for the front must bo 1 by M Inches Take gray or fawn colored linen and cover neatly the two pieces of board nfter the designs of holly nnd mistletoe hnvo been previ ously embroidered fiistcn the linen to the enrdbonrd with glue or paste and bnck each piece with cither linen or red surah silk to nintch the holly ber ries Now sow the two linen covered pieces of enrdbourd together nt the lower part of the ruck but not ut tho sides as those are left open to receive the newspnpers At the two upper fe A HOLLY AND MISTLETOE NEWSPAPER RACK ners of the pocket Is fastened n red ribbon which is tucked to tho back part of the frame nnd tied In n bow with long lowing ends At each cor ner of the ruck Is placed it metal fas tening which can be procured from tiny art embroidery store or bows of ribbon may bo used lu place of the met nl corners The design of holly nnd mistletoe Is embroidered lu red green and white Tho lettering Is outlined with either green or golden yellow silk MIlSTiB 3 A FEW MJPmi MOMTS tme mm mmmm Copyright 1S99 by Mnry Jane Cooke The three great features of Christ mas day are tho tree tho dinner nnd the bills The tree Is for the children tho dinner for the older members of the family and the children nnd tho bills the bills nro for pa nlono This urtlclc bus nothing to do with tho tree It relntes solely nnd exclusively to tho dinner nnd does not even mention tho bills They will be looked nfter In duo time by tho butcher grocer nnd pa It Is plainly the duty of every good American citizen to have a bounteous dinner on Christmas day with turkey cranberry sauce and plum pudding Tho dining room should bo carefully decorated for the occasion with holly pi p y BRINOINa IN THE CHRISTMAS TURRET evergreens nnd mistletoe nnd the chil drens Christmas tree standing In one corner of tho room in all Its glory will materially aid and abet the appetite and digestion The following menu and recipes may aid the housewife in preparing a Christmas dinner that will be worthy of the occasion MENU FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER Riding upon the goat with snow white hair I come the last of all This crown of mine Is of the holly In my hand I bear The Thyrsus tipped with fragrant cones of pine Longfellow Blue Point Oysters rOTAOE Cream of Asparagus lions doi uvres Olives English Walnuts Gherkin Pickles roissou Salmon Potatoes a la Windsor Sauce Tartare ENTKLE Swcotbrads Larded somiET Punch au Kirsch item Roast of Turkey Cranberry Sauce Celery Salad ENTKFMET3 String lleans Potato Croquettes French Peas Cheese Cakes BWEET EMREMETS Plum Pudding a lAnglnisc Vanilla Ices dessp rt Fruit Coffee Cakes ROAST TURKEY Singe and draw the fowl wash thoroughly both Inside and out wipe dry with a clean linen towel and then rub the inside witli salt Stuff sew up the opening and roast with a cup of water In a moderate oven from one lo four hours Many persons bind slices of silt pork upon the breast before roasting using no water PLUM PUDDING The entire success or failure of the pudding depends largely on the packing and on keeping the water boiling around the pud ding without stopping for six hours It is neces sary to park a plum pudding qb firmly as possible in the bowl in which It is to be boiled ami to tio the coter of cloth tightly ocr it The cloth will stretch enough for the ullglit swelling of tho pud ding and the water will not get in A delicious Christmas pudding is made of half a pound of currants a pound of sultana raisins half a pound of muscatel raisins stoned and cut into largo bits and three ounces each of candied orange peel lemon peel and citron Toss this fruit with a taulespoonfu of dried and sifted flour or better jet sift this amount of flour no more over tho fruit Mix In a cup a tcaspoonful of powdered cinnamon half a tcaspoonful of cloves and half a nutmeg Chop fine three quarters of a pound of the best beef suet and free It from shreds Sprin kle oer It a liberal tcaspoonful of salt and add the fruit and toss the ingredients thoroughly Now add three quarters of a pound of bread crumbs that have been dried and sifted and moisten with a cup of boiling ndlk At this stage add half a pound of sugar and cprinkle in tho spices that hate been mixed together Beat together without separating the whites from the yolks eight eggs and add them to the pudding It should now be so Btlff that it can be stirred with dllllculty and the only sure way is to stir it with your hands as ou would bread Add now a gill of brandy and one of sherry and pale tlio pudding thoroughly Mary Jane Cooke Ml ffi MBSTIiMS MVLL Mr Ax There come Tree nnd Turk 1 think I shall have to cut their tic quuintance this Christmas i f J f r MM W im ii I I V