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THE BOBAL «EW-TOftKfift. 
By this time the lads were on hand. Then 
came the repast—not a banquet, and perhaps 
some city girl will turn up her nose as she 
thinks of a country tea; but if she does, we 
will pity her, for she knows not what she 
misses. Sometimes iu the past few years, 
while dining at what are considered “swell” 
places, I’ve longed for an old-fashioned 
country tea—the sweet white bread, the home¬ 
made preserves and pickles, the home-cured 
beef, etc. After tea came music, games, 
dancing, etc. What gay old frolics they used 
to be! The girls did not wear their shoes so 
tight that they couldn’t move, nor their cor¬ 
sets so stiff that they couldn’t bend! What 
innocent, happy frolics they were! Instead of 
the sour-grape-made-up wall flower of the 
city, with her spiteful remarks, ever on the 
alert for something wrong, we had the gray¬ 
haired, sweet-faced, motherly Friend, who, 
with smiles and nods, entered into the spirit 
of all our sports. How those sweet, quaint 
old songs float on memory’s ear as I write! 
Who, that has overheard “ Ben Bolt ”, “Nettie 
Moore ” or “ Somebody's Darling'" can forget 
those sad, plaintive airs! Oh! boys and 
girls in your country homes, be grateful and 
happy that you have them! 
. If you never had a “Carpet Sewing” or a 
“Quilting Party” (The latter is conducted on 
the same plan as the former, only you quilt 
instead of sewing rags), in your county, get 
one up for the coming fall evenings. If you 
invite boys and girls who will enter into it 
with spirit, I’ll warrant you, you’ll have an¬ 
other when next fall comes round. 
I remember one Hallowe’en, long ago, when 
we weren’t going anywhere, and hadn’t any 
company, that we felt very disconsolate. 
The house was all quiet, for we had just had 
a new baby brother. 
“What shall we do?” Said one of the girls, 
“’Tain’t no Hallowe’en without some fun.” 
“Let’s play we’re company,” said another. 
So we did. Two or three of us dressed in our 
out-door wraps, went out the back door, 
walked around and up the front steps and 
sounded the knocker. We were invited in, 
took off our wraps, and prepared to have a 
good time. We roasted chestnuts, we played 
games, and told stories till it grew very late. 
“Let’s do some of the midnight tricks,” said 
Bertie. “’Twou’t seem right unless we do.” 
“What shall we do?” queried Gertie. 
“I know,” said, Jewell, “I was reading in 
the paper about a girl who went out and 
sowed hemp-seed and her lover came and 
appeared to her. . Let’s do that. ” 
“What is hemp seed?” asked some one. 
“Hemp-seed is of the same nature as flax¬ 
seed,” answered another. 
“Who’ll go out and sow?” questioned we all 
together. 
At last it was decided that I should go. I 
wasn’t afraid,—of course I wasn’t—oh, no!— 
but I didn’t yearn to go. Still I couldn’t 
show the white feather. I filled a hat with 
flax-seed, threw a shawl round my head and 
shoulders, and started forth. 
“ Hemp-seed 1 sow, hemp-seed I sow, 
And he that is my love to be, 
Come after me and mow —” 
sang I bravely as I started out. I was to 
go round the square lot three times, and as 
the clock struck 1:?, my love would appear. 
I got around once and as I passed the front of 
the house, the children cheered. I walked 
straight past, sowing as I went. It was almost 
12—Would he come really! 
“ Hemp-seed I sow, hemp-seed I sow, 
And he that is my love to be —” 10—11—12 
—Did I hear a noise! 
"•Come after me —” Mercy! some one was 
coming! What shonld I do? I dropped my 
hat of flax-seed and sped towards the house as 
fast as my legs could carry me. One glance 
over my shoulder assured me that some one 
was following me. On I ran, and on came 
some one behind me. It was a man! I be¬ 
gan to feel faint and wished with all my heart 
that I hadn’t sowed any flax-seed at all. 
Just then a heavy hand was clapped on my 
shoulder. I gave one yell that could have 
been heard for almost a mile. I looked up, 
and there stood— my uncle. I knew he was 
cross, but then I wasn’t afraid any longer. 
He marched me into the house; called papa 
up, and told him he had found me racing about 
the fields alone at midnight. Wasn’t that 
horrid? I tried to explain that I was only 
trying to see what my future husband was 
like. This was worse than ever, for bad as it 
was to be out at night, it was worse when I 
boldlj r stood up and avowed my errand. 
They (stern old Quakers) decided that I was 
a good subject for a whipping, so, accord¬ 
ingly, I was well thrashed. I didn’t appre. 
ciate that kind of mowing, you may be sure. 
Then, iu. order to fully impress upon the 
others what wicked children we were, they 
each got a taste of the rod, too. We were 
glad enough to go to bed, and we declared we 
would never play company any more. Why 
won’t parents and guardians understand 
their children I Why won’t they try? How 
easy it would have have been for them to 
listen and let us explain what we were doing, 
and then, if they thought necessary, to point 
out the danger of doing such things. 
Parents,—mothers and fathers,—make some 
amusements for your children. Teach them 
some little games and give them a good time 
while they are young. I often think of the 
hours my mother spent (when it must have 
been dull work for her) teaching us little 
rhymes; telling us stories, and playing and 
romping with us.—And oh! what scrapes we 
would get into when she was sick or absent! 
If I live to be a hundred and meet and know 
scores and scores of wise people, there will 
never be any-one (so it seems to me) who 
knows as much as my mother. I say God 
bless her, every hour of my life, and I wish 
every girl and boy could say the same thing. 
DORA HARVEY VROOMAN. 
Said a friend: “ Jane wastes a third of our 
potatoes when she peels them. In fact she 
never cuts out the eyes with the point of her 
knife as you or I would do, but just runs her 
knife under each eye and cuts off a great piece 
of the potato with it. As an outcome of this, 
potatoes arej served in their jackets at our 
house.” 
We smiled at our friend’s plaint, though we 
knew that her economical New England soul 
had been tried, for we confess to a rise of 
temperature every time we see potato peelings 
taken off a quarter of an inch thick. 
THE RURAL’S WAY OF BOILING POTATOES. 
Select potatoes of the same size, peel and 
pour over boiling water to barely cover. 
Cook until tender, but not so they will fall in 
pieces, drain off every particle of water, stand 
on the back of the stove, drawing the lid half 
an inch to one side to allow of the escape of 
steam. In a minute replace the lid, hold 
tightly in place and invert the sauce-pan 
once or twice. Again return to the fire, re¬ 
moving the lid as before, replace, invert again 
and turn into the dish in which they are to be 
served. This will give mealy potatoes if there 
lie any mealiness in them. 
potato CROQUETTES. 
Mash boiled potatoes very finely, add milk 
or cream to moisten, butter, salt and pepper 
to season; then mix a beaten egg thoroughly 
through the potato and make up into small 
oblong shapes—if too large they will burst in 
the frying. Have ready a beaten egg and a 
dish of cracker crumbs. Dip each shape first 
in the egg and then in the crumbs, and fry of 
a golden brown in hot lard. Place the cro¬ 
quettes on brown paper first to absorb the 
grease, and serve on a warm platter. They 
are more easily managed if placed in a small 
wire basket while cooking. 
COD-FISH BALLS. 
One cup of cod fish, one pint of potatoes, 
teaspoonful of butter, one-half teaspoonful of 
pepper, one egg'well beaten. Pick the fish in 
one-half-inch piece?, pare and cut the pota¬ 
toes in small pieces. Put potatoes and fish to¬ 
gether in a stew-pan, cover with boiling 
water, boil 25 minutes, drain off the water, 
mash, and beat until very light. Then add 
butter and pepper. When cool, add beaten 
egg, shape in a tablespoon and fry in smok¬ 
ing hot lard. Fry only five shapes at a time, 
as more will cool the lard. Dip the spoon in 
hot lard before shaping the mixture. 
MRS. H. W. COLLINGWOOD. 
POTATO SOUP. 
Three quarts of water, six good-sized pota¬ 
toes chopped fine, a small teacupful of rice, 
one small onion. Boil slowly one hour, pass 
through a sieve, add a cup of cream, one large 
spoonful of butter, pepper and salt to taste. 
Boil up and serve with small pieces of fried 
bread. mrs. economy. 
POTATO CAKES. 
Peel and grate eight large potatoes, add 
two beaten eggs, pepper and salt and half a 
cup of flour, mix and make into small shapes 
with a spoon, and fry in hot butter or lard. 
MRS. JANE G. 
CREAMED POTATOES. 
Fill a pint bowl with potatoes cut into 
dice. Put over the fire in a sauce-pan one 
cup of cream and one of boiling water; to 
this add two spoonfuls of butter, pepper and 
salt and one even teaspoonful of corn-starch, 
made smooth iu a little milk. Wheu it thick¬ 
ens, turn in the potatoes, stir up in the cream 
aud allow to simmer until the pieces are 
softened. Very nice. 
MRS. J.'KANE. 
FRIED WHOLE POTATOES. 
Peel small potatoes and boil until half 
tender. Then drop into hot lard as you 
would doughnuts. Excellent way to use up 
small old potatoes. mary b. 
POTATO SOUFFLE. 
Boil until tender four good-sized potatoes 
and press through a sieve. Put into a sauce¬ 
pan half a cup of new milk and a spoonful of 
butter. When hot add to the potato with 
salt and pepper and beat to a cream. Then 
add one at a time the yelks off our eggs, beat¬ 
ing thoroughly. Have the whites of the eggs 
beaten to a stiff froth, add to the mixture¬ 
beating as little as possible. Put into a well 
buttered baking dish (it must be of good size 
as the souffle will rise), bake 20 minutes in a 
quick oven and serve at once in the dish in 
which it was baked. mrs c. 
The Rural New- Yorker Potato No. 2 will 
be sent to all of our yearly subscribers 
who apply, without any charge whatever. It 
will be sent, as the weather permits from 
time to time, so that all shall receive a tuber 
before the planting season commences. Ap¬ 
plications are NOW IN ORDER. There is no 
doubt but that this potato will fail in many 
parts of the country, but from the reports 
thus far received, it may be said to be the 
nearest approach to a perfect potato at pre¬ 
sent known. 
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