1901 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
III 
Have you had a kindness shown? 
Pass it on. 
'Twas not given for you alone— 
Pass It on. 
Let it travel down the years. 
Let It wipe another’s tears, 
Till in Heaven the deed appears, 
Pass It on. 
President-General, Mrs. Cynthia West- 
over Alden. 
HeadquarUrs, No. 9« Fifth Avenue, New 
York. 
Society Motto—"Good Cheer.” 
Colors—Yellow and White. 
Flower—Coreopsis. 
Society Song—“Scatter Sunshine.” 
THE TASK. 
It matters not if great or small. 
The task for which a soul is fit; 
The splendid duty placed on all 
Is that of nobly doing it. 
And the accounting is the same 
To Him who sets all tasks address’d. 
If we can say, with truthful claim— 
“Master, this is my best.” 
The homely task, in lowly ways. 
If faithful and of purpose true. 
It is as certain of God’s praise 
As that the proudest soul shall do. 
O, not the task counts in His eyes. 
But the glad strength in service press’d. 
And the firm heart which joyous cries- 
“Master, this is my best.” 
—St. Louis Republic. 
Sunshine welcomes as a new member 
our friend Mignonette, a sorely-tried 
shut-in. She married at the age of 18, 
her husband studying for the ministry. 
Owing to his delicate health the young 
coupie decided to settle on a farm. Six 
months after marriage the young wife 
was stricken with scarlet fever, and 
spinal trouble resulted, prostrating her 
for all time. Physicians have long since 
pronounced her Incurable, and Mignon¬ 
ette has become cheerfully resigned. 
Since 1876 she has lain here, suffering 
agony untold—but a busy worker among 
the afflicted, sending out rift" of sun¬ 
shine whenever possible. She directs 
the household and is the center of the 
home. A year ago her physician de¬ 
cided that she must give up writing and 
she is unable to reply to letters. With 
folded hands she lies quietly happy, even 
to be raised on a pillow being too pain¬ 
ful to be indulged in. Though forbidden 
to write letters herself, she is very glad 
to hear from anyone who may send her 
a cheering note or light reading matter. 
Her address is Mrs. George H. Miller, 
Bridgehampton, N. Y, She is much 
loved by all who know her, for her suf¬ 
ferings do not make her forget words 
of cheer for others. When duties seem 
many, and pleasures few, it is well to 
think of the many shut-in sufferers who 
must endure not only constant pain, 
but also enforced inaction and the in¬ 
ability to help others. -^'They also serve 
who only stand and wait.” 
Rural Recipes. 
From the kitchen to the dining-room 
there’s flour on the floor; 
And imprints of floury fingers are upon 
the pantry door. 
Divers shattered egg-shells nestle in the 
cushion of my chair. 
And the odor of vanilla impregnates the 
atmosphere. 
But I’m not surprised or puzzled, these 
are signs 1 can’t mistake; 
They are things to be expected when 
Jemima bakes a cake. 
—Leslie’s Weekly. 
Browned Mackerel.—This is a new and 
very nice way to cook mackerel. Fresh¬ 
en two fish by soaking over night, wash 
in fresh water in the morning and 
squeeze over the flesh side the juice of 
one-half a lemon. Lay one of the fish 
skin side down in baking dish and cover 
with dressing made of one cupful bread 
crumbs, one tablespoonful butter (scant), 
pinch of pepper, a little grated lemon 
peel and one-fourth cupful of cream. Lay 
the other flsh on dressing, skin side up, 
and baste well with hot water and melt¬ 
ed butter. Run into a hot oven for 20 
minutes, then cover with bread crumbs. 
dot with bits of butter and put back in 
the oven till nicely browned. Carefully 
dish without disturbing the layers and 
serve with thin lemon slices and parsley 
as a garnish. 
Buckwheat Shortcake.—This is a sea¬ 
sonable dish for cold weather. Two cup¬ 
fuls of nice sour milk (freshly churned 
buttermilk is the best), add half a level 
teaspoonful of soda (more if the milk is 
very sour) and a level teaspoonful of 
salt; sufficient buckwheat flour to make 
a very stiff batter. Pour this into a but¬ 
tered tin and bake immediately for 
about 30 minutes. Serve with butter and 
maple syrup. 
Vanity Pudding.—Soak one-half ounce 
of gelatin in a cupful of water for 20 
minutes, then bring to a boil. Remove 
and add a pint can of cherries and their 
juice. Set aside till beginning to harden, 
then add the well-beaten whites of two 
eggs. Make in the morning and put in a 
very cold place till dinner time. Serve 
with whipped cream and sponge cake. 
Golden Johnny Cake.—Heat to scald¬ 
ing point one pint of sweet milk; while 
hot stir into it one teaspoonful butter, 
one teaspoonful white sugar and three- 
fourths of a cupful of steamed squash 
out of which all water has been pressed. 
Sift together two cupfuls cornmeal, one 
cupful flour, two heaping teaspoonfuls 
baking powder and a scant teaspoonful 
salt. Add to this, gradually, the milk 
and squash, soon as it is lukewarm. 
Bake in one greased pan, or in gem pans 
if preferred. If it seems stiff a little 
more milk may be added. Bake in a 
quick oven. Meal varies so that it is 
hard to give the exact quantity. 
Reprieved. 
It was a mournful little procession 
which filed out of the barn and took its 
way along the lane toward the pasture. 
First came Azariah, with the old mus¬ 
ket. Then followed Thad, leading a 
horse, tall, gaunt and aged; and In the 
rear, with a shovel over his shoulder, 
plodded old Benjamin Heminway, the 
owner of the farm. No one said any¬ 
thing, but all three of the men glanced 
furtively at the house, and Thad care¬ 
fully steered old Prince around some 
outcropping ledges where his shoes 
would have been likely to make a noise. 
When they reached the pasture they 
halted. 
“I s’pose we might’s well pull his 
shoes off,” suggested Azariah. 
“Yes,” said Thad. “Three of ’em’s 
nearly new, and the other ain’t much 
worn. I brought the hammer along.” 
He handed it to his brother, who took 
it and began to pry off the old horse’s 
shoes. While the group was occupied 
with this task a voice broke in upon 
them. A little old lady had come quiet¬ 
ly up the lane, and now stood nervously 
twisting her apron and regarding them 
with reproachful eyes. The men dropped 
the hammer and the two shoes they had 
removed, and stood silent and shame¬ 
faced. 
“Father,” said the old lady, laying her 
hand on her husband’s arm, “you know 
how I’ve felt about this all along. The 
more I think of It the wickeder it seems. 
I just can’t stand it!” 
“There, now, mother, don’t take it so 
hard. It ain’t pleasant, I know, but 
what’s a body goin’ to do? He’s past 
any kind o’ work, an’ it costs somethin’ 
to keep him. Besides, the boys are all 
the time complainin’—” 
“Well,” broke in Thad, “we have to 
cut up all his fodder an’ take milk to 
him every day, an’ he’s forever gettin’ 
into the cornfield or the garden.” 
“Thaddy, it ain’t what he is now but 
what he’s been that I’m thinkin’ about,' 
said the boy’s mother. “You don’t re¬ 
member, as I do, how he worked here 
on the farm year after year, an’ how 
willin’ an’ gentle he always was. You 
don’t think of the time when your fath¬ 
er had the mail contract, and old Prince 
traveled his 46 miles a day, week in an’ 
week out. Summer an’ Winter; or the 
day when the limb fell from the tree on 
the mountain road, an’ knocked your 
father senseless in the bottom of the 
sleigh. How long would he ha’ lived in 
that cold, and where would you or any 
of us be if Prince hadn’t brought him 
home?” 
Thad was idly kicking a hole in the 
sod with the toe of his heavy boot, and 
Azariah shifted the musket uneasily 
from his shoulder to the ground. The 
old lady went on: 
“Father, old Prince has done his share 
to help us pay for the farm. He wouldn’t 
owe us anything for board if he lived 60 
years longer, but if he’s got to be killed 
because you think we can’t afford to 
keep him. I’ve got something to say. 
Here’s |18. It’s my butter money, an’ 
I’ve been savin’ it to carpet the parlor 
with, but never mind; I’ll pay for 
Prince’s keep while it lasts, and there’ll 
be more when that’s gone.” 
A crimson flush crept into the old 
man’s sunburned face. “Stop, mother, 
stop!” he said. “I’m a selfish brute, an’ 
I’m ashamed of myself, but I ain’t so 
mean as that! Old Prince has earned 
the right to good fodder an’ good care 
the rest of his life, as you say, an’ he 
shall have it, if he lives to be a hun¬ 
dred! Thad, Az’riah, you go put him 
into the four-acre clover lot; an’ if eith¬ 
er of you ever pester me again ’bout kill- 
of him. I’ll take one o’ them new tug 
straps an’ make you dance livelier’n 
Prince ever did when he was a four- 
year-old.”—Youth’s Companion. 
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