Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1900 — Took a Bite In the Dark. [ARTICLE]

Took a Bite In the Dark.

j A young man whose work keeps him ■owntown until the early morning piours usually reaches home with a Sharp appetite. Ills mother, an Indulgent mother, too, puts a little lunch out where he can get it Sometimes there Is an ample lunch, but generally he seeks the pantry for more. His wise parent knows this and she saves the larder from a wholesale onslaught by locking things up. Now, if there ia one thing in particular that this youth dotes upon it is jelly. But jelly Is an article of food that takes time and skill in its preparation, and if the lady left her jelly jars at his disposal—well, there would be none to dispose of after a few mornings. So the Jelly is locked up the tightest of all, eaj-e the Detroit Journal. The other morning the youth let himself into the house just as the gray streaks of dawn were cross-barring the eastern sky. There was milk and bread awaiting him, but his soul craved for Jelly. He determined to bunt for some. Taking a slice of bread and a knife, he stole down cellar and searched the fruit shelves. What happiness! He dimly made out the outlines of a Jelly Jar. Was there any Jelly In it? He flipped In his knife and felt the soft and quivering mass. What a Joke on his usually careful mother! She had actually forgotten to turn the key on this treasure. He drew out a generous quantity and carefully spread it on the bread. He had to do it largely by guesswork, because the cellar waS almost totally dark. When the spreading was done he smacked his lips lightly and took a generous bite. No, it wasn’t Jelly. It was soft soap.