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John Ellison forthwith produced a long bent bow of alder, strung with pieces of tied horse-hair. "Listen," said Henry Burns; and he drew the bow gently across the resined rope. The sound that issued forth the combined agony of the vibrating wash-boiler and the shrill squeak of the rope was one hardly to be described.
Wiley grimly, "but I'll try to sanctify the money by usin' it for a new wash-boiler." "The fact is," explained old Kennebec, somewhat confused, "that the boys made me spend every cent of it then an' there." Rose heard her grandmother's caustic reply, and then paid no further attention until her keen ear caught the sound of Stephen's name.
Each day he jumbled all the mixable portions of the food together, and, in a big tin wash-boiler which he had rescued from "the dump" outside of town, he stewed up quite a palatable mess which we called "slum" or "slumgullion," or, more profanely, "son-of-a-b ." For plates we used old tomato cans hammered out flat ... for knives and forks, our fingers, pocket-knives, and chips of wood.
Cynthy Ann listened admiringly to Dr. Ketchup's incomprehensible, oracular utterances, and then speedily put a bushel of ear-corn in the great wash-boiler, which was already full of hot water in expectation of such a prescription, and set the wafer-ash to draw. Julia had, up to this time, stood outside her mother's door trembling with fear, and not daring to enter.
"Even if they only are allowed to use it as a wash-boiler," she argued, earnestly, "think what dreadful ideas of untidiness it will put into those destitute red Indian children's heads! ideas," she went on, "which will only tend to make them disgrace instead of doing credit to the position of easy affluence to which your legacy will lift them when they return to their barbaric wilds.
Cut Loo a piece of bread." "Gussie Flint's mother scalded her leg with the wash-boiler." "Did she? Aw!" Mrs. Hassiebrock came then, limping around, tilting the contents of the steaming pot to a plate. "Sit down, ma; don't bother." Miss Hassiebrock drew up, pinning a fringed napkin that stuck slightly in the unfolding across her shining expanse of shirtwaist. Broke a piece of bread. Dipped.
He used to make quite an ado in the kitchen, heating the water in the wash-boiler. Six pails of cistern-water, a gourd of soft soap, and a gunny-sack for friction were required in the operation. Of course, the Baba waited until after dark before performing his ablutions.
With which reply, he took hold of one handle of the wash-boiler and John Ellison the other; and they proceeded up the bank. The others followed, grinning. "Play us a tune," suggested young Tim. "Not unless I have to," replied Henry Burns. "You may hear it, and perhaps you won't." All was desolate and deserted, as they made a circuit of the surroundings of the mill.
When Freckles returned to consciousness, McLean ran to the cabin to tell Mrs. Duncan to have a hot bath ready, and to bring Nellie. That worthy woman promptly filled the wash-boiler, starting a roaring fire under it. She pushed the horse-trough from its base and rolled it to the kitchen. By the time McLean came again, leading Nelie and holding Freckles on her back, Mrs.
Under no circumstances is it conceivable that the churn and the wash-boiler shall be required for use upon the same day. Clearly the use of the one presupposes and compels the neglect of the other.
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