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Show w n imnn in im in. JOSHUA HAD A NEW FOOD.j He Wttntcd Sorun Boiled Wheat, and ' Insisted on Having It, But jf Didn't Succeed. ' "fuclndo," said Air. Mclstruni, who, nrcording to Youth's Com fanion, 1-Ad juat relurned from a visit to n farmer friend in tlipcoun try, "while 1 wns at Longlpj's I ate some whole wheat boiled. 1 liked it better than anything I ever tasted. lie gave nip a small paj r sack of the wheat so w? could cook soma ourselves. How long v ill it be before supper is ready?" About hnlf an hour," answered Mrs. Melstrtini. "Well, we'll have some boiled wheat, If you please. Here's the pnpo sack." "Hut. Joshua, It will have to be cooked In a double boiler, and " "I don't care how you cook It. I'm hungry for some more boiled wllPHt." "Hut see here, Joshua! It will take" "It will rake a lot of cream and sugar; I know that. Hut we've got plenty of both. Put It on right away, will you?" Without another word his wife took the wheat, washed it, emptied emp-tied It into the. "double boiler," and set It on the (Ire. At the end of half an hour Mr. Mrlstrmn became impatient. "Luchida," he called out from the sit ting-room, "Isn't that wheat ready jut?" "Not yet," responded Mrs. Mel. strum. "How much longer is it going to take to cook it?" "Abut eleven hours and a half.-That's half.-That's what I was trying to tell you, but you wouldn't give me a chance. Do you want to wait for it?" |
