. American cookery . A Vegetable Fracas THEY were just a medley of vege-tables the grocers boy had broughtinto the house in a basket, jostled to-gether, and left there for the cook to sortout and put away. But it was the cooksafternoon off and she would not be homeuntil time to get dinner. The grocersboy plumped the basket down on thetable at exactly oclock, so you cancount up for yourselves how long thosevegetables had to lie there, all mixed uptogether, the sheep with the goats,as the good-natured potatoes, who, by theway, were on the very bottom of theheap, remarked loud enough to be h
. American cookery . A Vegetable Fracas THEY were just a medley of vege-tables the grocers boy had broughtinto the house in a basket, jostled to-gether, and left there for the cook to sortout and put away. But it was the cooksafternoon off and she would not be homeuntil time to get dinner. The grocersboy plumped the basket down on thetable at exactly oclock, so you cancount up for yourselves how long thosevegetables had to lie there, all mixed uptogether, the sheep with the goats,as the good-natured potatoes, who, by theway, were on the very bottom of theheap, remarked loud enough to be heard. The asparagus tips, crowded in be-tween a huge yellow turnip and a headof red cabbage —? both of whom werenodding in sleep and leaning heavilyagainst the slender, maidenlike asparagus—? gave a gentle little sigh. The sheep with the goats, they re-flected pensively. Yes, indeed, it wasall of that! And what kind of a mistresswas this to whom they all had come?To leave them there packed in togetherfor hour
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