BUTTERMILK FOR BURNS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3184, 12 September 1881, Page 4

BUTTERMILK FO R BURNS.

Joe and Commodore Rogers were brothers iind blacksmiths- They had a great reputation for being practical jokers. One day Joe bought an old-fashioned churn for the purpose of manufacturing their own butter ; an'l as the commodore was a widower, and lived with Joe, all such work as churning naturally fell to him. One day, after supper, theflrst churning was got ready, and the commodore was invited to ohurn. • Hold on,' said he, ' till Igo down and get some tobacco.' He went, and while he was gone Joe did the churning, took out the butter, and left the buttermilk in the churn. The commodore returned, looked at the churn, took off his cirit, anil remarked : — ' WV:il, old oh urn, its you and I, and here is for ye !' After churning a couple of hours, he remarked that he ' guessed it would be chpaper to buy butter than to make it. ' I think so,' said .Toe, 'if you are going to churn it out of buttermilk.'

The commodore's remarks were unfit for publication. A few days after the churning process, Joe put one end of a sinnll bar of iron into his forge-fire, gave the bellows three or four pump*, and stepped into the back shop. While gone, the commodore heated the iron to a black heat, then changed ends with it, and stepped out the front door to watch the progress. In came Joe. took up the iron, but dropped it instantly, holding up his burned hand and roaring with pain. < Put on buttermilk Joe. It's good for a burn !' said the commodore, as he made a masterly retreat, amid a shower of bouquets composed of hammers, coal, and horse-shoes. —Argonauts.