Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-03-20
Che family Circle.
Where Aunt Ann Hid the Sugar.
BY MARY L. BoLLEs BRANCH.

Aunt Ann sent him to the store for ralslns,
the string on the package would be very
loose, and the paper very much tapped
over when he brought it home; If he went
to the bakers, the tempting end OF the
visit loaf was sure to be snapped OIL IN
the street, and dozen buns were never
more than ten when they reached the ia
BILE. Bnt boys are 50 hungry! Teddy
knew every corner of the pantry; if halt
pie were left over from dinner. it could
rot possibly be hidden under any pan,
bowl, pail, or cunningly folded towel, but
he would find it before supper. Pieces OF
cake disappeared us if by magic, preserves
were fonnd strangely lowered in the
crooks, pickles went by the wholesale,
gingerbread never could be reckoned on
after the first day, and oncc-only once
did Teddy's mamma succeed in hiding II
whole baking of apple tarts in the cellar
for day by setliug them under Il tub.
The cellar never was safe place again
Aunt Ann tried it with donghnuts, and the
crock was empty in two days. She put
her cinnamon on the top shelfin the closet,
behind her medicine bottles, and when she
wanted it a week after! there was not II
silver to be found. Then the loaf sugar
I don't know butsthat was the worst of
all. Did he stuff his pockets with it? Did
he carry it away by the capful? 1t seemed
incredible enough that anything could 60
so fast. One dty Aunt Ann detected Fed
dy behind the window curtain with tum-
bier so nearly fall Of sugar that the water
in it only made II thick syrup, and there
he was reading Robinson Crusoe" and
slipping the delightful mixture. From that
moment Aunt Ann made up her mind
that he should stop it.
III tell him it's nothing more nor less
than downright stealing-so | will" NUT
tered the good soul to herself; the poor
child's never had proper teaching on the
subject from one of us; he's got all his
pas appetite without the good principles
OF our side of the family to save HIM"
So the next day, the sugar being out,
she bought two dollars worth while Ted
dy was ut school, and without even telling
his mother, she searched the house for Il
hiding place. She shook her hca ut the
pantry and cellar, but she visited the gar.
ret, and the square front chamber; she
looked into the camphor chest, she con-
templated II barrel of potatoes, she moved
about the things in her wardrobe, and ut
last she hid the sugar! No danger of Ted
dy finding it this time. Aunt Ann could
not repress a.smile Of triumph us she sat
down to her knitting
Unconscious Teddy came home ut noon,
ate his dinner, and WAS off again. His
mother and Aunt Ann went out making
calls that afternoon, and rs Aunt Ann
closed the street door she thought to her
self -
{" can really take comfort going out.
feel so safe i'll my mind now that sugar is
hidn
Busat tea-time she almost rclented when
she saw Teddy look into the sugar-bowl,
and turn away without taking Il single
lump.
" He is really honorable" she said to
herself; a" he thinks that is all there is, and
he won't touch it," And she passed the
gingerbread to him three times as Il re-
ward of merit.
There was sugar enough in the bowl to
sweeten all their tea the next day. and so
far all went well. But the third day, in
the afternoon, up drove u carry-all to the
gate, with Uncle Wright, Aunt Wright,
and two stranger young ladies from the
city-all came to take tea, have IL good
time, and drive home again by moonlight.
room ~ ontor,ai,, thon, and Amt Ann
hn,..ioI ,ut "a GOO ,hnnt snnnor How
lnnkv if w,s th,t .hn had bniInJ , Hmm
hat rory ,,orning' pink Slices If han,
with MOI. hisrni, ,,,J hnttor worn NOT to
na ~, d,s,,isoG ovan hu oi,T, 'tno.,S Sho baJ
.Is1 'roIIo,, lno,i ,,r 7,',, hro,,abt ~
tbo hn19sn Nv rnnntryn,,n onIy y G.w
hnnrs hnrorn. !, Inol,nJ rnnIl,, nlarant ,s
,h ,e sot If On iho iohIn in - emf. liz dish
Th,r tho,, ,ynrn oh rn,nant of enc.
nen.a, wonlJ .ho f,I ,nv leftp-vre.
iLa,, ,,,., o,,H,,,L s,noot ,,isn saod o3loS
70 an - nI,ta N-'
,Thl ,iG'l', .,,,, ., ,,,;,b &c Goa
Lo ''D'I "''' I'll" 'J'' " ~ 10 mug
H'ot'''' ''Ir 'o ,o''u.'
'li''NI. Nv Ivy t , ,'o o'' ~ H,'' 'no
5'l W. 'ii' Nu"V 1N'''' ""' J"'U Sot'S
70 summon ne' ues's' w''tn sno liappene1
" 'lil'iN u nv 'i'' su9Ii -oo"l COW, anu
peep in' pure enough 1lelc WIS III
iu,n .nele' , .u ;,,, .,,;,
must run anu MI H. eNcllimeo
Aunt Anh, lIit'nS IL III Il"tl?' an" sV',r'-
M out sue l''u 10 S'oP 10 'h'"N III "i"V
ultec,loh 10 go -...o,
mere Was l put ''i'1 S"S"r' She
"sHcu herSeIl. ,, ~
In me camphor-ches No, In the pota-
toes NO. She remehooT ,v lh !: they
were hoI c1e"h enough was IL anywhere
up Sarrct' ii sue WehI up tnere anu
looked around maybe 1t would come lhI0
i,er nn'no. 1ne "t M 70 t''ele, suStt,oow VI
IN hand' ana she ana IooR around, but all
IN Vaih,she could not 'ii'hN where sne
l'II pnt tlltV TWO HoilaiS worth OF sugar!
Ano ll'ho was liylhg' the sun was SET
II1InSIpreuy soon the moon would be up;
i tLow nuns'y tlg company must De- ana
vhey must wonder why supper was n
ready; II W2ulu never 90 10 SIT down TO
I .' ,'V,o WIN an empty suSar-po"l' ior
aunt lisi'V Always wanted her TEA extra
IWeT'' Hlu Umcte nilSnt never could
,ann oo naa WILLOW o", n' n eSnt Jumps IN
"G g rup vi w. I L n"nS ANN WAS "ll IN
hurry. NHy hau sic ever undertaken
" "iu sh ',iH' o suSdn; h,,,o n ,,
,,..l s'i'li oe' ''''nny NV u sGho 10 inc
s s ioI L some . more sue sllu 10 herself
ha ha,n el,iV " VIII '''N0 'o ions Out II can