The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-02-06
A STORY FOR THE LITTLE FOLKS.
David's Sweet Tooth.

And, when he was old enough to wear
boots, his sweet tooth had grown so
large that he could not eat bread unless
it was spread with sugar. a
With him all roads led to the sugar
bowl, and he knew more roundabout,
secret, subterranean and back passages
to that saccharine haven, and the top
shelf in the pantry, than were dreamed
of in The philosophy of his elders.
In vain he lay awake nights, and
prowled around shy in the day time, to
find the place where those lovely
squares were kept.
Mary, observing his prolonged re-
searches, checks him for several even
ings in succession. Finally, to cure
him, she gave him a separate bowl of
soft, white sugar, and babe him eat all
he wanted, remarking at the same time:
You'd enjoy living in the sugar bowl,
wouldn't you?"
David, whose sense of enjoyment was
keenest when excited by stolen sweets,
paused in his unexciting repast to say
"Yeu bet"
stake care!" said Mary, warningly.
-" Ter b'lieve I'd like to live with the
sugar BOWL"
AS he lay awake that night, revolving
plans in his mind for raid upon the
loaf-sugar the next day, he heard car
rage driven up to the door; and inn
mediately after some one came to his
room with the message that his Excel
lency the Sugar Bowl wished David to
come and live with him; that his coach
and horses were at the door, and there
was not moments time to spare.
Before he could say "Jack Robinson"
he was put into the coach, crack went
the whip, away went the horses =
where?"
Where?" said David, as the driver
walked his horses up hill; where
does the Sugar Bowl live?"
ellis Excellency lives in the Land of
Sugar Cane, just the other side of Candy
Hollow. His house stands on the corner
of Sweet Brier lane and Maple Sugar
avenue. Molasses creek lies at the foot
of his grounds, and beyond is the town
of Sugar Barrel. There's where he
goes to get his supplies. And ON the
hill, just over the left-when we come
to it," added the driver, whipping up
his horses, lis Bulbs Eye Tavern, kept
by a hot-headed set of Peppermints."
what sweet placed" thought David.
"And what sweet place, and what q
sweet place!" as they rumbled over the
country.
By-and-by he put his head out of the
window.
'Driverl" said he; ooh, driver"
"Whoa!" said the driver, and reined
in his horses expectantly.
"Wbat- why-whenll we get there?"
asked David, rather hesitatingly.
I'VE shall reach his Honor's in the
course of time, if we keep on" said the
driver, starting his horses again.
On and on. David thought it the
longest way and meanwhile revolved
plans of entertainment other than his
Honor's.
Again he put his head ont of the win
dow.
"Driver! Oh, driver!"
"Whoa!" said the driver, refining his
horses, and waited expectantly.
"Say, driver, let me out in Candy
Hollow, and I'll walk up to the house.
"Here we are, then," said the driver
and before David knew it there he was
sure enough, in Candy Hollow. Can
dies covered the ground as thick a.
snow; great rocks of candy; bushes o
genuine O. K, and lozenges of rea
wintergreen and marsh nallows growing
cut OF the ground.
| David filled his mouth (erunching az
fast as he COULD his hands, and woult
have filled his pockets, but that, having
scorned toilet regulations, he now stoot
pocketless in his red-fiannel nightgown
While celebrating what he should d.
with his sweets, the driver returned
with all haste.
His Honor's compliments, and tn
dinner-bell will ring in half an hour"
/ "All right" said David, stufing hi
candies up his sleeves, and then tn
Peppermints came rolling over the nj
into the Hollow, and, before he coul
understand how, he was in the Bull
9yC WIUA
There he met his old friend Taft,
who was unusually short and snappish
there he was offered something to drinl
and meekly took glass Of iquoric
drops; then Fig Paste, young lad
whom he loved extremely well, kisse
him while dancing, which made Davi
feel like very hot Peppermint himsel
While he was flirting with a Miss Cho
olate, lively French lady, a silver
ringing sound was heard above tx
! noise of the merriment.
oh, my bell ! my bell! cried Davi(
and, without waiting to say good-by
he ran out OF the door. The way WI
strange to him, but he ran straig|
!, ahead, on and on, for the bell was rim
s ing all the while. At length he saw
row Of shining things moving over Il
ground, and out of the row came Il
" musical sound. They were the Spoo7
! coming to meet him, and the sound
b their feet on the ground was like Il
4 ringinp of bells,