Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1883-10-27
AUNT PENELOPE'S CAKE.

Teddy was sitting on the back door
step trying to make up his mind wheth-
er TO play Daniel in the lions den, with
Bose for lion, or Robinson Crusoe, with
Jimmy Jones for his man Friday.
He was wondering, too, if the days
here at Aunt Penelope's were not. at
least, twice as long as they were at
homie.
What would he not give to see papa,
mamma, Nell and Margie, to say moth
ing of Dick and Tom?
The thought of them was too much
for him, and though he would never
have owned it, his blue eyes completely
overilowed.
Hannah" said Aunt Penelope,
coming into the kitchen, ''you may
stone some raisins and cut up some cit
ron. / think I'll make some loaf-cake
this morning.
Teddy rubbed his eyes briskly with
his iacket-sleeve, and listened eagerly.
MIR. Kent is coming to tea. You
NAV make .custards and biscuits, and
some time in the course of the day you
may bring up that jar of strawberry pre-
seryeS''-
Teddy's face fairly shone. If he had
a weakness, it was strawberry preserves
and loaf-cake. As for Hannah 5 Gus
tards, they were not 10 be equaled any
where by anybody.
IL wasn't so bad having tn STAY at
Aunt Penelope's, after all. At any rate.
he would wait until tomorrow to see the
folks at home.
Il declarel" said good Aunt Pencil
ope, an hour later, going into the pan
try, Il never saw handsomer loaf of
cake in my life, though do say it, as
shouldn't"
As for Teddy, who, having at length
decided upon playing Daniel, was busi-
ly engaged digging den, his mouth
fairly watered at the delicious odor
waited out to him.
It'll be an awful long time till
night" he sighed. 1T most seems as
though I couldn't watt
ID Miss Penelope, do come quick,'
cried Jimmy Jones, rushing into the
yard just then. The baby's took q
fit, and mothers off washingl'
Miss Penelope left her cake by the
open window, picked up her sun-bonnei
and ran, calling to Hannah to follow.
For few minutes Teddy continued
his excavations. Presently, however,
he paused.
IL should like" he said TO himself
Ito know if that cake looks as good as
it smells"
So accordingly he stood on tiptoe
turned the Stats and peeped in.
1t certainly did look very delicious,
though he could not really get a good
view of it.
Somehow he had lost all his Interest
in Daniel.
''Pd like to see how it looks near to, y
he said, after another short pause.
And I'm very thirsty for some milk.
Il wish-I had a little piece, just 8
little teenty tonty piece, cause Tn
homesicki There ii be plenty left. And
may be Aunt Penelope was going to
give me piece when Jimmy came fol
her. She'll be real disappointed if
don't have it" He sighed, full of sym
pathy-for Aunt Penelope, of course.
"Why, Hannah Jane Smith! did yor
put away my cake?' asked Aunt Pen
elope.
mo, ma'am, L didn't touch it
haven't even seen it sence you took i
out of the oven.
'sBut / left it by the window. | wa.
just going to put it in the cake boz
when Johnny came. Where can i
bep"
..Tramps," said Hannah, in a hor
ror-stricken tone. ''It's a mercy VIZ
was not here, as they might have mur
dered us. And they've taken som,
milk, too," she added, spying the empt.
glass.
Dinner ready and on the table. :
said Hannah.
..Where's Teddyf' asked Aunt Pen
elope.
I'm sure I've not set my eyes on hin
since breakfast.
Where can the child be?'' aske,
Aunt Penelope, now thorough,
| alarmed.
They called and called, they hunte'
the house. barn and neighborhood al
over, they looked down the well and u
on the barn ridge-pole, and in ever
other imaginable and unimaginabl
place; but no Teddy was to be found.
..It win break his mothers heart,
I sighed Aunt Penelope.
Hannah was on her way up garret fo
another search, when noticing tn
store-room door open she stopped an
looked in. There in the further corne
on pile of comfortables was Teddy.
ssYou needn't bother bout me-
said, briskly. Il was tired and m
head ached. You better go down an
eat your dinner without waiting for IN,
cause / ain t bit hungry"
| Miss White" called Hannah, ''I'y
found him, and it's my belief he's goil
70 be sick. He looks fevery. and sa.