St. Landry democrat., 1883-09-22
TEDDY AND THE LOAF.CAKE.

TEDDY AND THE LOAF-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. We're not, at
least, twice as long as they were at
home.
What would he not give to see papa,
mamma, Nell and Margie, to say moth
ing of Dick and Tomp
The thought of them was too much
for him, and though he would never
have owned it, his blue eyes completely
overlooked.
Hannah y said Aunt Penelope,
coming into the kitchen, s'you may
stone some raisins and cut up some cit
ron. | think I'll make some loaf-cake
this morning.
Teddy rubbed his eyes brisklv with
his iacket-sleeye, and listened eagerly.
'.Nlr. Kent is coming to tea. You
may make custards and biscuits, and
some time in the course of the day you
may bring up that jar of strawberry pre-
serves -
Teddy face fairly shone. If he had
q weakness, it was strawberry preserves
and loaf-cake As for Hannah's Gus
tards, they were not to be equaled any
where by anybody.
1t wasn't SO bad having to stay at
Aunt Penelope's, after all. At any rate,
he would wait until tomorrow to see the
folks at home. .zszs
Il declared said good Aunt Pencil
ope, an hour later, going into the pam
try, 81 never saw handsomer loaf of
cake in my life. though | do say it, as
shouldn
As for Teddy, who, having at length
decided upon playing Daniel, was bust
ly engaged digging a den, his mouth
fairly Watered at the delicious odor
waited out to him.
.'It'll be an awful long time till
night he sighed. cit most seems as
though I couldn't wait
80 Miss Penelope, do come quick"
cried Jimmy Jones. rushing into the
yard just then. THE baby's took
it,; and mother off washing!'
Miss Penelope left her cake by the
open window, picked up her nn-bonnet
and ran, calling to Hannah to follow.
Il For few minutes Teddy continued
his excavations. Presently, however,
he paused. IL
II should like he said to himself,
''to 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. 49,
Somehow he had lost all his interest
in Daniel.
so d like to see how it looks near to-
he said, after another short pause.
And I'm very thirsty for some milk.
81 wish-I had little piece, just a
little teenty tonty piece, cause I'm
homesick! There Il be plenty left. And |
may be Aunt Penelope was going to
give me a piece when Jimmy came for
her. She'll be real disappointed if II
don't have it, He sighed, full of SYM
pathy-for Aunt Penelope, of course.
why, Hannah Jane Smith! did you
put away my cakeP' asked Aunt Pen
elope.
No, ma am. I didn't touch it; |
haven't even seen it sence you took it |
out of the oven.
'.But I left it by the window. I was
just going to put it in the cake box
when Johnny came. Where can it
be?'
''Tramps!u said Hannah, in a hor-
tone. 'It's a mercy we
was not here, as they might have muir
dered us. And they've taken some
milk, too,'' she added, spying the empty
glass. 5 s5ss :, ....5 Z.
ready and on the table.
said Hannah.
where's Teddyf'' asked Aunt PEN
eiope.
Il m sure I've not set my eyes on him
since breakfast. =
..Where can the child be?' asked
Aunt Penelope, now thoroughly
alarmed.
They called and called, they hunted
Ille house, barn and neighborhood all
over, they looked down the well and up
On the barn rid ge-pole, and in every
other imaginable ard unimaginable
place; but no Teddy was to be found. [