Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-19
PIE.

The Horrors That 1t Brought An
Urchin To.
On the day before Christmas Rosa was
very busy making pie and puddings for
the Christmas dinner.
Her little brother Eddie sat watching
her, his mouth watering at the sight Of &C
many good things.
When he saw q large mince pie taken
from the oven and laid upon the window
to cool he began plaguing mamma to ge,
q piece.
OF course, mamma would not cut il, as
Annie and May were coming to dinner on
Christmas, and she wanted everything to
look nice.
Although Eddie was not q bad boy, yet,
like many little boys, he liked to have his
W way, and when be saw mamma would
give him none, he made up his mind to
get some even though he had to take 1t
without permission. That evening when
mamms put him to bed, he made believe
to 20 asleep, but he did not go asleep one
bit. When everything was still he stole
into the cellar, cut a big slice out Of the
pie and ate it.
When he had finished he put the pie
back upon the shelf and crept back to bed,
putting a piece of Christmas tree under
his head to make him dream of Santa
Claus. A little while after the window
was opened and a crowd of little men in
gray suits and long boards crept into the
room.
where is hep whispered one. "There
he is," said another, pointing to Eddie's
crib.
Poor Eddie was so frightened that be
couldn't speak. The men gathered about
the crib, took Eddie out and carried him
to the window.
They climbed down the hop.vines, and
when they reached the ground one OF them
took him up in his arms and ran off
towards the hills as fast as he could.
When he got tired another took him,
and 80 they took turns until they got him
so far away that there was not a house to
be seen anywhere.
They entered a canyon, in the middle
Of which was a large ave filled with long
tables covered with pies-apple pies, mince
pies, pumpkin pies and every sort of pies
that you could think Of. sSee here"
said the leader OF the little men, pointing
to the pies, ''these are for little boys who
ChHuOb wall uhti tO-hOtIoW, ~ bIt uOWU
and help yourself" But Eddie was too
frightened. Hes bashful said one OF the
men laughing; s'let us help him. Here
Jack" he continued, Gift him upon the
table and hold his hands,"
So Eddie was lifted to the table and his
hands held tightly behind him.
The leader cut a pie in small pieces and
forced them into Eddie's mouth.
Eddie triad tn kaan his month ninaa1
but they held his nose as msmmas do
when they want little boys to take bad
medicines, and every time he opened his
mouth to breathe the leader would put a
piece of pie right into it.
By and by Eddie got so full that he
thought he couldn't stand it, but the men
would not stop. They kept laughing at
him and giving him more pie, and when
the buttons flew off his jacket they only
laughed the louder. He got 30 very full
gradually that he could not breathe at all.
bat gave one scream for mamma and Rosa
and fell back dead.
At least he thought 80, but when mamma,
who had found him lying pale and trem-
bling in his bed, had sent for the doctor,
the doctor said he had eaten too much and
had had bad dreams.
1t was not until the next day that
mamma really found out what was the
matter, but he was 80 very sick from the
fright that she could not scold him.
Eddie found out, though, that mamma
knew best, and now when mamma says
mo- he does not ask again.