Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-19
MOLASSES GINGER BREAD
ny MRS. MARGARET WARNER.

The daily walk to aud from the depot
was very stupid until L began to notice
"a. little red-cloaked girl who sat by a
small table on the corner of ID street,
and seemed to drive flourishing bust
ness. l soon saw that nearly all the
gentlemen on my train stopped and
bought her wares, so one morning L
crossed over to SEQ what might be the
attraction. I found the most delicious
looking gingerbread cakes, lying by
threes, on fresh white paper squares,
ready to be wrapped up at minutes
notice, and handed over to the appar-
entity eager purchasers, who never
seemed to buy less than three at
same.
! bought the proper number, and de-
for my lunch three hours after.
On my way to the train that after
noon stopped to buy some more to
take homo and found the owner of the
little stand just packing up her basket.
] watched her a moment as she folded
her papers. There was great many
crumbs on the table, and these she
carefully swept into tin cup and put
away. When she looked up and caught
my eye, she gave me such friendly
smile that began to talk at once.
AL your ginger-breads sold?"
ooh, yes'm."
"Wha5 shall you do with those
,crumbs?"
"They are for my brothers pigeons"
Then my train screamed, and hurried
sas,e off. The next day l bought six
cakes, and gained the little girl new
customer by giving three of them to a
'aeighbor in the studio building.
That afternoon [ had long talk with
che child merchant She told me with
great pride that she made the ginger
breads herself early every morning,
and almost never had any left by
o'clock in the afternoon.
why do you not make more, and
then people would buy them for tea on
their way home at night?" said
She shook her head, saying:
81 couldn't be out so late. I must
get supper for Teddy and myself
Teddy is my little brother, and he is
lonesome if stay away late. And it is
time for me to go now. It is five min
.u:e; OF I.
With a sudden impulse asked
SO alay I so home with you and see
Teddy? Perhaps he would like some
sof the sweet oranges in my bag"
This plan seemed to please Nora
[Nora Gwynnc, she told me her name
was,) and we walked off down the street
together to a high building, whose first
iloor was filled with machinery and
boards, the second with chairs and
benches Of the cheapest Sort the third
With the same, vanished and coarsely
finished, the fourth with piles of excel.
:sior and burlaps
AS we painted up to the fifth story,
Nora said:
Here we are. Isn't it pleasant up SC
4high?"
At She same time she opened door
into large, square corner room.
L sat down on a second story chair to
gain breath and look about me.
1t was pleasant cup so high" A
&a1,sss. xoom, painted blue ceiling, foo1
and wallis, two dormcr windows on the
roof, looking down the harbor-deel
windowseats cushioned and covered
with common burlaps, or sacking, two
chars like the one in which | sat, q
rough table with white cloth covering
it, with two plates and two cups and
sauccrs upon it, in the farthest corner
81 cotbed and near it rough packing
case painted blue-this was the furni
tnre.
In one window-seat was boy of about
eight years old, soberly busted with {
iseap Of shavings or excelsior, which he
picked over, throwing sticks, etc., into
a box by his side.
Nora greeted him with CHEEKY
Well, Teddy, I'm just on time tc
ssight-not one cake left" Then she
inss'ducod. me saying, "This lady ha
come to see us, and just think, she ha
Brought you an orange!"
The blue eyes looked up at mo ant
t..eir owner stopped his work, and cam.
-a..r,'ss the ,'oom to take the orange. HI
lid IL tired little face, and when Iasket