The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-07-08
THE QUEEN OF PUDDINGS.
A Little Girls Visit to Queens Palace
and What She Saw.

tossing her head; ITS only common
bread pudding with jelley and FROST
ing on top. don't like it, and / don't
want any" Dora pushed back her chair
and started for the garden.
1--WE will excuse you, Dora" Mrs.
Reed spoke in tone of gentle reproof.
Dora was an only child, and had lately
been very i'll. Both papa and mamma
''made allowances" for her.
She swung in her hammock, watch
ing two busy ants running up and down
a balsam stalk.
I'VE are looking for you," said
voice.
The aunts had suddenly grown big
as she. One stood on each side OF her.
'"They are as black as-funerals,"
thought Dora.
"The queen commands your pres
ence," said an ant.
"Dear me! What queen can it be?
1t must be Queen Victoria. l suppose
! must be very polite and ask her how
the prince of Wales is getting along. !
ought to have train"
cts only little way"
"A train to my dress, and feathers.
and fan. She'll think I'm not dressed
up much"
The ants showed her the way to the
queens palace.
How funny it looks! 1t is made OF
bread, and the doors and windows are
soda-crackers. never
The doors few open as they came
near. The ants drew back. Dora was
so interested in looking for what was
to come next she did not notice that
she was alone and standing right be-
fore the queen on her throne! The
queen was fat and round, just pin.
cushiony. Her skin was damp, light
buff in color. She had raisins for eyes,
nose and mouth, and her scepter was a
stick of cinnamon tipped with a Glove.
Her robe was bordered with raisins
Her hair was the color Of currant Jelly
and she wore a white frothy-looking
cap, under crown of raisins.
Dora saw all this before she hai
winked twice.
Don't wink at me little girl. You
ought to know better"
"Yes'm."
"Call me Your Majesty"
"My-My Majesty" stammered Dora
much scared.
$50 you don't like me. You think
am common. Look at me. Do lool
common"
b The queens voice echoed loudl
through her cracker halls.
81 think You look very nice" fal
tered Dora.
"What no, without" A procession
of queer little folks filed in, bowed 10,
to the queen and ranged themselves /
a half-circle behind her. They wer
made of crusts of bread; their jacket
buttoned up to their chins with raisi
buttons.
"Open your mouth" ordered tn
queen. "Your teeth are good. VIII
do you leave your crusts?"
Why'" demanded the funny, solem
little men, all together.
Dora jumped as if they had fire
guns.
"Your teeth must be sharpened," d.
clared Her Majesty.
"Must9" exploded the manikir
again, marching forward together, eac
waving saw made from crust.
"Oh, I'll eat them! Indeed I will
. Every one, every teenty-tonty bit, Mr.
Queen! mean, my-my majesty"
Dora knelt on the step to the throne
almost crying. A.
Every well. Get up. But you sha
be punished for turning up your nose I
me and calling me common"
, Shall" burst out the crusts togethe
as before.
"She shall be put in prison wit
walls six feet thick, made of bread pu
t ding, there to stay and starve or eat HI
way out"
Dora fell in faint Then she hear
voice. Her mamma was savln
, why, Dora you went to sleep and a
: most rolled out of the hammock.
reached you just in time"
ooh" Dora rubbed her eyes. The
were the ants on that same balsar
: "I'll never go with you again to S,
: such a hateful, homely queen."-Lu
w. Mitchell. in Our Little Ones.