Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-07-09
THE QUEEN OF PUoDINos.

A Little Girls visit to a Queens Palace
and What She Saw.
"Would you like some of this queen
OF buildings, dear?" asked Mrs. Reed.
Queen of puddingsl" replied Dora,
tossing her head; tits only common
bread-pudding with jelley and FROST
ing on top don't like it, and l don't
want any" Dora pushed back her chair
and started for the garden.
"We will excuse you, Dora" Mrs
Reed spoke in tone of gentle reproof
Dora was an only child, and had lately
been very ILL., Both papa and mamma
made allowances" for her
She swung in her hammock, watch
ing two busy ants running up and down
balsam stalk
"We 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.
1.-THE queen commands your pres.
ence," said an ant
"Dear mel What queen can 1t be?
II 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"
'It's 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 flew 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 thronel 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
stick of cinnamon tipped with a Glove.
Her robe was bordered with raisins.
Her hair was the color of currant jelly,
and she wore white frothy-loolxing
cap, under a crown of raisins.
Dora saw all this before she had
winlxed 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 look
common"
The queens voice echoed loudly
through her cracker halls
Il think you look very nice" fal.
tered Dora.
''What no. without" A procession
of queer little folks filed in, bowed low
to the queen and ranged themselves in
a half-circle behind her. They were
made of crusts of bread; their jackets
buttoned up to their ehins with raisin
buttons.
"open your mouth" ordered the
queen. "Your teeth are good. Why
do YOU leave your crusts?"
Why" demanded the funny, solemn
little men, all together.
Dora jumped as if they had fired
guns.
.Your teeth must be sharpened," de-
clared Her Majesty.
MUST" exploded the manikins
again. marching forward together, each
waving a saw made from crust.
"Oh. I'll eat them! Indeed / Will!
Every one, every teenty-tonty bit, Mrs.
Queen! mean, my my majesty"
Dora lxnelt on the step to the throne, !
almost crying
Every well. Get up. But you shall
be punished for turning up your nose at
me and calling me common.
s!s1aHf' burst out the crusts together,
as before.
s.She shall be put in a prison with
walls six feet thick. made of bread pud-
ding, there 10 stay and starve or eat her
way out.
Dora fell in faint. Then she heard |
a voice. Her mamma was saying;
DWhy. Dora you went to sleep and al
most rolled out of the hammock.
reached you just in time.
"Ohr' Dora rubbed her eyes. There
were the ants on that same balsam.
.T'l never go with you again to see
sucb a hateful. homely queen. Lulu
w Mitchell. in Our Little Ones.