Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-18


Kathleen was perfectly positive that could
she have Just as much cake and preserves to
eat as she liked she would be perfectly
happy. She would give up having butter
OH her bread and milk in her tea and 20 to
bed at G o'clock and do anything at all to
please mamma. II she could only have as
much cake and preserves as she could cat
iust for once. But mamma smiled and
shook her head.
1t WAS an autumn evening when aunt
aud uncle Erownson had come to cali that
Kathleen had sat wonderfully still and
Aunt Lucy asked the little girl why she was
so serious. 81 am littlo sleepy" said tho
llttle flbber. The china closet where the
preserves and cake were kept was open,
as mamma had been there for some refresh
ments for her visitors, They all stood at
the door, when suddenly Kathleen disap-
peared into tho pantry and squeezing her.
self into tho closet among the Jam jars and
tln-cako boxes. stood perfectly STILL Nam
ma came In. and, closing the door, turned
the key In the lock and naughty Kaihio
heard her retreatlng footsteps as she walked
down the hall and upstairs.
Kathleen was prepared to have very
nico time OF It. So greedy was she that
she forgot to be afraid OF the darkness, aud
SO often had she longlngly gazed at this
pantry and its treasures that she knew pre-
clsely where the jelly-cako was.
She found the box. lifted the lld and
put her hand down into the box, and out
came the big jelly-cake. Even In the dark
ness she seemed to realize how brown 1t
was. how red the Jelly looked in between
the layers Of cake and how well powdered
the top waa with sugar. She took little bites
al around the edge, and when she had sat
isfied her FIRST hunger for sweets, CROPPED
around till she found some cream puhs
meant for dessert tomorrow when the min
lister was coming to dinner. The lille rob-
her decided that she needed cream puns
much more than the minister did, and 80
disposed Of them all. Then she sat down
on the iluor snd began to get lonely
81 wonder" she said. IN Molly made
any GUSTAV is for dlnner?" and then ran her
banda alcng the shelf where the custaFds
were usually placed. There were none-all
the cups we're empty except one. Kathleen
put cup and all to her lips. and then-how
abe did screaml
In the meantime mamma and papa had
hunted the house over but no Kathleen
could be found. Finally papa took lantern
and secured the garden and the neighbor-
lOOl, DNt no fNaAnAEtAs AAAel nhAAeAAf
mamma was startled almost into Mysteries
by piercing scream from the pantry II
was followed by frantic cries Of Mammal
Mammal
The door was opened In an instant. and
into mamma's arms fell the moat forlorn
locking little girl that ever was seen.
Her hair was rumpled. her face smearcd
with tears, dust. Jelly and cake crumbs,
and her dress ruined with sugar and cream.
The shelves and floor were scattered With
nugar and crumh., a broken mustard pot
rolled on the floor, a round piece OF Jelly
cake with neatly scalloped edge lay on
top OF It. aud Jam Jar was placed on top
Of cream pun which had escaped greedy
Kathie's cropping hands.
Mamma looked on In speechless dlsmay,
while Kathio howled. and pointing to the
mustard pot, cried between her sobs; IL
thought Il was a--a--custard and d-drank
H.. Oh. ho-hoo, bo-hooW
Mamma said nothing. Rathie deserved
punishment richly. and she had got T..
when the closet was cleared up and Kathie
nut 10 bed. she said humbly, as she put
some cracked ice in her burning mouth: 1T
hurts dreadful2'
~, was good that you took IT, bad cir"
replied mamma. 1T VIII DO good for your
digestion"