The Yale expositor., 1894-12-28
What Kathleen Did.


Kathleen was perfectly positive that
If she could have just as much cake
and preserves to eat as she liked she
would be perfectly happy. She would
give up having butter on her
bread and milk in her tea and go to
bed at q O'CLOCK and do anything at
ell to please mamma, IL she could
only have as much cake and preserves
as she could eat-just for once. Put
mamma smiled and shook her head.
1t was an autumn evening when
Aunt and Uncle Brownson had come
TO call that Kathleen had sat wonder
fully still, and Aunt Lucy asked the
little girl why she was so serious. II
am little sleepy" said the little
fibber The china closet where the
preserves and cake were kept was
open, as mamma had been there for
some refreshments for her visitors.
They all stood at the door, when sud-
denly Kathleen disappeared into the
pantry, and squeezing herself il TO
the closet among the jam jars and
tin cake boxes, stood perfectly still.
Mamma came in and closing the door,
turned the key in the lock and
naughty Kathie heard her re treating
footsteps as she walked down the
hall and upstairs.
Kathleen was prepared to have a
very nice time of it, So greedy was
she that she forgot to be afraid of the
darkness, and so often had she long
ingly gazed at this pantry and its
treasures that she knew recisely
where the jelly cake was.
She found the box, lifted TIE lid
and put her hand down into .he box,
and out came the big jelly-calle.
Ever in the darkness she seemed to
realize now brown it was, how red
the jelly looked in between the lay
ers Of cake and how we'll powdered
the top was with sugar. She took
little bites all around the edge, and
when she had satisfied her first hun
ger for sweets, groped around until
she found some cream puffs meant for
dessert to- morrow when the minister
was coming tod nner. The little rob-
Der decided that she needed cream
puffs much more than the minister
did, and so disposed of them all. Then
she sat down on the floor and began
to get lonely.
Il wonder" she said, 'if Molly
then ran her hands along the shelf
where the custards were usually
placed. There were none-all the
cups were empty except one. Kath-
leen put cup and all to her lips, and
then-how she did scream
In the meantime mamma and papa
had hunted the house over but no
Kathleen could be found. Finally
papa took n lantern ami secured the
garden and the neighborhood, but no
Kathleen. Then suddenly mamma
was startled almost into mysteries by
a piercing scream from the pantry.
1t was followed by frantic cries OF
Mamma! mamma
The door was opened in an instant,
and into mammals arms fell the most
forlorn looking little girl that ever
was seen.
Her hair was rumpled, her face
smeared with tears, dust, jelly and
cake crumbs, and her dress ruined
with sugar and cream. The shelves
and floor were scattered with sugar
and crumbs, broken mustard pot
rolled on the floor, round piece of
jelly cake with a neatly scalloped
edge lay on top OF it AMI jam jar
was placed on top of cream puff
which had escaped greedy Kathie's
cropping hanls
Mamma looked on in speechless
dismay, while Kathie howled, and
pointing to the mustard pot cried
between her sobs: T-I thought it
was a-a-custard and drank it.
Oh, bo.hoo. bo-hoo!'
Mamma said nothing. Kathie de-
served punishm mt richly, and she
had got it. When the closet was
cleared up and Kathie put to bed, she
said humbly, as she put some cracked
ice in her burning mouth: at hurts
dreadful
at was good that you took it, bad
girl" replied mamma. cit will be
good for your digestion. st. Louis
Star sayings.