Evening star., 1898-12-24
THE CANDY CHILD.
What Happened to n Little Boy Who
Ate Too Much.

Aunt Matilda was busily engaged in the
kitchen, putting the finishing touches to
the innumerable delicacies designed to
grace the Christmas table. The children
of the household were interested spectators
of the old W womans work, being present by
special permission of their mother
What you chil'ren wants to do tomor-
row-dat is. what you chiIren doesn't want
to do remarked the old woman, as she
paused in her work, sis to see dat you
doesn't eat too much tomorrow Cause eff
you does, you is liable to be like er chile
dat~I has in mind, an de Lawd knows Gat
you doesn't want to be like dat chile"
The little ones well knew that these
words of Aunt Matilda were preliminary to
one of those stories with which she so
often delighted them, and they impatiently
awaited it.
'Dis chile dat 1 speaks Of" continued
the old woman, as she resumed her labors,
had one of de mos rampacious appertites
dat you ever heerd of. Eatin' all de time,
an eatin' all sorts of tings. His ma an
pa tell him, of course, dats all wrong. an
dat dere is er time fo' eatin as well as er
time 70 not eatin', but Lawd bless you.
chirren, dat boy he pay no mo- 'tention to
what his ma an pa say den eff dey didn't
zist. Why, dey even see de Wizzle Wuzzie
Man bout him, but Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle ne
say dat he amt gwine to do anything jes
yit, an fo to let de chile keep jes right on
eff he wants to-
"An de chile he keep right on remark
ed the old woman, as she completed frost
ing a giant cake Notwithstanding to de
contrary. an matters so frUm wuss to
wuss. Bimeby, Chrismus come round. an
dat boy he gin to cat frum de mint he
wake up, candy an cakes. an apples, an
de Lawd knows what. Course his ma an
pa 'monstra.e wild him. an tell him dat dey
has no 'jections to his eatin' jes' what he
like, purvided he eat in mod ration. But,
7 h1.as-C r t'n. h.a mo-
'tention to what dey say den befC, an den
de strangest ting happen dat you ever
hecrd off,
Aunt Matilda paused to note the effect of
her words upon the little ones, and then
she continued:
1T was gittin' toward de dark" she said,
when dis chile's ma an pa miss him. Dey
hunt high an dey hunt low but dey don't
find him. an off sots his pa 70 de house of
de WiZZle WuZzle Man. He find Mr.. Wiz
zle Wuzzle settin' befo' his fire smokin' mis-
pipe. an when d. chile's pa splain matters
Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle puff out er big cloud of
smoke. De smoke it fill de room. an when
1t die way over IN de corner was dat chile.
Dat Is, what was de chile, fo' he had done
turned into er mixture Of candy an cake
an all sorts of things.
"Of course chil'ren.' sclemnly remarked
the old woman. as she noticed the surprise
of the little ones, lit was dat chile, an den
aS'in ii wasn't. De leetle boys pa was mos
grieved to death to see what done happen,
an he ask de WiZzle Wuzzle Man what kin
be done in de matter. Mr.. Wizzle WuZzle
puff out nuther big cloud of smoke, an
when dat die way de chile was gone. Den
he take his pipe out his mouth an splain
dat nuthin kin De done fo' er var at de
leastest"
DE chies pa he beg, of course, dat de
Wizzle WuZZle Man do Sumthin' right
way but MIR Wizzle Wuzzle he say no in
deedy. an de leetle boys pa know well nuff
dat when Mr.. Wizzle Wuzzle say no indee-
dy. dat it is no indeedy. sho huff, and he go
zle he say dat ef he a mind TO, he
could do sumthin' right way, but he splain
dat de chile mus Farm by 'sparience eff he
won't larn no way else. an den he tell de
chiles pa to come to see him mex Chris
mus eve"
1T was a mighty long var" said the old
woman, 10 de leetle boys pa an ma, an
you may blieve me, chil'ren. it still
longer fo dat chile, who had in all dat
time to be nuthin' but er chile of candy,
an cakes, an all dat sort of t'ings. But AT
las Chrismus eve come round an de
chlles ma en- pa both visit Mr. WiZzle
Wuzzle. Dey find him settm' befo' de fire
an Smokin de same pipe, an after dey say
howdy an he say howdy, he say dat is sho'
dat de chile done Parned er lesson dat he
amt liable to furgit. Wild dat he puff oul
er bigger cloud of smoke den ever, an
when dat die way, dere was de leetle boy,
standin' right befo' his ma an pa an in
his right SELF
De chile jump right into his mas arms.
an as She mug an kiss him. said Aunt
Matilda. He say dat he amt never gwne
to eat an eat like he did befo' an dat he
was gwine to mind his ma an pa all de
time. But | remembers dis, chil'ren an |
hopes you remembers it," remarked the old
woman, in rather sevare tone dat Mr.
WiZzie Wuzzle say, as de chile's ia an ma
start off home, an say day is much 'bliged
1 done bring back dis chile but | wants it
'stinctly understood dat l isn't 'bliged to
bring back all chil'ren dat persists in doin'
what he dohe No, indeedyr'
r. w. DUTTON