The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07
HANNAH MATILDA'S
WEDDING CAKE.
BY Dorothy Leonard.

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N'Np' we nNe en- p'o"N 0"' NOV oNV' No''N
m sure your oeans are Always most
delicious, Mis- Benson" answered her WISH
tor 81 ike EN- nvsclf bur down to our
,,-, -. 49,. a.. 49,, -, q, .,t,t
''V'' l' ~
! pose your haAhah can turn nef MANU-
to most anything in pain cooking?'
YES. indeed there amt nothing In
,hat l:ro Hannah a,,,, ,,rlars,o,d ,,lain
OF lahey' Dut -Weddlh CAKE Why' lhat
| KIND o different, you see, aud me and
Benson made up our minds that our only
! cbud sbo,.A ba,,a tha ,,sr,, hest IT, on
/
N's - &c ION "is' '''e el'S co"icV''o''-
er's, and l don't feel any doubt but in
more than suit"
| Mrs. Prentice set her thin lips together
anu made no answer Tor a minute or two
then she said: "Weu, 1t amt the hrst
time irs been tried in these parts, a-malS-
| in the wedding cake OUT o. the housed
Some folks think t bad luck. and, though
! I'm no believer In such things myself !
| shan't try Il for Sarah"
! why, do tell" exclaimed Mrs, Benson
| Il ddn know Sarah was kcopin com
! pany with anyone Hannah" TO her
! daughter, who had just entered "di1 you
! Prentice. do lell us all about it!"
II don't know as / said Sarah was a.
! keepin company with auyoae | SAID
| should make her wedding cake myself"
'WoE, but is she Keeping company? And
! who's the feEow@' demanded Hannah,
Pacing herself directly in front Of Mrs
| Prentice, with her arms akmbco
The poor woman, who. stuns BIZ jealousy
had implied more than she meant. was ST.
l,nE Thor. uyna t,,,,. IA, u.aty mn ~ bar.
difficulty but 20 say that Sarah was not
having any attention: and she would ra lh-
or ds than say that ltore that saucy
Hancah Maluda-Hannah. who mad entic-
| ed Jerry ROGERS away from Sarah. ana
who gioried IN the deed. sarah's sweet.
delicate face with lis wtstful slue ewes.
rcee 10 before Ler 80 different from Han
nah'a). and she felt sure that if her daugh-
Ter had bscn the only child OF so rich
farmer az Benson. rogers would never
have left her.
Wear" said Hannah impatfentlv.
The Thought OF the Benson riches was
uppermost in Mrs. Prenlics's mind. and
aealn she spoke unadvisediv. ~ guess
Whatever young man is showing NV
daughter attention. she didn't have 10 ues
money 10 enlice hin, AWAY from another
rirlr'
Hannah. who wen knew thai she could
not connnara with Sarah IN loolxs fushed
crimson. 81 understandr' she exclaimed.
You're lust pretending SO that won't
mini, Sarah is dvfn' Of n broxeo haartp,
Mrs. Benson. whose attcutIon since Han
nah's entrance had been absorbed nv tba
boors started ara rneet balf ~ tben,
"Hannah Mad,dalo She cried What can
Won he thinkin' 81 70 use st,,h words Ia
Mis- Prentice in This bouseq"
wen mn wbv can't She ansver IN
Stead a. beatin, about The bush so9 Now -
&c Mrs Prentice. lis sarah engaged az
nor"
..Yesv and for the first time in her life
Mrs Prentice had to,d a lie
she eat too overcome ana dazcd RI no
ttce anytime as Mrs Henson ms the
beans mat 6ad fallen on The table into a
dish and directed Hannah "a avVsen nm
thcs.s enil1ed over tho Noor Trortnna,alv
for her She was not called on 10 saw
rncb as Mrs Ponson rnnrttAea ar Han
nab,e ruda behavior tried To smooth tcinos
over NV tall,tng fncesssniIv. and Hannah
onvlous 10 sbov mat she was NOT ieol
r,rs ~ bo, ror,,,o,. ri,,ol bro,,obt AM "a
rto,,s arficlos from bcr tronsaeou ana dis
,,.ovod the,, nro,,6lv Ia Nfrs Prentice ad
,,isinc her now 10 have this ana that mad
Car sarah Every word cut tine moor vo-
WA, ~ tho beart ana the liz loaned mn
,n,,re tlaclr ana fearful before her DirDlv
sho ,,,,ticnd t,e dainty ernbroidrrias and
1acee ana fhe marking (she remembered
~ r,arxino Observation-Disclosures NATL
10 Rnears not Renson ars Benson
ranssa for ! rnenenf in her preparaflons
for e,,noer Gust notice that marking
,rnl You Mis-, prepticei She done every
e,itcb ~ tbat herself: an, YOU see rs the
French stvle. not that Kensington outline.
r.ook now handsome the r. h. with All
49, Iit,le rowers entyined around III
There Matilda. that's your pas step; 90
c,t ne coke and we'a have s,lpper.
Mrs Prentice rose and tottered to the
door
,.vghv Mfs' Pranticei WHAT'S the mat
torq,, crled AIRS Benson.
.T gnoeq "a better be goln' - said Mrs
prontice in low. choking voice.
"Nou Mis- Prentice. YOU amt a-goln'
~ y,jnd what / said?" asked Hannah.
..yybafo,
Won ain,t anery?"
"Nro : dot,'t mind ANYTHING. I'm a-aoin,
home" she on.ned the door and stepped
hi. honnet,eas ana eloayless, bltt Mrs
1,o ,,, ,etor be. ana ca,,gbt 1,ar IN, |