El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15


impression upon her. Poor Miss San
dersv' she sighed pityingiy. II wish 1
could help her.
A few days later Addie paid Miss
Sanders a visit. next Friday 1 shall
be IL years old, and I'm going to have
birthday party after school, she told
her eagerly, land l thought it would
be just fine if you would make us some
Of your elegant cream candy. Well
need a lot of it, you know. There's go
ing to be about dozen to the party,
and your candy is SO good that every
body will want all they can get. VIII
you make some?'
Miss Sanders heSitated and flushed.
Addie was shrewd enough to guess
that she was thinking of the expense
compliance with the request would in
volve.
please say you WILL she urged.
Mother says you can come over to our
house in the morning and make the
candy while she is doing her baking.
Our kitchen is lots bigger than yours,
and everything is handy, and there1l
be only one mess to clean up"
Miss Sanders looked at her rather
suspiciously.
asked solemnly.
Nom; / thought of it myself re-
piled Addie. Mother didn't want me
to ask you at first, because she said 1t
would be too much work for you"
"Oh, no; l like it," answered Miss
Sanders, all her suspicious vanishing
Miss Sanders kept her word, and the
deIectablc sweetmeats disappeared
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people with remarkable rapidity.
Miss Lewis, the postmistress, whom
Bob Brown irreverently called ''the old
curiosity shop" stared wonderingly
when Addie brought little box adj
dressed to Mr.. Albert Evans, Spring
field, Mass, to the postoffice next day
and mailed it. She would have been
still more astonished had she seen the
contents of letter which Addie sent
to the same address, which read thus:
Bear Uncle-There's the loveliest old lady lives
here. but she's as poor as can be, and she's Just
proud she's poor, because her folks
Tich once, but they're all dead. and she's the only
of the family that's left and she's got
money, and there amt anything she do. She
makes the finest cream candy you ever ate, and
I'm sending some she made for my birthday party
for you to try and if you don't think too.
I've been thinking that Springfield folks must eat
ders' well anybody else's? II l have her
make some and send it to you, Will you put it in
your store to sell? Please do. uncle, for she's
awful poor, and / feel sorry for her. Don't tell
anybody about this 1t must be a secret between
you and me. Write and tell me how many pounds
you to begin with and how much you will
pay for it. Your loving niece. ADDIE.
Bless her dear hearth exclaimed
the head Of the great firm of Evans &
Co. when he had finished reading this
epistle. THAT girl is always thinking
of some scheme to help other people.
She certainly has great head for bust
ness too
Miss Sanders was mending a rent in
an apron one pleasant afternoon when
Addie put in an appearance, her face
wreathed with smiles.
''Ob, Miss Sanders, something nice
has happened to Tou! she exclaimed,
coming at once to the point.
ITO mep echoed Miss Sanders in
amazement. "Why, nothing very pleas
ant ever comes my way"
well, you just listen and see," re-
turned Addie gayly, drawing letter
from her pocket. Its all because of
that candy you made for my party.
You know I've got an uncle in Spring
Geld. He's just lovely, and. of course,
l had to send him some of my birthday
candy. This letter is from him. He
wants to know whether the person
who made that delicious. old fashioned
cream candy'-that's just exactly what
he said" interpolated Addie, looking
UP from the letter and nodding her
head emphatically as she saw her lis
tener's eyes open very wide in aston
iShment-" would be willing to give
me the sale of it, He says he is sure
that he can sell a great deal, because