Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-11
r M awful sorry for Miss San
/ ders," remarked Mrs. Abiiah
l Smith, "eYen if she is prouder

NJ awful sorry lOE IulSS ood-
ders," remarked Mrs. Abiiah
Smith, "eyen if she is prouder
T,hSS han sin. 7 s'pose she can't
help that, though. All the Sandersca
was that way. Poverty and pride amt
good bed-fellows, however"
eTLat's true as the Gospel" re-
turned Mrs. White. with whom Mrs.
Smith was spending the afternoon.
Husband was saying only yesterday
that Miss Sanders must find it pretty
hard hoeing. But she's got so much
pride that she'd die before she'd have
anybody suspect she needed help. It's
too bad she's that way. Folks would
be glad to help her if she'd let them. !"
''Good land! Don't attempt to give
her sanythingR cried Mrs. Smith in
alarm; ''or she'll treat You like she
did me-"
$sHow was that?"
"Well, the other day I happened to
run in while she was eutiug her din
ner. She was awful upset, but 1 madc
out I didn't notice anything, though
it did make me feel bad when I see
she hadn't nothing on the table but
tea anda few crackers. A couple of
days later, I run over again with a
custard pie just made and I says to
her, says L: Miss Sanders, just
finished baking anc brought over one
of my custard pies for you to try.
Miss Lowe gave ne o new recipe.
She took it as nice as you please,
though l was dreadful afraid she
wouldn't; md I was tickled to pieces,
but didn't let on. That was on
Thursday, and 10 and behold, my
name amt Almiry Smith if Miss San
ders didn't come over on Saturday
with the elegantest raised cake you
ever saw. The poor dear just made
me take it, though she must have
starved week to make up for it. .
Addie White, who had been studying
hersIessons for the next day, overheard
this conversation, and it made a deep
impression upon her. "Poor Miss
Sanders" she sighed pityingly, "T
wish 1 could help her."
A few days later Addie paid Miss
Sanders visit. s'Next Friday shall
be twelve years OLD, and I'm going to
have birthday party after school,
she told her eagerly, 'and I thought
it would be just fine if you would
make us some of your elegant cream
candy. Well need q lot OF it, you
know, for your candy is so good every
body will want all they get. Will you
make me some?"
Miss Sanders hesitated and flushed.
Addie was shrewd enough to guess
that she was thinking of tho expense
compliance with the request involved.
t'Pleass say you WILL" she urged.
'..Motfer says you can come over to
our house in the morning and make
the candy while she is doing her bak-
ing. Our kitchen is lots bigger than
yours, and everything is handy. and
there'll be, only one mess to oies1 up"
Miss Sanders looked at her rather
suspiciously. "Did your mother plan
all that?" she asked solemnly.,
ttNo'om, Z thought of it myself"
returned Addie. t'Mother didn't
want meto ask you at first, because
she said it would be too much for you. I"
> ooh, no! I like it." answered Miss
Sanders, all her suspicious vanishing.
'sI'll come over, then, Friday morn
ing. and make you all the candy you
want"
Miss Sanders kept her word, and
the delectable sweetmeats disappeared
down the throsts of the Goshen young
people with remarkable rapidity.
The next day Addie brought little
box addressed to Mr.. Albert Evans,
Springfield. Mass, to the postofice
and mailed 1T. A letter which Addie
sent to theas address read thus:
Dear Uncle-There's the loveliest old
lady lives here, but she's as poor as poor
can be, and she's just as proud as she's
DOOR. because her folks were rich once; but
they're all dead and she's the only one Of
the family that's left, and she's got no
money and there ain't anything she can do.
She makes the finest cream candy you ever
ate, and I'm sending some she made for
N.Y. birthday party, for you to try and see
II you don't think so too. I've been think
ing that Springfield folks must eat lots OF
candy. and why can't they eat Miss San
der,s as we'll us anybody's else's2 II I have
her make some and send 1t to you will you
nut It in your store to sell? Please do,
unele, for she's awful poor, and feel SO
sorry for her. DON'T tell anybody about
this; It must be secret between you and
ne. Write and tell me how many pounds
you want to begin with and how much you
will pay for 1t. Your loving niece.
,Bless her dear heart!" exclaimed
the head Of Evans & Co., when he had
finished reading this epistle. ''That
girl is always thinking of some scheme
to help other people.
A few days later Addie put in an
appearance before Miss Sanders, her
face wreathed in smiles.
ssOh, Miss Sanders, something nice
has happened to youp she exclaimed.
"To mel" echoed Miss Sanders in
smazement. "Why nothing very
pleasant ever comes my way"
ssWell, you just listen and see," re-
turned Addie. gsyly, drawing letter
from her pocket. 'It's all because Of
that candy you made for any party.
Yon know I've got an uncle in Spring
fsld2 He's just lovely, and of course
I had to send him some OF my birth
day. candy. Thisl letter is from him.
He wants to know whether 'the person
who made that delicious, old-fashioned
cream candy'-that's s just exactly what
he said, interpolated Addie, looking
up from the letter and nodding her
head emphatically, as she saw her
listeners eyes open very wide in
astonishment- would be willing to
give him the sale ofit. lie says he is
sure that he can sell q great deal, be-