The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-03-29
A BOND OF SWEETNESS.


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die, "but not as good as yours. No
body can make it like yon, everybody
says so. You'll make the candy for
uncle, won't you?"
"Why. yes, especially as he's paid
for it already, at good price, too"
returned Miss Sanders. But does
your mother know anything about
this?" she asked abruptly.
"Why, no. She was over to Miss
Smiths when father brought me the
letter, and 1 ran right over here the
minute read it," answered Addie a
trihe uneasily. The old lady looked
much relieved at her reply. "Ithousht
perhaps it was your mothers doings.
and couldn't be beholden," she said
alphabetically. "Ill start on the
candy the first thing in the morning"
"And I'll come in and help you
after school. Iwant to see how you'll
get along"
THANK you, dearie. l hope Til
have good luck. I'm not used to
making so much at one time"
Early next morning Miss Sanders
went to work on the candy. She
watched her kettles anxiously, but
luck favored her. Everything turned
out just as it should though all her
pots and pans were pressed into SER
vice.
Addie, when she called after school,
found Miss Sanders flushed but happy
over her beautiful luck" OF course
Addie tasted the candy, and pro-
nounced it the best she had ever eaten.
Then she set to work, under Miss
Sanders's direction, and the candy
was daintily wrapped, weighed and
packed.
Miss Sanders was very happy over
the result of her days work. She had
laborcd like Trojan, and she was
thoroughly tired out.
"I'll just be on needles and pins
till find out how the candy suits,
and if your uncle will want any more"
she remarked anxiously. But even
Addie did not suspect how eagerly the
old lady prayed that Springfield folks
would find her candy to their liking
and she would be kept busy supplying
the demand. Few Goshen people had
any idea how far along on the road to
the poorhouse Miss Sanders really
was. =
After the cooking utensils had d.,
washed and the kitchen t "1obeen
went home with . 40 Stated, Addie
wrote her pe is sc slight heart, and
gentleTCchsincle letter which that
anu Ian cherished as treasure.
n''Another letter from Uncle Albert"
announced Addie, rushing in upon
Miss Sanders about two weeks later
Good news in it, tool"
"Your face tells that" answered the
old lady, beaming. "But what does
he say?"
"He says the candy sold twice as
fast as he expected, and he wants you
to make 100 pounds this time, and
send it as soon as you CAM" was the
gleeful reply.
Gland of mercy" calculated Miss
Sanders.
"And he's going to send you bar
rel of sugar and case of favoring ex-
tracts, at the wholesale rate," con-
tinued Addie, ''and he'll take the
price off what he'll owe you. He says
that will be cheaper and better than
buying in small lots, for he expects to
have a demand for the candy right
along"
Odd you ever!" again exclaimed
Miss Sanders. Thirty dollars worth !!
What great candy eaters those city
folks must be!'
Miss Sanders was more than busy
after that. She hired a little girl to
help her, and orders for the candy,
which Uncle Albert iudiciously adver-
tised as Cupid Cream Candy" con.
tinued to come so fast that she was
obliged to make regular weekly ship
lnents, and the demand is still grow
ing
The dread of the poorhouse passed
away and Miss Sanders became her
own cheerful self. Addie is allowed
, to have all the candy she wants at any
time, and she and Miss Sanders are
the very best of friends.
i, II do believe you had more to dc
!, with your Uncle Albert ordering the
candy than you ever told me Of" said
? Miss Sanders to Addie one day. Now
! didn't you?"
5 And Addie blushed and began t.
1 talk about something else.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.