The suburban citizen., 1900-03-10
( TN awful sorry for Miss San
ders," remarked Mrs. Abijah
Smith. "eyen if she is prouder

than sin. I s'pose she can't
help that, though. All the SanderseO
was thatway. Poverty and pride amt
good bed-fellows, however.
"ThaPs 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 anythingl" cried Mrs, Smith in
alarm, cor sho'll treat you like she
did me-"
"How was that?"
"Wel, the other day happened to
run in while she was eating her din
ner. She was awful upset, but made
out 1 didn't notice anything, though
it did make mo feel bad when see
she hadn't nothing on the table but
tea and a few crackers. A couple of
days later, run over again with a
eustard PIE / just made and says to
her, says L: Miss Sanders, / just
finished baking and l brought over one
of my custard pies for you to try.
Miss Lowe gave rae n new recipe.
She took it as nice os you please,
though 1 was dreadful afraid she
wouldn't, md was tickled to pieces,
but I 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. Tho poor dear just made
me take it, though she must have
starved o week to make up for it."
Addio White, who had been studying
her lessons for the next day, overheard
this conversation, and it made a deep
impression upon her. "Poor Miss
Sanders" sho sighed pityingly, "I
wish I could help hef."
4 few days later Addie paid Miss
Sanders a visit. "NexS Friday shall
be twelve years old and I'm going to
have birthday party after school, E"
she told her eagerly, "and 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, for your candy is so good every
body will want all they get. Will you
make mo some?"
Miss Sanders hesitated and flushed.
Addie was shrewd enough to guess
that she was thinking Of the expense
compliance with the request involved.
''Please say you will" she urged.
"'Mother says you can come over to
our house in the morning aud make
the candy while sho is doing her bak-
ing. Our kitchen is lots bigger than
yours and everything is handy. and
there'll be only one mess to clea1 up"
Miss Sanders looked at her rather
suspiciously. "Did your mother plan
all that?" she asked solemnly.
"No'om, L thought of it myself, Z"
returned Addie. "Mother didn't
want mo to ask you at first, because
che said it would be too much for you. ="
"Oh, mol like it, answered Miss
Sanders, all her suspicious vanishing.
''Pll come over, then, Friday morn
ing, aud make you al the candy you
want
Miss Sanders kept her word, and
the delectable sweetmeats disappeared
down the throats of the Goshen young
people with remarkable rapidity.
The next day Addie brought littlo
box addressed to Mr.. Albert Evans,
Springfield, Mass, to the postoffice
and mailed 1t. A letter which Addie
sent to the same address read thus:
Dear Uncle-Thore's the lovellest old
lady lives here, but she's as poor as poor
can bO, and she's just as proud as she's
poor, because her folks we're 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
Rte, and I'm sending some she made for
my birthday party, for you to try and see
II YOU don't think 80 too. lve been think
Ing that Springfield folks must eat lots Of
candy, and why can't they eat Miss San
der's as we'll as RnYbody's else's2 II have
her make some and send 1t to YOU will you
put 1t in your storo to sell2 Please do,
uncle, for she's awful poor and feel 80
sorry for her. DON'T tell anybody about
tnlsi lt must Do secret DbtWbbu. you anu
mo. Write and tell mo how many pounds
You want to begin with and how much you
will pay for It., Your loving niece,
ADDIE.
"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.
"Oh, Miss Sanders, something nice
has happened to you'll" she exclaimed.
"Eo met" echoed Miss Sanders in
ama2ement. "Why nothing very
pleasant ever comes my way"
''Well, you just listen and see, re-
tuTned Addia gayly, drawing q letter