Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-02-13
A BOND 0F SWEETNESS.

i m awful sorry Tor MISS sanders, re-
marked Mrs. Abijah Smith, ''even if she
is prouder than sin. l s'pose she can t
help that, though. All the Sanderses was
that way. Poverty and pride amt good
bedfellows, however,
That's true as the Gospel" returned
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
anythingr" cried Mrs. Smith in alarm,
''or she'll treat you like she did me-
How was thatT'
'Well. the other day I happened to run
in while she was eating her dinner. She
was awful upset, but l made out didn t
notice anything, though it did make me
feel bad when [ see she hadn't nothing OH
the table but tea and a few crackers. A
couple of days later, [ run over again
with custard pie [ just made and
says to her, says [: Miss Sanders, l just
finished baking and | brought over one OF
my custard pies for you to try. MISS
Lowe gave me new recipe She took 1t
as nice as you please. though / was
w
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 1t,
though she must have starved week 10
make up for ii"
Addie White, who had been studying
her lessons for the next day, overheard
! this conversation, and it made deep
impression upon her. Poor Miss San
ders," she sighed pityingly. i wish
could help her"
A few days later Addie paid Miss San
ders a visit next Friday | shall be
u years old, and I'm going to have 81
birthday party after school, she told her
eagerly, ''and | 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 everybody will want all they can
get. Will you make me sOme!'
Miss Sanders hesitated and flushed.
Addie was shrewd enough to guess that
she was thinking Of the expense compl1-
ance with the request involved 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 the baking. Our kitchen is lots
bigger than yours, and everything is
handy. and there'll be only one mess to
clean up.
Miss Sanders looked at her rather srls-
piciOusly. did your mother plan all
that?' she asked solemnly.
Nom, | thought of it myself re-
turned Addie. Mother didn't want me
to ask you at first, because. she said it
would be too much for you
''Oh. no. l like it. answered Miss
Sanders. all her suspicious vanishing.
'.rll come over, then, Friday morning.
and make you all the candy you want
Miss Sanders kept her word. aud the
delectable sweetmeats disappeared Gown
the threats Of the Goshen young people
with remarkable rapidity.
box addressed to Mr.. Albert Evans,
Springfield, Mass, to the postoffice and
mailed it. A letter which Addie sent to
the same address read thus:
Dear Uncle: There's the oveliest old lady
lives here, but she's as poor as poor can be,
and she's just proud as she's poor, be
cause her folks were rich once; but they re
all dead and she's the only one of the fam
lily that's left, and she's got no money ana
there amt anything she can do. She makes
the finest cream candy you ever ate ana
I'm sending some she made for my birthday
party, for you to try and see II you don t
think so too I've been thinking that Spring
field folks must eat lots of candy, and why
can't they eat Miss Sanders as we'll as
anybody else's? If | 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, ana L Ieel 50 SoIry 1oI HeI-
Don't tell anybody about this; it must be a
secret between you and me. Write and tell
me how many pounds you want to begin
with and how much you will pay for it.
Your loving niece. Addle:
BLESS her dear heartr' exclaimed the
head of Evans & Co., when he had I'm
ished reading this epistle, that girl is
always thinking of some scheme to help
other people,"
A few days later Addie put in an APP
pearance before Miss Sanders, her face
wreathed in smiles
'Oh, Miss Sanders. something nice has
happened to youp' she exclaimed.
ITO mel" echoed Miss Sanders, in