The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-01

Once upon time l knew nt.'e
boy who was so fond OF CANDY ~ 40
could never get enough. Hen ~
ways asking for sugar and fvsA asiu
always teasing his "auntie' to y ~,
make taiiy." SO one day she i'lsnt
she would try to please him = one,
and she gave him the molasseiAs "nu
a big pot. aud told him Just rso On
and make all the candy he Elihu 70
The longer the boy looked aus po'
and looked at the Jug, the 'fe nv
felt quite sure that he could ~ ~,
the tafiy the pot could h'i anu
therefore needed all the molips ,he
jug contained. So he Just enilia '',o
Jug into the pot, and set ~ sno'o
thing a-boiling. by and by % SOFAS
SEES began to thlckon and rel a ouD-
bly,; and by and by. after III y pc
gan TO get strlngy and touga "a tne
boy knew that very soon Noulu
drop brittle and hard into u CUP Oh
cold water In which he was 'tplhs
II. and then II would be "doi IL
took two hours or moro blEs the
candy dropped brittle and nekly
into the cold water: but at las u was
done. and the boy took his paa tahy
OF the flre and began pouriH II OUT
into the buttored pans 70 co.. lie
nrst filled the biscuit pans nd then
the dripping pans and next he pie
pans: and. after that. all the ID aau-
GERS and cracked plates, and fl there
was taffy left In the pot. So hhad TO
use all sorts OF old odds and nds OF
pals and cups and plates to pur MS
candy into: and. at last, i sas all
poured out and set TO cool sgl-doors'
when the taffy Yves hard cough 70
break. the little boy bosn 70 eat II;
and, OH how good that ta,y did tastel
I think he ate a whole paul at hrst'
and part OF a saucer full aiterward,
and my that wasn't ven muchl lie
had still all the big paniind all the
biscuit tins and most Of Ne pie plates
that he hadn't even toueisd; and al
ready no began 10 feel Mli he didn't
care so very much for taiy, after all
When his father and granaather came
home In the evening the exclaimed
with surprise at the quality of taffy
candy that was lying atnt on the
kitchen shelves. In the nntry. and
everywhere; and the auule told the
boy that he must try to eat up the
taffy that he had been 80 anxious 4
make. But by this time ae boy wal
tired to death" Of tatfy, I'D felt slcl
and queer, and didn't eVn want L
look at n piece OF candy Nevertheless
the candy had to be gottc out OF thu
way. So the boy put II al togethe
and rolled II into ! g bah and put
out on the back porch. Out on tn
back porch II was sunny and warm
however; and soon the taiy began 4
melt. and the flies began To swarm
about II. and all sorts Of things 90
stuck about II. and the auhile said tn
taffy ball must be taken av1y. ny thl
time the boy was very much ashame
OF that ball OF candy; aud he deter
mined TO put II out Of sight hiding
away where no one could see II an
ask him how he liked hay." II
thought OF digging a hole and hldln
II In the ground. and he thought {
tying a stone TO II and sndng Il /
the brook; but he was afraid that
either Of these places Il night
found, and cause more remarks abol
his fondnoss for tany. SO he though
for long time, and finally ne ga,
II to the pig. As for the little boy,
kept away from plggie. can tell yo
while there was any taiiy leit He d
not want any one 10 see him with pit
gle. while the candy was In sight; al
no wonder, for they might have ma,
comparisons. and asked which was Il
biggest one, you KNOXVILLE Exar
liner,