The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-17
STRAWBERRY CAKE AND CREAM.

I
Gwen was a beauty. no question about
that. She was amiable. kind-hearted and
alas. had a little viii Of her own that
was like adamant. Her fnduIgent father
declared she actually couldn't help being
| determined to follow her OWN inclina-
/ tons
Gerald Foster was waiting IN the PAR
/ Tor while Gwen put on her hat to accom-
pany him TO the band concert on the
grounds of the club house Gwen could
dancer Oh, yes; she was a most grace
Iul dancer; and then Gwen would feast
| On, yes, again. she was royal and most
appreciative little thing
But there was some things that with al
her fine health Gwen could not eat at
night without meeting ''untowarJi" pen
| atty. Her mother knew Just what these
| things were, and knowing that Gerald
Foster had come for Gwen. she ran up-
| stairs with her cape-Donnet on. for she
| had been inspecting her beloved flower
beds, and guarded her head, and finding
her daughter. she said:
Now, remember, Gwen, Of an things
don't eat strawberry cake and cream this
evening" You cannot positively eat IL at
night Don't forget. my child. it is some
thing you must not trfde with. You'n
remember. won't you, desr?''
Gwen laughed merrily at her mothers
iterated injuuctions and answered blithe-
": mo. I won't forget, mamma. Let's
see, what Is il 1 positively must not eat ?
Oh, strawberry cake and creamt By-by
III remember, strawberry cake and
cream"
So anxious was her mother, however.
that without removing her cape-bonnet
she followed the laughing girl 70 the par
Tor, greeted Gerald Foster in her queer
but becoming headgear, and said, as the
pair departed:
Remember. now, Gwen" and Gwen an
swered, roguishly: Perhaps, mamma,
Perhaps
Three hours later, and Gwen was think
ing how perfectly delightful everything
had been during the evening; her light,
puffy dress had We'd advanta geously with
other dresses, the cadet band had played
gloriously, the dances were all ones that
she liked and the feast had bench, the
feast had been
Then, ell at once Gwen began to fall,
and she grasped Gerald Fosters arm on
ly in time TO save herself from going
over precipice, but, wonder of wondersi
Gerald, the cOurtly, the attentive Gerald
turned and made up a dreadful face at
her as she chung to him for support;
this SC enraged her that she few from
him in disgust.
She only stayed her steps on arriving
at a chapel, and remembering II was
Sunday, she sedately entered and walked
up to a pew. Here sch accidentally sat
down on Deacon Percivals tall hat.
which she had not noticed, and which re-
sembled the hat of a drunkard, when
she slid further along in the pew. She
hoped the sermon would comfort and
soothe her, but what was her dismay
when the minister got up with her moth
er's cape-bonnet on and began giving his
mothers receipt for mfnce pies
Indignant at this kind Of a discourse,
she started to leave the pew. when Dea-
con Percipals crushed silk hat sprang UP.
turned into the bandmaster Of the cadet
band, and blocking her way, screamed
out, mo, you don't! You sat on me.
now you've got TO marry mel Come
along, there's no time to loser
She had gone but a few steps when she
saw Gerald Foster coming along the
road; she was wondering whether II was
best to cry out to him to rescue her,
when he stubbed his toe and went scut-
ting past her. scratching and scrambling
to keep himself from falling headlong-
This was so funny that she laughed
aloud, at which the bandmaster exclsim-
ed, angrily: you laugh in my face,
do you? I'll make the band teach you
better manners than thati' And 10!
there was the cadet band all in cape
bonnets or crushed stovepipe hats and
on being ordered to play The Barnyard
QuadrilIe." which had 50 amused and de-
lighted her a few hours before, the ulu-
sic had a most terrifying effect
For the man who had the instrument
that he made low like COW Immediately
became a COW; the man who initiated a
rooster turned into a turkey cock with
great wattles giving a frightfully fierce
appearance; the man who brayed Ike an
ass was instantaneously n formidable
donkey; the bumble-bee imitator came
prancing up q veritable bumble-bee, with
a menacing sting and the performer who
mimicked a gTunting pig came waddling
along, a typical grunter with vicious lit
tie eyes and great Tapping ears.
Then came the appalling order: Charge
on the strawberry cake and cream!'
And To- poor Gwen was herself an I'M
mense strawberry cake, with foods Of !
rich cream in the way OF ornament, and |
as the startling crew advanced, she gave /
a mighty scream
''Therei therel therer' crooned the COM ]
rorting voice of good DR.. Bliss. you had /
4 congestive turn. my dear, and I admin /
stored an opiate; it gave you a bad I
iresm, but you're all right now. all /
right"
mamma, and Gwen herself was in her /
white bed, no bandmaster. no /
startling transformations, no hostile /
charge.
"Oh. mammal mammal sobbed repent !
ant Gwen, III never, never eat straw /
berry cake and cream at night again as 1
ong as live, neyeri Boston Post