New-York tribune., 1903-08-30

finely powdered sugar. ard right in The r,s.
the table a platter heaped high with ua~
peach Juice bubbling out Of them in the -.
ticipg manner =
"Oh-h.' Elsie drew in her breath NTH
of delight and pulled away pom the vl,.s
all her strength but she might as well hays ~
to get her hand ont Of steel trap
NO more OF this said the Old v-s..A
dragged her. kicking and screaming throT.s 4
orcnaTd. over low stone wall into a -
field fun OF OF weeds and potato plants .H
cred with potato bugs. IA
Some little boys were working ss fast a. q. |
could. pulling up the weeds and picking - I
bugs from The plants. Elsie wondered MAJ =.
there was Bobby Green,-the --latest bo,1 - 20
and he was working hard in the no, slIr ''0 Aas
II shouldn't think they would stav ara =
run away and pick peaches. she said to ths n |
'Oh. YOU think so. do you?'' and The witch s-sI
grimly 10 herself
At the end of the potato patch they CANA ~.
thick high hedge of brambles with farcs 80
sticking out In all directions. The witch ,s4 ]
attention TO these. but dragged Elsie throurS ~
thorns catching in her clothes and scratchinz III
arms and legs.
On the other side they were in what sssB.. i
be cave. full OF little girls all working verv Il
pairing potatoes. In the middle of the cave y,
great pot OF boiling water and the steam N i
Elsie choke and nearly sunocated her
The witch flew about and brought her A n.
three-legged stool, great pan OF potatoes an
Now get to work for it IS FIVE O'Clock. and 81
potatoes must all be cooked before my ian 4
she must have a very large family" tbou-l
Elsie and down in the bottom OF her heart Il
made up her mind that she would not Dars |
She sat idly watching the witch who wen, -v.
ing ABOUT 10 SEE now "e.I lhs oIner ltts 3
were doing their tasks some she scOldsd 4 4
some she slapped. and when she found little n
whose potatoes were all pared she took her BY "a
hand and led her 10 a corner or tne cave Fa9
there was a crack between some great rocks a
the little girl would disappear looking vev M,
While the witch was up in the corner Us
asked a little girl who sat near her why some IA
Its twenty-five for every time You disObsY a
fifty for a falsehood. Whispered the little
very low and fast. Aoud better hurry Ny. q
THE mean old thing Elsie said to herself
won't mare potatOes" and she threw the pan
the floor and the potatoes Went rolling all w
All the other little girls shuddered and worsl
faster than ever. The witch flew at Elsie 1
shook her until her teeth chartered and then 4
her she must pick up the potatoes, II she did 4
rave them an ready by six O'Clock she would 1
sent into another cave near by % Wait upon
old woman's son. who was q terrible % ogre.
6I,1tinS f"r the notatoes. she had 10 crawl arost
on her hands ana knees and it Was not a pieaSf
task for the potatoes had rolled under The 70
and into cracks and corners where there
spiders and lizards and ugly tOads-
BY the time she had the potatoes All BACK IN
pan she had made up her mind TO pare as {.
ever she could, and get out on that nor \
place.
Ine HJJe SlrlS Juupeu w anu tet't't .''-'t
the old woman who counted the potatoes and \
them into the pot and the little girls disappeaGs
Elsie began to cry harder and harder, ana n
tears splashed down onto the potatoes: as y
thought OF the nice time they we're haNAz \
home and Of the peach waffes-
20 dear, 7 shall starve down here, she 60
Il wish I could see my mamma never ~ /
will be naughty again
And then another strange thing happened
old witch and the kettle OF potatoes and the eaVs
gan to fade away and Elsie felt herself soF
rising until she found herself rolling over N II
own little white bed and Johnny StHIding y "
a plate or delicious peach waffies-
''HuIlo. Elsiei Why. what are YOU crying abouf
20 / want to tell mamma that am truly, rlI
sorry. and l don't want 10 pare potatoes. cr7
Elsie.
but Elsie knew better