The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-27

the tiny front room were rows of seats
and on the seats sat children, little
and big.
Just as Beth and Buster came in.
the good Dame was taking from the
oven great pans of buns, and each bun
was marked with a cross on top and
each was brown and sugary, and they
We're all very hot.
All of the children sat very still, so
Beth and Buster tiptoed quietly
| across the floor and sat down at the
very end of a bench, and then they ali
watched Dame Dumping sift powder
ed sugar over the tops of the buns.
When she finished she took little
white paper bags and put two big
buns in each and then she came and
stood in front of the children.
"Will the first child please come
forward?" she said.
The first child was a sweet little girl
with shy smile and timid manner.
Dame Dumping kissed her on the
cheek as she handed her a bag. Here
are your buns. my dear" she said.
Your face tells me that you are
good"
Tha next child was a rough-looking
boy h n frown on his face. He
reao c'' hand rudely for a bag,
but III me held it tightly.
DO W. 1uarrel?' she asked.
Give ire g" said the big boy,
sullenly. "HeIe my money"
Money alone cannot buy my buns,
said the little old Dame gently, Il sell
them only to good children"
The big boy flushed all over his face,
then dark look came into his eyes.
Keep them, then" he said, and
tramped heavily to the door.
The Dame gave out more bags. To
each child she put the question, do
you quarrel?" and each child answer
ed her truthfully, for it was not easy
to lie with the Danes sharp eyes
searching right into ones heart.
BY the time she reached Beth and
Buster, the hearts of those two small
children were heavy.
"Oh, we won't get any" walled Bus
ter in Beth's ears, for we do quarrel,
Bethie, we do" and he clasped her
hand and Beth held on to it very tight
ly, and when the Dame called upon
them the Twins went forward hand
in hand.
Now" said the Dame brightly,
"here are two little children who love
each other. I can see that I shall not
have to ask them any questions.
For a moment the children were
tempted to let the Dame give them
the buns, but only for moment,
for they were really very truthful
children, so they began to speak to-
gether
please, Dame Dumping"
please, Dame Dumping
"Then they grew very red and clasp
ed hands more tightly than before and
confessed
please, Dame Dumping, we do
QUARREL"
The little Dame looked disappointed.
All of the other children had gone and
there had been so many bad ones
that she had hoped that these might
be the good children of her dreams.
There were so many buns left, too.
and it always made the good Dame
sad to have buns left over.
"Oh, dear; oh, dear" she said for
lornly. Don't you love each other?"
All at once it seemed to Buster and
Beth that it was much worse to make
the good little Dame sad than it was
to lose the buns.
please don't cry, dear Dame Dump
ling" they begged, eve don't care so
very much for the buns, and next year
we shall try again"
The Dame looked up hopefully.
You really will try not to quarrel
for whole YEAR," she asked.
Indeed l WILL" said Beth.
Indeed, l WILL" said Buster Bum.
| Good" said the little Dame. Il
can't give you the buns, for 1 must not
break my word, but l just know you
are going to be good children She
trotted back into a big pantry and
brought out two delicious jam tarts
and put one in Busters hands and one
in Beth's. Now, if at first you don't
succeed" she said, try, try again"
So the two happy children went out
of the little house and up the lane,
each carrying tart and when they
reached the end of the lane they look
ed back and there was Dame Dump
ling still waving her hand and say
ing TRY, try again." And they did
try, and, of course, they succeeded
and the next year they earned their