The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-28
THE FROSTED
CAKE

! Sue and Mary sat on the steps be
fore the white hall-door with It
| Dig brass knocker. There were tw
| steps with an iron rail to guard then
| and in front OF the lower step wa
! a braided rug The posts OF the rail
ing were topped by shining bras
| knobs, Sues and Mary's great
| grandma had the brass knobs polish
| ed every day. The two children ga
sewing as fast as their busy littl
ringers could go, Sue was making
dress for her don, and Mary wa
hemming a sheet for her baby sis
ter's crib. am afraid that he
mother had to sew II over again, bu
the wee, little girl did the best she
could. They We're talking about 4
children s party that they We're go
Ing to in a few days; for they had
childrens parties In this old Quaker
town with its brick and succeed
Hbdh'N anu " Iilt uuOl WAY
While they were talking. Harriet,
their elder sister, opened the door
and sat down on the step with Sue
and Mary
What do they do at parties ?"
asked Mary. She was the little sister.
She had never seen a party.
They have lovely supper, cried
Sue,
And Jelly, continued Harriet.
And cake" followed Sue, little
cakes and big cake, all frosted"
= And we will wear white frocks,
and the party will be the day after
tomorrow"
!, Four O'Clock on the afternoon OF
the party day, ten little girls. ten
dear, little Quaker girls in white
crocks went to Lydias house on
Penn street. rs dia,s mother and
l.ydias aunt met them at the white
doorway, took off the. ten little bon
nets, and all the little boys went to
the back porch TO see the kittens,
They drew strings on the floor and
the kittens ran after and tumbled
over one another Then two kittens
were put one side the door and one
kitten the other side. and they poked
their soft, white paws under the open
door from one side to the other, and
every one laughed. and the kittens
purred. Lydia's mother took them
into the garden and showed the flow
ePs. Lydia was 10 have a square
garden For her own self. and mother
had two rose bushes for IT, Iydias
aunt played games with them and
the party supper was ready. All the
little girls sat at the big dining table
and Lydia's mother and l.ydjas aunt
placed something nice on every plate
How pretty the table looked with
he china and silver and the colored
ellies and the cakes There were
title cakes, and great big cake.
'rosted This was kept for the last
[ was on a big plate and was so cut
hat each little girl could pull slice |
,ut Lydia aunt took the plate
md said 70 Mary .a
win thee have slice OF cake?"
How. good it was Mary loved |
resting, but her little heart was
hy, and to pull out the first slice
While everyone looked,
No. | thank thee. she answered. |
"Will thee have a slice OF cake"
sked Lydia's aunt of the next little
.irl,
No. | thank thee she answer
"Will thee have slice"
VIII thee have SLICE" Lydia's
unit asked Of the third little girl. /
No. thank thee ...
Ten little girls wanted the cake.
'en little girls replied, No, ! thank
bee, because no one wanted to be-
IN. Harriet said No, thank
hee" sue said, No, thank thee"
EN- little girls were so disappointed.
ydia's mother knew. ...
OAifr 0hF FA'thti4ith EfHAiss ~ Is
uch a nice cake Thee will have a
lice. Mary. won thee2 She smiled
s slipped out the first piece and
aid II on Mary plate
4 The next littie girl will have a
lice. will she not ?" And another
mile and another piece Of cake was
lid on a plate
Sue will have a piece ."
Harriet will have piece2"
Every Little girl had a slice. Every
ne liked Lydis's mother She knew.
he party went gaily on Every one
ad n slice Of the big party cake.
rosted. ST. Nicholas.
Could Not Hold Him.
a.