Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-07-11
4 TRIP IN 4
CANDY BOAT.

One rainy day in the spring wnen
Herbert and his sister Marina ~e's
Tired Of staying in the house ana
6dpety because they had nothing 70
IN their mother said to them "eii'
children. how should you IKE 70 ~
down In the kitchen and make solns
molasses candyT -,
I've surely would" cried the emu
dren, clappins their hands. ana cowa
tbe kitchen stairs they clattereo ano
hurst In upon the cook. crying, MOLD
or saws we can make some molasses
candy!' ,.
So the cook got out the molassee
and sugar and butter and toio tne
children how to mix them togetnel'
and the candy was soon boiling on tne
stove. When 1t was done ana mao
grown cool enough for them to toucn
II the children rubbed butter all over
their hands to prevent the molasses
from sticking and pulled and pulled
II till It turned from dull brown 70
a bright yellow.
After they had done this for quite
while Herbert had o new idea. :.
Lets make It into fancy shapes,
he sa,d. So Herbert made candy
slipper. and Martha made candy cup
and saucer. and then Herbert made q
candy canoe. When 1t was tnishea
he decorated It with swiris and quiris
of molasses 50 that 1t was beautiful
70 behold Then be set It on the wln
DIV sill to cool and went BACK 10
nike some more lovely candy Things
By the ,i,ne they had pulled all the
candy the cunoe had hardened. IL
was So pretty that Herbert could not
ear 10 eat II.
If wonder II It wouldn't float like a
'cal hout?" he said.
Lei. lake II down to the brook ana
nv. said Martha, for by this time the
.,in had stopped and the sky was
,rp again
| Down they ran to the brook. where
,n,y set their tiny craft afloat. II
ookrd 81 pretty bobbing up and down
Oh the rIpples that the children clap
red their hands with glee.
~ wish we were small enough to 60
for n sail In It." cried Martha.
No sooner had she said the WORD
than she heard an elf1n chuckle behind
her. She turned and saw queer LIT
tie man dressed in green perched or
the branch Of q hemlock
you have your wish!' be cried
Jump in as fast as you can.
So the children clambered into tn
boat which Immediately began float
ing down the stream.
Since they had suddenly grown 81
! small the brook seemed to Herbert ant
, Martha to be like a wide river and tn
bushes at its edge lowered above then
Ike mountains. The familiar scenes
seemed strange and new to the emil
dren, and they enjoyed 1t Immensely
But In the midst Of their fun they no
? ticed that their boat was getting soft
8 It was only made Of candy. they re
0 membered. and the water was meltin'
It.
They had no sooner discovered thi
, pril than still greater one presente'
itself. Close ut hand they heard tn
D roar of a waterfall.
.NOh. oh" cried Martha. I'VE shall
Z go over the falls"
But they did not. for. as they cam
!; near the leap Of the water. out from
the bushes blundered little fox tel
. rier. who sprnng into the creek. caueh
their boat in his mouth and paddles
! back 80 the shore. As soon as the
touched lend Herbert and Martha r.
gained ,hei, natural size. greatly I
j the acknowledgement Of the fox terrier
, md they were 30 grateful to him 10
j. rrs,1ling them that they gave him IN
D whole of the candy boat to eat an
promised him lump Of sugar ever
time he Should come to the house.