United States or Cook Islands ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
They got a Pauline Frederick film on. I'm just crazy about Pauline Frederick." By this time they were walking sedately out of the park, not daring to look at each other. She watched him while he bought the tickets and then a box of caramels from the candy stand inside. "He knows what to do," she thought proudly. "He's not a bit of a hick."
You take eleven hundred little girls in blue dresses and make them fill out blanks. You ask them which they like best, chocolate caramels or peppermint drops." "Which do they like best?" asked Miss Muffet, who had often thought about that question herself. "You can't tell," answered the Little Old Woman; "all you know is the answers: they depend on which words the little girls can spell easiest.
Strange things occur in this strange land, as you may imagine; and while I relate some of these you will learn more of the peculiar features of the Beautiful Valley. The Second Surprise A good many years ago, the Magical Monarch of Mo became annoyed by the Purple Dragon, which came down from the mountains and ate up a patch of his best chocolate caramels just as they were getting ripe.
Her mere appearance had made him the laughing-stock of the place; her appetite had led him into outlays altogether incompatible with his income, chiefly in the matter of pastries, macaroons, fondants, ices, caramels, chocolates, jam tartlets and, above all, meringues, to which she was fabulously destructive. It took some living down, that episode.
There was no candy-shop in Hillsover, so Mrs. Nipson took the orders, and sent to Boston for the things, which were charged on the bills with other extras. Under these blissful circumstances, the girls felt that they could afford to be extravagant, and made out their lists regardless of expense. Rose Red's, for this Fourth, ran thus: "Two pounds of Chocolate Caramels. Two pounds of Sugar almonds.
She was laughing merrily at pointless jokes and promising to embroider a handkerchief for one and to make a box of caramels for another. He knew that they all loved her, and it gave him a miserable feeling. He felt that they were unworthy of her that they would not worship her always and become ministers for her sake, as he was going to do.
Then Agnes produced a manuscript paper and read them the most delightful of stories which was received with great applause. Then she whispered something to Dorothy who nodded understandingly, retired to the back of the attic and returned with two plates, one of delicious little cakes and the other of caramels to which full justice was done.
The Woggle-Bug was delighted. "In two days," he told himself, as he threw off his brilliant coat and placed his hat upon it, and rolled up his sleeves; "in two days I can earn eight dollars enough to purchase my greatly reduced darling and buy her seven cents worth of caramels besides."
I had her name on my paper, so I got the prize, and spent it in caramels. I'm getting rather tired of caramels I've had such a run on them lately. I must turn to something else for a change." "You are getting too old to eat sweets, Nan," said Lilias severely. "You ought to set the children a better example.
"Yes'm," returned the child dutifully, skipping up to the door of the shop and opening it. Mrs. Forbes followed slowly, and once inside, fell into conversation with the girl of whom she bought the cough candy. This gave Jewel opportunity to buy beside her caramels one of the lovely yellow chickens, which she designed for a special purpose. "Now don't you eat that candy before lunch.
Word Of The Day