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"I sood 'ike to see Soogar Wiver," said Tot. "Wouldn't you!" And Will, fairly launched, tossed all conscientious scruples overboard, and steered boldly out into the deep waters of wildest imagination. "You just would! Why, as I said, the river bed is solid sugar. Think how nice to be able to turn over and take a gnaw at your bed-post when you feel hungry!
"I'se been to Soogar Wiver, and I don't know how to det home aden, I'se so vewy tired, and I toodn't cwack the candy, and I want to see dwandma," and Tot's words ended in a wail of inarticulate woe. "Where do you live?" asked the boy. "A dwate, dwate ways off," answered Tot. "What is your name?" "Tot Lindsay." "Lindsay? O, I know!
Just a little further on Tot was sure and then But how long the road grew, how deep the dust lay, how tired the little feet were getting, little feet that can trudge about all day long in play, yet drag so wearily over long straight roads. "I sood fink I would tum to Soogar Wiver pwetty soon," she sighed.
And, indeed, from one who, for the last two weeks, together with Tot, had been on the most familiar footing with giants, ogres, and hop-o-my-thumbs, and held the most sympathizing relations towards enchanted princesses and conquering knights, an account of a "Soogar Wiver," was not to be regarded as startling.
"What shall I tell you? Aladdin? Puss in Boots? Cin " "Soogar Wiver" interrupted Tot, promptly. "Soogar Wiver? Why, what a little pitcher for ears! What do you know about Soogar Wiver?" "Oo said," said Tot, with decision, "that oo went fisin' in Soogar Wiver." "Why, so I did," said the boy, reflectively. "Is it vewy sweet?" asked Tot.
No more stories. No more fairies. No more anything. Only a wonderful river winding and gleaming and leaping through Tot's childish dreams beautiful, wonderful "Soogar Wiver," where happy Uncle Will went fishing, lying on the bed of rock candy. One morning, all in the gray and quiet, Tot had a queer dream.
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