The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-31

WHO nave Iost the power OF making be-
lieve--the art Of illusion izing."
II have often felt," put in. At this
point, latter l had dressed pretty doll
that disliked to give 1t away. 1t
seemed like parting With a dear little
child, and, woman that am, I wanted
to keep it and play with it, almost. In
fact, l did play with my doll until was
; ashamed 1t, and hid md visited them
in secret like guilty thing"
81 honor ycu for it, ma am" exc'aim-
ed Santa Claus. ~ fear for the future
Of a little girl who don't love dolls. And
II mothers did but know 1t. girls learn
to sew A. quickly again when they learn
on their dolls clothes. They have a
certain pride and responsibility In their
work then, and do twice as we'll AZ If
SGT 4" H""s " ehuot or a~crnana ~ io.,~
seam. And boys love dolls. too, ma am.
They don't like to own it, but they do.
once knew little boy who had two,
and hidcous creatures they were, too. -
I think have their photographs about
me now"
And after much fumhling he produced
these images. "frhey are named re-
spcctivciy Cog and Magog.'
"rhese were named by All uncle OF
the li.tle boy, who fully appreciated
their peculiar style Of beauty, aud their
characteristic cast Of features I have
often noticed that the uglier they are
the better they like them. This is n
pity, for toys do have an influence in
cultivating the taste. Toys ought, so
far as possible, to be pretty. Not that
the children care; its not so much what
you love as that you have it in you to
love something. After that, it's not so
much matter what 1t is. Grown ups
are just the same. Much love is wasted
upon lay figures of saints, angels, he
roes, artists, aud the like, but when you
come to know them pretty well they
are likely to turn out mere men and
women, and that not always Of the best,
and then one suffers and feels dreadfllly
| injured. But its different with toys.
They know all the time that they are
wood or clay, or papier muchc, or rags,
but the fun consists in making believe,
which, after all. is tho cream of life
The actual truth il an awful thing.
The Egyptians were wise when they
covered her statue with a veil which
none dared raise.'
At this point I'm afraid yawned. I
pretended to cough, and covered my
mouth with my handkerchief, but it
Was but flimsy pretense. The pro-
fn"aity Of the saints wisdom, the late
ness or tho he..~, s,,v nsrn ratinn. for H.
had been \ field day in the kitchen,
overcame the flesh, and l saw that he
saw it to bo yawn. But he went on
without mercy.
II wish could take you into my full
confidence and reveal to you many
things, which arc made known to me
through the confidence reposed in me
by my daughters the Dolls. 1t makes
my heart ache for tho children.u
GLOW is that?' / asked, beginning
to grow interested.
at is pretty hard to be left to the
mercy of ignorant Bddies, while mama
is star OF the ball room, papa tho wit of
the club house. The children learn to
think and feel much earlier than people
suppose, and one must keep up a close
watch, al unt!ring vigilance to keep
pace with their development. It's so
hard to go back and learn the lesson
with the class far ahead Of one. Chill
dren don't 20 SO very far astray while
they feel that father and mother are the
best and most agreeable coniidants in
the world. But when miss or master
begin to have secrets from mother and
father, there is trouble brewing, depend
upon it,"
The saint puffed on in silence
awhile.
II used to Think said he, "that the
main object OF raising families was that
they in turn might be worthy citizens
and heads Of families themselves. But
l declare toyou now, ma'am, that if ii
wasn't for a few imprudent young peo-
P'S NAefsth PIoSihStlt
occupation would be gone; / might sell
my reindeer for venison, and my sleigh
for pleasure parties, and once for all
abandon the chimneys to the sweeps for
ever"
"Why! how's that:" l cried, appall-
cd. 20
"Why you start wrong, and you go
| wrong, and the result is all wrong. The
blessed baby is such a wonderful being,
and so immeasurably superior to COM
mon things, that it is difficult to procure
articles sufficiently fine wherewithal to
clothe her. Nothing is soft enough,
fine enough, dainty enough, and the
weary needle il piled long after the del
icate mother should retire to her need
ell rest for few Americans are born to
fortune; they must achieve it or go
without it. Then baby is delicate. OF
course, and between ignorance and Mrs.
Winslow has hard time of it. She has
too much and too little Of everything,
and frets as matter OF course; then