The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-02-11
JUVENILE COLUMN.
AUNT SALLY WANTS 70 KNOW

- AUNT SALLY WANTS TO KNOW.
Dear children, Aunt Sally wants to kno
II any one of you have lost thimble-
y nice little thinble, that would Just a. q
middle finger Of the right hand Of sfmo
b any good little girl to r. Because Il
i other day there came to me little thimb
like that, looking quite forlorn and scare,
|" and said IT was lost and couldn't find its va
home again. "pid you inquire 7" aske,
ION, Aunt Sally, replied the thimble. "I'y
from pillar to post till I've most worn nv
selt smooth, and not single little ri,
could lind to take even the least notice !
) me. Besides, Aunt Sally" it added. Wit
the queerest look of surprise, ia ooo,
many little girls spoke to didn't seem 4
, knIm Mnat was. They took hold of me
looked into my mouth, and felt of nv ron al
SIDES with their delicate little fingers. anff
f Saen iet me 60, without even saying, spool
little thimble,' or something of that sort
as II they didn't know what to make of me
ana nad never seen the like of me before )
bond IVY =, sa i - l exclaimed, Shaping my
nenos SO hard that tore one of nv half.
mits, you must be wandering in Won,
mind, little thimble, to say that anv Girl
IN any house, in any town in the lana
hasn't seen more thimbles in her life than
sue mas fingers and toes. warrant YOU
your your lltt q mistress would know you soon
II don't think I'd know hey.n said the
thlm6le, looking quite downcast.
ny, you ungrateful little piece of sill
YER" said 1, "to say that, after all the close
ac9uaintance you have had with her finger,
s sna after al the nice, pretty stitches she
has given you to do"
Nice pretty stitches, indeed ~ renlied
the thin BILE, bridling up. "Look at me.
Aunt Sally, and see if L look as if I ever
took many of them. I'm ashamed to tell
you, but the truth is, don't know needle
from PIN"
Now I look at you Closer" said,
nose to examine the lost thimbie more
carefully, 81 can't say that l think Won
have been much used"
III You knew my little mistress " replied
the th,mbie, you wouldn't wonder at it
"What is that girTs name 2n osled .,
loud that it made the little tiiimble shake.
school," '"'' 'u' VI
must say, dear children, that I wasn,,
much displeased with the answer GOT. al.
though it sounded pert, and I'm an Old wo-
man, and little people or little thimbles
ought never give pert answers to old peo-
pie. But tale bearers are nv abomination-
as frequently say to my young grand,
nephew, Thomas Battles, so as to keen II
~ MS mind, to which he always saws, in
ne charmingest way, Yes. Aunt Sally,
'n"ye 0ocu1 ~; ana when l give him q
cookie, which always do when he is re-
!peetful, he says most politely. sThankee-
Aunt Sally, I'll eat it with my love- But
musn't forget the thimble,-who stood
tsrisg at me with it's mouth wide omen.
wondering what l was thinking abont.
You see 1 was thinking of my darling
Tommy
"Weil, little thimble,n said I. after a hit {
what am l going to do with you n
Adopt me-" answered the tbimble.
You wouldn't At any OF my old fingers"
g. No, not that but don't you know anv
tue girls .,; Aunt Sally, whose finger 1
" on, lots, my dear! There's Elizabeth
ewwell and Maria Stitcher and Sarah
emmer and Bridget Baster, and mauv
ore could mention,
-, Get one of them to adopt me, then"
no tne tnimble. I'll work hard, 1 prom
es you, aunt al;n Sally, and don't think my C.
lssress Will care two needles who owns
9. She does nothing but dress, dress,
'ess, and look in the looking glass from =
orning till night"
:" Don't speak disrespectfully of your
lstress," that won't listen to-"
joined the thimble, "what do you think u
9 said the very night her papa gave me -
her as present She took me to her L
ON and threw me in the bureau drawer,
ying, Get out, you nasty thing! you'll! W
IKE my left forefinger like a nutmeg
ater, and down 1 fell into the drawer {
hit my head against the scissors, who e esD
lghed with his blades wide open, and =
o.. Come in, little thimble; jolly times!
thing to do, year in and year OUT You
uidn't get much reward, I'm thinking, II
mt sally, nor thanks either, if you took
Well, then" said I, "rll adopt YOU Ret
must ask, first of all, if anybody has pat
md now, my dear children, if any one esta
you did lose that thin BILE, let that girl r rfHI
ak up, and she shall have it, for COZ
operty is property" say, and a stolen :, Pi
nbie shall not burn my fingers. If no. a aiedR
J, speaks, shall adopt it for life. NJ
Tho would like to have it, Don't all yI7
TX at once, my dears, can only send it w
ne, and that is the girl who can hem, 119
n and gather.-Young Catholic.
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