American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-12
NAMES EXPERIENCE.

NAMES EXPERIENCE. :
81 think" said little Mamie Mason
you are such a cross mamna, that
shall go away some day and leave you,
and then you won't have any little girl. u
This was Nannie's favorite threat when
| anything went contrary to her wishes.
| 'Why, Mamie, what's the matter
now?" asked her father, lowering his
| newspaper. and looking over it at the
| forlorn little figure seated on the hassock.
! ''Mary Carr asked me to come over and
| spend the afternoon with her, and mann
ma won't let me CO." said Mamie, mourn
| fully. "Mamma wants me to play out in
! the yard with Willie. am so tired of
Willie! / have to play with him every
! Wednesday afternoon And don't love
mamma one bit" Aud Mamie shook
her curly head with great decision.
"Dear me, Nanniel Don't love mamma
''Some little girls DON'T have any m anmas
to love. What do you think you could
do, if YOU did not have any mammal
Nannie's face frightened. co." said
she, promptly. 81 could put on my best
dress and my bronze boots every after
noon"
Mr.. Mason raised his paper to conceal
the smile he could not quite repress.
Presently he lowered the paper and went
on: "You said just now,- Mamie, that
some time you would go away and never
come back any more. Where are you
going?"
Mamie sat in Thoughtful silence a min
ute. 81 shoald so out to Mr.. Vests farm,
1 guess" said she. ''When we were out
there, they asked me to stay and be their
little girl; and Mr.. West said 1 might
have the cunning little chickens all for
my own"
90 yes, had forgotten all about that"
said her father. ''Well, Mamie, this is
all, why don't you GO to-day?"
so, may II" said Mamie, eagerly.
''If you had rather go out there 10 live
and be their little girl, than to live here
and be orr little girl, you may co." said
her father, Cravely.
"And may | wear MY new dress and
bronze bootss" said Mamie, jumping up.
MAY she, mammal said Mr. Mason.
Il shall not interfere with any of your
arrangements, y said Mrs. Mason, who sat
sewing by the window.
So Mamie presently arrayed herself in
her new dress and boots, and her father,
though somewhat unused to the work,
managed to fasten the dress and button
the high boots.
81 shall want my old dress and ankle |
ties to put on in the morning, you know"
said Mamie, thoughfully, as she put on
her hat. 80 -,
Every well, you can take them in your
satchel," said her father. But think
we shall have to ask mamma to fold the
dress" he said, after various unsuccessful
attempts to reduce it to the size of the
satchel.
Mrs. Mason laid aside her sewing and
folded the dress. "I suppose" she said,
"if you are Mrs. Vests little girl, she
will make your clothes now. But she can
send in by Mr.. West for some of your old
time to make you any new ones"
'TlIank you. Ycs'm," said Mamie, |
with some politeness. She was still cher
ishing the anger against her mother.
She put the satchel on her arm. She |
was ready to set out, but she fingered be- |
side her father "Iwish you were going
too, papa! ~ she said.
"Why should go ?" asked Mr.. Mason.
9" love mamma dearly, and don't want
to go away and leave her and am not
tired OF Willie"
Mamie hesitated minute. Then sud |
denly she said, "Good-by. papa, putting
up her face to be kissed.
MIR Mason kissed her. Then Mamie
ran past her mother without word, out
of the room and out of the house, down
the steps and down the street. She knew
the way very well out to Mr. Vests farm.
She had been by it often, and once she
had been there to tea with her father and
mother and Willie. Mamie and Willie
had a very nice time playing with the
little chickens and making nests in the
fresh, sweet hay But now, as Mamie
went along, she did not feel very happy,
she did have On her nice
dress and bronzed boots. She had
not said good-by to her mother, nor
kissed her; and she could not help think
ing how disappointed Willie would be
when he awoke from his after dinner nap
and found her gone. Then the dust
would get on the pretty bronze boots,
though she stopped and wiped them again
and again, until her handkerchief got
quite soiled And the bag ~On her arm
crew very heavy, and there was nobody
10 carry it for her. Mamie had never
taken such long walk alone before.
And the sun was so warm that Mamie
face grew quite damp with perspiration,
and she wiped it oft, quite unaware of the
5treaks the soiled Handkerchief left. so
n good many things troubled Mamie;
and. worst OF all, when she had almost
reached Mrs Vests, a big black dog ran
barking out of a ward at her, and Nannle
was droadfully frightened, out she could
not run behind her mother for shelter,
nor cling to her fathers hand. POOR
Nanniel She screamed, but there was
nobody to hear her, and in her terror she
ran on as fast as possible. As soon as
She dared She looked back, and saw the
ior standing still in the middle OF the
road, looking after her. And ut thnt she
ran on faster than ever.
When she reached Mrs. Vests house
Tho ran roupd the yard aud into the back
door. quite out of breath. Mrs West
YVES sitting in the kitchen, bFaiding
mat.
sIf you please" said Mamie, as soon
rs her painting breath would admit oil her
speaking, II have cpme-to be your
little Girl"
'Wcll, ucverw exclaimed Nss- West,
looking over her glasses IN greet astonl~h-
mcnt, uausing In her work, and sleaa-
tasty r5ggriing he grlnly htile NlsaEe
,,njer tbs broad hFiumed hat. III that
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