The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-11-07
Annals Doll.

Annals doll was thought very re-
markable one by all of the family. 1t
had now reached its third head, which
could be washed in front, and could be
curled behind, and, happily was very
strong.
For Anna, though she was very fond
of her doll, whose name was Elsie, did
often forget to take care of her. | am
sorry to say she sometimes left her I'M
der the rockers of the chair, which is
not safe thing for doll, or on the
sofa in the parlor. And the way her
first head was broken was, that some
body stepped on it, because Anna had
dropped it i'll the front entry, one day,
when she was hurrying off for school.
Anna had two older sisters and
two very kind aunts, and that is the way
her doll came to have SO many nice
things. Whenever they went away,
they always brought home something
pretty for Elsie. She was wearing now
pretty new hat, and little parasol
with fringe, that one of the aunts
brought home from Paris.
Anna had brother Jim, and it was
hard to tell whether he was more of a
help to her, or plague about her doll.
Onrainy days, when he had nothing better
better to do, he would dolls chairs and
tables for Annals playhouse. The legs
were not very strong, and way of wob-
webbing, but Anna was very grateful for
them, and they made her forget that it
was owing to jim that Elsie had lost her
second head.
This was a waxen head, and it was a
very lovely one-there were light, golden
curls, and you could move the head one
way or another. But one winters day
Jim came in, and said he knew Elsie
must be very cold, and advised Anna to
put her in front of the cracking wood
fire, to sit in her easy chair and warm
her feet. This might have done for a
little while, but Anna left her there too
long, and when she came back, all
Elsie's sweet expression had melted
away
Jim was really very sorry, and he Of
fered some of his next months allow
ance to buy a new head for the doll,
but one of the aunts had just come home
with new head, which she had Bought,
thinking Elsie might be in need of one,
and was number three. Anna began to
! think it was the most beautiful of all
! though she loved her dear dear Elsie so
much, she said she would not care if she
| had no head.
jim then said he would write book
| for the doll, book that should teach
her never to sit too near the fire, or to
run into danger. The idea pleased
Anna very much. This IS the book:
ABOUT DOLLS.
Some dolls heads are made of wood
these are called wooden dolls. Wood
comes from trees, which are found il
the country. Trees have leaves also
they grow up, but dolls do not grow
Some trees are pine, some apple, some
pineapple, and some murhoggany, 6
hard word to spell. These heads al,
very hard, and you can pound then
without hurting.
Some dolls heads are made
of wax, and are called wax
dolls. The wax comes from little ami
NAL called the bee, that has wings
Sometimes it is called the busy bee, be
cause it buzzes. The bee does not max,
the dolls, but the wax. 1t goes in I
straight line to flower, and pokes til,
honey out with its sting. Their
you feel glad you are not the flower
because the sting hurts-it does-that il
the way it makes the wax. But it is no
good to put these dolls in the sun o
over the furnace.
Some dolls are made all over of Indi'
rubber, and you can fling them abou
anyhow. They grow on tree, tin
India rubber does, in India, where the.
make India rubber boots. 1t is goo'
kind to have, because you can throw /
about like ball But then the face i
painted, and may rub of-some nose
do.
Then there's China dolls, made o
what tea sets are but they don't com
from the China where they make tn
fireworks, though they do make tn
tea. These might smash, il pounde'
with hammar. There's another kin,
L don't know about, that Elsie's mad
of. 1t don't matter, anyway. My aun
helped me about the spelling, excep
murhoggany-that / knew. 1 shal
write another volume, telling NOR
about trees and bees, and why doll
should take care of themselves.
This is enough for once.