The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-11-10
4 Grand Autumn Opening.

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"Now, Barbara, what's The use OF
talking that way, when here they are all
down in the picture.
80, It's only misprint, said Bar
bara. Come along.
Just wait a minute, Barbara, there's
q dear"
So Nab settled comfortably down TO
finish her Forty Thieves" and, as she
didn't skip single word, Barbara had
her hands full to keep in patience. I
That's what 1 call pretty smart,
cried Nab, throwing down her book.
One man caught 'em al. and he wasn't
very big man eitrer. Don't you To-
member what knock Uncle Jim got
in trying to catch just only one robber9
Forty knocks would have killed him
dead, I know" and Mag looked solemn
enough even for such terrible calamity
as that.
"Did.they say half past 3 p she con-
timed.
Eyes, they did," replied Barbara
''aud-"
"Never mind the ecold now, DEAR"
interrupted Nab; "Tll take it Oh the
way over.
II say, girls, can't go too2" There
was Jack with his head out of the play
room window.
"Jack Graham" said Barbara look
ing Ilp from the front yard, "you are
just the greatest boy ever saw. Do
you know where we are goipga"
"No," said Jack; "perhaps after
frogs"
Now Jack knew perfectly we'll that,
next TO having her hair put up In curl
papers, Barbara hated frogs worse than
anything else.
ats an opening" said Nab.
ga whatl" said Jack.
"Goose - retorted Barbara, who
wasn't quite over the frogs yet.
80, If it's to be something to eat, I'm
coming right along" and the head dis
appeared.
But it isnt," shouted Nab, and the
head came i'll sight again.
"Only grand spring sale, like they
tell about in the papers Dolls hats
and everything, you know, and we're
going to swap.
"Where"
down in the glen"
"Any tellersl"
"No, all girls.
GOOD morning" The head disap-
peared, and Barbara walked off with
Nab, discussing the question of china
and other infants apparel.
Across the field, over the brook, then
skirting the woods until they came to "a
path. This path led 10 the glen, n place
that they kept just for picnics and good
times.
There is no doubt about it, it was to
be quite an opening. Fifteen girls al
reauy had arrived, and more were still
coming up the paths which seemed to
lead from every direction. Each girl
had bandbox and doll-ail kinds of
dolls, from wax with golden hair down
to block doilies without any hair at all.
Soon the long benches which ran around
the glen were rapidly being converted
into u gorgeous line of baby outfits,
wonderful IN color and manufacture.
Tiny hats, so small they looked like
thimbles, with feathers on top, and
cloaks and everything els so little that
it seems JUS. ridiculous to call them
clothes at all.
will tell you what they were going
to do. You see everything that one lit
tie girl has, does not seem half SO pretty
or 80 much worth having as the things
plan had been decided upon-for each
to bring to the glen Ill the dollies
wardrobes the little girl was tired of,
and exchange them for something sh,
really wanted-because they didn't be-
long to her, you see.
Barbara had been elected auctioneer
and soon she was standing upon one OF
the benches, holding in her hand wha,
once had been beautiful pair of baby
shoes, white kid and blue buttons. Bu
now the buttons We're all gone, and botl
toes were sewed up with black thrcad
Still they locked lovely to the eyes of
little glri whose dolly never had any
shoes at all, and she jumped at til,
chance OF getting them in exchange fo
ayellow hood with two holes in it.
The sale vas really very exciting, To-
sometimes two little girls would wan
the same thing, and would throw ava,
half their wardrobes for the sake of get
ting 1t. Why, when Barbara offered
playhouse whose windows opened an,
shut, the little gih who finally secured
had to give two gold curls cut on tn
spot from her best dolly's head, thre
underwaists (nearly new, one pair am
half Of stockings Gall different colorsl
one earring, and three, yes, thre
dresses, ana trunk to keep them in
This Is only specimen of the grea
sacrifices made at that wonderful sale
and Barbara got so excited that she sal
she couldn't go on unless they gave he
some peppermint drops.
just in the midst Of ON interestin
bargain they were stopped short by I'll
appearance OF the funniest little qi
you ever saw coming up one of the patl
ways. 1t was in the middle of summe
but still she wore a heavy shawl TIN
reach from her neck clear way down
her feet. But her bonnet that was Il
most astonishing thing of all. In u
first place it was twice too big for he
and in the next place it looked exact
Us il the largest and reddest flowers
the oar.ieu Lad bean tucked into q {