The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-04-28
Dot and Dimple.

Dot and Dimple.
Dot and Dimple were twin sisters,
eight years old. Their real names were
Henriette Olivia and Harriet Julia but
papa said it was too bad to give such
Jolly, roly-poly babes names bigger than
themselves, SO he called them Dot and
Dimple-Dot because she was round as
one, and Dimple because she had dim
pie chin, dimple cheeks, dimples in her
hands, and the cunningest of dimples in
her tiny feet So Henriette Olivia and
Harriet julia were laid up until the
children grew to them-Dot and Dimple
serving for present use.
One Christmas, Aunt Julia, who lived
in New York, sent to each of her little
nieces beautiful wax doll. Dots Ma
bel had blue eyes and long golden curls.
Dimple's Claudia was black haired and
black eyed. Mamma thought the dol
lies most too fine for every day use, but
Dot and Dimple pleaded so earnestly for
the daily enjoyment of the beauties that
mamma could not resist.
"We will be dreadful careful, man.
ma," said Dot.
dreadful CAREFUL" echoed Dimple.
And careful they were until one un-
fortunate day whose record / have to
give.
1t was the Fourth of July, and the
dolls were celebrating the day by taking
ride in their little red carriage. Clau-
dia went first, because her name began
with @, and you know @ comes before
M in the alphabet.
Miss Claudia was having fine ride.
She had been down the garden walk to
the little bridge, and was coming back
when suddenly music was heard, and the
band came marching down the street.
The little girls stopped only to put Miss
Claudia on barrel In the shade of the
arbor, then ran to the gate. There was
the band in their gay uniform, firemen
in scarlet, soldiers with knapsacks and
guns.
Just as the last ragged follower dis
appeared around the corner, Uncle
James drove up.
"There is to be a parade in the green.
can take you down to see it. Go and
ask mamma if you can CO."
Mamma assented, and two Joyful little
girls rode away. The parade was won
derful, and when that was over Uncle
James took them home with him to din
ner. They always enjoyed going to
Uncle James, for he had the funniest OF
bald-headed babies, with little pink toes
that Dimple was never weary of admir-
ing. But in the midst of her pleasure
Dimple remembered the deserted doll
ooh, Dot, what if something should
happen to Claudia You know we left
her ont of DOORS"
"What can happen2 She's up on a
barrel in the shade" rejoined Dot.
Poor, ignorant Dot. She had studied
geography, and knew that the earth
turned over every twenty-four hours, but
how could she know that simple fact
would make the west side of the arbor,
which was shady at nine o'clock, sunny
at twelve? SO they played, with nc
thought of the coming sorrow.
Uncle James took them home about
four o'clock. After telling mamma OF
the delights of their visit, they ran foi
Miss Claudia but what sight met Their
eyes
The July sun was pouring down upon
the barrel. Miss Claudia sat in her car
riage, her hands crossed upon her lace
pocket handkerchief, her pink bonnet
resting jauntily upon her long curls
bat the great black eyes looked dimly
through the melted wax of her fore
head. One eyebrow was chasing the
other down the side of her face. Hel
rosebud of mouth was hanging from
her chin, and the dainty flush of hel
cheeks lay on her neck.
''Oh, my dolly my dolly!" cried
broken-hearted Dimple, pressing Miss
Claudia to her breast, regardless of the
fact that in so doing she was removing
the tip of that young lady's Roman
nose.
Dots efforts to comfort we're vain.
She offered to share Mabel with her, to
give her Mabel for her own. But even
this generous offer, made not without
an effort on Dots part, was lost upon
Dimple. AT last Dot ran for mamma,
who always knew just how to comfort.
Mammals tender sympathy was very
sweet to her little daughter, and at last
Dimple was ready to admit there were
some bright things left in life. Still
every time her eyes fell upon the wreck
of poor Claudia's beauty her grief brok,
forth afresh.
Mamma, hoping there might be trutl
in "out of sight out of mind" proposed
that Miss Claudia should be buried
She took white pasteboard box, hnet
il with white muslin, and made for il ,
little white muslin pillow. She wa
abeut to change Miss Claudia's pinl