The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-08-22
HER SEASON AT LONG BRANCH,
ArtIess PrntIIe That Tells Of Many
HearIache.

WEDNESDAY, LONG BRANCH.
DEAR NEWSPAPER: | am little girl
lust 9 years old. My Mama is butilul
lady she is the lovliest woman in the
world. l heard sc tleman tell her so
and mans sent me away to play on the
beech. We have got baby pretty
BIZ Baby two years old he IS u dear
little fellow. Mary taxes care Of him
Marie is the bcDne Marie Is pretty cross
she saps US both.
The Baby has great big blue eyes ard
little cunnin yellow curls al over his
/ head.
| have big sash " blue shoes on every
/ afternoon but love tho baby best, his
name is Rrbby Papa loves the baby too
" be loves me. He comes here some
times on sunday. l have a Pony here
but ike my papa best. Bathing Is
good for children.
Mama sends Marie to battle me In the
sea. She Undresses me IL the bathing
man dips me and l screagh, baby
.crea shes in little tub in the bsth
house.
hate the sea. But l love The Sand |
dIL in it and make houses. 1t won't
make you dirty. My name is Mabel but
the children here at the MOTEL call me
Runaway dear. That is not because |
am like a horse but because my Mama
who is most butiful and wears butiful
dresses and shiney rings says to me all
the time runaway dear. And the -entle
man witk the black moustash that says
nv mama is the lovlieSt woman
in the world says runaway too so run.
away.
MY Papa's mOustash Is gray, | like
that best. 1t IL only O'Clock, but
msma Is out driving X Mary will slap
ne If | don't 60 to bed. Marie says II
IN trench but | cant write it down in
French Your Mama is out with him she
SAWS HIM hard so HIM, And she won't
be IN TIL ten she never is. Go TO sleep.
Marie is cross Mama is butiiul lady.
| hate that gentleman with the back
nous.tssh. | wont go to sleep. Your
ailgcshunste friend MABEL.
THURSDAY LONG BRANCH.-Desr
Newspaper: Ny papa IS here. He saw
The letter | wrote you only for fun. He
SAYS | must right you more and he will
send it to be- printed because II may do
somebody good | don't know what be
means. ! cant write so good as | did
Yesterday or spell so good tor l feel bad
Last HIgnt when mama WAS out driving
with the gentleman with the black mus
fash Marie put me to bed when the sun
was shining, she was going 10 put ROb0y
to bed two but Robby is only baby and
he weld Mama Mama. Marie SAID tsls
tot petit diablc and she rocked him hard.
The waiter that kisses NJ :rie on the
beach when amt looking, came TO the
door and said she must hurry up II she
expected to go with him and have any
| fun 1T the daESe. She said this petit
dlab,e wont 60 - sleep he rocked him
hard and Rob5y cried loud Ill the time.
Tic wasn't sleepy.
| told Msrie So ard she said he was
! thirsty and gave INN something To- drink
ont OF q spoon sud then he went to
sleep.
| vent to SLEEP two X when i. was
dark in the night | woke up. There
WAS biz moon but the corners were all
black and | saw the big wOttha Marie
tells me ABOUT standing IN black cor
ner. dldent scresgh because my throat
nurt me so | couldent but l covered up
my head and prayed. l prayed Now l
lsy me down To sleep because that was
ali could think OF but nothing about a
volt TINT. | guess God knew l meant
abpnl the wolf.
In good while Marie came in softly,
and when said o Marie the wolf was
here she said quick did Robbie wake up.
| said no X / cluug to her dress when
she went to Robby's crib she had q
light.
Robby WAS fast asleep snd Marie tried
to wake him up. said what makes you
wake him up2 Marie didn't slap me
then-she looked at me most awful and
she dragged me to my bed ard put me in
and covered me up and said if l didn't
go to sleep with my face to the wall she
would bring the wolf, so | lied very still.
Narie's voice was queer rs If she had q
cold, aud she kept shaking Robby and
! trying to wake HIN up, then she said
SaInte Verge and then she told me not
to STIR or she would bring the
wolf, and l heard her open her
trunk and take things out OF 1t quickly
and softly, and she said if wasent still
the devils would eat me. | screaghed
and she put her hand over nay mouth and
said she would keep the wolf and the
ueves away If sill as a mouse Y shut
my eyes and put my fingers in my ears