The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-21
a LONG, BRANCH STORY.
BeIng n Tragedy, with N HHOn-
al, by II. w. Higgins.

n LONG BkANCA STORY.
BeIng n Tragedy, with a IHOH-
al. by H. w. Higgins.
"Wednesday, Long Branch.
Dear Newspaper: am q little girl,
Just nine years old. My mama Is a
beautiful lady-she IL the loveliest wo-
man In the world. I heard a gentle
man tell her SO and mama sent me
away to play on the beech. We have
got baby, pretty big baby twoyears
old IIe is q dear little fellow. Marie
takes care OF him Marie Is the Bonnie
Marie Is pretty cross she slaps us both
The baby has great big blue eyes
and little cunnln yellow curls all over
his head.
have a big sash & blue shoes on
every afternoon but l love the baby
best, his name is Rebby. Papa loves
the baby too and he loves me. He
comes here sometimes on Sunday. j
have pony here but love my papa
best. Bathing is good for children.
Mama sends Marie to battle me in
the Sc a. She undresses me and the
bathing man dips me and screagh.
baby screaghes in a little tub in the
bath house. "a
hate the sea. But I love the sand
/ dig In it and make house. It won't
make you dirty. My name ia Mabel
but the children here at the hOtel call
me Runaway dear. That Is not be-
cause am like horse but because nay
mama who Is most beautiful and who
wears beautiful dresses and shlney
rings says to me all the time run away
dear. And the gentleman with the
black moustach that says my mama is
l.. "a
rnaway too, so / runaway.
Ny Papa's moustach is gray like
that best. II Is only 8 o'clock but ma
ma Is out driving and Marie viii slap
me II don't 90 to bed. Marie says in
French but 1 can't write 1t down in
French Your Mama is out with him
she says him hard so HIM. And she
won't be in till 10 o'clock she never is.
Go to sleep.
Marie is cross Mama is beautiful
lady. 1 hate that gentleman with a
black IN oustash. / won't go to sleep.
Your affectionate friend MABEL.
Thursday, Long Branch.
Dear Newspaper: My papa is here.
He saw the letter wrote you only for
fun. He says l must write you more
and he will send it to be printed be-
cause It may do somebody good. 1
don't know what he means. l can't
write so good as 1 did yesterday or
spell so good for feel bad. Last night
when mama went out driving with the
gentleman with the black moustash
Marie put me to bed when the sun was
shining, she was going to put Robby
to bed two, but Robby Is only a baby
and yield mama mama. Marie said tais
toll petit imp and she rocked him hard.
The waiter that kisses Marie on the
beech when l amt looking came to the
door and said she must hurry up If she
expected to go with him to the danse.
She said this petit diable won't 90 to
sleep she rocked him hard and Bobby
cried loud all the time. He wasn't
sleepy.
L told Marie so and she said he was
thirsty and gave him something to
drink out of a spoon and then he went
TO sleep.
I went to sleep too and when it
was dark In the night i woke up.
There was a big moon but the corners
were all black, and 1 saw the big wolf
Marie tells me about standing in a
black corner. i didn't screagh because
my throat hurt me so I couldn't, but i
covered up my head and prayed. 1
prayed now l lag me down to sleep
because that was all could think of
but there's nothing about q Welt in 1t.
1 guess God knew l meant about the
wolf.
In good while Marie came in very
softly and when l said o Marie the
wolf was here, she said quick did Rob-
by wake up. / said no and chung to
her dress when she went to Robby's
crib she had light.
Robby was fast asleep and Marie
tried to wake him up. 1 said what
makes you wake him up? Marie didn't
slap me then-she looked at me most
awful and she dragged me to my bed
and put me In and covered me up and
said II l didn't go to sleep with my
face to the wall she would bring the
wolf, so lied very still. Maries voice
was queer as If she had a cold and she
kept shaking Bobby and trying To
wake him up. Then she said Sainte
'Vierge and then she told me not to stir
or abe would bring the wolf and herd
her open her trunk and take things
out of IL quick and softly and she said
If I wasn't still imps would eat me.
screaghed and she put her hand over
my mouth and said she would keep the
wolf and imps away If L was still as q
mouse and shut my eyes and put my
fingers in my ears. l did for about 8
good while and / went to sleep.
When / woke up again it was dark
almost and couldn't see the moon
. called Marie and then l crept over t
her bed, 1t was all white, and Marie
wasn't in It l called out very loud anC
fell on the floor, then 1 climbed into
little Robby's crib and laid down by
him. Robby was all cold and 1 cover
ei him up and said now I lay me-
twice. Once for him because he's &
baby and can't say his prayers, AnC
i put my arms around him to make
him warm and went to sleep. WheI
j woke up to-day It was all sunshiny
it was children's dinner time. A greal
many people all the walters and cham.
bermaids and gentlemen and ladies
were around our crib.
A lady said o poor little thing take
her away. They lifted me out on tn,
floor and q gentleman said o no she
may tell US about Ii. said where Il
Marie. Robby must get up and b.
dressed and lady stood before tbs
crib and said is he asleep? She sale
yes he Is asleep. where il Marie? told
them that perhaps the wolf has eater
her up but / don't believe that much
when the sun shines. told them al
that happened in the night like 1 tolC
you. Everybody looked strange ant
said that Marie was wicked and woul(
be tried and hung If they caught her
laughed and said / was glad she haC
gone because she slapped US and hop
ed nobody wouldn'I catch her. i sal,
could dress my little brother.
All the ladies said no no. And q la
dy cried and kissed me and said sh
was going to dress him but must b
good and 60 to mama,s room :
strange gentleman was there who look
ed sorry ana more people too and b
said something to mama.
/ saw my mama fall down on tn
floor all white and she. said I'm pun
ished I'm punished o my baby. sal
mama don't cry that lady will dres
tho baby. That strange gentlemal
gave mama something out OF httl
bottle and he made Bridget the cham
bermsic take me down on the beech.
Bridget rocked herself and cried an
told me stories and was good to ma
She didn't slap me like Marie. Bridg
ct said Marie was Frinch fiend an
she had gone away in the night an
nobody won't find her any more. / al
glad that pa came down to the besc
Tor me. s.f.l.-.-ii. $40
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