The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-13
THE PRESS.
A Long Branch Story.
Being n Tragedy from Harper's hazar,
With Moral by T.W. Higsinson.
THE STORY.
Long Branch, Wednesday.

THE STORY.
Long Branch, Wednesday.
Dear Newspaper
am little girl just nine years old. My
Mama is butiful lady she is the lovliest lady
in the world. heard gentleman tell her
so and mama sent me away to play on the
beach. We have got baby pretty big
Baby two years old be is dear little fellow.
Marie takes care of him Marie is the bonnie
Marie is pretty cross she saps US both.
5 The Baby has great big blue eyes and little
cunnin yellow curls all over his head,
I have big sash & blue shoes on every
afternoon but love the baby best, his name
is Robby. Papa loves the baby too &c he
loves me. He comes here sometimes on SUM-
day. have pony but like my papa best.
Bathing is good for children.
Mama sends Marie to battle me in the sea.
She undresses me and the bathing man dips
me and | screagh. baby screaghes in little
tub in the bathhouse.
hate the Sea. But love the Sand dig
in it and make houses. 1t wont make you
dirty. My name is Mabel but the children
here at the hotel call me Runaway dear. That
is not because ! am like horse but because
my Mama who is most beautiful and wears
butiful dresses and sidney rings says to me all
the time runaway dear. And the gentleman
with the black mustash that says my mama
is the loveliest woman in the world says run
away too, so / run away.
My Papa's mustash is gray like that best.
1t is only o'clock but mama is out driving
and Marie will slap me if don't 60 to bed.
1t is very light don't want to go 10 bed.
Marie says in french but I cant write it
down in french Your Mama is out with him
she says him hard so HIM. And she wont be
In till 10 she never is. Go to sleep.
Marie is cross Mama is abutiful lady I
hate that gentleman with the black NOUS
fash. wont go to sleep.
Thursday, Long Branch.
Dear newspaper:
My papa is here. He saw the letter l
wrote you only for fun. he says must
write you more and he will send it to be
printed because it may do somebody good.
don't know what he means. can't write so
good as did yesterday or spell so good as
did yesterday for feel bad. Last night
when mama went out driving with the gen.
tleman with the black mustash Marie put
me to bed when the sun was shining, she was
going to put Robby to bed two, but Robbie is
only baby and Yield Mama Mama. Marie
said tails tot petit imp and she rocked him
hard. The waiter that kisses her on the
beech when I amt looking came to the door
and said if she expected to 90 with him and
have any fun at the danse she must hurry up.
She said this petit dIable wont go to sleep she
rocked him hard and RobbV cried loud all the
time. He wasn't sleepy.
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.
l went to sleep too and when it was dark
in the night woke up. There was a big
m0nn hIJf tho pUp all hIanR and
saw the big wolf Marie tells me about stand
ing in a black corner. 1 dident screagh be-
cause my throat hurt me SO couldn't, but
covered up my head and prayed. prayed
Now lay me down to sleep because that was
all / could think of but there's nothing about a
wolf in it. guess God knew meant about
the wolf.
In good while Marie came in softly and
when said o Marie the wolf was here she
said quick did Robby wake up. said no, &
chung to her dress when she went 10 Rob
by's crib she had light.
Robby was fast asleep and Marie tried to
wake him up. / 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 if didn't 60 to sleep with my face
to the wall she would bring the wolf, so
lied very still. Marie's voice was queer as il
she had cold and she kept shaking Robby
and trying to wake him up. Then she said
Sainte Verge and then she told me not to stir
or she would bring the wolf and heard her
open her trunk and take things out of it quick
and softly and she said if 1 wasent still imps
would eat me. screaghed and she put her
hand over my mouth and said she would
keep the volt and imps away if was as
mouse & shut my eyes and put my fingers
in my ears. 1 did that for about good
while and went to sleep.
When woke up again it was dark almost
and couldn't see the moon I called Marie
and then l crept over to her bed it was all
white and Marie wasent in it cried out very
loud and fell on the floor then climbed into
little Robby's crib and laid down by him.
Robby was all cold and I covered him up and
said now l lay me twice. Once for him be-
cause he's baby and can't say his prayers.
And put my arms around him to make him
warm and went to sleep. When woke up
to-day it was all sunshiney it was children's
dinner time. A great many people all the
walters and chambermaids and gentlemen
and ladies were all around our crib.
A lady said o poor little thing take her
away. They lifted me out on the floor and
gentleman said o no she may tell us about
1t. said where is Marie. Robby must get
mp and be dressed and lady stood before
the crib and said is he asleep! She said yes
he is asleep where is Marie; told them that
perhaps the wolf had eaten her up but l don t
believe that much when the sun shines. ]
told them all that happened in the night like
told you. Everybody looked strange and
said Marie was wicked and would be tryed
and hung if they cought her I laughed and
said was glad she had gone because she had
catch her. / said 1 could dress my lttel
brother.
All the ladies said no, no. And lady
cried and kissed me and said she was going
to dress him, but must be good and 60 to
Mama's room. told that lady don't cry
because Marie went away. won't cry for
her Pm glad. But that lady said she would
dress Robby SO went to Mamas room. A
strange gentleman was there who looked
sorry and more people too and he said some
thing to mama.
white and she said I'm punished Pm pun
ished o my Baby. said Mama don't cry
that lady will dress the Baby. That strange
gentleman gave mama something out of a
little bottle and he made Bridget the cham.
bermaid take me down on the beech.
Bridget rocked herself and cryed and told
me stories and was good to me. She dident
slap me like Marie. Bridget said Marie was
frinch fiend and she had gone away in the
ulSnI anu NOBODY wont ma ner any more.
am glad that Papa came down to the beech
for me.
Bridget said the telegraf had brought him
from New York quick. he kissdd me but he
was so white and his lips were white and his
hands were cold. ran to our room to see
Robby. The strange man that looked sorry
was there. My papa said is ther no hope
doctor. The man said none the stuff did Its
work in a few hours. My papa c,yed out
loud.
ran to my mamas room she was in a
chair all still like picture. Her eyes were
big and her hair was all over her butiful
dress.
1 said mama and she threw up her arms
and said o so loud o my baby my baby. Then
some people sent me away but Robby was
asleep on Mamas bed but they would not let
me kiss him or go near him. Robby was all
white.
Papas eyes were all red showed him the
letter l wrote yesterday to make him laugh.
he doesn't laugh. He says write my little
girl, write all you can think of then you shall
kiss your little brother.
Papa says to the strange man Are there no
mothers nowadays doctor and papa cries
more. Hush the doctor says she is TO be
pittied this blow has almost killed her,
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