The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-08-30
Her Season at Long Branch-ArtlessiPra ttle
That Tells of Many Heartache.
tFrom Harper's Bazar.l
WEDNESDAY, LONG BRANCH

Just nine years old. My Mama is q bu
tiful lady, she is the lovliesU woman II
the world. heard gentleman tell he
80 and mama sent me away to play oil
the beech. We have got baby, pref
ty big baby he is 2 years old he is dea
little fellow. Marie takes care of hin
Marie is the bonnie Marie is pretty cross
she slaps both Of us.
The Baby-ha great big blue eyes anC
little cunning yellow curls all over hi
head.
have big sash & blue shoes on ev
cry afternoon but love the baby the
best, his name is Robby. Papa loves the
baby bost 4 he loves me too. He comes
here sometimes on Sunday. have a
Pony here but 1 like my papa best,
Bathing is good for children.
Mama sends Marie to bath me in the
sea. She undresses me & the bathing
man dips me l. | screagh. baby screagh-
es in little tub in the bath house.
hate the sea. But | love the Sand |
dig in il and make houses. 1t wont
make you dirty. Ny name is Mabel but
the children here at the hotel calls me
Runaway dear. That is not because |
am like horse but because my mama
who Is most butifnl and wears bunfnl
dresses and sidney rings says 10 me all
the tune Runaway dear. And the gen
tleman with the black mustash that says
my mother is the lovliest woman in the
world says runaway too, so runaway.
NV papa's mustash is gray, like that
best. II is only 5 o'clock, but mama is
ont driving Marie will slap me il /
don't go to bed. 1t rs very light. | don't
want to go To bed. Marie says in French
hut cant write it down IN french Your
mama is ont with him. She says him
hard so HIM. And she wont be in till
ten she never is. 60 to sleep.
Marie is cross Mama is buttul lady.
hate that gentleman with the black
mustash. wont go to sleep. Your al
fecshupate friend MABEL.
THURSDAY, Lone BRANcH-Dear News
Paper: My papa Is here. He saw the
letter | wrote you onl y for fun. he says
| must write you more and he will send
it to be printed because it might do some
person good. don't know what he
means. | cant write so good as | did
yesterday or spell SO good as ! feel bad
Last night when mama was out riding
with the gentleman with the black mus
fash Marie put me to bed when the sun
was shining. she was gong to put Rob
by to bed two but Robby is only baby
and he Yield Mama Mama. Marie said
tais tot petit diable and she rocked him
hard The waiter that kisses Marie on
the beach when amt looking, came to
the door and said she must hurry up If
she expected TO 20 with him & have any
fun at the danse. She said this petit di-
able wont go to sleep she rocked him
hard and Robby cried loud ali the time.
He wasn't sleepy.
told Marie so and she said he was
thirsty and gave him something to drink
out ot spoon and then he went fast to
sleep.
went to sleep two & when ii was
dark in the night woke up. There
was big moon but the corners were all
black and | saw the big wolf that Marie
tells me about standing in u black cor
ner. dident screagh because my throat
hurt me 80 | couldent but covered up
my head and prayed. | prayed Now
lay mo down to sleep because that was
all could think Of but 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 dad Robby wake up.
said no. & chung TO her dress when
: DoA koha al L.
Robby was fast asleep and Marie tried
to wake him up. said what makes
YOU wake him upf Marie didn't slap me
then she looked at me most awful and
she dragged me TO my bed and covered
me up and said il didn't go to sleep
with my face To the wall she would
bring the wolf so he'd very still. Ma
res voice was queer as If she had cold
and she kept shaking itobby and trying
To wake him up, then she sand Sainte
Verge and then she told me not 10 stir
or she would bring the wolf and heard
her open her trunk and take things out
of it quickly and softly and she said if |
wasent still the devils would eat me up.
screaghed and she put her hand over
my mouth and said she would keep the
volt and devils away If would lay rs
still AS mouse 4 shut my eyes and put
my iingures in my ears did that for a
good while and went To sleep.
When | woke up again it WAS dark al
most and couldent see the moon and !
called Marie and crept oSer to her bed.
il was all white and Marie wasn't in 1t. |
cried ont very loud and fell on the floor
then climbed ia little Robbys crib and
laid dawn by him. Robby VAS all cold
aud covered him up and said now | lay
me twice Once Tor him because hes IA
baby and cant say his prayers. And put
nv arms round him Ia make ham warm !.
and won't To- sleep. When ] woke mp il
was day il WAS chldrens dinner time. A /
great many people ali the walters and
cham bermaids and the ladies and gentle
men were all round our crib.
A lady said q poor little thing take
her away fhey lifted me ont on the
floor and y gentlemen SAID q no she may /
tell Us all about il. said whore is Ma
RE Robby must get up and be dressed
and a lady stood up before the crib and
! said is he asleep She said yes he is