River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-11-21

oOmethlnB WAS BOlHS W Happeus Aon
couldn't have been in the nursery two
minutes without seeing that Mrs. Maris
was all dressed up in her best real silk;
and that the rubber dolly had been hav-
| inx splendid bath, aud looked Just as
good as new.
Mrs Maria was Mamie's best doll II
seems to me that she ought to have had
some name after the Maria part; but /
really don't believe she ever had.
| But the dolls didn't begin 10 be all.
| There was Marnie's table out IN the mid
die of the floor; and there, too, was the
| little tea set with the gold band round
the edges, and when that set was out Of
the sawdust box, you could be very sure
something was going to happen. And
that something was thanksgiving
There was the little white cloth, and the
party caster with al. the stoppets gomez
and the real cranberry sauce, and the
( the-Oh, everything you could almost
think of. Mrs. Msris and the Other dol.
! y--'he rubber one, you kRow-were
already seated at the table with their
bibs on, and Mamie was just going to
help them to the cranberry sauce when
she jumped up suddenly and said.
"Why, where's the babyG"
! The baby was the little china doll In
the long, long dresses with real tucks al
the bottom.
''Oh There she Is in the window.
put her there TO be out of the way when
/ was sweeping the baby house -
Mamie ran to the window to get the
baby and was just going back 10 the real
cranberry sauce, when she saw little
girl standing on the sidewalk way down
in the street below.
How cold it looked out there, and how
cold the little girl looked, too, with II
shawl not half big enough.
"She dosn't look much like Thanks
giving" said Mamie, to herself. 81
thought Thanksgiving was for every body
in the world
She nodded, "How do you DOR TO the
little Gnl, and the little girl nodded back
again. The wind came through a crack
| by the side of the window, and, Oh how
cold it was
"Dear me" said Mamid, II really don't
believe she's going to have the least Bit
of Thanksgiving. ! tell you what; tn
give her Thanksgiving, all myselfF'
She put down the baby, ana after tel
ling Mrs. Maria and the rubber dolly not
TO eat single thing till she came back,
away che ran to the sitting room.
10 mamma, mamma, there's little
| girl out doors all alone without any
Thanksgiving, Can't | give her onel"
! Mamie drew mamma to the window.
"She does look real cold, doesn't she,r
said mamma.
30 mamma, can't give her a Thanks
givingl Dosen't everyone ought to have
onef"
The very next minute mamma and
Mamie were at the front door.
''Come in, little girl" said mamma;
"are you very eoldf'
"Yes'm, but it's Thanksgiving and I've
been watching the big turkey hanging
by his legs al the butchers, and it was so
big that lis nose most came TO the
ground"
"But I'm going to have some real
cranberry sauce in the nursery, AMI
real table, too. Don't you want 10 conner
asked Mamie.
"May II" and the cold little girl looked
up into mammals face.
YES" said mamma, swell all have
Thanksgiving together
SO they took off the little girls shawl
and went upstairs to the nursery. Then
mamma went down to the kitchen and
staid long, long time, and when she
came up such lot Of things as she had
for that Thanksgiving dinnerl A real
little chicken all roasted brown, and some
real gravy, and celery, and round mince
pie What do you think of that. And
the other little girl had Mamie's best
rocking-ch too, and ate her dinner with
NAMES red mittens on because hor hands
we're SO cold
What splendid Thanksgiving that
was! For when the little girl went home
she had new warm sae9ue and basket
with lots of things TO carry with her, and
Mamie went to bed, because the blue eyes
wouldn't keep open sny longer, she said
/ to mamma:
"Mamma, should know this is
Thanksgiving, even If we didn't have
turkey and cranberry sauce"
How do you know, pussi" said
mamma.
ION, because I'm just as
happy as can be-" said Mamie
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