Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-02
TANGLES.
BY SARGENT FLINT.

BY SARGENT FLINT.
Mrs. Castle was filling an enormous
trunk with Kitty's summer clothes
when the small owner of the large
wardrobe came flying into the room ex.
claiming:
Mamma, Tangles is sick"
81 am sorry" said mamma absently
as she carefully folded the white dress,
did papa get your boots"
Kitty threw down the new boots be-
side the great trunk.
Mamma, Tangles looks as white as
that dress"
"Poor thingl" said mamma "Why
did papa get such thick boots?"
Gle said would play in the grass,
-and-mamma, Tangles was sit
ting with her head UP against the
brick house. Say, why can't every
body go into the country"
"Your face is red as little Indian,
Kitty" said mamma. $50 rest yourself,
or YOU will have headache and cannot
go tomorrow"
''Pray, who is Tangles?" said Miss
Gil bert, who was going to the country
with them.
"A little girl who lives in an alley
Just around the corner" said Mrs. Cas-
tie. kitty and her papa are always
giving people names
''The name Is unpleasantly sugges-
tive" said Miss Gilbert
Kitty ran into Aunt James room,
where she was packing. II never shall
like Miss Gilbert" she said.
''Why not?" asked Aunt Jane.
tfShe never would walk to the depot.
"Who wants har to walk?"
would you walk to please me.
auntie?'
Il am not fond Of walking, my dear, y
replied aunt Jane.
''Then it's no use talking about it, .
said Kitty mournfully.
"Tell me what you mean, child"
''Well, Aunt Jane, Tangles is awful
sick. asked papa why she could not
60 into the country with us, and be
said he could not afford it. Now If you
will walk to the depot, there will be fifty
cents; and Miss Gilbert walk, there viii
be fifty more; and [ walk, there is
twenty-five. It would not be proper
fer mamma, would it, because she is
married"
But there wouldn't be enough, dear,
If we all walked.
"Papa must expect to do something
CT course" said Kitty
II will walk if that will help said
Aunt Jane, good humoredly.
will YOU ask Miss Gilbert if she will
walk?'
"Oh, [ couldn't" said Aunt Jane:
'but if you ask her and she refuses,
VIII give you the fifty cents"
Kitty went and peeped in at Miss Gil
bert through the crack of the sitting
room door, How proud she looked
How white her hands were, and how the
rings sparkled On her slender fingers
Kitty recalled Tangles as she had seen
her that morning-her torn clotheT, her
curly locks hanging half over her pale
dirty face, her great brown eyes looking
istlessiy out at the passers-by. Could
she ask this beautiful lady to walk to
the depot for such as Tangles?
The time was flying by; they were go.
ing In the early morning train. Her
mamma went to speak to Aunt Jane
and saw her standing looking through
ne crack Of the door. As she passed
her she made motion for her to go in
and see Miss Gilbert. With deter
mined little heart she went IN and sal
kOWn.
CHOW or never" she thought, anc
going up to Miss Gilbert she asked
Twill you do something so that Tangles
can go into the country"
" Tangles ?" said Miss Gilbert, look
ing up from the magazine she was
reading; ''the little girl who lives in the
alley ?"
Yes said Kitty.
What could do, Miss Kitty? ?"
The miss Kitty" made our little CIR
feel that she was losing ground, but she
said bravely, with her face growing very
red. "Would you walk to the depot ?"
Certainly" said Miss Gilbert polite
Iy.
And--and would you ask mamma
to give Tangles some of my clothes, Sc
she can go tomorrow"
"Then it is not settled thing?' saiO
Miss Gilbert smiling.
IF papa can afford it."
GO get her." said Miss Gilbert, land
if she is pretty | will give her dress.
"Was that Kitty :" asked Mrs. Castle
as the front door shut with bang.
Yes" said Miss Gilbert, 'she has
gone for Tangles."
g For Tangles ?"
eyes; | wanted to see the creature
that could make me promise to walk tc
the depot on a summer day."
Miss Gilbert, what has Kitty done !?
Don't say word; want to see what
she will do"
II shall punish Kitty" said Mrs Cas-
tie.
"For having more generous impulses