The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1880-10-28
How Some Dolls Broke TIN. r,,u

How Some Dolls Broke the Law.
At William Hackett's dingy, cramped
quarters in London there were three
very busy people. These were Mrs.
Hackett, Miss Hackett, and Master
Haokett. They were working upstairs
IN an attic room, sitting about q table on
which there were dolls, doll-heads, doll
bodies. All about the room were boxes
OF dolls, undressed except for those in
eVltable little paper-cambric slips which
seem TO embody the only inalienable
right that dolls have in this world.
We're the Hacketts-Mrs., Miss and
Master-dressing dolls to help out be-
lated Santa Claus? No. We're thew
making dolls? Again, no. They we're
unmal1ing the creatures.
First, the lovely dears were beheaded.
Ihen they were ripped open about
where their clavicles would have been If
the doll-makers hadn't left the clayiclea
out OF the darlings. When they were
all ripped, and gaping in a ghastiy wav
from shoulder to shoulder, they were
emptled of what would have been their
vital organs If it hadn't been sawdust,
Then the heads and bodies were stuffed
hke thanksgiving turkey, not, however.
with oysters or curry force-meat but
with costly laces--lac ssT fltote~S01llEn 4 a 4
Duchess.
Mr.. William EacIett was GOING 81
emigrate to America. n Tfe wee ooisss, - -
open toy shop and alace shon in tha
United States, and make mis- fortnna
He had put his means, the oatherin0a
and savings of thirty years of work and
economy into fine laoes.
When the Custom House officials
boarded the incoming steamer. Mr.
Hackett, without hesitation, reported his
dolls and toys, and stood by while his
wares were rummaged so roughly that
Master Hackett, also standing by.
thought that some of the doll.heads
must surely burst open and let out their
secrets. But the investigation ended
without any cracked skulls: dutv wea
paid on the dolls, while the laces passed
in free. E'''''o''
The Hacketts, in good humor. took
rooms, and again the dolls were behead-
ed, dlsemboweled, and reconstructed
Ihe laces were worked over and carded.
toy-shop was opened, and Master
HaSo9kett, instead of going off to fight the
keep it, while Miss HackeRt nres;GeS
over the lace shop. You and T know
why her laces could be sold at low nrices
low prices bring quick sales-thus Mr..
Haokett soon found himself back in
London, ready to bring out another
lotot lmmigrantdoll to find homesin lit
tie Yankee girls hearts. In the meantime
some things had happened--among 9TH
ers, the Chicago fire. BY this, many
and many little girl was left doll-less,
and many boy top-less. All over the
country, from New England, and New
Hofk' and Ohio, and the great North
west, and the Pacific coast, while mann.
mas were boiling, and baking. and nacL.
ing boxes of clothing for the burnt ont
folks, and papas were giving their
checks freely, the dear little bows and
girls were getting tops and dressing dol
lies TO comfort the burnt-out children.
And Santa Claus, You must know, was
one OF the heaviest sufferers from Che
great fire. Thousands and thousands
OF his christmas toys were DESTROYED,
But when the great holiday came around,
tne children IN the land stood by their
Dlessed old saint and friend. Many q
christmas box they sent to Chicago for
tn1s and that burnt-out Sunday school.
ana so it came that there was o Christ
naB-tree for certain Presbyterian Sun
Gay school IN Chicago, all of5whose
Gnss had been sent by children of no.
ooSay-Knew-what places that is to say,
n1opody knew by the time the articles
had reached the tree.
among other things on this certain
tfee was wonderful dolly. in o marvel
ous dress OF pink gauze. %
n d could have that aa;d Toaio
Hawley, I'D atop nryir,r aI,oTt v,re ,,asy
burnt-up dclly."
Why don't you pray to get 1t q, sold
iP,atsy Clark. I've been prayino for for
Enas p1cture.book up there ever since I
Well, viii, /" said little Josie.
She put her hands up to her eyes
and, looking through her fingers to .sss q,
Inc coveted dolly in sight, she said
Now Jay me down tc aleep
pray the Lord my sonI t6 keen.
II 4 Bhouid die before wake
lis that the right wayp 81 nro,,