The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-10-20
THE DOLLS PICNIC.
Trouble N Farmer Rlake's Garret-Why the
....... Picnic Failed.
Glendive Times.

ltiakes attic. The farmer and his
wife had gone to,the village; and
left little Dick and Fanny to take
care Of baby Ben. SO the chill
dren thought; they wonld have
picnic. a. I'D. u .~...E",-s :;
1t was Doll Dink's birthday.
Doll Dinks was a black baby six
months old, aud lie ;squeaked. He
had birth day, twice a month.
Doll Midget: had blue eyes and
yellow curlS. She was invited to
the picnic: .. ..:4.,.,, ...: i:aoIz ;
Dick. got q great milk pan and
filed it full Of water. This was
Boston Bay. The dolls were first
20 be taken out to sail, and then
they were to have q lunch. The
lunch was a large piece ofspice
cake and two jam tarts. !. .,.:,l..
Fudge, the fat. kitten, was in
7ited to the picnic, too. To begin
with, they put her on a small
table close to Boston Bay so that
she could look on. There was
not room ir the boat for three of
them. The lunch was laid by in
an old wooden box. AS soon as
the boat was ready Doll Dinks
and Doll Midget; went on board.
The boat was one. of Grandpa
Blake's old slippers. Then they
set sail: dick made the wind
blow with theobeilows, and Fanny
pufed out her rosy cheeks with
all her might. } - r., sa;Ii.
But the trouble was that Baby
Ben wanted to, help with a fire
shovel Soa1he children told him
he had better be- the. fairy god
N other. The fairy 4godmother al
ways bid in the wood box, and.
popped out .Jasto at the right mo-
ment.,s Baby Ben thought he
liked best 10. blow the boat with
the fire, shoyel,' but Fanny prom
ised to give him @ bite of her
share Of the cake. This consoled.
Ben, and they made place for
him in the wood box. There he
kept so very still; that the chill.
'lren thought be must. have gone
to sleep. .,.,.:-.,.-- ? =. 80 g..
All at once a loud splash. was
heard. A fearful storm arose in.
Boston Bay, and the. boat was
upset. 1t was all that fat kitten
:Pudge, who had 5umbled from,
the table into the milk pan. What
an uproar 1.-The dolls had no
life preservers,s but Dick and Fan
ny braVely dragged them from
the; waters. AS for PQdgs, the
.children saw; the end Of her tail
going down stairs, with a stream
like a small Charles River drip
ping off behind. Doll Dinks, be-
ing hollow, could float, and he
squeaked as loud us ever, when he
was puIled. out. But, after all,
poor Doll: Midget was drowned.
Her nice clean clothes were soak
ed, and her lovely hair came all
out Of curl. ;.
Now said Fanny, we must
take Doll Midget to the kitchen
fire and dry her, or she will never
be fit to come to the picnic.
'Ob, no! replied Dick. She's
tdead as a-as q hai~pin. But I've
TsGrd UncFe John tell that they
roll drowned folks on a barrel, and
then blow 'em up. That rusti
cakes EN-
'Rusticakes 'em p said Fanny.
Yes, that's what Uncle John
called it. Let's rusticake Dol
Midget that way. Hold on till.
get a barrel p s".~
|. But all be could find was a large
spoon. Theh after Doll Midget's
dress was taken off she was rolled
| Dick rolled her so hard that hel
sides split open. Next he put The
lnose of the bellows between hel
ribs, for he said that her mouth
was not big enough, Then he
blew just as hard as he could
The first thing Fanny knew ;
puff Of sawdust flew out of Dol
Midgct's side into her eyes. Sh'
threw her apron over her hea'
and began to cry. Dick KEEP
shouting, She's rusticaked! She
rusticakcd 7 But poor Fanny
cried all the harder. So Dicl
proposed to wake. up the fair.
godmother and eat the picnic.
At this Fanny dried her eyes
They crept up softly to the wood
hov There Law baby Ben fas