The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-12-01
PINKIE AND RUTH.

PINKIE AND RUTH.
"Where under tho sun IS Darker
Jim?" said Pinkic to herself, as sh,
turned over and over in bed trying t,
find him. Il don't believe Kitty pu
him to bed at ALL,
Kitty was the nurse, you know, ant
Darkey Jim was the black rubber dol
that Santa Claus brought last Christ
mas time. l don't know why Pink.
always wanted jim to sleep with her
because he was torn most to pieces
The big dog got him once and ate ,
whole leg of, and one night Jim wa,
let outdoors in the rain. and wa.
dreadfully soaked out of shape. But
Pink.e loved him better than any Of
her other dolls. Pinkie had little sis
ter, Ruth, who slept in another room
just through the doorway, SO when
Darkey dim wasn't found that nignt,
Pinkie called out:
:. Ruth, are you asleep?"
But no answer came.
! believe she's got him herself. and
won't tell, said Pinkie. st@ ~ ss.N W.
"TH go and see, anyway"
So she got out Of bed and went into
the next room.
Ruth. have you got my Darkey
Jim?" she asked, as she came to the
crib. Ruth didn't answer, and SO Pinkie
began to feel all about for the doll. and
ct last she-found it But do you sup
pose that Ruth was really asleepa Not
bit more than You are at this moment:
and, when Pinkie tried to lift Jim ont
OF the crib to take him to her own bed,
she found out that Ruth was wide
awake and had tight hold of Jim,s leg.
60 way!" cried Ruth, sitting up In
bed and tugging with ali her might to
keep hold of Darkey Jim.
He's mine, Ruth Vail, and you
know it, /" answered Pinkie. $50 give
him to me.
They were both adrcadfully cross, ii
seems to me. but they were dreadfully
sleepy, too.
Well, the end Of the quarrel was that
mamma, who was down. stairs, came
running up to see what the noise was
all about. Ruth was crying, but Pinkie
wasn't because she had the doll.
He's mine, and / want him. said
Pinkie, GROSSLY,
II got him llirst, and think I might
keep him, j do. sobbed Ruth.
Now look here,n said mamma. taxi
ing Darkey Jim away from Pinkie.
. this is too bad, to make all this noise
and fuss, and neither one willing to
give up to the other. I tell you what
must do. I'm going to stand Darkey
Jim up here against the door between
the rooms and have him sleep there all
night. He'll be just as near one Of Won
as he is to the other, and I hope nv
little girls will be satisfied ALTHOUGH i
must say that l think Ruth shouldn't
hare taken Jim st all, because be didn't
belong to her. = IN:
30 that was the arrangements made.
and mamma went down stairs again.
leaving the children il, bed. and Jim
on his one leg against the doer.
Pinkie hadn't been ii bed two min
tics before she began to think.
!. don't see what use Jim Is to any
body. over there. = ,a ~ 3.
Then she thought little moro.
- I don T think ! was very good to
Ruth, particularly as she gave me half
Ter peach to-day. I know what I'm
yoing to do. I'm going to get Jim and
,ut him straight in Ruth crib!'
Now 1t happened that Ruth hadn't
,een in bed two m nutes, either, be-
ore she began TO think.
expect lwxD real cross to Pinkie.n
Then she thought some more, too.
don't see what good Darkey Jim's
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