The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-06-11
WeeZy $ Sam 0.

Little Weezy Haynes had more dol.
titan she could take care Of, and that
We're always falling into mischief r..
china twins had but one Leg and ons
arm between them, and not i sion oi,
head. Her pretty wax Rosa was Win.
out nose. And rs t, her grtta. perch,
baby, it was so wrinkel and uely THAI
Weexy rubbed the window-panes WIN
it when she played at cleaning house
phchc Redlan cut paper dolls forhs
By the hour, bat these tcisksd QUE.
the window or into the lire; andd
Weezy's large family there was lei,
only one SQUAD child. '''''g! 5ea
This was little Sambo, knit Of wpr
stea: black face, scarlet jacket, yellow.
trousers, and all. When he tumbld
into the wash-bovl Weezy squeezed
him out, and dried him over the reei.
ter. When he raveled mamma darned
him. and made him as gool rs new.,l
0, he was the incest kind OF doll
and from his white sewiny-silk teeth to
his black stocking-yarn toes. Weeyt
loved every inch OF him. Yet she did
love to punish him. One morning
when she found him in papa's boot she
shook him till one OF his bead ewes
dropped out. ''.'" g
What for Sambo run away and
hide?' cried she. "Now mamma mus
tic Sambo, cause Sambo didnt mind"
She looked about the hall for some.
thing to tic him to, and saw papa's
overcoat on the hat tree. The buttons
on the back of it were, just within he,
reach T.. u,, n.aag ais -; ...s...
There! Sambo must be tied TIL he
| is a good boy" said she. winding Tue
ends of his tiny scarf round one ofsthe
! buttons. ''f' ".'t-Tt "'i'neI5tta afta.
! Then, leaving the poor doll hanging
| by his neck, she. danced of to the
kitchen to tease Bridget for "two'big
plums. " ''' '..'' ''' 't''' a''l ~
Pretty soon Papa HAYNES came oatd
the sitting room to 60. down town.. i
was rather dark in the hall, aud he put
on his overcoat without seeing the doll.
Next he drew on his gloves, and walked
briskly into the street with Sambo bob
bling up and down from the button ata
his back. ss,t e4i8 aiFs, ii. u
! 1t was funny enough! One little boy
laughed so hard that he rolled Of the
doorstep. Some school.childten on
the corner shouted, and clsppsdi tAeR
,hands. Papa Haynes wondered wat
Fall the noise was about, He couldn't so.sIda
see anything to laugh at.
He might have gone on right
through the village with Sambcs yel.
low legs dancing q jig behind limit
the minister hadn't called to him
"Sir:e' said papa wheeling in front
of the minister's gate so suddenly that
the doll bounced against him. ~ d y
why. what is this?'.' he went %,
reaching his hand behind his back. ,s
Something that belongs to Ween,
I fancy LAUGHED the minister, In
winding Sambo's scarf. tta ';ta q, :, co.
|. When Papa Haynes. saw the Doll ne
couldn't help laughing, too, I'd e. ~
".Well, | must say I've cut q pret1y
figure said he, with a very red iaee
"No wonder.the boys shoutndF I'd s.
He felt like, tossing Sambo over 'l
fence, but then he thought , Of his i1 l'tsle
daughter. ..-t, 81. i
minute for her lost baby,'' said me-
examining Sambo, head first, lpsa ih!s !
pocket. "l'll take ithome to her t4ls )
time, but she must look out h a s. sne 3.
ties it again to my coat-b'ultt '' %
Our LITTLE Ones. ''' s'''