The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-12
PINKIE AND RUTH.

"Where under the sun is Darkey
JimP'' said Pinkie to herself, as she
turned over and over in bed trying tt
find him. II don't believe Kitty put
him to bed at ALL"
Kitty was the nurse, you know, and
Darkey Jim was the black rubber dol
that Santa Claus brought last Christ
mas time. don't know why Pinkie
always wanted Jim to sleep with her,
because he was torn most to pieces.
The big dog got him once and ate a
whole leg of, and one night Jim was
lett outdoors in the rain, and was
dreadfully soaked out of shape. But
Plnkle 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 Jim wasn't found that night.
Pinkie called out:
Ruth, are you asleep?'
But no answer came.
81 believe she's got him herself, and
won't tell,' said Pinkie.
"Iu go and see, anyway"
So she got out of bed and went into
the next room.
Ruth, have you got my Darkey
JimP". she asked, as she came to the
crib. Ruth didn't answer, and so Pinkie
began to feel all about for the doll, and
at last she found it. But do you sup
pose that Ruth was really asleep? Not
Il bit more than you are at this moment;
and, when Pinkie tried to lift Jim out
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.
$50 wayp' cried Ruth, sitting up in
bed and Juggling with all 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 dreadfully cross, it
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 l want him." said
Pinkie, GROSSLY,
81 got him first, and l think might
keep him, do" sobbed Ruth.
Nov look here" said mamma. TAX
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. | 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
VII Infn ha n
rs he is to the other, and hope my
little girls will be satisfied although l
must say that | think Ruth shouldn't
have taken Jim at all, because he didn't
belong to her."
So that was the arrangement made,
and mamma went down stairs again,
leaving the children in bed, and Jim
standing on his one leg against the door.
Pinkie hadn't been in bed two min
utes before she began to think.
81 don't see what use Jim is to any
body, over there" .......
Then she thought little more.
81 don't think l was very good to
Ruth, particularly as she gave me half
her peach to-day. | know what I'm
going to do. I'm going to get Jim and
put him straight in Ruth's cribn'
Now it happened that Ruth hadn't
been in bed two minutes, either, be-
fore she began to think.
Il expect L was real cross to Pinkie."
Then She thought some more, too.
~ don't see what good Darkey Jim's
doing over there all alone by himself.
| know what I'm going to do. I'm 60
ing to get him and put him straight in
Pinkie's crib!''
So both the little girls got softly out
of bed at just the same time, and went
carefully across the floor.
II must be very careful, so Ruth
won't hear me-" said Pinkie to herself.
II must be very careful, so Pinkie
won't hear me-" said Ruth to herself.
SO they felt along the wall. and put
out their hands, and ran bump against
each other in the dark.
You take him." said Pinkie.
"Yol take him." answered Ruth.
"He's yours. you know-and I'm real
sorry" .....
"But you gave me the peach, and I
was cross" said Pinkie, holding out
Jim in the dark.
And how 'o you think they made it
al right9 ..
Why, they both got into the same
bed. and Darkey Jim slept between
them!-N Y. Tribune.
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