The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-11-24
DOT AND DIXIE GO TO CHURCH.

| FROM one small tboughtiess deed.
| Vide AWGlic.
DOT AND DIXIE, 60 TO CHURCH
| Dot and Dixie were twins. Thei
names were Cora and Alfred, bu
somebody called them Dot and Dixi,
| when they were wee bits of babies. anC
Dot and Dixie they had been evel
| since. ss sss.8 sr;4 49,. 81,
They were four years old, ..doin' OF
five," Dot always added, when askec
70 tell her age; and .'doin' on five, !,
Dixie would chime in like refrain
He was Dots " echo,'' and general,
her shadow, Whatever she said, he
saic, and wherever she went, he went
1T was Sunday morning. Mrs. Yer.
nor complained of headache at break.
fast, and said she didn't believe she d
try to go to church that day. Mr..
Vernon had been confined to the house
for week with Inflammation of the
eyes, and this morning they were
worse. and he had to keep in dark
ened room. Std 1
Ned and Susie were in their rooms,
getting ready for church. 9Z'f2
~" Oh, I'D like to go to churts.'' said
Dot, hearing Susie busting about he1
room. lssSt: .tlfii A& az
Me, too" said Dixie. /. Let's do,
I'm 'fraid they wouldn't let us, q
we asked 'em.n said Dot. :. 81. -,
I'VE needn't ask, then, said Dixie.
Let's do 'thout savin' nothin' to
'em."
I'VE might do that" said Dot.
thoughtfully. swell have to wait till
Ned an Susy have COED of, ANYWAY:
but we might be gittin' ready
Els, we might be dittin' ready.n
said Dixie. .Let' s. s
Well, come ON, = said Dot.
And upstairs they went, to. the room
where their clothes were kept. i.1a'ss
The first thing that caught Dot $ eye
was her mother new dolman.
-. Oh, wish could wear thatr' she
said. Il wonder if she wouldn't let me?
I'm dom to ask her.,
And away she ran, forgetting that
they had decided to say nothing. 10 any
one about their church going plan.
-. Mrs. Vernon head was aching severe
", and she lay on the bed with a wet
handkerchief over her face, when Dot
came in. a9
"Mayn't ! wear your dollum an bun.
nitp' asked Dot, in a great flutter Of
excitement.
e" Yes, if you'll keep quiet,'' answered
her mother. who thought she had asked
to wear her sun-bonnet.
Dot had happened to remember, as
she was going down stairs, that her
mother had new bonnet. and so had
included that with the .sdollun'' in her
request. M .,
"Oh, goody. goodyr' cried Dot; and
was off as fast as her legs could carry
her.
.sShe said I might" she said. as
Dixie looked at her questioninelv.
Said | might wear herdollum an bun
nit, too. An you can wear papa j new
hat. ! know he diet you''e a.
Mebbe not" said Dixie. with mis-
"Oh, pshaw, yes! Course he would.
ii mamma d let me wear her new. bum,
nit" said Dot. and Dixie concluded she
knew best.
Dot got down the handbook and took
out the new bonnet. 1t was of black
lace. with cluster of red roses and
buds on the top, and she looked at it
admiringly before she proceeded to put
it on.
Won't look just lov'lypn she said.
i" Yes. dest lovely" said Dixie, turn
ing longing eyes to the place where. in
a box all by itself, his fathers new silk
hat was waiting for him to initiate it
into the ceremony of church-going.
I've got to do up my hair,H said
Dot, and fell to making an elaborate
couture.
1t eliminated in a comical bunch on
the back of her head, kept in place by
a dozen hairpins aud her mothers
BACKBONE. Then she put the bonnet
on. &f&s E9
= It's most too big, but I guess it'll
= Yes, l dess it'll stay,n said Dixie /
lou dit fazzer's hat down, Dot.''
Dot climbed up on the bureau and
succeeded in reaching the hat-box on
the shelf over the door.
''Ain't it purtyP" cried Dixie. c.See
it shine, Dot! / most know it's too
bid for metz
Too big it certainly was, for when he
tried it on it slipped over his ears, and
his head disappeared entirely in the
depth of it. go
II tan't wear it, said Dixie rue
fully.
You wait-rn tx it, said Dot,
ready for the emergency.
/" Yes. you fits it," said Dixie, with
serene faith in Dots ability to help him
out of the dilemma.
Dot hunted about and found one Of
her mothers aprons. This she put into
The top of the hat, and then mounted it
On Dixie 8 head. 1t was pretty loose.