Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-10-07

"Oh, Mabel Moore, you don't say
SOP"
Yes, ] do, though. / heard my
mamma telling Aunt Mary all about it
when / was behind the sitting-room
door. Oh, my but didn't 1 listen,
though And / heard every blessed
word they said"
I" But You shouldn't ought to have
been listenin'," piped in shrill little
voice, as n Gyear-old midget raised
herself on tip-toe to bring her head on
range with the others. my mamma
says it's dreadful un-un-'
ooh, pshawl" cried Mabel, with a
disdainful shrug of her dainty should
ers. "They shouldn't have come right
into the sittingroom to talk it over
when was behind the door. Course
didn't want to step right out and in
terrupt them after they'd begun"
"But how did you come to be hind
of the door," questioned the shrill lit
tie voice, and the child, whose con-
science would not allow her to permit
he subject to drop without satisfacto-
ny explanation, crowded herself forward
until she stood directly in front of Ma
bel Moore.
"What provoking little thing you
are" said Mabel, looking contemptu-
ously down ON the child, with all the
superiority and injured dignity her Z.
years could command "But l suppose
I'll have to tell you just to keep you
still. was playing with Bob, and was
hiding from him when mamma and
Aunt Mary came in.
sob |" came from the little ones lips
in relieved tone, us she drew back
step or two
"Now, Mabel, do tell us all about it
quick fore the bell rings. tn ring in
less'n minute, / know it will, an I'm
most dead to know when it's to be. and
who's invited" Pink Perkins pushed her
big sUn-llat back from round, rosy face,
that never looked rounder or roster in
her life.
"Well, it's just this" said Mabel,
drawing back little and viewing her
audience triumphantly. "My Uncle
Paul brought me elegant new French
doll when he came from the city the
other day, and of course she wants to
get acquainted with other dolls
..fNf ,,u,.o., clio Iaaa - ,h;,,aJ u, co.,
eral eager, excited voices.
"Well, my mamma told Aunt Mary
that she b'lieved she'd let me invite sew
en- or eight dollies and their mammas to
spend the afternoon next Saturday,
cause there amt any school then. /
don't want Elizabeth Victoria to 'sociate
with any but the very best, and 90"
sob, I've got beautifuller doll of
any one" interrupted the little midget,
who had once more crowded herself in
ront of Mabel.
81 don't believe you ever had doll,
Pet Williams said Mabel, Indignantly
"at any rate, you 'spicioned me, you
know you did"
ooh, but don't now,' said Pet, in.
nocently; 81 don't blieve you'd ever
listen to anything you oughtn't to-
"well, then, I'll see about it," said
Mabel, condescendingly, feeling that
Pet had made due amends.
els your mamma going to let you pu
ON your fine dress, and go round and in
vite MS, like Jenny Peters did las
spring p questioned little black-eye'
girl named Trix; "cause my mamm
wouldn't let me go thout you did"
"Yes, shall come around and invit
those who are to come"
Mabel waited impatientiy for two o
three dars; but neither mamma no
Aunt Mary said word to her about tn
dolls party. AT last, fearing that tn
mammas of her little friends would nc
have time to T" do up their best dresses
il she waited longer, she determined I
invite her company, and not wait 10
mamma to speak about it.
Mamma and Aunt Mary were in tn
parior entertaining the minister's wife
and Mabel knew that she would not b
missed so she went directly TO her ow
room and put on her best dress and Sur
day hat. Going softly down the bac
way, she was soon passing from house
house. In fact. her heart seemed
grow larger and larger as she hastene
on; it was such dreadful thing not
go to dolls party, and by the time ST
reached home. just in time to chang
her dress for tea, she had invited nearl
all the little girls in the village.
Ms. Moore and Aunt Mary passe
the days in blissful ignorance OF IL
coming event, though they. did noti'
that Mabel was strangely absent min'
I'd, and very impatient to get Eliz
beth's new dress finished, which Aul
Mary completed Friday afternoon. AT
talking the subject over together, MIR
Moore aud her sister had decided TO d
for the party until later, when they e
pected one Of MAbel's little consil
down from the city.
u was by nero accident Satur'i'
morning thAs Nm. Moore found out tn