The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-01-13
DARKRY jim.

WI mere under tho sun ~ Darkel
Jim /" said Pinkie to herself, and shC
turned over and over in bed trying Il
find him. 81 don't believe Kitty pu
him TO bed at all.'
Kitty was the nurse, you know, anC
Darkey Jim was the black rubber dol
that Santa Claus brought last Christ
mas time. / don't know why Pink,
always wanted Jim to sleep with her
because ho vas torn most 10 pieces
The big dog got him once and ate
whole leg of, and one night Jim wa
left outdoors in the rain, and wa
dreadfully soaked cut of shape. Bu
Pinkie had a little sister Ruth, whC
slept in another room, just through
the doorway, 10 when Darkey jim
wasn't found that night, Pinkie called
out:
ruth, are you asleep 7"
But no answer came.
II believe she's got him herself, ant
won't tell, said Piukie.
So she got out Of bed and went inoI
Lno next room.
Ruth, have you my Dsrkey Jim r
she asked, as she cams TO tho crib.
Ruth didn't answer, and 80 Pinkio be
gan 70 feel all Absut her for tho doll,
and at last she found IL. But do you
suppose that Ruth was really asleep
Not bit more than you are at thii
moment and when Pinkie tried tc
lift Jim out Of tho crib TO tako him e
her own bed, che found out that Ruth
was wide awake and had tight hold o.
Jim's log.
"Go way !" cried Ruth, sitting NJ
in bed and tugging with all her might
TO keep hold OF DArksy Jim.
"He's mine, Ruth Vail, and yor
know IL, answered Pinkie. $50 give
him 10 me-"
They were both dreadfully cross, il
seems TO me, but they were dreadfall,
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, bal
pinkie wasn't-because she bad the
doll.
"He's mine, and want him," said
Pinkie, Grossly.
II got him 6rst, and ! think ] might
keep him, do" sobbed Ruth.
"Now look here, ''saiG mamma, TAX
iLg DArkey Jim away from Pinkie
"this is ZOO bad, to make all this nois,
and fuss, and neither one willing Il
give up 10 the other. / tell you what
must do. T'm going to stand DArke]
Jim up here against the door betweeI
the rooms and have him sleep ther,
all night. He'll DO just as near ON
Of you as hc is 10 the other, and ! hop,
both Of my little girls will DO satisfies
-a:,hough must say that / thinI
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 s.airs again
leaving the children in bed, and Jir
standing on his one leg against the doc,
Pinkie hadn't been in bed two mir
utss 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 | was very good I
Ruth, particularly As she gave me ha
her peach to-day. l know what II
going to do. Pm going to get Jim an
put him straight in Ruth's crib"
So both the little girls got softly ou
of bed al just the same time, and wen
carefully across the floor.
IL must be very careful, so Rat
won't hear me-" said Pinkie to he
self.
"I must be very CAREFUL so Pink
won't hear me" said Ruth to hersel
So they felt along the wall, and pr
out their hands, and ran bump againl
each other in the dark.
"You take him" said Pinkie.
"You take him." answered Ruth
"Hes yours. you know-and I'm rel
sorry"
"But yeu gave ne the peach, ana
was cross" said Pinkie, holding OF
Jim in the dark.
And how do you think they made
all right :
Why, they both got into the sam
bed, aud DArkey Jim slept be.wee
them.-N. Y. Tribuae.