Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-10-19
THE POOR DOLLY.
A Story for Very Little Folk.

1t was a good while after Christmas
when Susie and Jennie, two little girls girls
mucn, made up their minds that they
would let their doll-babies have the
same pleasure that they had had, and
of their own. So they set up little
tree, and got out the dolls stockings to
hang up. and did everything that little
girls do for dolls when they give them
/ holidays of this kind. But Susie thought
| they ought to do something more than
this. a...... II 1850 :,
"r1l tell you what Wen do" said
she to Jennie. ssWe'n have poor dol
| ". She shall be hungry and cold and
| wear ragged clothes, and then our dolls,
| who have every thing they want, shall
invite her to their Christmas party, and
give her some of their clothes and good
/ things, and hang some presents tor her
on their tree. and never say one word to
hurt her feelings" .l u ssfses .ssa 20
"Oh,, that will be splendid said
Jennie, and the two little girls hurried
off to find poor dolly. They had three
good dolls. whose names were Henriet-
ia, Laura and Carminative. The other
name of this last doll was Balsam. They
had read the whole name on bottle, and
they thought it very pretty. They once
had another doll, who lost her arms, and
so she had been put away in closet
They thought she would make good
poor dolly. and SO they brought her out
and called her Ann. They tore her
clothes, which were pretty old, any
way, and made her look very ragged
and cold. - --..
Ann was invited to the Christmas par
ty, and she came. The tree was all
ready, the dolls table was spread with
their best china, and there was candy,
cake and jelly, besides almonds and
raisins. a@ r.: E aa
a..Now Them said Susie, Twill speak
for our dolls and you must speak for
Jennie agreed. and then Susie said,
speaking for Henrietta. - go e.. 49,.
.'How do you do. little girl? Are
you very cold? Come up close to the
fire, and eat some of this jelly. 1t will
warm you And then Susie took
small teaspoonfrll of the jelly, and after
putting it to AIMS mouth, she of course
ate it herself. rs 90 44s9z A7 a
/ Thank you very much.'' said sJen-
ME, speaking for Ann. f think / will
take some of this candy as we'll as the
jelly And Jennie put "a piece of can
dy to AIMS mouth and then into her
..Are you very poor?' said Susie.
speaking for Laura lis your father
dead? Do you like almonds?''
@ Yes. ma am said Jennie, speak
ing for the poor dolly, and each of the
little girls gave her an almond, and
then ate them themselves. IS a IS segs,}E
-ss..Have YOU any little brothers and sis
ters?' said Susie, speaking for Carmin-
alive Balsam. edo they have to go
out and workp'' .fzags9 SIS t.ess~.s.s ~as
b . Yes ma am, said Jennie, for Ann.
ssThey go out to work at five o'clock
every morning. They are very young. 2.
: ''tWhat do they work, at?'';', asked /
Susie, speaking for Henrietta. .'
=. They make buttons" said Jennie, |
after thinking awhile. -@@s1 l's5& $3.50
Then all the dolls were set up at the |
table. and Susie and Jennie ate for all |
of them. giving the poor dolly just as
much as the rest. After supper the
presents were taken down from the tree,