Iron County register., 1882-09-28

up so that you could see only the whites.aud
very big, red lips, that were ALWAYS smiling
and showing her white teeth. She looked
so jolly that IL made one laugh just to see
her. She could turn ner head from side to
side and give you a friendly little nod, and
II you pulled string she could walk and
dance. 1t was not dance suited to polite
society that she danced-it was real negro
break down; indeed, do not think that
Nature had intended Mary Ann for polite
society, but for all that she was very popu-
lar In 1t. No dolPs party was thought to be
complete without her, and her mamma paid
as much attention to her toilet as to the IA
mented Flora McFlimsey's. Was Mary Ann
having party this afternoon? A suspicion
darted into Bess's mind. The names were
good deal alike-Marion and Mary Ann.
Could they have made mistake?
She rushed up TO the nursery, and found
carded by reason Of many blots. 1t seemed
to her that the was plain enough, but,
oh, dear! Mamma had told her once that
Marion was spelled with an and not with
s 1t was Lady NIarion's fault! If I had
been writing by myself l should have
thought. 1t does look like Mary Anp, and
Amy's Mary Ann had SO many parties, and
goes so much, they thought it must be her
kettledrum, and they have all gone there ~
BeSs wrung her hands, and hid her face
on Lady Marion's sympathizing bosom.
Only for one moment; in that moment she
decided that she could not bear it. She
rushed to the table, in a little ante room,
where the refreshments were spread, and
taking up her overskirt. apron fashion, she
filled it full of goodies, tossing them
all in helter-skelter, never minding that the
candied fruit was sticky and the grapes
juicy. Then she seized Lady Marion upside
down, actually with her head downward
and her feet sticking up in the air, so that
she was in imminent danger of apoplexy-
not to mention her feelings, which were ter
ribly wounded by such an indignity-and
ran out OF the street door, not waiting for
hat or cloak!
Mamma was away, and would not be home
until night, but il nurse saw her she proba-
Diy would not allow her to go, so she closed
the door very softly behind her. In her
eagerness she quite forgot that there was
mysterious reason why she should not 90 to
Amy Belknap's house; she only realized
that Lady Marion's kettledrum had gone
astray, and she was fully determined not to
lose it entirely.
The servant who opened the door had
Deen surprised at the appearance of so many
inIie i,trie girls and dolls, when none had been
invited, but she was still more surprised
wnen she opened the door to little girl
wlthout hat or cloak, with her over-skirt
1uii OF bon -bons, and her dolls legs waving
wildly In the air!
there had been no explanations until Bess
and Lady Marion appeared. The girls were
all very much surprised at the mistake, and
said they did not understand why "Lady"
was prefXed to Mary AIMS name. and
some of them thought they ought to go at
once to Lady Marion's house. since the in
vitations had really come from her; but
Bess was quite willing to stay where she
was, and Lady Marion made no objection.
The only difference was that there were
two hostesses instead OF one, Lady Marion
and Mary Ann being seated side by side in
state. Lady Marion was very elegant and
polite, and was greatly admired; and as for
Mary Ann, she fairly outdid herself, setting
everybody into roars of laughter with her
dancing; and the refreshments were not so
Uery much mixed up.
Bess and Lady Marion staid after the
others were gone. Bess wanted to see the
kittens and the other pretty things that ANY
promised to show her; and, besides, she had
begun to realize by this time that she had
done wrong in coming, and she didn't
want to go home and tell how naughty she
had been.
II it were wrong merely to mention Amy's
name, how dreadfully wrong it must be to
have run away, without asking leave of any,
body, and stay SO long in Amy,s house: She
must be as bad as Tom was when he got ac-
quainted with the circus clown. and went
home with him and staid all night. Tom
was kept shut up in his room all day, on
bread and water, and papa said he would
couldn't trust" Would he wish that he
had no girl at all! That was dreadful
thought.
But why shouldn't she visit Amy, who was
the very incest little girl she knew, and nev-
didn't do just as she wanted to, as some of
the girls did!
Bess turned it over and over in her small
mind, and decided that it was very unjust.
But she was very tired, and while she was
puzziing over it her thoughts got queerly
Cd hpfnra knew at hp
was going to do, she had "taken the boat for
Noddle's Island" They were sitting on the
warm, fluffy rug, before the fire, in the nur
sery. Amy's nurse had given them some
bread and milk, and then she had limited,
very strongly, that 1t was growing late, and
Bess had better go home.
Bess didn't choose to pay any attention
to the hints. She dreaded going home, and
it was very pleasant where she was. They
had the three kittens. who were twice as
said; toy mouse, with spring that, when
wound up, would make him hum and spring
so like a ''truly" mouse that it made ones
blood run cold, and nearly drove the kittens
frantic; and a music.box that played the
lovliest tunes, and Jack in -the-boX that
fired off a tiny pistol when he popped out;
all these delightful things they had on the
hearth rug, besides Lady Marion and Mary
Ahn, who were a little neglected, 1 am
afraid, but so tired and sleepy that they
After such an exciting day as Bess had
spent, one can't keep awake long, even when
there is so much fun to be had, especially
when it is past ones bedtime.
Nothing but politeness had kept Amy's
eyes open so long, and when she saw that
Bess was asleep she gave great sigh of re-
lief, and she, too, got into Noddle's boat.
The three kittens, finding it very tame to
play with mouse that wouldn't go, for the
want of winding up, curled up together in
little furry, purring heap, and went fast
asleep, and the Jack-in- the box, losing all
hope of getting another chance to pop out,
did the same. Lady Marion had long ago
been lulled to sleep by the soft strains Of the
music box, and, last of all, Mary Ann. who
ached in every joint from so much dancing,
and whose eyes were strained and smarting
from continual rolling up, but who never
left the post Of duty while there was any
body to be entertained, stretched herself
out on the soft rug and, like the
others, forgot her WEAKNESS in slumber.
The nurse stole out to have a chat with a
crony. Amy's mother was out, and there
was no one to notice that it was very quiet
in the nursery, or think that it was time for
the strange little girl to go home. But in
the strange little girls own house they
were thinking that it was time for her to
come homei