Iron County register., 1882-09-28
THE DOLL THAT COULDN'T SPELL
HER NAME.


Tom was really at the bottom OF it. 1t
very often turned out that Tom acdS at the
bottom Of things.
In the Belknap household. when the pot
of jam tumbled off the top shelf of the pam
Try, when the cream was all drunk up, when
the Sevres china cups were broken, they
never suggested that it was the cat; they
merely groaned: "Tom!"
Sometimes there was mischief done for
which Tom was not accountable. but. being
proved guilty Of so much, of course he was
blamed for all.
Bess had Tom for brother. She had no
sister and no other brother, so, of course.
she had to make the best of Tom. And
sometimes he was really quite nice; he had
once taken her out into the park, and let her
ny his kite-a beauty, with Japanese pictures
all over it, and Yards and yards of tail; once
In while he would draw her on his sled
though am sorry to saw he generally didn't
want to be bothered with girls: and now
and then, though not often, he had more
caramels than he wanted.
He put on as many airs with Bess as if he
were the Great MOgul, and, if he had been,
Bess could not have had greater faith in
YOU are boy thirteen years old and study
Latin, it is easy to be the Great MoguI to a
little body not quite eight, who is only
girl, any way, never went to school in her
life. and can't go out when it rains, because
she is delicate.
Bess was sure that boy who studied
Latin and could ride on a bicycle, as Tom
sS@ nm ;d %hs hs So when
give kettiedrum, she (the dolD ought to
write the invitations herself, she did
not think of questioning it. She couldn't
quite see how it was to be done, but it must
be the proper way, il Tom said so.
"It's the fashion now for ladies to write
their own Invitations said Tom. Haven't
you noticed that mamma writes all her
cards? Never has them engraved, as she
6nsf hn of oil vi
even proper, for your doll to have kettle
drum, unless she wrote the invitations her.
SELF"
mournfuliy. II was going to ask Mamma
to write them.''
"Oh, You have only to put the pen in her
hand, and guide it slowly. and she will
write them well enough. I will tell you
kettle at the top of the sheet and drum
at the bottom, like those that Miss Percy
sent to mamma, you know"
at would be beautiful, Tom, but Lady
Marion never could do it in the world!'
said Bess.
.sOh, pooh: I'I show you just how, and
you can help her. 1t will be just the same
as if she did it all herself. There! that is
the way to draw kettle, and that's drum"
and Tom drew with Just few strokes of
his pencil, kettle that was just like ket-
tie, and q drum that you would have known
anywhere, while Bess looked on in breath
most magician.
.sAnd this is what you're to write-to
make the doll write, / mean.' And he
repeated a formula several times, until Bess
had learned it by heart.
.'Oh, Tom, it will be perfectly splendid!
How good you are to mel! said Bess, grate-
fully. ''You shall have my new Roman
sash for tail to your kite"
would be sure to find it out; but I'll tell you
how you can pay me; you can lend me your
two dollars and fifteen cents. L am awfully
short, and / must have a new baseball bat"
ssBess's face fell at this suggestion. She
had been boarding that two dollars and fif-
teen cents for a long time, to buy Lady Ma
rion a new travelling trunk, her old one being
very shabby, and having no bonnet box in it,
so that her bOnnets got frightfully jammed
whenever she went on journey; and nurse
advised her never to lend money to Tom,
because his payday was so long in coming:
and when he got to owing too much he often
went into bankruptcy, and paid but very
Rut when one has been very kind, and
shows you how to get up beautiful invita-
tions, it is not at all easy to refuse to lend
sbouid refuse, Tom would be very likely to
tear M the beautiful kettle and drum that
he had drawn, and, without pattern to
COPY, Lady Marion could never draw them.
: so Bess produced her purse and poured
its contents into Toms hand.
an be sure to pay you, Bess, the very
first money get," said Tom, as he always
"J hone YOU will, Tom," said Bess, with
sioh. stbecause Lady Marion is suffering for
a new trunk. She'll have to stay at home
from Saratoga IL she's doesn't get it,"
40. you'll get the money long before sum-
merI And, 1 say, Bess, / shall expect you
70 cave me some of the goodies from that
EettIedrum-thoughI don't suppose you can
save much, girls are such greedy thingsH'
EI will, Tom,' said Bess, earnestly. 81
will save YOU lots of meringues and cara
meis beeause those are what you like. And
Pm very much obliged to you.o
swell, you ought to be! don't know
how YOU'D get along without me-" And
-Tom went off, singing ST the top of his Voice
about. the ..ruler OF the Queens navee."
left alone, Bess went to work diligently.
LADY Mariori's kettledrum was to come off
nexf week; it was high time that the invita-
tions were out. $500.
.deaI hut she had never yet given a party.
Sha svas well fitted to be a leader OF fash hion,
S,,t b;therto her mammals health had pre-
,,o,s,ad her from assuming that position.
Natnre had been very bountiful to her, Civ
;na hsr cheeks Just the color OF strawberry
ts scream. ewes like blueberries. and truly
IT. the color Of molasses candy that has
ha haan worked long, long time. She was
,, peen N paris, and had that distinguished
pU.n % .,hich is TO be found only in dolls who
kt.v" that advantage. She had, 1t Is true,