Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-06-28

twelve O'Clock that she found MiHy
alone in the nursery, and came to her
with the great shears.
':Now, Milly," she said, '.if should
sit zeal still. do you suppose you could
cut my hair of even and nice, SO could
comb it like yours. before we go down
! to dinner?"
..Why, Cora Parkerr' Milly said. in
dismsy. ''You mustn't cut off your
hair. Aunt Helen wouldn't like it,
Then did Cora turn on her astpnished
eyes. Didn't you hear her say that
she wished it was cut off short like
yours? And you know she has trouble
combing it, and of course she wants it
of, or she wouldn't say so. You don't
think Aunt Helen would tell what
wasn't true?'
..Why doesn't she cut it of, then?"
asked wise little Milly.
'.Why, guess may be she thinks
would cry and feel badly, and she is
sorry for me- And / have cried two
times this morning, and feel pretty
badly; but for all that I've made up
my mind. Didn't papa say we must
try to give her just the leastest speck OF
trouble, and that it was very good in
her to take us, when she had three boys
to see to! Oh, know it is right. and
I've made up my mind; so Milly, you
just hurry and cut
And Milly, little barber as she was,
stood on tiptoe and went about her
task. Snip, snip, snip, went the dread
full shears! Only a minute or two, and
the spun gold lay in great waves on the
carpet. and Cora's head looked as neat
and smOoA as Milly's; only, l am
obliged to say, the hair was not very
evenly cut.
Cora could not see that, however, and
smoothed her hair with great care, and
was ready for dinner, just as the bell
pealed through the house. Poor child,
she had no idea of the uproar she was
going to create! Aunt Helen having
seated her guests, was just looking
around for the children when they
slipped in. Instead of seating them. she
stepped back in great dismay ''Why,
Cora Parker!" she exclaimed '..What
have you been doing? O. Lewis, what
fright the child has made of herself!''
And then, actually, Aunt Helen burst
into tears! What time they had!
Uncle Dick tried to explain to the
guests, and comfort his wife. and ques-
ton the children, all ut once. Finally
poor Cora cried so loud that he sent her
away. and Aunt Helen, much ashamed,
sat down at last.
1.-The child gave me such start"
she said. ''She doesn't look in the
least like herself; and to think that she
has spoiled her beautiful haiirr'
'What possessed her?" asked Uncle
Dick.
I'm sure don't know; / suppose
the naughty little thing was spunky, be-
cause / said this morning that her hair
was more trouble than Milly's. l re-
member, now, that she has been rather
gloomy all the morning. didn't think
she was such naughty little creature
Now it was Milly's turn; she had
been very quiet and sober through all
the uproar, but Just here she burst into
storm of tears, and kicked her mad lit
tie feet against the table. You're
naughty she shouted; II don't love
You bit, l don't. Cora is good; she
did it to please you; she cried dreadful,
anu she Sa1u ner nalr gave you trOuDlc
and you said you wished it was short
like mine, and it must be short to please
you; and she is good" All this, before
she could be hushed or carried from the
room.
Well, don't you think, that evening,
when the storm was all over, two peo-
pie asked to be forgiven; one was Milly.
for speaking such naughty words to her
auntie, and one was auntie, for saying
in her haste what she did not mean. But
that did not make COra's hair long
again.
Never mind" Aunt Helen said, ait
will grow long some day; it shows you
were an unselfish little girl, if not very
wise one, and were used to being with
people who meant what they said. 1t
has taught me lesson. '-Innsy.