Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-04-05
"MIS' PEABODY,S" VISIT.

There were five little folks at the Hall
house, and Susie, only seven, was the
oldest.
Be- A rubber doll had been given to Susie
when she was three years old, but the
twin boys next to her had played with
it, and the two little girls had cut their
teeth on it, so Rosa was most forlorn-
looking creature, and many tears had
Susie shed over her Deficiencies; but,
like a true mother. none the less be-
cause she was not pretty she loved her.
Besides, she had a promise that. when
all the shoes and boots were bought and
paid Tor, all the new dresses, coats,
hats, caps, hoods. scarfs and aprons
were provided, she should have q nice
new doll.
s'But [ shall love YOU most" Susie
had often told Rose since that old prom
Use, made two years before, when Jack
split Rose Annabers mouth from ear to
ear.
Susie's mother sewed it with white
thread. and Susie played the stitches
We're tee h; but Rose Annabers beauty
was not at all improved thereby.
Dolly Waite, an only child, lived next
door to Susie, and the large room that
was her nursery was strcwed with play
things and dolls of all sizes and kinds;
but l am sorry to say that, while she
was very fond of having Suse come to
play with her. she had often compared
her wax and china darlings, in their
fresh silk and muslin dresses, with the
snub nosed. ugly Rose Annabel, till
Susie, with her mother-heart full of
grief. had gathered her sorrowful-look-
ing child to her bosom and gone home
to weep in Sc ret
But Susie was forgiving little puss.
and enjoyed seeing and sharing in the
Injuries of Do}ly's home SO, when
Dolly callei over the fence one morn
ing: "Oh, susie, mammals gone to stay
all forenoon. You take Rose and come
over and visit me. III be Mis- Norris,
an YOU be Mis- Peabody an her baby.
I'll have tea party. Bring your card
case with YOU" Susie ran into the house,
and after a great deal of searching,
pulled Rose Annabel out of the coal
box, where the twins had buried her
when she last died-they had a funeral
over Rose nearly every day-and brush
ing her off she dressed her in the best
she could find, and was soon on Hollie' S
porch, where a tempting little table was
set in china and glass.
"Oh. my. where did you get this
candy?' asked Susie, dropping Rose in
her excitement.
Nov, Susie Hall, you s oil every
bit. You must member you're Mis-
Peabody. an ring the bell, an leave
your card. an ask for Mis- Norris, as q
preachers wife ought to. You've
dropped your old rag doll on the floor,
too" . ...
Susie gathered up the doll, and an
swered fercely:
Now, Dolly Waite, if you're going
to say one word to me about Rose that
isn't perlitc, ! won't be Mis- Peabody
nor nobody else''
"Well. l won't any more if you only
do as l said"
So Dolly ran in the hall, and Susie
found piece OF paper and tripped up
the steps and rang the bell.
Dolly hurried to the door, and with
many bows, said: '... ..
"i'm much s'prised to see you, Mis-
Peabody; take a chair. No, let's go sit
on the porch-you can play you don't
see the party-and call it the parlor,
Susie. l see you have brought your
little daughter. How are her teeth
now. Mis- Peabody?'
.'Oh, she's cut them every one!" an
swered Susie. wincing with shame as
she looked at the long stitches, for
Rose mouth required to be sewed very.
often. ....-.. ..... .....s.
10 look and see how red Laura
Evelyn cheeks are. I'm afraid she
has s. fever. I'll have to give her some
hOmelv pathic pills, | Guess. Do feel
her pulse, Mis- Peabody, I'd be awful
sorry to have her die, for she's Just got
this nice new dress and skirt!' and the
beautiful, rosy-cheeked wax doll was
put down by the side of poor Rose
Annabel. who looked shabbier than
ever. Don't You think Laura's
pulse is dreadful hi oh, Mis- Peabody"
Dolly's mother was an invalid or
thought she was, and was always talk
ing q out her n pulse but Susie's
mother had so many children to look
after she never found time to be ok,
and Susie did notk k, ow the proper thing
to say.
But remembering that she was the
preacher wife, she took hold of
laura's t'abby kid hand. shook her
head, and with look OF most tender
concern on her face. said, feelingly:
Poor, title dear, It's most as high
as the church-steepler'
Th mixing she had said the most
correct thing possible, she was quite
astoni>hed when Dolly cried. in q pas
son:
~ on re Just as mean as YOU can be,
Susie Hall. to make ,un that way. when