Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-28

.,;s--ba;r~- iss~I wfshrwer no longe::
than Milly,s; it would l9ok go 80 49,
heater, ana not bssuch alufisl to take
care of.
Poor Cora. If Aunt Helen had not
baen 60 busv. she'would have seen the
GREAT tears in the little girl'seycs. Sne
lid not care SO very much "about the
yellow hair herself, and 'ft-was trlal
to have it eombed, especially when peo-
nile were in a hurry, and pulled; but
| bear manma aid seemed to love each
senarate hair, and it made Cora cry to
think of losing it. Still she thought
about it a great deal; all the morning
indeed. while she ran of errands tor the
husy auntie. 1t was not until nearly
twelve o'clock that she found Mlly.
alone in the nursery, and came to her
with the great shears. =,
.Now. Milly," she said, eff should
sit real still, do you suppose you couid
cut nv hair off even and nice, so could
comb it like yours, before we. go down
to dinner?"
"Why, Cora Parkerr'' Milly said, in
| dismay. "You mustn't, cut pf your
hair. Aunt Helen wouldn't like it:
Then did Cora turn on her astonished
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 1t
off, or She wouldn't say so. You don't
think Aunt Helen would tell what
wasn't true?'' ,.........i,-ats
f..Why doesn't she cut it of, then?'
asked wise little Milly.
"Why. guess may be She thinks 1
would cry and feel 'batly, and she is
sorry for me- And + have cried two
times this morning, and L feel pretty
badly; but for all that I've made up
my mind. Didn't papa say'iwe must
try to give her just the leastest"speck OF
trouble, and that it was very good III
her to take us, when she had three boys
to see to! Oh, know it is right. and
Eve made up my mind; SO Milly, you
just hurry and cut. -" sT''r'7<
And Milly, little barber as she was,
stood on tiptoe and went, about her
task. Snip, snip, snip, went the dread
the spun gold lay in great waves on the
carpet. and Cora's head looked as neat
and smooth as Milly's; only l am
obliged to say, the hair was not very
evenly cut. -5T
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
a 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 qles-
ton the children, all at once. Finally
poor Cora cried SC loud that be sent her
away, and Aunt Helen, much ashamed,
sat down at last. 4"''@1
1.-The child gave me such a start"
she said. ''She doesn't look. in the
least like herself; and to think that she
has spoiled her beautiful hairH'.~-
what possessed her?' asked, Uncle
Dick
I'm sure don't know; i suppose
the naughty little thing was sputky, be-
was more trouble than Milly's.t-I re-
IlltIIi'cI, uOW, lutb SIle Has UceH Idl1eT
gloomy all the morning. l 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 justhere she burst into
storm OF tears. and kicked her mad slit-
tie feet against the table. f1"You're
she shouted; Il don't love
you !; bit, ] don't. Cora is good; she
did il to please you; she cried dreadful,
and she said her hair gave you trouble
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 t-,.. r.-s -. for 4N
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, saving
IN her haste what she did not mean. But
that did not make Cora's hair long
again. az 's * .-saaa ~ .eyh
Never mind,'' Aunt Helen said, sit
will grow long some day; it shows you
were an unseltish little girl, if not a; very
wise one, and were used to, being with
people who meant what they said. 1t
las taught me a lesson -Pu7asy..