The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-25
Oily Making Calls.

too--she and Katie. l heard her say so.
Just guess I'm big huff, I'm five years
old next time-and Pm going right
straight up stairs, and fig me up, and 60
somewhere, too, so | be--and l won't
take my mother long with me but Dolly
and will go, all our oyynselves, so we will.
Oh, my now I'll have me a waterfall
cause mammals got on her bestest one,
and left her everyday one here on the
table-apd here's bier gloves too.
"Oh, my Now l wish had great
long trail-I SHOULDN'T wonder a bit if
Ksties dresses would be just right for
mel could pin it up befront. 'spect
she's hid ny all her pretty ones, but
here's her blue Bingham. Oh, my this
does trail THE beautifulestl
ooh, de&r l mustn't wear my hat,
cause folksll think I'm little girl, if l
does-and haven't got any bonnet at
all. 1 wonder if there's one in any of
these BOXES. Why, there's the very one
mamma fused to wear last winter, and
black, will on it too, and III wear her
frzGy, cause maybe I'll be cold by m.by.
"Now Miss Dolly, what'll you wear
at won't never do, in the world, for
you TO 60 with such short dress, cause
you've lost one of your shoes, and your
stockings are so dirty. Oh, here's my
yellow flannel nightdress. l wish it was
white but 1 guess it will do. I'll put
mammals belt round your waist, to keep
it up, and pin this han'chef on for your
shaw.
F'Now you oughter have veil---you'll
Ct your face freckled, just as sure. l
!ust take my two cents, and get you one
t the store.
"Now, Dolly, you must have like a
good little girl, and say yes, SIR and
yes'm,' and 'thank you,' and if you
I please and you mustn't want to stop and
look at the candy in the windows; nor
run after the speckled kitty that always
comes out of Miss Wrinkles yard nor do
anything that don't want you to. Now,
member, cause you're my little girl, and
I'm your mamma, and if you don't be
good l shall shut you up in big box all
alone when l get home-I shall, certain |
wonder what all these cards is. s'pose
Sheyr what mamma takes, when she goes
out calling, so I'll take some with me.
Now, Dolly, we must not make bit
OF noise when we goes out, cause Bridget
thinks Yves up in the nursery with Hattie
and johnnie, and they think we's down in
the kitchen. I'll take this big book to
stand on to lift the latch. There Now
wes got out.
"Ohb my what lot of folkses is goin
somewhere to-day. l guess I'll keep my
veil down, and they'll think Pm big
lady goln' somewhere too. l guess them
djfan't have no mamma to tell them how
70 have, cause they pointed at us, and
laughed, and my mamma says that amt
plite.
ooh here's Mr.. Browns store.
81 wonder if they's laughing at we,
thought Oily, when the clerks looked al
each other and smiled but Mr. Brown
came along and said, kindly: " Well, sis
guess you ran away, didn't you? What's
your name, and where do you live p
"My names Dilly-it's Missis Oily
cause Use goin' away visitin', and L live
In papa's new house, do; and l want a
veil for my dolly, like one Annie Frost's
dolly wears; and here's my two cents"
You're nice girl, know. Your dolly
shall have veil, and you may keep your
two cents to buy candy with" So Mr.
Brown went to the other end of the store
and cut off piece of blue gauze, helping
Oily to tie it over her dolls hat.
NOW we'll 60 up to that big house or
the hill. l don't know who lives there
but then, that don't make any difference,
and she walked straight up to the door
and rang the bell.
"Och the saints protect mel I'm
thinking it's the witches be coming abou
agin'. Away wild ye, "and the door slammed
In Dilly's face, and she heard the KEY
\ turn in the lock.
Well, them BEES Gurus folks. 1 guess
they's heathens. They didn't know me
ION, my there comes Billy Smith
! big dog.
Now what'll we do I'll 90 in thi
gate and hide under the currant-bushes
That's what We'll do.
"There now he's gone right by an
didn't bite US. HIM l wasn't 'fraid O
him, but just sat down TO rest little.
81 knows who lives in that house that
got 'creeper vines all over the windows
It's Miss Nancy and Miss Betsy. | see
EN- to meetin', and I'm goin' there. l.
give them card, and p'raps they'll IL
me in"
Ting-a-ling rang the bell, and Bridge
came to the door, wiping her hands wit
her apron.
L. the ladies at home p
can sure they are; walk in the parlo
n An, what name, please 2"
Only gave her the card she had brougi
with her, which happened to be one of I
Augustus Delmar, Esq,'s visiting card
which ne had left at the house the ds
- before.
Il wonder what they is dom so lor
up stairs, maxim such noise, too sh
think they was turning everything upsic
over
81 guess l won't wait for them to f
up, cause don't b'lieve theys got the
hair combed nor nothin'."
So billy slipped quietly out of the doc
and half an hour later, when Miss Nan,
and Miss Betsy came down in their cui
and silks, and with their sweetest smil,
expecting to meet the young lawyer, tn
found the parlor vacant for Oily was
long way up the street, on her way to c,
on DIR. Mason.
81 know he'll like to see me, cause h,
mamma's doctor, and he always pinch
my cheeks, and calls me his Oily Dot"