Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-02-26

est llttle mOrScl Ol nuuudHlIJ OHo CNOi
beheld; sunny ringlets and lovely blue
eyes raised upward, hands claspcd in
earnest appeal; while she danced about
in nervous kind of way, evidently
hoping for an answer. | called out in
pruf kind of voice, Halle, little
Girl, here am, do you want me?"
The look of delight, surprise and
rapture that came over the child's face
was something beautiful to behold; it
was not look Of awe, but of calm de-
LIGHT. as if she knew Santa Claus would
answer her.
"Ees, oh, ces | does want 90; want
buful doll, and oh, pease, Mr.. Sanity
Taus. tould has anysing else?"
"What else?' ! asked.
"Oh, / ish | tould have q wagon for
my doll; but my, my fordot, Mr..
Sanity Taus, mamma said | sould asst
for soose and tockins and a new dress,
tause mamma tan't buy me any"
every well, you shall have them,
because know you are a good little
girl" and | stepped down from my
perch, while her little voice answered:
''Oh, tank 90, Mr.. Sanity Taus, oose
a orful nice man; | 'ove 90, tood-by." "
When | went down to dinner Mrs.
Young said to me:
"Oh, Mr.. Temple, l am feeling rath-
er anxious about my little GIRL when |
came home this afternoon she was in
the greatest state of excitement, her
eyes sparkling, and she was dancing
around the room very nervOusly; She
threw her arms about my neck, when
| sat down in the chair with her in my
lap, and exclaimed, "Oh, mamma, /
seen Sanity Taus, and | asted him for n
buful doll, and a tarriage, and he an
swered me and said, "Ees, title dirl,
90 sail have everysing. | asked,
Are you sure, my darling?' oh, ees,
velly sure; / sawed him, too, he had on
wed tap, like Sanity Taus in the pic
ture, and gweat big glasses saw it
was no use to say anything to my baby
while SO excited about the matter, so |
agreed with her it was lovely thing
for Santa Clause to answer her, and yet
| dreaded the disappointment in store
for her, knowing Christmas morning
can bring nothing to her. fear, Mr..
Temple, she is i'll, and may lose her,
my only comfort" she added with
trembling lips.
l felt guilty, and yet | could not eX-
plain, trusting to some way of carrying
out my promise so as not to be dis
covered.
December oath. | have made my
purchases, recalling my last Christ
mas Eve in London, when buying pres
ents for my little neces and nephews
have not been so downhearted as |
thought would be, at this time, when
everybody who has home goes to it,
for have been busy for my little girl
downstairs. My purchases have all
arrived, "a buful big doll'' with "buful
turly hair" and great staring blue
eyes-grandly dres sed-a "buful' box
of "tups' and saucers, little table to
set them upon, n bureau full of dresses
for the doll, little chair, candies,
oranges and all sorts of nice things
Why, my room looks quite nurseryfied
and homelike tonight. But, how to
get them down to my little fairy |
have it; when the house is quiet and all
are asleep, | will let them down
through the air-shaft, by strings; but
first must reconnoitre where will they
land? | have looked, and find they
will go right down into the bath
tub. No one will turn on the water
for it does not run. Dear me!
how slowly the time goes by;
everybody seems TO be staying awake
all night; it is after twelve, and
yet | hear footsteps and voices.
Everything is ready to lower down
though | had the most awful bother in
finding strings strong enough and long
enough. | read awhile, get interested,
when two o'clock strikes. spring up
with my heart beating. omen the mir