The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-24


been called gloomy, if not hstIe sulky.
There's no fun in thatr' he said.
"Oh, YES, Johnny, We'll make it so ifyou'D
play with me. You take these to Uncle
Charles, and ask him to draw faces on them
and then I'll make some clothes for them
and we'll have nice time"
"Humphw grunted Johnny. "Dolls are
Only for girls play"
But thinking he could find nothing better
to do, be carried them TO Uncle Charles
While Kitty cut away as fast as she could to
have good supply of children's clothing be-
fore he came back.
i Pretty soon Aunt Emily looked in at the
door. too see what the two were doing, think
ing it little forlorn for them, and wishing
with all her kindly heart that she could help
them through this third day of clouds.
That's nice, Kitty. I'll get you some gilt
paper and some tissue paper for your little
dresses. Now see; yot can cut out gilt but
tons. and put on little fiouncings and pleat-
iDgs of the tissue"
They worked away very pleasantly, and
after a while Johnny came slowly in with
faces. Aunt Emily looked at them, aud then
laughed very merrily. Johnny looked as If
be did not quite know whether TO laugh with
with her, or to feel insulted. His mouth
tried to pucker, and the dimples tried to
show, but they hadn't been seen for so long,
1t was very hard work for them to make up
their minds what to do.
Uncle Charles was something of an artist,
spending his vacation at the old farm. The
faces he had drawn were very good likenesses
of JohnDys OVID and the round cheeks and
plump lips were drawn down in so exactly
the dismal look Johnny was carrying about
with him. that it was NO wonder Aunt Emily
laughed.
BLESS my heart" she exclaimed. "Can't
he manage TO work il q smile or dimple or
tWo?'
=. -. I'll l.
with great disapproyal at the faces; but he
says be can't help making them just so. He
thinks il must be the weather"
Dear me- something must be done about
little sunshine. Johnny looked at the win
dow, but there was no sign of it there, so he
shook his head ruefully, signing
"Three days that me and Kitty haven't
been out of doors!'
Johnny" said Aunt Emily, taking him
on her lap, when I was last III the city, l
saw little boys and girls who had not taken
a step out OF doors for weeks and months
yes, and years"
so Aunt Emily Where2"
'In a Children's Hospital, dear. Some
day 1 should like to take you there, and
show you little faces which are bright and
eontented, even when looking up from =
pillow. You will see there plenty of chill
dren VINO have never set a foot upon green
grass, or ever seen anything but hot, dry,
dirty streets"
Johnny took peep out at the we'll washed
turf, glad to know he could roll and tumble
on it to his hearts content as soon as iG was
dry. while Kitty whispered:
go on, please, auntie."
There are rows and rows of little white
beds, and rows aud rows OF little ones on
them, some with straight brown hair like
Johnny's, some light and curly, like Kitty's.
and black and blue and gray eyes-but very
few such round rosy cheeks as this one, it is
so good to pinch and, Johnny, just think
of those poor little things having such miser-
able homes that almost all are sorry when
they have to leave the hospital"
''PohI" said Johnny. You wouldn't catch
me wanting to be shut up in there"
"But what if it were the only place where
you ever got enough to eat, or where you
were kindly tIeated?'
This was such hard question, that John
ny did not try to answer il.
The nurses who take care of them are
verv ki1d and do all they can to make the
tin pass plea. antly. but there are a great
many to be amused. Some of the good PEG.
pie who 20 to see them take little things for
hem, such as cards and toys and picture
books. They will play contentedly all day
with TRIES which you w0usd hardly notice.
and it would do you good to see how bright
their pale faces are"
"Id like to go aud give them something"
said Kitty.
"And a great many who can not go" went
on Aunt Emily, "try to send things to them.
/ have known little girls who pieced quilts
and sent them. Others, who saved their
partly used up dolls and toys for them, not
forgetting to slip in few which were not
used up at all. but given in the spirit OF low
ing desire 10 do without something they
liked for the sake of the dear Lord, whose
own these poor little waits are. And nave
seen books pasted full of pictures and
car IS"
"We could do that " said Kitty jumping up
very eagerly. "COuldn't We. Aunt l4nIly?
Couldn't you give Us book and soIne pic
lures aud thiugsP
or course Aunt Emily could, and soon the
chi dren were SO busy over the pretty work
that they did not make rush for the din
ing-TOom at the first call to dinner Tor posi-
lively the first time since they had been at
the farm. Rain and clouds were forgotten
as they cut and pasted ana pressed SO busily
all the afternoon that they could scarcely
believe 1t when Uncle Charles came in and
said it was almost five O'clock.
please draw picture Tor US to paste IN,
Uncle Charles >
"And let it be a real pretty one, so it wiz
make the poor little children smile" sug-
gested Kitty.
Uncle Charles pencil went to work, while
Johnny was laughing merrlly over funny
picture be Wa eating our.
Aunt Emily came u call them to tea, Just
as the picture was held up to be looked at.
"Why. it's Johnny" cried kitty. And
he's smiling like alike a.
Like sun beam, said Aunt Emily, point
ing TO long streak of gold which lay On the
carpet Johnny started to the window.
"Hurrah. there's a rainbow. Tomorrow
wen sail boats in the creek, Kitty, and
build a dam, aud make wateFwneel aud''
nothing more was heard, as he rushed out
to see il the ducks were swimming.
Kitty carefully gathered her pictures to-
| eether saving
well finish the book first, though, if it is
FL day."
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