Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-21
WHO BANGED sUsIE's HAIR.

Susie Burke came In iron. the garden
one warm summer afternoon, with her
little scissors in one hand and lot of
paper dolls ard dolls clothes In the
other.
.sWhy, Susier' exclaimed her
mother s'What il. this world have You
been doing to yourself?''
''Susie Burke, what ever possessed
you to cut your hair like that?' ex-
claimed Helen, her elder sister.
"O-o-h! What will papa say? He
just hates bangs!'' put in Harry Burke,
Susie's brother.
How could you do such thing, my
child?'' asked Susie's mother, with
looks of mi1gled establishment and dis
pleasure.
Susie's face grew red and she looked
ready to cry. She put her hand I'M
easily to her forehead, across which the
soft, dark hair, which was usually
combed smoothly back, fell in q very
irregular line. 1t was easy to see that
practiced hand.
'.You didn't do it? Who did, then?"
81 don't know. truly, mamma
'.Why, Susie, how can that be pos
sible?" said mamma.
.sWhy, Susie Burke, what story!"
exclaimed Harry.
''Hush, Harry! Don't accuse your
little sister OF telling what isn't true.
Where have you been all the time since
lunch, SusieP'' tAf&
..In the arbor in the garden, cutting
out dresses for my dolfies," said Susie,
holding up what she had in her hand as
evidence of the truth of her words.
'.All the timer queried mamma
Eyes, all the time. l haven't been
anywhere else.''
'.And you didn't cut any of your hair,
not the least little lock?" xss
mo, not the least little bit. 1 knew
papa wouldn't like it.''
Z '.Did ANYBODY come into the garden
while you were thereph
81 didn't see anybody, mamma"
'.Well, if that isn't a mysteryn' ex-
clrimed Mrs. Burke.
Its awful hard to believe, think"
said Sister Helen. - -
I'VE must believe it. Little Snsie
has never been known to tell lie.
Whatever any of my children tell me
shall believe is true till they have clear
" proved their words untrustworihy,
said mamma, firmly.
..But how could such thing be?"
argued Helen. ''Her hair is cut all
Jagged, exactly as a child would do il
she tried to cut it herself, and yet she
didn't do it, and don't know who did
it.
land she asked papa the other day if
she might have her hair banged, just
like Mollie Eastman's,' said Harry.
Il diGn do it, truly, truly, mamma, NJ
was all poor Susie could urge, while she
nestled closer within the encircling arm
whose clasp seemed to assure her of de-
Tense against the displeasure and dis
trust of all the world.
1--WE shall have to wait and see what
papa will say said Mrs. Burke, after
a moment of perplexed thought. z
..Will he be angry?" asked Susie.
ssWill you tell MIN I didn't do it?
''Or consent to it's being done?'
cross-questioned Helen.
81 didn't even know it was done till
just as / got up to come in, Susie de-
clared. 81 thought something felt odd,
and l put my hand up, and It was all
cut, so.
This was mystery, indeed. Nor
could papa solve it, though he ques-
toned his little daughter even more
closely than her mother and sister had
done.
I'VE must believe that she speaks
the truth. because she has earned q
character for TRUTH he said at last.
Il should be sadly disappointed and
grieved if found 1 couldn't depend on
the word of child of mine. Go to
mamma. and let her make the cutting
even. Susie. Since / must submit to