The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-12
DORA'S IDOL.

She put the long, queer word at the
head OF page in her account-book.
H ggledypiggledy represented the odd
pennies and five-cent pieces and dimes
that found their way out of Dora's little
lrand and found their way into the till
ut the confecto oner's and the pastry
cooks.
. And how hard it is, indeed, for
PENNIES to stay in little hands! They so
long to get out, and so do the little
silver dimes and the big quarters.
Now Dora was dear fat little dim
pled dumpling. You couldn't help low
ihg her the moment you saw her, and
ycu are supposed not to be a bit of her
relation.
OF course, her cousins and aunts and
nncles and big brothers and sisters were
ready to eat her up.
And it was: "Here, Dodo, is penny
for you," or: "Here, podo, is dime;"
and sometimes it was quarter, or even
o silver dollar somewhere near as large
as the moon.
Once in awhile it was q dear little
fascinating gold piece, yellow as sun
slime.
Dora had n tender heart, and she was
ever so sorry for poor people, especially
poor children near her own age. She
knew that there were hungry children
and ragged children, and children with
pale, plnched faces, and even little
babies, with no pretty red roses in their
cheeks.
"I'm going to save most every bit of
ply money" she said to her mother,
one day near New Years. "Tm going
10 save it for poor children. Pm going
to buy some Shoes for Betsy Ann Ba-
ler's little Tom. Why, only think, l
saw his toes sticking out in the snow
when he came here with his basket for
cold bits; and they were awful red.
Then I'm going to buy a. new red fan
rel dress for Mrs. O'Flaher Us Biddy.
Her knees are just as bare as little Tom s
toes. She wears an old light calico
dress. and it's all torn and horrible.
"And there's Mike Conroy; he hasn't
any thing but crown to his hat, and
can't 60 to Sunday-school; and Jim
Conroy hasn't any stockings. He told
me so when asked him why he didn't
keep 'em pu led up. He had nothing
but old feet made out of flannel rags.
Oh dear, there is so much to buy"
"But you have ever so much money"
said Dora's papa. "You are the rich
est little girl / know"
"Oh yes, have whole pocket-book
full" said Dora.
"If only Higgledyplggledy don't gel
it," said mamma.
"Who is he?" asked papa.
"a giant that gets money from LITTLE
people" said mamma.
"He got some of the missionary
money last week. said Dora, blushing
"He must be an idol" said papa
81 will give you two little account
books, and you shall put the idol
! name at the head of one, and devote th'
other to poor people at home, and il
lands that we call heathen."
Good" said Dora, clapping he
tiny white hands. "You shall see tina
=. old Higgledy won't get much"
I u hope so," said papa, taking u
! his evening paper.
But as / told you few minutes age
little children lind it hard to kee
money.
The candy-storcs are so very temp
ing! Candy men ought to hide the
u pretty confectionery, and not put it j
: the window where all the children ca
q see it. ....,.
r And then the red apples and Orange
= and bananas they taste SO good! An
e it is so nice for little girl like Dora
! treat her little friends.
d At the end of week papa took i
r the account books and looked at Dora
'f little crooked figures and printed lie
n ters.
!, Under Higgledypiggledy he found:
ID Two oranges, ten cents.
10 Two bananas, eight cents.
Candy dog, FIVE cents,
Three chocolate rats fifteen cents.
o gingerbread man, one cent
"a A gingerbread elephant, two cents.
~ Ice-cream, thirty cents
al Three red apples, three cents.
I" Under Charity, which was written
is the second account-book, he read:
1t Gave my old shoes with n hole in 'em
lr ,tarr Betsey Ann Bakers Tom. g...l
10 To the heather. seven cents.
" " Papa took his pencil and wrote und
ID the last entry: ,sr ~ lsf.r
h 1T is plain that my little Dodo lov
d the idol best. -
ii When Dora read what her father h
M written, she was ashamed. She resolv
kn ba vary very 1,ey1I naraful and nay