Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-01-03
DOROTHYS DOLL.

1t was Dorothy Vernon's birthday.
A birthday was great event in the
Vernon family, l eau assure you-look
ed forward to for days before, and talk
ed of for months afterward.
Many pretty presents were discovered
on that day, and every one Of the dolls
was asked TO tea.
There were no fairies asked that an
aware of-only all the dolls, and the lit
tie girl next door; aud yet one would
think that some good fairy must have
have been left out, or otherwise offend
ed, or Dernthy never would have beer
given an Obstinate Doll.
Such a present!
To be sure papa bought her, and he
may have known no better, Indeed be
probably chose her because she was the
smartest in the shop, and the owner OF
curly brown hair and blue eyes.
He chose her for these, and for her
pretty pink frock, without the least re.
gard for her more sterling qualities OF
which perhaps he was hardly qualified
to judge.
Dorothy would never have been taken
in like that.
True, when she first saw her she
stant's investigation convinced her of
the deplorable fact that the doll was as
stiff as poker
There she stood, bolt upright, smiling
in that bland ann continuous way that
only very obstinate people can.
She would not sit in her perambulator
she would not sit in a cushion, she
would not cuddle up wnen she was
ha lnnn for
her cradle.
All these nice things had been pre-
pared for her, and yet she would have
none of them.
As for shaking hands, and making
friends with the other dolls, it was not
to he thought of for minute.
She stuck out her hands as stiffly as
she could, and would not condescend in
the least.
Now the truth was, the doll was of
Tended.
She was disgusted at her lot in life.
When she had been standing in the
doil-shup she had formed pretty sbrewd
idea of the difference between poverty
and wealth, for her place had been pref
ty near the window, and she had seen
many a handsomely-dr lady pass
by, sometimes on foot and sometimes in
a carriage. And thoughts came to the
doll.
THE ladies in the carriage are the
ones | admire" she remarked; "they
have such sweet faces; they are almost
as pretty as dolls If ever l move from
my station, hope it will be to live
with one of them"
''Supposing you are carried away by
one of those beggar-children," said a
sharp little Jack-in-the-DoX, who lived
in the same window; you can't help
where you may be taken. You have
nothing to do with it i'll the least. The
fat old woman who lives opposite might
buy You, and take you away, and what
will become of yonr fine fancies then ?"
"I might break" said the doll, with
dignity, "but l would never bend. |
would not consent to take meal inside
that house, or to soil my dress by sitting
on their chairs"
"You ate great deal too proud" said
the Jack-in-the-boY; you want little
of your sawdust taken out"
Jack-in the-boX was wonderfully
clever, and always jumped at the root
of things at once.
1t was true, be did not see half as
much of the world as did the wax doll,
who passed all her time at the window
looking outl
What he saw of the world, he saw in
a minute-in a lightning-hash you
would he had hardly time to take it in,
but the fact was, when he was locked up
in his box. he thought
The little doll had no more time for
advice Or observation for inst at that
minute two people entered the shop to
buy; the one was an elegant lady dress
ed in satin and furs, the ther was a
stout middle-aged man, in a large rough
great coat.
All the little dolls were silent in a
minute, and looking out to see who
would be chosen.
The rough looking man chose the doll !