Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-12
MAMnA,s BEST BONNET.

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| -Kathartne L. Stevenson, IN Wide-Awale.
MAMMALS BEST BONNET.
Tho parlor door stood open, and littl,
Kitty strayed IN. : -
She stood before the mirror and
reached out her small hands to the little
girl in there. The little girl reached 8
| pair just like them to her, and smiled
Then Kitty laughed aloud, and said
"Peek boot" But the little girl ini the
mirror said nothing, though She movet
her lips, still smiling. lasJ 1GI
ThensKitty saw her mammals Sunday
bonnet and Put it on. Now she thought
herself all ready for walk.
She went to the front door. but she
could not get out there! So she trotted
down the back stairs to the basement
door. Once or twice she stepped on
her long bonnet-strings and nearly fell.
I'll The basement door stood 'aJar and
she went QUIT u She had sometimes been
allowed to play on the sidewalk, while
mamma Isatlat the parlor. window and
watched her; but now mamma was
gardening in the back yard. and did not
see her.
Kitty feared nothing: She thought
she would GO and meet her papa She
,trotted along the walk, her bonnet
strings streaming out behind her in the
May breeze. She met a policeman.
who asked her where she was going.
'.Doin' to meet papa" said Kitty;
ard thepciiseusn .efeokdng behind him
md seeing 3 gehtiehaAn coming not far
off, concluded that was papa" and it
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She crossed one street and turned
down another. and came out into one
where were horse-cars, and where many
busy people were moving up and down.
She saw beautiful plants in one window,
and stopped to look.
Then d horse-car came along. Kitty
liked riding in the cars, and she went to
the curb-stone and held up her hand, as
she had seen her mamma do, to signal
the driver to stop the car. But he paid
no attention.
She saw a bird-store, and went there
and stood watching the birds till, by
aad-by.aaotheF- ear came alons.-Kitty
thought she would try again. She went
out into the street little way, to make
sure th3t the driver should seq her but
Just then biz fee-wagpn came rafting
and crashing over tie Stone pavement.
as if it would run ~riehtpoyer her. and
she hurried back toef the sidewSka
:. A.puff of wind took her benn1A and
searrfed fl under khe horsask feetTpnd
the wagon wheeN wenk over IT, AN it
was all mashed down iii thdn1u6 nj
tvs lip carled and quiveEei md Nm
she burst out crying as loud axshe scosi1d
cry. sS
Before this time ma n1maefiads cone in
fremfthe garden, AndWaS ld6kink high
and lew for Kitty SIZE called and
called, and finally went and looked out
ntthe basement door, and there she saw
the prints of little shoes. So she knew
Kitty had run away.ffr FYff srrT
lSbe started of,withont any bonnet OF
down with her scared eyes and her white
fsee,. seT That every BODY who met her
knew that something dreadful had hap
pereds 11A7 E<e'EE
One kind neighbor brought bonnet
to 60 straight to the police-station and
But the little mamma had a mother
of her OWN two OF three blocks away, i
and she thought nobody could help her
quite 50 we'll as She's o-she- rar--t
she got there, and then sho pulled the
bell SO hard that herinethef sumped-ohtl
of her chair, and ran to see what wasIl
& Mhsn She heapdIth ssory she put on
her bonnet at once. She said Just asI
thefneigh Dor had done. thak eae- FIRST
plaEe~tp I'd was to the poliee-station. II
hooking and mourning
all the way. II
When they got to the station-house
The doorisfoOd 1opeh. and there, sitting.
in a great leather-covercd chsir, sat
little Kitty, smiling and talking to al
policeman, and crunching, with great |
satisfactiOn, the candy he was Eiving |
her. -. 81
Her face grew sober as she met her |
mothers eyes. She didn't think much
about the naughtiness of running away.
What shakhonght OF was the loss of that |
Ma
hut hekn1xrne hinged and AiAed
her - long and{6 haEd shat shS toa- |
cludod that M1S 1orgiven ard dfRh't
reaize that u1aulu& didn't evo0 NOW |
tha sha kad worn the bonSet SHN lid |
doSn T9n1. the chair aud put her kknd |
ntosmxfnmos 20 home 80 gs-sN.
.:Dood-by"' she said. to, the man who |
y1Sshsr the acandy. l.sIiloves 90; III |
bum aden some over day. I
! The next Sunday Kitty's mamma got |
1ersslf and herr ltllel girl all lf6aAy for |
church except the bonnets Kitty didn't |
skaeflst 60 to church, but she 9dnerauy /
had ON her Sunday dress and went /
With papa and mamma as far as grand
mas house. and stayed there with
grandpa, who was too lame to go, while
he rest went TO CHURCH. ~
When Kitty's mamnsag. ran down TO
Jet hcr bonnet there was "agreatw6n-
iering what had become of it. 1t was |
lard to understand Kitty's rather inco-
sefent explanations about its going un-
Ter the wheels. but at last they got at
he whole story. ~ ~ +
She ought to be scolded for taking
ny bonnet" said mamma. '.but I'm SO
thankful If wasy, II bo,. hioSsod l;<<1, hoo /