The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-07-04

before II she had something pleasant "a
look forward 70; % he promised her that
Il she passed next year. be would send
her the prcttiest present she had ever
seen.
And she did. And Il came. What do
you think 4 the incest present little
girl can have?
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Uncle John thought 20. too. And Il
was the lovelicst one You ever sawl a
sweet, bright baby-facc IN the most DEL
icate wax. Blue eyes that moved. hair
not all braided and frizzlcd and fused
up with bows, but the dearest little
silky short curls exactly like . b2by's;
and a long white dress with robe front
II was almost big enough 70 be twin
sister 70 Nellie. the sure enough baby,
who was four months old. Nellie a.
ways laughed and crowcd when she saw
the cunning thing; thought Il would be
very nice for her to play with, and won
dercd why Gertie lever seemed 70 think
90. too.
One morning. mamma told Gertie 70
stay awhile with Nellie. who was sitting
in her little buggy in the garden. Gertio
brought kosabelIa, her waxen baby.
and seated her At the foot Of the buggy
while she went for some flowers. She
was quite sure Rosabella was out %
Nellie's reach. but baby stretched and
stretched with all her little might. and
soon had hold Of the treasure.
Babies. yon know. are not very wise.
This baby thought she could easily puo
Rosabella's head just where she tried "a
put everything clse--in her rosy little
mouth. And she tried and tried. bui
the more she tried the more she couldn't.
At first, she thought il was because
kosabella's head was too large; then she
thought her own mouth must be too
small However II might be. she Be.
gan to cry with anger. partly because
she could not do what she wanted TO.
and partly because Rosabella's face
bumped her little bit OF nose.
Gertie came running in sore dismay
- she saw what was going on. She
felt very much like slapping Nellie'a
little hands at sight Of . few small
scratches on Rosabclla's pretty face.
but mamma came back Just then. 80
Gertie carried her poor darling up to
the nursery and sang her TO sleep.
Then she heard mamma calling her,
50 she laid Rosabella in Nellie's cradle,
covered her up, and drew the fy.nct
over her. How cunning she looked
herewith her baby hair on the Dill
low, and one little pink waxen arm out
side the cover.
Mamma was wanted in the parlor 70
see company. and sent Gertic 70 find
the nurse-girl and tell her 10 come and
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stairs, putting away clean clothes. and
giving her mammals message, went
down 70 the parlor. The girl was go-
ing down for baby. but first stepping
into the nursery. she said
"Surc. it's here she is ashlccp IN the
crathle" and she sat down beside her
and began sewing on buttons g fast Is
she could.
A black cloud in the southwest was
rising very fast. Soon the lightning to-
gan 70 play brightly. and the thunder
rolled heavily along the sky.
Little Nellie. all alone IN the buggy,
thought the lightning very pretty. but
did not like the thunder. and whim-
pcred little.
The callers spoke Of going. but man.
ma said Il was only q shower which
would be over soon. 50 they talked on.
Big drops began 10 fall. Nellie
laughed az first, and then caught her
breath as they came faster-thon
screamed g they poured down with
perfect roar.
Mamma fancied she heard something
amid the noise Of the storm. and. step
ping into the hall, called:
.Mollle! Molliel Is Nellie cryinoP''
Mollie came softly 70 the head u the
stairs and answered:
mo. mum; the darlint's fasht
ashlecp. lnum-n
just then there was dreadful fash
Of lightning. and great branch Of Z
tree il the garden came crashing TO the
ground.
Mamma went ont on the piazza. and
then her friends thought she must have
gone crazy IS she rushed out into tho
storm. Back she came ii moment
with poor. dripping. frightened, scream
ing baby in her arms.
She ran up 70 the nursery. where
MolIic raised her hands, enchanting:
IAN us niver the chit ye have
therer' and snatched the fy-net from
the cradle.
There lay the beautiful waxcn doh.
She was still sleeping quietly. Mollio
had kept faithful watch over her. rock.
ing her = Bit whenever clap 81 thun.
der came, wondering al the time how
''the darlint' could sleep through such
! dreadful noise. 'Sidney Ddyre. u
Youths Companion.