St. Landry democrat., 1885-11-14

"TI do itr' she cried aloud IN neI
excitement. "It will be the best klnd
of fun"
She rang a bell on a table near her.
and when the servant appeared, as
tonished her very much by asking heF
to 90 over to the summer-hOuse anu
bring away all Emma AIMS dolls.
Il want to take their measures for
some new clothes, Jane" she ala Us
the girl hesitated, 'and you mustn't
say a word about it to Emma Ann
Jane was interested at once, n IN
less than three minutes Emma Ann
treasured family lay in Miily's lap
Such clothes as they had on! one
dress was of bed ticking, another OF a
! piece Of coarse bagging; q ragged dlsh~
towel did duty as q shawl, and a piece
of an old sheet was all that covered a
big rubber doll minus an arm and a
nose. One young lady was tittlngly at
tired for warm weather IN a costume
consisting of a faded green gauze veil;
There was plenty of time to a all
necessary measurements n restore
the dolls to their places in the summer
house before Emma Ann returned, IL
she saw no reason to suspect that they
had~all been on a journey during nef
absence.
Milly found in the "bundle drawer"
all the pretty silk, satin and muslin
pieces she wanted, and her mother con-
tributed some morocco for shoes n
several yards of narrow lace.
How Milly sewed that afternoon!
She had frequently dressed dolls Tor
fairs, and understood the work the
oughly. She found sashes in her rlo-
bon-box, and ripped to pieces an Old
straw bonnet to make little hats. The
first dress she made was of blue gauze,
and she took from her box of embro1d-
cry materials enough silver braid an
inch wide for a girdle. The time
passed so rapidly, now that she was in
terested and busy, that it was seven
o'clock before she was aware OF 1t ana
half the picnic party passed by before
she had given even oil thought to their
return.
Half a dozen girls came in to see her
the next morning to tell her OF the
events of the previous day, and were
very much surprised to find her SC
cheerful and busy.
But their surprise ceased when she
told them what she was doing for En-
ma Ann.
OF course they were interested at
once, and very naturally they wanted
to help, SO as to have a right to share
in the little black girls pleasure. And
so, in less than half an hour there were
seven pairs of busy hands instead of
only one.
Milly's mother gave the whole party
n rsaa 1upoh OF ono oSaloaE hfIf there
was very little time spent over it, so
work again. And so untiring was their
industry that by five o'clock every one
of Emma AIMS dolls was provided
with a complete outfit.
Emma Ann, unconscious that there
were fairies working for her, was giving
her family a meager supper before put
ting them to bed.
"How are VIZ going TO get her away
from them?' asked Dolly Prentiss, anx-
iousIy. II am just crazy to hear what
she'll say when she sees them all
dressed up" .
"Suppose I have Jane send her on
an errand to the store!?" said Milly's
mother. "She is an obliging little
thing. and is always ready to u on err
rands for any one"
The girls agreed that this was a very
bright idea, and they had the satisfac-
ton presently of seeing little Emma
Ann 60 out of the gate and down the
street, clutching tightly in n hand
the memoranda Jane had given her for
the grocer.
She had scarcely turned the corner
before Dolly was over the hedge and in
the summer-house, gathering the dolls
in her arms
Hurry! hurry! hurry!'' she cried, as
she entered the sitting-room again, all
out Of breath, and flushed with excite
ment, ''there's no time to lose.
There was great anxiety for fear the
dolls would not be dressed and in their
! places again before Emma Ann re-
turned, but this was needless, for she
was absent nearly half an hour.
She gave Jane the articles she had
brought, and then turned her steps at
; once toward the summer-house, evi-
| IDENTIFY intending to complete the task
/ of putting her family to bed,
t The girls, peeping through the Stats
of the sitting-room window blinds, saw
| her pause on the steps, and raise both
, hands in a~stonishment.
"De lan's sakes!" she calculated. and
too much surprised to stand, fell in q
) little heap on the summer-house floor.
When she had recovered a little, she
carefully examined each doll in turn,
her face expressing the l~iyeliest salts
!, faction and curiosity. Then suddenly
!, she sprang to her feet and went spin
ming around like a little teetotum.
DE fairy! dat's it! I was wishin,
she'd com along heah, an she's done