Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-02-02

She went into the house, and Milly
heard her opening and shutting the
stove door. Evidently she was warm
ling up something left from breakfast.
Presently she came out with her sun
bonnet on, and u tin pail in her hand,
and with parting glance in the diroc-
tion OF tho summer.housc, opened the
small gate and went slowly down the
street.
Miuy watched her disappear around
corner, aud was about to sink back
upon her cushions agan and resume
her r1yerie about the way in which tho
young people ~ Grove Hill were en-
owing themselves, when sudden idea
Seizel her
"lll do " she cried aloud, in her
excitement 1T will be the best kind
OF fun" f
She rang a b,ll on table nenr her
and when the servant app nrcl, as
tonished her yery much by asking her
to 60 over TO the summer-hoas and
bring away all Emma AIMS dolls.
= | want 10 take thor measures for
somD new clothes. jane" she said. rs
tho girl hes,tntel. 'and you musln
say wor about it 10 Emma Ann"
Jane was in crested 1t onte. and in
loss tllaA three minutes Emma AIMS
treasure family lay in Milly's lap.
Such clothes ns they hal on! One
dress was OF Dod ticking. another Of a
piece OF coarse bagg.ng; ragged dish
towel did duty rs a shawl. and piece
of an oltl sheet was all that coYered q
big rubber doll minus an arm and q
nose. One young lady was iittingly at
tired for warm weather IN costume
c'nsi ting OF faded green gauze veil.
There was plenty of time to take !
necessary measurements and restore
the dolls 10 their places in the summer
house before kmma Ann returned, and
she saw no reason to suspect that they
Ind all been on journey during her
absence
Milly found in the "bundlo drawer"
all the pretty silk, satin and mu-lin
pieces she wanted, and her mother con-
tributei some morocco for shoes and
several yards OF narrow lace - I.t
How Milly scwed that afternoonl
She had frequently dressed dolls for
fairs. and understood the work thor
oughly. She found sashes in her rib.
bon-box, aud ripped IN pieces an od
straw bonnet TO make little hsts. The
first dress she made was of blue gauzc,
and she took from her box of embroid-
cry materials enough silver braid an
inch wide for grdlo. The time
passed so rapidly, now that she was in
lerested and busy, that it was seven
O'Clock before she was aware of ii and
half the picnic party passed by before
she had given even one thought to their
return. q 7tN
Hall a dozen girls came in to see hcr
the next morning to tell her Of the
events OF the previous day, and were
very much surprised to find her so
cheerful and busy, .'t fl
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 10 have right to share
in the little black girls pleasure, And
80, in less than half an hour there wero
seven pairs OF busy hands instead Of
only one.
Milly's mother gave the whole party
n nice lunch at one o'clock, bat thore
was very little time spent over it. so
anxious were tho girls to get at their
work again. And so untirfng was their
industry that by five oclock every ono
OF Emma AIMS dolls was provided
with a complete outfit
Emma Ann. unconscious that thore
were fairies working for her. was giving
her family meager supper before put
ting them TO bed.
"How are we going TO got her away
from themp" asked Dolly Prentiss, aAx-
iously. III am just crazy 10 hear what
she'll say when she sces them all
dressed up"
"Suppose have Jano send her on
an errand to the store?" said Miliy's
mother. "She Is an obliging litte
thing. and Is always ready to run on err
rands for any one"
The girls agreed that this was a very
bright idea, and they had the satisfao-
.ton presently Of seeing little Emma
Ann go out Of the gate and down the
street. clutching tightly in one hand
the memoranda Jane had given her for
the grocer. ~ z ~ - 81 RE- Il.
She had scarcely turned the corner
before Dolly was oser the hedge and in
tho summer-houso, gathering the dolls
IN her arms
"Hurry! hurry! hurryln 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,
| The girls, peeping through the stats
Of the sitting-room window blinds, saw
her pause on the steps, and raise both
hands in astonishment
"De lap's sakes' she calculated, and
too much surprised to stand, foil In o
littlo heap on the summer-house floor.
When she had recovered little, she
carefully examined each doll in turn
her face expressing the liveliest salts
faction and curiosity. Then suddenly
she sprang to her feet and went spin
ming around like little teetotum.
''De fairy! dat's III | was wishin'
she'd come along heah, an she's done
come while ESQ away. De lanl dat
muster been pow full fine wan ter put
sech cloes ON my chillensm
q. She laughed, sang and dancel in the
widest excitement, then, breathlcss,
sank down on the floor again, and again
carefully examined the dols
! ''Dey'a mine! dey's ebery bit mipe!''
she said. nWop't nanny jis' shoul
when she secs 'emP Eben Eliza 'Aiz',
beth's got q dress" taking up the pool
squash, for which Dolly had mado Z
voluminous "mother hubbard" OF green
gingham. Who'd a thought dat
fairy'd 'membered Eliza Liz bethl''
Shewas still talking and laughing u
herself when the girls went home, and
she never knew who it was that haC
waved that wonderful fairy wand
Florence u. HailoUeIi, 81 M y Erdnp
Sper,