Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-01-02
TIE DOLLS.

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A pale, pretty little widow. wit
large startled eyes ;lati na L Is ls,se rus
set-brown gloss looked browner AIT
lighter than ever under the stiff un
slightly frill OF her convei. tioilal cap
, Mrs. Trevan.;in was the last person il
the world that YOU would nave deemed
able to battle with the world in he
t own behalf and that of her orphan
child. And now that the green gras.
was a month old over husbands grave
and the Grape on her dress had lost it,
first freshness, she sat with folded
hands, and tears slowly coursing ovel
her cheeks, helpless as a babel
I'm sure, NJ lily, | don't know what
on earth we are to do, she said feeblv
Mlly Treyanian. a tall. well-growr
child of Ii, leaned on her mother lap
Won't Aunt Ethellnda help us at
all, mammal"
Mrs. Trevanian shook her head, wo-
fully.
No. She saws. truly enough. [ sup
pose, that | am only her haIf-sister,
and that we were careless and extraV-
agant about our property, or we never
should have come to want. She had
plenty of advice to bestow upon us,
but nothing else, with curl of her
sorrowful lip.
well keep store. mamma said
Milly; just like old Mrs. Harvey does,
down in Gadden street Well sell
pins and needles. and candies and rib
bons and tin toys.
Mrs. Trevanian was momentarily
carried away by the contagious en-
thusiasm of her child. She could not
say mo" to a scheme upon which Mil
" had so evidently set her heart.
twas a Monday morning in the
shiny, showery month of April when
first the shutters were taken down
from the modest little bow window,
which Milys taste had decorated to
the best of her ability.
Il wonder if any one will Gomez"
said Miliy, earnestly. 81 wonder if
we shall sell anyth NJ to-dayP Mann
ma, don't YOU hope we shalip
The words were Yet on Mlllys lips
when t e dinner bell began tintinna-
| bulation, announcing the arrival of a
real 1--we customer. MIly jumped up
| and ran into the shop.
''What will You have, sirp' she cried
with sparkling eyes and cheeks of in
carnadIne for at the curbstone out
side she saw an elegant open barouche
glittering III the Sunshine. These
were such customers as never came
to old Mrs H rAcy. ii gladden. street.
On the other SIDE OF the counter was
standing 1ne, portv gentleman, with
keen, light-blue eyes, hair Just begin
ming to be threaded with gray, and
such big golden rope of a watch-chain
across his breast that it seemed as if
he must find it incOnvenient to carry
If a nn11ad rood lV tn the
small attendant.
s'Where's the shopwoman?" said he.
please, sir, said NJ lily, smoothing
down her apron, I'm the shopgirl."
You! Such "A mite of thing as
yOu?" demanded Mr.. Deverell, incred-
ulOusiy.
Il am almost 13. sir" said Milly,
with dignity. '.What would you like
to look at, if you pleased"
Upon my word!' said the gentle
man, Almost 10. There's a venera-
bic age for you! But to come to bust
sincss-what's tie price of that blue
and gold concern in the Window" in
dicatng the big doll with his fore
finger. My little niece saw it as we
were driving by and took a fancy to
it.
"It's dollar and half, sir" said
thrifty MIlly. Mamma made all its
clothes herself. They'll button and
unbotton just like real baby's things.
mo" cried the gentlemen, laugh
ing.
eyes, indeed, SIR" said Milly, tri-
umphantly, 81 call her Bessie Gray
But there's Edith Gray in the drawer,
all in pink. with a waite muslin spen-
Ger, and real black curls, and SASH
Perhaps the little lady would prefer
Edith MayP"
Come, suppose you take both OF
them out to the carriage and let Maud
select for herself" said the gentleman,
after second or two of puzzled med
itatIon. s.She is lame. she would
have come in herself"
Lame, is she?" cried Milly. What
a pity!'
SO she took Bessie" out of the win
dow and Edith" out of the box and
ran to the carriage door with both of
those elegantly attired young ladies in
her arms.
Little Maud Deverell sat among the
satin cushions, so covered up with en-
broidered Afghans that her poor, with
cred feet and limbs we concealed
from view But her face was very
pale and her eyes were unnaturally
her.
There was a long consultation be-
tween the little girls, during which
Mr. Deverell looked smiltngly on, and
finally Maud concluded to take both
dolls as the easiest means of settling
the difficulty.
II like YOU" said Maud to Milly.
kiss me, please,
SO Milly kissed Maud and ran back
in great triumph.
''Three dollars already, mammal
she cried, jovously. / ne next day
back came Mr.. Deverel.
i'nidn't the dolls su.t, sire' asked
MillV, SolIcitously.
10 L" said Mr.. Deverell. But
Maud is sick to-day. and as a fancy
she wants you to come and play with
her. VIII you come? | will gladly
pay you what YOU would earn here,
and more besides. Maud must be
humored."
Milly took council with her mamma.
Mrs Trevanian consented, and so our
little business woman changed her
sphere
Three days she remained in the
great brick house on Fontenay square
days of unalloyed delight to little
Maud-and then she came tearfully to
Mr.. Devereil in tre twilight.
please, sir, | can't stay here any
longer"
Not stay herea Why not?'
Because Pm so lonesome without
mamma. | can't live without my
mamma.
'Bless the child's heart" said Mr..
Deverell Il ought to nave thought
of that.
He went straight to Mrs. Trevanian
and stated the case.
Madam" he said, I'm crusty
old bac. .elor, whose only pleasure in
life is my invalid niece Maud has
taken fancy to your M.lly. Milly is
mother-sck for you. You see how il
is. Per"aps you wouldn t mind com
ing, too. III allow you liberal sal
airy as housekeeper, goyerness, what
ever you like to call it, if you'll con.
sent
Mrs. Trevanian gratefully accepted
the offer.
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