Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-23

dolls that say papa and mamma and
cry and shut their eyes, like Nelly Bly,,
when they go TO sleep2"
Why, of course l know that, said
Daisy, very Indignantly. Every
little girl knows that. If l hadn't
loved you so well I would have had
one of those long ago, and you are an
ungrateful little thing to talk SO to
your mother"
"Well, perhaps am" admitted
thinking about the opportunities in
life that l never have. Now, l was
made of leather. Of course was
stuffed and jointed at the proper
places, but 1 am stiff and awkward,
and I'm sure l can't remember how
many heads l have had. They got
smashed one after another, and then l
have to go without any head until
somebody gets me new one. And
since l can remember l never had a
head on me that was fixed up with
patent eyelids, so l could go to sleep
like other people. I have to sleep with
my eyes wide open. l remember l
once had head that could turn, SO
as to look over my shoulder, and l
have had plenty of good hair"
Indeed you have" said Daisy, al
most crying herself. II know l had
to send twice to the city to get a new
wig for you after you fell in the fire
and burned your hair all off. i"
well, l am not complaining about
hair" said Flossie, hastily, "but 1 do
think it is real mean that | don't have
the natural advantages that other dolls
do. Now, Alice wrote to me about one
doll that all you have to do was to put
key in her side and wind her up, and
she will walk off a few steps and stop
and say Papa, and then walk off q
few steps more and stop and cry, and
say Mamma, and then walk around
in a circle and come back to where she
started from"
II don't believe it," said Daisy,
shortly.
Its SO. And then a doll made with
kid with bisque heads that look around
and wink because their eyes are made
movable, and they have changing
faces, and can laugh and cry just ac-
cording to how they feel. Then there
are others that turn around ON a stick
and sing, and they can throw up their
arms and legs like jumping jacks"
Nov, you would look pretty throw
ing your arms and legs up like a Jump
ing jack" exclaimed Daisy; but Flos-
sic went on, imperturbably, there are
dolls that whistle, too, and clap their
hands and dance jigs, and don't think
this is any kind of good world to live
in when one doll can do all such
things and another is just plain stay
at home entry doll like me- !
haven't eve. got little weeping baby
doll, like Alice is going to have, but
then l suppose that is partly because l
never got married"
"Flossie Myrtle Walters" said
Daisy with great emphasis, ''if you
don't stop dreaming and talking in
your sleep shall certainly spank you
and put you back to bed"
I'm not dreaming" said Flossie,
Grossly: Il did get a letter from Cousin
Alice. All well educated dollies write
letters to their friends nowadays, and
if you loved me as much as you say
you do you'd get me a little writing
desk and fit it up with pens and ink
and paper of the right size. They
have them in the stores in the city"
What did Alice say in her letter.
asked Daisy, beginning to waver lit
tie as she saw that Flossie was in ear
nest.
II told you she said she was going
to be married snapped Flossie. ''She
went into society great deal last win
ter. The city is no such place as this
polly old village, where there is never
anything going on but afternoon par
ties and early teas They have balls
and receptions and real theatre parties
there. There is one doll that has 6
regular theatre with an orchestrior
and real actors that move around Oh
wires, and there are nothing but pri
vate boxes, and all the company 90 in
full evening dress, ladies and gentle
men both. And she met Mr. Barry
Wells, he is the king of the dude dolls
and she danced with him ever SOL
Now, Flossie Myrtle" said Daisy
warningly.
"Well," sulked Flossie, IT dom
know as the city dolls really dance
but they walk and promenade togeth
err. And they met again this summer
at Saratoga, and he proposed and she
accepted him. He is awfully rich
He has private yacht and racing
stable, and he is the president of {
bank. They are going to keep house
Immediately, and he has bought the
house, and her mother is going to fur
nish it. She says she will have every
thing in it that any other rich man'
house has, from the rugs in the vesti
bule to decanters and glasses in thu
buffers pantry.
''She wrote me all about her trous
seau, too. Mr.. Wells has given her
beautiful engagement ring and i
going to give her a necklace for ;
wedding present, but of course he
mother has to provide the trousseau
and she has a dozen of each article
from her silk stockings and kid glove
to her lace robes de mutt.
"She is going to have three chill
dren. Now, if l could only have I
family of little ones, could make my
self happy, even if l wasn't as rich a
she is, but ! suppose l can't have till
get married, and I'm sure | don't Sc,