Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-11-24
DoRoTHy's KEY.

az want that book Give me that book
Jackp' exclaimed Dorothy.
Well, SO do ] want it, too" responded
her brother. You've got to wait till Pye
finished with it."
Dorothy's face wrinkled up as if she wa.
about to cry, but Just then she saw hel
aunt coming down stairs in her outdoor
costume, and new thought diverted hei
mind.
40, Pm going down street, too, Aunt
Grace. You've got to take me, too, so you
have. Now you just wait till | get ready
No, | can't" answered Aunt Grace
opening the street door and passing out
Dorothy threw herself down on the stairs
in perfect passion of tears.
80, dear everybody is ugly and cross to
me-" she fretted. "They never will do as
l want them to, and | think it's mean"
Nobody noticed her tears, so after a
little while she dried her eyes and went
down into the kitchen to see what she
could find to amuse her there
Cook is making pie for dessert, and
rolling out the crust in delicate LAYERS.
"Oh, want to make me little pie p
exclaimed. Dorothy. Bridget, give me a
little piece of dough 10 roll out with my
little rolling pin?'
"The ovens hot and | must make haste.
Wait till Pm done, and I'll save We BIZ"
No, won't wait. I've got to have it
right away this minute" fretted Dorothy.
" Give it to me now, Bridget, / want it."
Well, you shan't have it at all if you
can't have little patience" answered
Bridget, and as Dorothy began to snatch
at the dough in an effort to break off a
piece for herself, she picked her up in her
strong hands and carried her out into the
hall, where she put her down, returning
into the kitchen quickly and locking the
door behind her.
Let me Inlet me in,D screamed Doro-
thy, pounding at the door, but Bridget be-
gan to sing and would not pay any atten-
ton to the little girl.
dorothy Come upstairs," called her
mother. have something nice to tell
you"
Dorothy ran eagerly upstairs to hear
what her mother had to tell her, and when
she heard what it was she was SO glad that
all the frowns on her face vanished as sud
denly as if fairy fat-iron had been
smoothed over it, and she began to clap
her hands and jump up and down in de-
light
Dorothy was an only daughter, and she
had always longed for little sister, so she
was very happy when she heard that her
little cousin May was coming the next
morning to pass month with her.
May had not been there many days be-
fore Dorothy noticed that it was very sell
dom her little cousin was refused anything
and she wondered why even Bridget was
always willing to stop, no matter how busy
she might be, to give May anything she
asked for.
MAY, what makes people so coed tc
you? she asked abruptly, one day. "Wher
| want anything, everybody is always toe
busy to give it to me, yet they will dc
anything for you"
Il suppose it's because I've got little
key" May answered.
"a little key?" Dorothy asked in sur
prise.
Yes" answered May, smiling at her
little cousins bewildered face. Mamma
told me little key to use whenever | want
favor and it almost always makes people
do it for me-"
How FUNNY" exclaimed Dorothy,
" Won't you lend me your little key
May%
always say please and that is the key
to win favors," May answered.
Is that all it is?" said Dorothy rather
scornfully, but she tried it nevertheless
and she found 1t was just as May had said
A little girl who said "please" politely
when she wanted favor was far more apt
to be gratified than a child who cried fret
fully, g want that" "Give me this."-
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