The Arizona sentinel., 1888-09-29
HOW NELLY WAS CURED.

Written by Little Girl for Other LittI, Girls.
 Nellie Gray lived on large farm i,
 the country. She had every thing sht
 wished for that her papa or mamma
 thought best for her to have. Now
 don't you think she ought to have beer
 a very good little girl aud not caused
 her parents any trouble? But she had
 @ bad habit of running away. In vain
 her mamma reproved and coaxed and forbade her doing so. One day Mrs. Gray was very busy and was compeled to leave Nelly alone. ''Now, Nelly" her mamma had said, 'I do not want you to go outside of the yard, and re- member expect you to obey me. "
 For while Nelly was conteated, but she soon found it dull and scOldcd to herself because her mamma would not let her do as she herself wanted to. "Oh, dearr' sighed Nelly, ''I believe I'll go and see Nick and hear the hand organ"
 Nick Jones was an old nun who to earn h1s living travelled in the summer with his hand-organ, but he was now laid up with rheuma- tism. Mrs. Gray often sent Nelly with basket of food for him, and Nick was very kind about letting Nelly play with the hand-organ and a monkey which he owned. T know mamma won't see me-" said this naughty little girl to herself, ''and can get back before she misses me, I know" So off she started. but had not gone far before she heard 8 tune from a hand-organ. It must be that old Nick is better, thought Nelly, but she heard the music, she saw it was not Nick, but man she had never seen before Her first impulse was to run home. The man spoke to her pleasantly, however, and said: Little girl, do you like to hear hand-organs?"
 "Oh, yes," Nelly answered. ''and I like to see monkeys too; can your monkey dance?"
 "Yes,'' said the man, ''and I will make him dance for you. Now, Jacko, go ahead" and the man began to play 6 lively tune and the monkey began to dance.
 "Jacko can perform tricks, too; would you like to see him?"
 ''Very much" replied Nelly.
 "Well, you just let me fasten this chain on your wrist and I'll tie the other end on mine, and then we will make him jump over il"
 So Nellie held out her hand and the man fastened the chain on her wrist.
 ''Now, my fine little lady, you can't get away for am going to take you with me and teach you to dance; am sure people will like to see such a pretty little girl as you are.
 Nelly screamed and cried, but he would not let her go. Then Nelly thought that when they went by her home she would scream as loud as she could, and her papa or mamma would hear her and take her away from the dreadful man; but she kept on crying, too, for she thought perhaps they would meet some one. and if she cried they would know something was the matter, and would surely rescue her.
 At last, when they reached MT. Gray's. the man said:
 ''I don't think you are the little girl want. I guess you run away from your mother. and you might get away from me some day if I kept you, and so I guess I will chain you to this fence, and I will go on."
 When the man was out of sight Nelly called for some one to come and help her. Her mamma heard. and came and unfastened her little daughter. Nelly then told her adventure.
 ''Well, Nelly" her mother said, ''1 hope this has taught you a lesson, so you will not run away again."
 "Yes, indeed, mamma, it really has" Nelly answered. When her papa came to dinner the story was told to him. As they were rising from the table Mr. Gray said he had a surprise for Maggie and Nelly. (Maggie was little sister of Nelly's) If you will come in the in fifteen minutes it will be ready for yOu," he said.
 When the time was over the little girls went into the other room, and there sat that awful hand-organ man. When he saw Nelly he laughed, pulled his whiskers, and, much to her sur prise, they came off; he then pulled his hair, and came off, too, and there it was Nelly's own papa instead of a hand organ man!
 'Why, papa" said Maggie, ''how did you come to have those funny things on, and scare Nelly SOP"
 ''Wen," said papa, 'I saw Nelly start off on her journey, and l knew her mamma had told her not to go away; so 1 went to my room and got this wig and the false whiskers, which