Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-27

thoroughly well posted l suppose
even you know that there are many
dolls that say papa and mamma and
cry and shut their eyes, like Nelly Bly,,
when they go to sleepf"
"Why, of course | know that, /" said
Daisy, very Indignantly, Every
little girl knows that. If ! hadn't
loved you so well / 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
Flossie, but | am just heart sick
thinking about the opportunities IN
life that | never have. Now, was
made of leather. OF course | was
stuffed and iointed at the proper
places, but | am stiff and awkward,
and I'm sure | can't remember how
many heads | have bad, They got
smashed one after another, and then |
have to go without any head until
somebody gets me "A new one. And
since | can remember | never had a
head on me that was fixed up with
patent eyelids, so | could go to sleep
like other people. ! have TO sleep with
my eyes wide open. | remember |
once had a head that | could turn, sc
as 10 look over my shoulder, and l
have had plenty of good hair"
Indeed you have" said Daisy, al.
most crying herself. II know | 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"
well, | am not complaining about
hair" said Flossie, hastily, but i do
think it is real mean that I 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
a 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 a
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 bisgue 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"
Now, you would look pretty throw
ing your arms and legs up Ikea 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 q good world to live
in when one doll can do all such
things and another is Just a plain stay
at home country doll like me. /
haven't even got a little weeping baby
doll, like Alice is going to have, but
then / suppose that is partly because l
never got married"
"F1ossie 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: Ibid 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
deshand 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 10 WAIVER a lit
tie as she saw that Flossie was in ear
nest.
Il told you she said she was going
to be married" snapped Flossie. she
went into society a great deal last win
ter. The city is 10 such place rs this
poky 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 a
regular theatre with an orchestrion
and real actors that move around on
wires. and there are nothing but pri-
vate boxes, and all the company go in
full evening dress, ladies and gentle
men both. And she met Mr.. Barry
Wells, he is the kingo of the dude dolls,
and she danced with him ever SOL
Now, Flossie Myrtle" said Daisy,
warningly.
well" sulked Flossie, II don't
know as the city dolls really dance,
but they walk and promenade togeth-
er. And they met again this summer
at Saratoga, and he proposed and she
accepted him. He is awfully rich.
He has a private yacht and a racing
stable, and he is the president of a
bank. They are going 10 keep house
Immediately, and he has bought the
house, and her mother is going to fur
nish il. She says she will have every
thing in it that any other rich mans
house has, from the rugs in the vesti-
bule TO decanters and glasses in the
buffers pantry.
'IShe wrote me all about her trous-
seau, too. Mr.. Wells has given her a
beautiful engagement ring and is
going 10 give her a necklace for a
wedding present, but of course her
mother has To provide the trousSeau.