Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-31
PATHS MUSIC BOX


had been to the farm house. Patty had
been having very dull time Right after
breakfast she lad helped mamma do the
dishes, had made her bed for she was an
Industrious little girl and then she had
dressed and undressed Arabilla until she
was tired even of her. Now, however,
she was very much excited. for when DR.
Gray came in front Of her house on his
way to see poor. sick Mrs James, he saw
Patty In the window and called to her:
ASK your mamma If you can go down
and spend the day with Amy, for she has
sore throat. and if you can, I'll stop for
sou when come back, he said. Mamma
was willing, and now Patty was getting
ready togo
While Mrs. Hendrick was trying TO see
IL Pattys face was clean. that damsel was
dressing Arabella and talking as fast as
her tongue would run:
Mamma. do you suppose Mrs. Gray
will let Amy have the lovely little puppy
Ia the house? Do you believe well have
jam tarts for supper? Have | got to come
home before DARK"
Finally mamma said. why. Patty
uendrick. you must stop. or You will
drive me crazy. and can't get you ready
to 20 at all.
All this happened good many years
ago, and little girls nowadays would think
that Patty looked funny if they had seen
her when she was ready to start. She
had on bright red stockings and red
and brown plaid dress. Her hair had been
done up on corn cobs the night before to
make II curl, and her face was almost as
rosy as her stockings Then she put on a
thick brown coat. white fur cape and
IraI nd rod nit and She all
fixed when the doctor came,
On the way down to the village Patty
and the doctor met a gray haired. cross
looking gentleman riding on black
horse. Patty nodded happily, and the
gentleman nodded back while DR. Gray
said.
How did you happen to know Mr.
Simmsl | didn't suppose that he liked
little girls very much.
II don't believe he does. for he always
looks so cross. One day last summer |
went to the postofIice with papa and Mr.
Simms came out with lot of papers in
his hands After he got upon his horses
back he dropped some and looked very
cross about it. went and picked them
up and gave them to him. and now lie
always says, How'd do, PattyY to me.
After she had finished Patty blushed
for that was a long speech for little girl
who had been taught that children
should be seen and not heard. but the
doctor was so kind that no one was afraid
of him
Soon they reached the house and Amy
was in tho window watching for them,
and OH how glad she was to see Patty,
for a sore throat is not very good company
on a stormy day
Tho ltff Ia frirla tpirC n n MrQ
Grays room, and there was the puppy
doing away in front of the fire, and on
one Of the chairs was Amy's doll. Violet
Now Violet had wax head and Arabella
had china one, but they wore rs good
friends as their mammas for all that.
First the girls had u romp with the puppy,
and then they put Violet and Arabella to
bed, and tLen Amy said.
WHY the very ideal | forgot to show
you what Uncle Charlie sent me ON my
birthday and oil she trottcd In min
ute she came back with littlc round blue
box with handle on top She turned
the handle and the box played lively
tune Patty was so ustonishcd that she
could hardly speak for she had never seen
Il music box before Army played tune
after tune and then sac let Patty play.
they had their supper up in Mrs. Grays
room on a dolls table and from dolls
dishes. but although they had the cutcst
little Jam tarts you ever saw. still Patty
was 80 taken up with the music box that
the tIrts didn't taste us good as she had
expected.
Whilo Sam was hitching up the horse
to take Patty home she played a fast tune,
and such was her excitement that sho
almost forgot to put ArHbella cloak on.
" l4r, 4 a.. I,t.,.. d., -,
and mamma all about il and said that sho
did wish she could have one, and that
night she dreamed that she saw little an
gels. all Playing on music boxes instead
OF ON harps
Weeks went by. but Patty did not for
get and ! am afraid that she teased her
her mamma great deal Finally Mrs,
llcndrlck told her that for every stocking
she darncd nicely she should have O
penny and also penny for every six eggs
sho found
When the first of summer came Patty
had nearly enough to buy the longed for
music box. Ono bright, warm Sunday
Patty went to Sunday school and the les
son was about giving After it was over
tho teacher. Miss Lucy Sessions. told tho
little girls how the minister had told tho
people in church that morning about the
prairie fires out in Michigan. and how a
great many people were left without homo
or clothes or money.
just think of it. children. Miss Lucy
said. there are little boys and girls who
haven't any clothes or anything to eat
and no place to 60, and some of them
have lost their papas and mammas
Aren't you sorry for them?' Tho children
all said they were. Then Miss Lucy said
You still have your homes and parents,
and don't You think that you could give
them some Of the pennies that you have
to buy candy with You think Of it, and
If you decide that you can, bring them
next Sunday"
All tho way home Patty was very quiet,
and it seemed as If there was a lump in
her throat She was very sorry for those
children out in Michigan, and she thought
it must be dreadful not to have any shoes,
or supper. or anything; but the only
money she had was that she had been
saving for the music box, and OIL she
couldn't give that up. it had taken so
long to get it,
Thoughts Of those poor children in
Michigan tortured her all the week. and
when she started for the Sunday school
tho next time there was something heavy
In her pocket, and something heavier in
her littlo heart
She waited until tho lesson was over.
and then she put her hand in her pocket
and took out two or three handfuls of
pennies and small change. These she laid
in Miss Lucy's lap Only li<tle over SO
in all, bat as much TO her as $500 to some
older people
That's for the folks In Michigan" she
said. and ran ont before Miss Lucy could
speak
Patty walked nome, and part of the
way was through some woods. When
she had gone about half way she sat
down and cried as If her little heart would
break. When she was crying the hardest
She Looked up and saw Mr.. Simms
How'd do. Pattyf" he said
"Pr-et-t w-well. sir" she answered
between her sobs
Then he asked her what was the mat.
ter. and she told him all about the people
il Michigan, for she thought because he
didn't 80 to church that he didn't know