Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-11-27
MlNNk'S RAG DOLL.
Grandma Tells Her Fellow Passengers
Why She Delayed the Car.

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Grandma Tells Her Fellow Passengers
Why She Delayed the Car.
The day was warn enough IL Lave
the street car windows open or else
the events OF this story would never
have happened. There were only a
half dozen persons in the car, because
most Of those who had started home
in il had jumped up and ran for the
bridge when the warning bell rang
just as the car approached il. The de.
lay made most of the half dozen PEG.
pie very cross and impatient. and
when the little old lady in the corner
dropped something out of the window
and insisted ON theconductor stopping
the car while She went back 10 pick il
up, all Of the passengers faces grew
dark and srDwIs were O numerous
than ever. When the little woman
reappcarl and the ear moved on, a
coldness bad settled down upon every.
body. and each % blamed the little
woman for The additional delay. She
felt 1t all, iurShc vas "a sensitive little
thing. and she wanted to explain why
II was thai She WAS 50 prrHi tent la
having the car stopped and held for
her. So she held Up to the view of
all IN the cur the most liiapiduted and
mournlul loohIng doll that vas ever
seen.
ITS MinGaa, she said quietly.
"Minna is Any little granddaughter,
and she is very, very sick. We moved
the other day because John-that's
Minnas la'licr-cOuldnt bear 10 live
IN the oiC house where Minuas mo
ther died, II made him feel so queer
10 be living there witbOuther, he sgid.
So we have gone way out on this SIDE
TO live, Just after we got nicely set
tied MinDa took sick. too. We had
the doctor right away, but Minna don't
seem 10 bc getting any better. Shes
quiet cnoug.l-too quiet 10 suit me:
forshe just lies there and looks around
with her big, black eyes rs il she missed
something sud vas only waiting for
II 10 come back. But this morning
she seemed brighter. Grandma, she
said, do you know where my doll isl
The rag one. | mean, that mamma
made for ne TO play with. Yes,
child, says |, jumping up. and search.
ing round; its here somewhere. And
it does your old grandma a heap of
good just TO hear you ask for it, But
seek. high. seek low | couldn't find il
anywhere, and then it came over me
all OF a sudden that we must have left
it in the old house. So | told Minna.
Yes, grandma, that's where IL is. i
remember, now. It's in a hole under
the willow tree in the back yard.
Bless you, child, says j, what did
you put IL there forl' Cause, grand.
ma, i couldn't bear 10 play with il any
more after mamma died. SO / just
buried il. But ! want il now. II
seems as if il would be easier for me
toto 60 TO sleepif | could hold some.
thing IN my hand hat mamma made.
Can't you get il, grandmaf So / went
back TO the old place, and there, sure
enough, under the willow tree was a
little grave all heaped up nice, and a
single for a tombstone with Minna's
dolls lame on IL. IL gave me a start.
you may be sure. But | have il here
safe, now. And that's why I was SO
anxious not 10 lose any time. You
will forgive me, good peoplei"
Minna went TO sleep hand in hand
with the rag dolly made by the loving
dying mother and never woke up n.
I'll her mothers hand touched her eyes
In the far of country Chicago
Times.