The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-23
CURED or CRYING.

Nollle's One had Habit. and the HOrrid
Picture which showed Her How She
Looked.
Nellie was dear, bright-eyed little
girl, with pretty mouth and tho
whitest Of teeth-teeth just like pearls;
and. taking every thing in considera-
ton, quite good little girl. or, as she
would say:
There was little girl, and she had q little
curl,
And il hung right down on her forehead:
When she was good she was very good indeed,
But when she was bad she was 'ossie, (aw-
fun.''
(No one could ever get her to say
horrid. to rhyme with forehead.)
Now. Nellie had one habit about
which ! am going to tell you. She
would cry, and such crying! You would
never believe such noise could
come from SO dainty little mouth.
But then. when she was crying. it did
not look half as much like rosebud
as it did when she was good. oh. my!
Why it was actually square cornered.
Mamma had tried every thing she
could think OF 10 break her of such a
bad habit. but in vain, until one day
something happened.
Nellie had been coaxing mamma TO
let her have her photograph taken. SO
her mamma told her one day il she
would be good and help take care Of
baby Harry, they would go to the
village the next day, and she should
have her photograph taken and baby
Harrys too. Next morning. bright
and early. they started off with black
Billy hitched to the buggy, and on the
way mamma explained to Nellie the
mysteries Of photographing, as we'll
us she could, and tried to impress it on
her mind that when she reached the
artists rooms. she must be very quiet,
and OF all things not to cry. Nellie
promised to be good.
On reaching the artists rooms. soon
every thing was made ready. and he
succeeded in getting fine picture of
baby.
Now Nellie" said mamma, il il
your turn" and placing her in the
chair, she was told to sit perfectly still.
But just as every thing was ready.
something went along the street she
wished to look Mt, and because she
could not she began TO cry. In vain
mamma tried TO quiet her. until tho
artist was in despair. Mamma gave
him significant look. he understood.
and in an instant that face was trans.
ferred to the glass-square-cOrnc
mouth and all, while Nellie was cry.
ing SO hard she knew nothing of it.
Then Nellie was told it was time to 60
and they would have to come another
day. when she was in a good humor.
A few days after this Nellic's mann
ma told her the next day would be he,
birthday, that she would be five years
old. and she might go to grandma's
house and ask her to come over to
dinner next day. While she was gone
mamma undii the package containing
the pictures ready framed, and hung
them in inc parlor, and after grandma
came mamma told them to come intD
the parlor and see Nellie's birthday
present. .Oh. how cunning" said
grandma, as she looked at baby's smil
, ing face, .'but deary me! deary me
whose child is this?" looking at the
other one. .Oh!'said mamma. '.that il
Nellie when she is 'ossie.'" Poor Mel,
lie was mortified. Did she really look
that way when, she cried? Was, tina,
ugly face really hers? Well, one thing
sure, If it was she would never cry; any
more. and begged mamma to take il
| out OF the parlor and burn it up. No,
said mamma, II shall hang it in your
bedroom where you will see it the frs
thing every morning.
II did not take long to break Nellie
OF crying. and now they have smiling
picture beside Harry's in the parlor
and dear, smiling little girl arount
the house. and Nellie is awful n,
more.-Ladies' Home Journal.