Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-04-26

would be.
Before spring arrived had decided to
remodel our room after the same plan.
and send our elegant furniture> carpets
and curtains as donation to some friends
in acolder country. Mollie laughed her
rippling. sayery laugh when she came
home for her second vacation and found
another room Invested of It's cumbersome
elegance.
said Its all owing 10 your idea
Mollie.- and she laughed harder than
ever rs she caught me around the neck
and cried: you don't think it's only
| silly notion then. do you. father?'
| For. YOU see, that was the first time |
had mentioned the idea by its proper |
name, always having called II silly |
| notion.
| After that Mollie let her idea roam
around considerably. In fact, hardly
think she locked IL up at all, except per-
haps when We had company. Several
times | found her big book on my
library table. must confess opened
ii on one occasion, and was 80 interested
in what found inside the covers that
was sorry when IL disappeared.
wouldn't ask for it, however. for Mollie
could laugh so when any thing amused
her, and hate 10 he laughed At dread
fully.
Fall came and Mollie's Idea hurried
her away again. Time dragged more
slowly than ever this time, until toward
spring when we experienced surprise
not altogether agreeable. My head
book keeper decided quite suddenly to
take a trip TO EuroF" at my expense.
carrying with him sufficient means to
meet ali emergencies. Immediately
after his departure fire broke out in the
basement of the building in which had
my store. and. with the assistance Of
I water, kindly thrown as an extin-
guisher. completely ruined my stock of
? new, unpaid-for goods. IL took all ]
l could realize from insurance and the
4 sale of my city property 10 make me
y straight with the world again. And
then mother and ! sat down To look the
Y situation in tho face Two elderly pco-
u pie with nothing left but ourselves and
q our great desolate home. dust thon
J. In came Mollie, big book, trunk
r idea and all like a fresh June
!. breeze. or more truly speaking. a
a regular Western cyclone Pless the
$ child! We had almost forgotten her IN
: our bewilderment She Rugged and
2 ksssed Us, and shed fen tears over
d mothers lace cap, then. with a little
Il choke in her brave voice, cried: Now
d we'll see what that idea of mine can dc
\ for as think I've mastered IL. and
a haven't earned tho title OF Nurse Molli.
n for nothing. 10 cheer up, dear folks
" you have something left, II IL is only
Mollic and her idea" And catching up hei
e big book she pranccd gayly up and dowr
N the room until We wore forced TO laugh
;. in spite OF the dismal state of affairs
,e The weeks flow rapidly by after he
Dr. coming. very busy weeks to ns all. bu
10 particularly SO To Mollie. liy summer
a: time our stately homo in the suburbs wa
81 filled with the most interesting compa
Id nv of individuals | had ever seen
ID Mother and | we're allowed to keep on
b. room in peace. and Nollie shared her
n with sweet faced girl who filled tn
place ~ assistaR nurse.
IN The small parlor wa, turned into
~ reception-room the dining-room an,
kitchen placed in charge - good
ed aatured Maggie the cook. while the re
I'd mainler OF the house fairly swarmc
err with hahies.
he Babies OF all descriptions. from tn
plump httle beauty TO the frail, We
be norsel too weak TO even smile. Over a!
a pres idcd Mollie, blissfully. RADIANT
at nappy. Always busy. vet never To
nd tired to pillow weary htile head q
ok her shoulder or to sing frctful, We
ut stranger to 'lumberland The babie
er soon learned 70 know hey quick stcI
Is and would laugh and coo a. she paSse
ed by with smile or kiss for each littl
RI upturncd tace.
ia Mother grew Young again in spite ,
Pc her silvered hair. the company Of IN
playful elves was SO inspiritins
Fly ''Dranma" they naRed her. and ncve
ng wearied of her quain. old fairy tales =
he -he sat in her armchair with he
Ter bountiful lap full 81 the cunning crea
'ly urs. and row Of euily heads ahot
de her knee Every evening just hefor
bed time, | had a grand frolic in III
'ut nursery until driven forth Ivy Aunt
ors Molne," and loud cries O. ''tum adj
vas dranpa."
10 By winter WAS again established
'aa business though on a smaller scale tina
ies before, Mollic,s idea paid her wei
TO and her wealthy patrons, the fathe
Anh d INV iitAAAAAtAA DADS
ler IN her charge would not hear 10 h,
giving up her baby garden, asshc Ia
yer christened it. so She rcignel nistrc
nat over the house, and steadily added
h'r the bank account. leaving mother Al
w ne to spend our money as we thougl
ny best
"a" When | would see Auntie Mollt 81
~ ting In her sunny nursery her sSc
face wearing smile, and her pet
~ hair all tumbled from contact with In
az little fingers | could not help thinkiI
49,, to myself how good thing II was u
-, she did become possessed by an idea, N
ass how much better 1t would be for 1
~ world ia general aud every body in pr
ocular II every girl had Tied to h
- apron-strings a good, sensible idea
NJ guide her through life
1t seems was not the only one "
~. admired Mollie and her idea. The han
M. come Young doctor aho called 20 :
90 baby Marjorie " hen she burnt her ha
,,a tMoiiicis old stand by, Dr. Blas
-, being out OF town. was fascinated ali
mi. And nov the baby garden has a HI
" uncle Hs well as loving auntie, '
her may laugh but | believe that is wi
~, CAME Of Mollie's' idea II brought he
~ most excellent husband; and mark
- words yoinr ladies that i A bleSSi