The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-12-26
"Tllat's me-" said the thing. And with
a struggle the string broke, and an Gle
CANT Jumping Jack began gathering up
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"That's me" said the thing. And with
a struggle the string broke, and an Gle
CANT Jumping Jack began Gathering up
and down the Shelf.
"Eon't make IL noise" said /.
"Dct me lance" said the Jack, aand
thakc a soc. Hhat's the warm? Your
pear dapa and near damma couldn't
ware"
.lt's getting awful tircsome," said /.
"You are worse nor French lessons.
Can't you talk plain, if you want to? If
you can't, Just told your honguc."
"Why. there you are doing 1T yourself.
But 1 didn't say, 30 go ted: it was the
little l~iocking-rorse. We will unite him.
He's lawful unny."
Then the Jumping Ja"k made q skip
nj a parcel. broke the string, and there,
sure enough. was Il little rocking-horse
that went tcctcring about in very rapid
way.
"Now, where's the fun?" said 1.
ooh, there's lots of it. There is the
Christmas tree upstairs. Now, instead
of your hanging us to the branches, sup
pose VIC take you and just hang you
there" 1t was the horse who said that,
ard he Nicked his tail. Just as if there
were real flies a-biting him.
"But that would hurt me-" said I.
"No, not u Bit" said tho Jumping
Jack.
"But. wouldn't 1 break the branches
down?" / asked.
"Oh, you arc u tusiid. so te burc. If
VIC We're to take you, heavy as you are,
OF course you would. We are going to
make you ever so light. 1t won't hurt
you a bit to have u rink pibbon tied
round your neck. but rather it would
make you swook lcct, and we will be
mighty careful rot to let tax wapers
scorch you," said the Jumping Jack.
.kce SO mick" said the little hobby
horse. 1 puzzled over that, but he ex-
planned to me by kicking that was sSee
me kick" and kick he did at another
package, and out of that came three
dolls. just as quick as the dolls had
broken loose they began fixing up one
another. One Strengthened out tho
others curls, another smoothcd out her
sisters flounccs, and the third had the
other two busy arranging her shoes and
stockings.
aJon bour," said onc. sKecs me, said
the other, and ono said: IL 'Opee TIC
rudcc garcon."
sThcy are French" said the Jumping
Jack.
Then the three dolls Joined hands and
commenced dancing, and made circles
around me. Then the Jumping Jack
took hold of me, and he put his hand on
my head, and, somehow. though II
didn't hurt me a bit. l was kind Of
pressed down until l was Just about his
size. and then the little rocking-horsc he
tcctcrcd forward, got under me, and in
Il minute l was on his hack. Then We
seemed to be flying. and before l knew
how it was done. Wy were in tho back
parlor. where the Christmas tree was. i
was cram full of things.
"Whrrc will you hang?" asked til,
Jumping Jack. "Take your choice"
"Oh. L don't carc," said !. sYou nigh
as we'll hang me near that stick o,
candy. When l get tired l car rcfrcsl
myself"
I'll est bicn gcntil," said one of tn
DIS
@Charmant," said the other.
sEt je l'aime," cried the other.
"But where's the ribbon?" asked tn,
little rocking-horse. aYou might use IN,
stirrup feathers"
sJamais," said tho dolls. she shall
hang with our sashcs.s And they tool
of their sashcs and tied them together