Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-29
THE TALKING DOLL.

Of age was dying.
She was, il seems, the child of a
Partisan, but Partisan who was born
and grew to young womanhood at Bo-
cage.
One morning in May carriage stop
ped before the door of Mother Gerard,
who now took care of vineyard, but
in her younger days had been a nurse
for little children.
A young woman alighted from tho
carriage, followed by a maid and lit
tie girl, delicate and feeble, but very
pretty nevertheless. ....
Mother Gerard" said the young
woman to the peasant, Il have brought
my little girl to you; she needs the
country air and goats milk. Will you
keep her few mOnths?'
The husband of Mother Gerard made
an impatient movement, but before he
could speak the young woman said. Il
will pay you 1000 francs"
"A thousand francs" said the man;
"she is very sick, and the doctor will
have to be paid"
doctor or no DOCTOR said Mother
Gerard brusquely, Il will take care
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The little girl did not wait to be urged
but kissed her airectionatcly.
You will pay in advanced" said the
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Ell 'I.i'oSt " SOD anu .rI sue PreSSe" the
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eo @, Nllli'iiia. -, ,,
one LcalI! ioNcu me niue lhanlmate
thlh@ thal caiIcu her Mammal She
spent hours IN looking at 1t, in rocking
~ anu Ill IaIhihS 10 II III low tone. at
'ie same 'iihe crying Tor her own
mamhl"
no not lear. NM She had named
u iot herseIf' Il VIII never leave you,
aNver' am your very own mamma,
do you hear-you real mamma! And
shc pressed the spring and the doll re-
Pe9,'d Mamma.
linen NM TOOK II IN her arms and
rugged II tlghtly' as II she feared that
someone would take it from her.
Inc consumption was slowly but
surely accomplishing its deadly work.
Her eyes became more and more bril-.
liant, the bones OF her cheeks more and
more prominent. A little, dry cough
constantly shook the narrow. hollow
crest anu her voice became feebler day
~ day. 1hey wrote to her mother,
put received no response.
lhere Is nothing think. more pitt
tCl tnan to witness the slow fading Ou
Of little life, which nothing can arrest
neither science. nor love. nor prayers
MS martyrdom OF infancy inflicts up
OF, thoSe VINO must witness it the keen
eSI torture:
Motlpr Gerard had learned to low,
ms poor victim OF ilIlal affection. TO
AIM WAS uylhS OF Srlei-becanse sh
was separated from her m0ther-mucI
more tiiah OF disease ana Mother Ger
atu' showing TINS hursed her with tn
utmost 'ehaerileSS. NM came to he
VI rtal' anu now II was october.
no longer uanSater' trieo TO consol
.iseli " iih"Slu,"S tnat she was IN
.'otnet Vi nel uoI. one ia'lShea uPo
~ az t"o NV ''"s sue formerly ma
~, ' mel m' taI e., On" ~ was unwiInnS
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