Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-12-06

Tot nodded her head and looked up at
Miss Mary triumphantly. Il know:
that's why l brought them; and you i
going there, too. Nurse says so. and
80 did cook. They was talking and
didn't know she bearded It. Nurse
said as of all the angels without wings
she'd ever seen anywhere you was the
best she'd ever knowed. and then cook
wiped her eyes with her apron, and she
said II it was the doctor she'd have her /
doubts about 1t, and even II 1t was the
clergyman hisself she wouldn't feel |
quite sure, but she was so dead certain !
you'd get TO Heaven shed he willing 10 /
bet on 1t. That's just what she said, |
Miss Mary-dead certain. Only Tot |
mustn't say IL any more. Papa says it's
slang"
Miss Mary turned her head away so
that the child might not see that she
was crying. but she held out her hand to
her, and by its feeble assistance the
child scrambled up upon the bed.
Tot thought as you was going there
shed love TO send somefng TO muzxer.
Mnxzer never writes to Tot You know.
never once since she went away. Why
doesn't muzxer write 10 Tot. Miss Mary?
When papa goes away he always writes
| o letter to Tot. all for her own self. He
puts Miss Marjorie Hastings on the en-
velope. and nurse reads II TO Tot out
loud. When Teddy and Tom Is at
school they writes to Tot lots and lots, so
why doesn't muzzer write? Mnzzer isn't
| like cook neither; she could spell beau
| fl Il.
the cat and the rat on the mat just as
easy, and talk lovely out Of book.
Muzzer was teaching the cat and the
rat on the mat to Tot just before she
went away. Nurse teaches IL to Tot
now, and when Tot gets stupid she raps
her over the fingers. Muzzer didn't do
that-neverr' she added with a little
sigh that was half a sob.
There was silence for little while.
and then Tot lifted her head again and
her little face was as bright as ever.
''Is your trunks all packed. Miss
Mary?' Miss Mary could net answer.
80 the child took her silence for con-
sent "If you hadn't packed them Tot
was going TO get cook to come down and
help you. Cook packs trunks just boo
fully. She always packs Toms and
Teddy's. She sits on the top and
squeezes them down. It's the only way
they can shut them. Last time on
Tedd's trunk she jumped up and down
three times: but IL yours is packed.
Miss Mary, you can carry the flowers in
I your hands. Give them TO muxzer with
Tots love and kiss. and ask her TO
write Tot letter. Mnzzer will know
Daddy Longlegs right away; that's the
sunfiower. Muzzer always called him
that He grows right up in the corner
OF the garden, and Tot had a drefful
time picking him, he was so high up
Tot got box and stood on that and
pulled Daddy Longlegs down. Muzzel
won't remember the rest of them co.
they've growed since she went away
But muzzer helped Tot to plant then
, all, Tot remembers. Tom and Tedd,
was home for holiday. and muzzer anC
all of US went out into the gardens
Tom had a shovel and Teddy had hoe
and Tot dropped the seeds in. Muzze
had gone away before they coined up
but Tot always remembers to give then
: n drink just rs she told her to. Tel
/ nuzzer that we've got a new waterin,
pot now, and Teddy's gone into Ion,
trousers, and the little bantam hen ha
r laid an egg. Ii was a weeny little bi
, OF q one. Tot had IL for breakfast
, And tell her Tots getting dreffull,
big girl. She coined down here al
/ alone"
3 "Alone! Across the bridger' exclaine,
1 Miss Mary, sitting almost upright Il
/ bed. The bridge was safe enough for
B grown person, even though Ii was sucl
: wretchedly made affair, but for
. child like that--why il would be tn
: easiest thing in the world for her I
0 slip underneath the railing The cree
4 was deep just at that point and the cul
! rent very swift. Miss Mary uttered
' prayer of thankfulncss as she though
Of the child's escape.
Z Then the medicine began 70 assert n
sway, and though Miss Mary tough
: valiantly against IL 1t was as much a
she could do 70 keep awake.
II -Yoa'se sleepy. Miss Mary" remarke
|, the child.
Yes" she answered. I'm afraid
must plead guilty, Tot I'm not at Al
polite, but you must blame the docto
for that; he's given me some horri
medicine. Make yourself comfortable
Tot dear. There's your little rockin
chair over In the corner. and Rupert
Ann is In the cupboard. Wen just pu
the flowers in this vase for the presen
until-until am ready TO CO."
So the little chair was brought vvs
to the bedside. and Ruperta Ann, hug
rag baby, was brought forward to b
nut asleep. lt was "A peculiarity of Tot
to talk to her mimic children precisel
as though they were possessed with a
the attributes OF flesh and blood. Sh
= fondled Ruperta Ann for little Will,
then reproached her sharply for her 9,
q treme wakefulness. Finally she bega
TO sing TO her in her sweet treble II
/ tie song which her mother had taugl
her. Miss Mary opened her sleepy eye
in surprise as the child began 70 sim
IL was the first time since her mother
a death that Tot had ever sung shis son,
= They had often coaxed her to do 40, Il
IL was by far the prettiest song In a
a her baby repertoire. Once up at th
!. Red House, during the boys holiday
= Miss Mary had been seated at the pian
!. playing for the three children. The
A had Just finished singing: "The Ere
l. He Would a-Nooing Co." and half III
= consciously Miss Mary's fingers straye
n into the opening bars of Robin Re-
!. breast Come along. Tot, and sing 1t,
.s cried the boys And so Tot stood u