The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-08-08
PATTY'S MUSIC BOX

showing all the morning, and as no one
had been to the farm house. Patty had
been having very dull time Right after
breakfast she had helped mamma do the
dishes, had made her bed for she was an
industrious little girl and then she had
dressed and undressed Arabilla until she
was tired even of her. Now, however,
she was very much excited. for when DR..
Gray came in front of her house ON his
way to see poor, sick Mrs. James, he saw
Patty in the window and called to her:
"Ask your mamma if you can go down
and spend the day with Amy for she has
sore throat, and if you can, I'll stop for
you when come back, he said. Mamma
was willing, and now Patty was getting
ready to go.
While Mrs. Hendrick was trying to see
if Patty's face was clean, that damsel was
dressing Arabella and talking as fast as
her tongue would run:
Mamma, do you suppose Mrs. Gray
will let Amy have the lovely little puppy
in the house? Do you believe wen have
jam tarts for supper? Have got to come
home before darll2'
Finally mamma said: "Why, Patty
Hendrick, you must stop, or you will
drive me crazy. and cant get you ready
to go at all.
ALI this happened good many years
ago, and little girls nowadays would think
that Patty looked funny if they had seen
her when she was ready to start. She
had on bright red stockings and q red
and brown plaid dress. Her hair had been
done up on corn cobs the night before to
make it curl, and her face was almost as
rosy as her stockings. Then she put on a
Known n fI1p
hood, and red mittens, and she was all
fixed when the doctor came.
On the way down to the village Patty
and the doctor met a gray haired, cross
looking gentleman riding on a black
horse. Patty nodded happily, and the
gentleman nodded back, while DIR. Gray
said:
"How did you happen to know Mr..
Simms? l didn't suppose that he liked
little girls very much.
81 don't believe he does, for he always
looks so cross. One day last summer
went to the postoffice with papa and Mr..
Simms came out with lot of papers in
his hands After he got upon his horses
back he dropped some and looked very
cross about it. went and picked them
up and gave them to him, and now he
always says, How'd do, Patty?' to me-"
After she had finished, Patty blushed
for that was long speech for little girl
who had been taught that children
should be seen and not heard, but the
doctor was SO kind that no one was afraid
of him.
Soon they reached the house, and Amy
was in the window watching for them,
and OH how glad she was to see Patty,
for a sore throat is not very good company
on a stormy day.
The little girls went upstairs into Mrs.
Grays ROOM and there was the puppy
doing away in front Of the fire, and on
one of the chairs was Amys doll, Violet.
Now Violet had wax head and Arabella
had a china one, but they were as good
friends as their mammas for all that.
First the girls had a romp with the puppy,
and then they put Violet and Arabella to
bed, and then Amy said:
why the very ideal forgot to show
you what Uncle Charlie sent me on my
birthday" and OF she trotted. In min.
ute she came back with a little round blue
box with a handle on top. She turned
the handle and the box played a lively
/ tune. Patty was so astonished that she
could hardly speak. for she had never seer
music box before. Amy played tune
after tune and then she let Patty play
! They had their supper up in Mrs. Gray's
room on a dolls table and from doll:
dishes, but although they had the cutes
little jam tarts you ever saw, still Patty
was so taken up with the music box thai
the tarts didn't taste as good as she haC
expected.
While Sam was hitching up the hors,
to take Patty home she played fast tune
and such was her excitement that sh,
almost forgot to put Arabella's cloak on
When she got home Patty told her pap;
and mamma all about it, and said that sh
did wish she could have one, and tina
night she dreamed that she saw little an
gels, all playing on music boxes insteat
of on harps.
Weeks went by, but Patty did not for
get, and | am afraid that she teased he
her mamma a great deal Finally Mrs
Hendrick told her that for every stocking
she darned nicely she should have
penny, and also penny for every six egg
she found
When the first of summer came Patti
had nearly enough to buy the longed fo
music box. One bright, warm Sunda
Patty went to Sunday school and the les
son was about giving. After it was owe
the teacher, Miss Lucy Sessions, told tn
little girls how the minister had told til
people in church that morning about th
prairie fires out in Michigan, and how
great many people were left without HON
or clothes or money.
"Just think of it, children" Miss Luc
said, there are little boys and girls VIII
haven't any clothes or anything to eG
and no place to go, and some of thel
have lost their papas and mamma!
Aren't you sorry for them?' The childre
all said they were Then Miss Lucy sale
you still have your homes and parents
and don't you think that you could civ