The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-02-05

ROxlE'S DREAM.
How Too Much Jelly Cured Little Girl
Of Many EauIta.

ROxiE'S DREAM.
How Too Much Jelly Cured Little Girl
Of Many Faults.
She was such Jolly little dumping
OF girl that the whole house was
brighter when she was in it. Her
grandma was very young grandma,
not at all like the grandmas in the
picture books. with a cap, kerchicf and
glasses, but grandma who wore
dresses like Roxics mamma. and VT
who was the very best kind Of grand
ma: she could play games. and. holding
Roxie on her knee, would sit at the
piano and play all Roxie's favorite
songs. and sing them in such sweet. low
tones that Roxie's little curly head
would rest heavier and heavier against
grandma's pretty gown, and the song
would be sung softer and softer, and
would find herself all covered mp on
grandma's wide, soft couch among
the big pillows like bird ii
downy nest just waking up from q
lovely nap. Carlo would raise his great
head with the long. silky ears. and then
get up on his feet and come to her and
lick her fat. chubby hand with his pink
tongue: but before Roxie was really
awake grandma would surely come in
and lift her in hep arms and carry her
downstairs to get cup OF milk.
This day Josephine. the cook. had
several glasses Of jelly out on the table.
and. of course. Roxie wanted some.
Grandma gave her one tea>po"nful in
tiny bits. and told her any more would
not be good for So small girl.
Roxie's mamma came ina dear sweet
little mamma. with soft light hair like
RoXie's on her forehead. and soft pink
in her cheeks just like Roxie's. She
knew what that wrinkle on Roxie's
forehead meant, and she said very
gayly: Let ms run out and see the
chickens" Rookie jumped down and
trotted out after her mamma. all tied
up in n big shawl The wrinkle disap-
peared. and the clouds all floated away
from the jolly eyes. and Roxie forgot
about the jelly. After lunch the grand
ma and mamma went out to make calls
and Josephine asked if she might have
Roxie for the afternoon. instead of
Mary. the upstairs girl, who had had
her the afternoon before. Royie's nurse
was sick When Roxie went into the
kitchen she found in row on the
kitchen table gingerbread man.
horse. rooster. cat and pig. She had a
Noah ark at once, with the salt-box as
Al.
Roxie had a most delightful time. And
them am sure do not know what
suggested it-Roxic said. very sweetly:
"'Phine. likes jelly
..Do YOU sllurc ?" said Josephine.
"Shure. j, is good when il is good. but
its poor 'nough stuff when i. is not"
Il think go,r jelly is very good" re-
marked Eoxie. smuggling still closer to
Josephine.
$40 Won now ? thin You shall have
some" and Josephine went at once to
the closet and brought out glass. and
got RoSies oatmeal spoon and gave
them both to Roxic.
Roxie's cheeks were very red. and she
did not put the spoon in the jelly at
once She patted it. and held it up tn
the light. and told Josephine it was
beautiful" and then. looking quickly
over her shoulder. she just put the tip
of her spoon into the jelly, and
took the tiniest piece; but the
next taste was larger. and
am very sorry to have to
tell it. but in very few minutes more
than half the Jelly was gone, and part
of it was taken ont with her finger.
| Dear. II mamma had seen that!
"Put it away. 'Phine." said Rrxie. Il
don't ike jelly SO welly much as did. $
and RoXie gave queer little shudder.
'Shurc. it's cowld We are, precious. $
said Josephine. running 10 the range
and giving it vigorous shake. and.
pulling the big rocker IL front Of the
range. she took RoNie IN her lap. and
began grooming song IT the most dole
ful description of sailor lad who was
lost at sea. and whos. lady-love died of
grief: the last Rose remembered was
description of d tombstone decorated
with turtle-dovss Roxie wondered and
wondered wha. turtle-doves were, and
then she !, and herself with her
| finger in Ter mouth. and she could not
get it ont Carlo. with the kitten on
| his head would not have any thing to
do with her. while the old cat mewed
so. it sounded like Jelly" the rooster
cro'eed as loud as he could. ".Iclly
f. i-n-g-c-r-s..' while grandma !
lo-ely cn-rarrot turned her back in
dignantly. and would not notice Roxie.
Neither would Josephine notice her.
because Roxie's finger was in her
mouth. but made beautiful ginger.
bread toys for round faced little black
girl, who always ate nicely with a
spoon: and mamma did not know her
and grandma would not notice her.
they were both 50 delighted with jolly
baby who never cried when it was wash.
ed but just put its little round head in
the basin and laughed through the water
that ran over its face when it lifted
it up. This was really mere than Roxie
could bear. and she cried out: II ON,
cry, or eat with my fin'crs.''
And then somebody said: why
Roxie. darling. it is mamma: your OWL
dear mammal
And Roxie opened her eyes into hel
mammals face. with grandma S face JUS,
over her shoulder. and they cuddled an6
petted Roxie. who at last told them hel
horrid dream.
OF course it was dream Did yo,
not guesso
/ Was not this strange? Eoxic reall,
tried not to cry when she was washed
and she very, very seldom put her finge
in her mouth. and she never liked iell,
again.-Alice Dalton, in Christian
Union.
GETTING KNOWLEDGE.