Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-17
CLARISSA'S RESCUE.
How a Famous Talking Doll was Saved
from . Watery Grave.

How a Famous Talking Doll was Saved
from Watery Grave.
A clean, safe, shining beach where
each wave, as it rolled in, seemed to
try to Guido the other waves in gently
smoothing the bright sand.
A big, good-natured Newfoundland
dog, with wooden pail in his mouth,
and trotting by his side a sweet little
girl.
MY gracious me, Rover said Amy
his name was only Rover, but she al
ways called him My gracious me,
Rover guess it's lucky we didn't
bring Amanda; the wind would snarl
her curls, and if she got sand in her
shoes it would make her real cross"
The beach was in full view from the
summer cottage where Amy's mother
and Amanda could see the little girl at
any moment.
After digging, with Rover's earnest
help, a big hole, and piling up the sand
so as to make a kind of throne, Amy
began to gather treasures to place
around it. Rover was equally inter
ested in this, and We'd with her in find
ing the biggest shells and these were
arranged around the throne with
smooth pebbles and bits of seaweed;
but the seaweed was what Rover most
liked hunting for, and he was not con-
tented with dragging up the pieces
which were already on the shore, but
h insisted on swimming in the beautiful,
cool, green waves after bits of floating
weed; while Amy, wild with joy,
danced up and down Selling the pieces
as soon as they were out of the wet,
and urging Rover to renewed efforts.
Suddenly he swan further ont than
], usual, and seemed to be after mys-
terious object bobbing up and down in
the waves in a most comical way. 1t
almost seemed alive, and Amy fancied
She could see it give signals of distress;
then some wave, larger than usual,
would for moment entirely conceal it.
But Rover was not to be daunted, and
on he swan; finally he turned and went
round in a circle: then she knew he
must be examining it. Suddenly he
went straight at it, then big wave
with a roar splashed over him, and both
B he and the mysterious object disap-
peared But water has no terrors for a
:. Newfoundland dog, and a moment later
Rover, with something in his mouth,
doomed up over the breakers, and quick
ly reached the shallow water, where
he stood for an instant, proud as a
king, while Amy. on seeing what he
held, dropped her pail and shovel in
alnaZement
And what do you suppose it was?
\ great, big, yellow-haired doll! Yes,
real doll; clothed in what was once
beautiful gown.
With cry of establishment Amy
rushed for the treasure and pressed her,
all dripping wet in her warm arms.
The poor dolly's eyes We're closed and
she seemed very cold
Then Amy remembered the rules she
had heard about how to revive people
who were nearly drowned. First she
laid the doll down on the hot sand, and
gently patted her back, while a lot of
water came out of her mouth.
Next she quickly took off some of
her wet clothes which, even in her ex-
element, she noticed were very rich
and fashionable. Then, after giving
her gentle rubbing, she remembered
the pictures of rolling a half-drowned
person over barrel, SO she seized her
little wooden pail and began rolling the
doll on it. Suddenly she heard very
faint, queer voice saying:
Twinkle twinkle, little star
How-I-won-der-w hat-yOu-aren
My gracious me-" almost yelled
Amy, holding the doll at arms length.
"How l wonder what gou are! My
Amanda can say papa and mamma, but
| never before heard poetry doll. :"
And even Rover, who had been most
interestedly watching Amy's effort,
gave a surprised bark.
N But in moment Amy was working
with renewed energy over the wet doll,
whose eyes were now wide open, and
again the strange voice spoke, saying:
Break, break, break,
On the cold, gray stones sea-"
Poor dolly" said Amy, almost cry
t4g now with sympathy and excite
bAent. "She must be out of her head
Rk}Hd don't yet know she is saved from
/ oie ocean. And Rover, who seemed
| BE nally anxious, licked the dolly's cold,
re II face.
n Amy realized the next thing was to
i rap her up warmly and let her rest;
Yplacing her little cape softly around
4 ~, She Rugged the doll in her arms,
"a seated herself in the pile Of hot
nd.
1T was warm morning, and the hard
9rk had made Amy feel good deal
ied also She found it very comfort
de 70 sit quietly, holding the rescued
%, with Rover lying al her side.