Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-10-01
LoUIsE's GRANDMA NUDGE.

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taking care of Grandma Sapperfeld,
who was very sick. 1t would be long
time before grandma would be able to
travel, and then she was coming home
with mamma.
This was what made Miss Louise
think so hard and look SO soberly at
Annie. For Annie was little house
hold tyrant, and a tyrant is apt to make
things pretty uncomfortab BILE for every
body, and especially for grandmas. SO
Miss Louise thought and thought, and
finally she decided to make surprise
for Annie's birthday.
The little girl, so soon to be six years
old, was not long in discovering that
something was being kept from her,
and one afternoon she slipped away
from her nurse and ran to her auntie' S
door In response to her indignant rap,
Miss Louise peeped out with a mystic
rious smile, and said, in low tone:
Run away, Annie; auntie is very
busy preparing a surprise for your
birthday"
Perfectly satisfied, the child returned
to her nurse.
''Why, auntie's a-making a supwise
eve mustn't any of us bower her."
The birthday came, and very early in
the morning Annie ran down stairs.
where papa caught her and gave her
six hugs, and six kisses. and six loving
little pats. Then he sat her down that
she might see her presents Oh, so
many present! Presents from every
body. But Annie only glanced at them
carelessly and ran to her aunt, who
just then entered the room.
"Where's that supwise you was a
making?" she demanded
''It isn't time for that" answered
Miss Louise, with a kiss. "You must
wait till after breakfast
Don't want to wait for ever and
ever" said Annie, with pout.
''Oh!'' cried auntie. "a pout ON your
birthday! I wouldn't allow a pout to
come on my birthday. I'd say: You
ugly, little pout, birthday is a nice
day, and you are not bit nice and you
can't come"
'Pout, go away! Go away" COM
manded the imaginative child. ''Pout's
gone, auntie."
''That's good" Miss Louise: 'but
you'll have to watch or Pout will come
back"
Breakfast over and papa gone, Miss
Louise and Annie set out hand and
hand to view the surprise. Up the
stairs and along the hall they went till
they came to Armies room. The door
was flung open, and the child gazed at
the pretty sight before her.
"Oh, what lovely supwise ~ she
cried. ''See the pwetty new dwesses
on my dollies ~ Then, as her eyes
spied stranger in the group. what
a funny doll that is in the new wock
ing-chair. Where did you get that doll,
auntie ?''
Annie ran forward and picked up the
new arrival to inspect her more closely.
Gently, gently, Annie, cautioned
Miss Louise. THAT is Grandmother
Nudge"
''Grandmuvver Nudge! What a fun
nv name - cried Annie, as Miss Louise
length.
Grandmother Nudge is an old lady"
said Miss Louise. ''See her quiet, gray
dress with the kerchief pinned across
her breast. See her gray hair fastened
up with silver pin. See her spectacles
with silver bows"
LET me take her. Let me take herl
Quick, Auntie.'' cried Annie.
'Well, just this once to get acquaint-
ed with her. She is not intended to be
held She must sit in her nice rocking
chair"
''Why?' asked Annie.
because she is DID, said Miss
Louise, solemnly.
"Od. why | thought she was new"
ssShe is new and yet she is old. Look
at your other dolls. They are all
young. There is the baby in its cradle
There are the little boys, and the little
girls, and the young gentleman. But
Nudge is old. You must
teach all the rest to be very polite to
her.
How? How?" demanded Annie, who
liked to play at teaching.
They must never take her chair"
said Miss Louise, impressively.
They never sail.
''They must never dispute her.
No"
s'They may kiss her hand, and some
times lay an arm gently around her
neck"
CHATS nice"
s'They must never act cross when
she asks them to do anything"
NO
s'And in every way you must teach
them to he respectful to Grandmother
Nudge, because she is old"
MY dollies sail all be 'spec'ful to
Grandmother Nudge, cause she's DID,"
said Annie. And the child began at
once her lessons to the dolls in polite
ness and Difference to the aged.
Everyday Grandmother Nudge grew
in favor with Annie, who quickly
learned to love her more than she did
all the others, and every day the young
dolls learned to behave better and bet
ter.
1t was two months after Annie's
birth day when carriage drove up,
from which alighted Mrs. Tendall and
her mother.
20 auntie auntiet' cried Annie,
"here comes a twuly Grandmother
Nudge"
mo darling. That is your dear
Grandma Sapperfeld. But you must
always treat her just as your dollies
treat Grandmother Nudge
Louise" said Mrs. Tendan, a few
days later, "Annie's ways toward moth
or are just lovely. Where did she learn