The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-03
LoulsE's GRANDMA NUDGE.


to be Respectful to Old Ladies'.
Aunt Louise Tendall had been keep
ing house for Papa Tendall and Annie
three weeks because mamma was away
taking care of Grandma Sapperfcld,
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 tyrant is apt to make
things pretty uncomfortable for every
body, and especially for grandmas. So
Miss Louise thought and thought, and
for Annies 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 myste-
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
for my birthday" she said impressively.
'We 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
malking?" she demanded.
at isn't time for that" answered
Miss Louise, with kiss. "You must
wait till after breakfast"
Don't want to wait for ever and
ever" said Annie, with pout.
"Oh!'' cried auntie. IA pout on your
birthday! / wouldn't allow pout tc
come on my birthday. I'd say: You
ugly, little pout birthday is a nice
day, and you are not q 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 Annie's room. The door
was flung open, and the child gazed al
the pretty sight before her.
"Oh, what lovely supwise ~ she
cried. "See the pwetty new dwesses
on my dollies r' Then, as her eyes
spied stranger in the group. "What
funny doll that is in the new woclk-
ing-chair. Where did you get that doll
auntie 2"
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 fun
ny name ~ cried Annie, as Miss Louise
took the doll and held it out at arm!
length.
| Grandmother Nudge is an old lady,
said Miss Louise. See her quiet, gray
dress with the llerchief pinned across
her breast. See her gray hair fastened
up with a silver pin. See her spectacle
with silver bows"
'Let me take her! Let me take her
Quick, Auntie!' cried Annie.
"Well, Just this once to get acquaint
ed with her. She is not intended to b,
held She must sit in her nice rocking
chair.
"Why?" asked Annie.
because she is DID," said Mis-
Louise, solemuly.
"Old! why l thought she was new"
''She is new and yet she is old. Lool
at your other dolls. They are al
young There is the baby in it's cradle
There are the little boys, and the littl
girls, and the young gentleman. Blu
grandmother Nudge is old. You mus
teach all the rest to be very polite t.
her."
"How? How?" demanded Annie, VIII
liked to play at teaching.
''They must never take her chair,
said Miss Louise, impressively.
''They never sail.
"They must never dispute her.
NO"
~They may kiss her hand, and some
times lay an arm gently around he
neck"
"rhat's nice"
"They must never act cross whe
she asks them to do anything"
"No."
Sand in every way you must teac
them to be respectful to Grandmothe
Nudge, because she is old"
"My dollies sail all be 'spec'ful t
Grandmuvver Nudge cause she's old
said Annie, And the child began a
once her lessons to the dolls in polite
ness and Difference to the aged
Everyday Grandmother Nudge gre'
in favor with Annie, who quickl
learned to love her more than she di
all the others, and every day the youn
dolls learned to behave better and be
ter.
1t was two months after Annie
birth day when carriage drove nj
from which alighted Mrs. Tendall an
her mother
80 auntiel auntiel" cried Annie
"here comes twuly GrandmuvvC
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