Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-03

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lie obcyed.
"This IS no common doll.- said r..
wife This Is a doll child. Tho Az,
Lord has sent II to us TO compcnsat, .
Then thcy kissed IL. Thut might 1, In.
between them folded In a shawl ~
next day the neighbour werc nstoni.l,.',
BY seeing a cradle carried ints A.
house. Curiosity leading them 20 cal,
they found Ana sitting In her psr,n,
sewing and softly rocking the doll. Whit,
looked As though alive. She was inakin.
nighieown for IL. No one dared -
langh-somohow no one wanted Ia lsn,h
for Ana repeated solemniy a 0er,n.,'
phrase, which can only DO trnpsI,,.-,
thus. ut Is by the love 81 God given =
A certain snpcrstitious adnin,i,,,
such as they felt when thoy looked =,
holy shrines in the church on Chris,mss
night, Possessed them, and Ana playe,,
the mother TO her doh in peace. sbs
dressed II a. she would have dressod NJ
own baby. held II on her knee, folded q
In her arms aud babe Il kiss Hans ON ~
return home at night. aud actually IN 4
very little white there appeared in ihs
entry OF the little house parambulstor
IN which Hans and Ana took the ,ioll ~
ride every sunday afternoon exactly n.
other parents tool, their rial babies
Just As quietly rs they had carried on,
their long engagement these two grown
up children carried ON their prctense on
being parents, and the nine days wopder
ceased TO interest .ho neighbour In tina
save when they told II to astonish soma
stranger.
Alasl who could have thought ths,
this curious play would end irngioally,
But Il tlii.
one morning Ana. disheyeled and in
tears. appeared at her late niis,r~sss'
house. Her suls choked her nttorance.
but NJ last she contrivcd 10 nay,
"Oh. niadAnl great droubles-are,t |
drOubles-de worst droubles dot can 4
comet Oh. madam
'1s Hans sickg' the lady asked, fearing
that even worse had happened.
But ANA r'plicdi
Ills heart Is broke like mine, Oh,
never can w laugh any morc-alI 4,
g,ne!'
The lady waited for an explanation.
II came At last
my baby doll-my dear. God given
baby doll-is dcadi'
Ana. what are you Sayingi A doll
cannot die, said her mistress.
my doll baby Ia dead --sho Il killed
deadl' said Ana--"shc Is killed dcadl
! tell you how dot happens, Last night
! Just pui dot child asleep. init on her
De little nightgown aud set dc cradle IN
IL parlor we're all yos still. ven comes
nay goot friend Gretchen und her hus.
band nud her lrcile dog. und mako
'ome coffee on de- table. und We drinks
and laughs iinls. nodiag and Hans
inks noding, but all 10 while Gretchen
Iayi
"'verc gocs dat bad logy
"'Oh, say, he plays-never mind
"Ivish 10 b. polite. but sho say.
"'Ncn he Is Ike dot still no does mis-
hlcf. .
$50 ven We laughs und eat lectIe
axes und drink coffee long timo tley
% away, ind shc calls de dog nd he !,
ONES. ID
IKE not dot dogs looks, my friend :
ny. He has stole someling. II you
ave got some meat put away for break.
at You Ind Il not
Oh guess all right say But de
'ctlc dog lick 70 on his mouth. und sho !,
'yi v
AN wrong. am sure
80 ! hugh. und vo.all shakes hands r
nd CO. md W goes Ia md locks up. a
nd says =
NOW get my doll child. and goes "
rught away TO bci,' md goes into
Of parlor door NIT candle, uiid | SEQ
y ohud lying deaf und bitten nnd b
ten by dot dog on dot iloor, und falls p
own und knows holdings" i
~ soon ~ she could quiet Ana a little y
~ sympaihizing lady went with her TO ~
y house. m
There IN tie cradle lay very dead l.
III indeed The dog had eaten tho
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