Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-01-23
THEIR PRESENTS.
How Margery Got Horse and Cart and
Robbie u Pretty Doll.

How Margery Got u Horse and Cart and
Robbie "a Pretty Doll.
Margery stood by the window looking
out into the street. If you watched tho
faces that went hurrying by, you would
have known at once 1t was Christmas.
Even the policeman on the corner for
got to frown at the crowd of boys who
passed along blowing their tin horns
with all their might But II you had
looked at the window whore Margery
stood, with her hair all tumbled, and
frowns that were enough to startle the
policeman, do not know what day you
would have decided it was, but you
would never have dreamed from that
face that it was Christmas. Why was
it Margery frowned so, do you suppose?
Because she found wooden horse and
cart among her Christmas things and
carts and horses, she thought, were
meant for boys. So all the pretty
things that we're scattered about her
room did not drive the frowns away.
She did not tell why she felt so injured;
she was ashamed, think. The frowns
and sulks made every one uncomfort-
able, and the merry Christmas" greet
ing was only on the lips of the family.
1t was not very large family, to be
sure-only just a father and mother and
Bridget and Mary, but then, you see,
they all loved Margery, and did all they
could to make her happy, and Is it any
wonder that when they failed so COM
pletely on this day, of all days in the
year, they we're made unhappy Sud
denly the bell rang, and Margery smiled
as sho heard boyish voice call out; "
ant Marcy" as loudly as If Margery
were blocks away. She hurried from
behind the curtain, and, standing at the
| top of the stairs answered:
81 here, Robbie"
"Oh, Marcy! OF you got?"
A wave of color crept into Margery's
face as she led the way into her own
room. Robbie came up the stairs and
followed her as quickly as his fat legs
would let him. Such lot of things!
A tin kitchen, a lovely doll, with a
trunk of clothes, a doll carriage, and
two chairs, set of 'Lulu's Library, y
and tricycle.. Robbie looked search
ingly about though he was polite and
looked at every thing Margery showed
him. At last he asked, with a peculiar
voice:
"You didn't det anything else. Marcy
no horse with beautiful red cart
did you, MargyP" Margery's cheeks
grew very red, and she hesitated mo
ment, but finally reached down undel
the bed, crawled under so nothing bu
two fat legs and a pair of red boots
were in sight, and began backing
slowly out till she stood on her feet
holding o string. Putting her othe
hand to her face, she dragged SLOWLY
into sight brown wooden horse, at
tached to wooden cart that was paint
ed bright red. The horse and car
we're on their sides. Aren't they boo
tifulI exclaimed Robbie, as he righteC
them. II buyed EN-" But in a mo
ment two fat hands were over hi
mouth, while his eyes said so plainly
"Ohr
Margery looked at him, and then a
the despised horse and cart She wa
very Quiet for moment, but at las
bent down, patted the horse, and said
"You is very good, Robbie, to buy thi
pretty horse for me-"
"Ohl Marcy! was 'fraid you didn'
like it, and do you really? l Tough
and fought, and then l 'membered 'ou
little dolls, and fought 'em touldn'tfal
out of at cart Is you glad | dot it
MargyP" and Robbie's eyes grew bigge
as he waited for the answer
Marcy hung her head at first but a
last she said, as she kneeled beside tn
horse and cart on tho floor; "Yes, is
cause you gived it to me-" Anothe
thought entered Margery's head at thi
moment She had whole dollal
and she would spend it
buy Robbie and his baby siste
Christmas present She few dowt
stairs to her mother, who listened
the plan that Marcy should ask Robb
,, to 60 with her to store on the avenu
that they knew was open, and sh
would not tell him for whom she WI
buying the things.
Mary went vita the children an