Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-11-26
LouIsE,s GRANDMA NUDGE.

ing house Tor ldpa Kendall and Annie
three weeks because mamma was away
taking care of Grandma Sapperfield,
who was very sick 1t would be a 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 a little house
hold tyrant, and a tyrant is apt to make
things pretty uncomfortable for every
body, aud especially for grandmas. So
Miss Louise thought and thought, and
finally she decided 10 make a 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,
ard one afternoon She slipped away
from her nurse and ran to her auutie's
door In response toher indignant rap,
Miss Louise peeped out with n 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
for my birthday" She said impressively.
I'VE mustn't any of us bower her"
The birthday came, ami 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
ma6ing?' she demanded
1T 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 a pout.
oh cried auntie. "A pout ON your
birthday | wouldn't allow pout to
come on my birthday. Id say. You
ugly, little pout, a birthday is a nice
day. and you are not a 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 viii 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 Aunie's 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 r Then, as her eyes
spied stranger in the group What
a funny doh that is in the new wocll-
ing-ehair Where did you get that doll,
auntie -
Annie ran forward and picked up the
new arrival 10 inspect her more closely
"Gently, gently, Annie, cautioned
Miss Louise THAT is Grandmother
Nudge
"'Grandmuyver Nudge What a 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 'Sce her quiet, gray
dress with the kerchicf pinned across
her breast See her gray hair fastened
~ with silver pin. See her spectacles
with silver bows.
Let me take her! Let me take herl
Quick Aunte." cried Annie
We'll 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 old" said Miss
Louise, solemnly.
"0ld! why l thought she was new. !"
''She is new and vet She is old Look
at your other dolls They are all
young There is the haby in its cradle
There are the little boys, and the little
girls, and the young gentleman. But
grandmother 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, impressvely.
"They never sail
They must never dispute her
No"
''They may kiss her hand, and some,
times lay an arm gently around her
neck
That's nice.
They must never act cross when
she asks them to do anything"
No
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