The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-15
DIMPLE AND DUMPING.

IWhen a tall young man. accompanied Oy
= lady and lovely little girl of five, en-
tered. and calling the head barber to one
side gave him few explicit directions,
Then the littlegirfs. hat was removed,
and the BARRIER enveloped her in one of
the big white aprons The young man
Fitted her mp into the BARRIERS chair with
= whispered word of reinsurance. and the
lady. after kissing her passed her hands
caressingly over all the beautiful golden
brown curls Then she sat down in a
Garner where the child could not see
her face. and pulled out her packet
handkerchief <o-tl n
By this time the occupants of the five
other. chairs had become vastly interest
e,lsglaAll eyes were fixed on the sweet
baby face with its curly halo II was
pale little face. and there were no rose
buds on its cheeks, but above them were
two glorious gray eyes that shone like
pair of stars On each side of the little
face rested IA particularly fat curl The
child placed her hand upon each as the
barber advanced with the .,big shears
and gazed. beseechingly up into his face
Now MIR Barber | want you to-
leave Dimple and Dumping until the
very last Cut all the rest of them off
IAL6L, plStSe Shall Hiss
you know Me and Dimple and Dump
ling has always been such friends Dim
pie is going out to my papa in letter
You haven got a papa way ont in Cey
Ion, Mr. Barber?r ~ ~ - 81 EE
No. miss. / amt got none at.all- -.
':And haven't you got mamma. Mr..
Barber? Ny mamma is going to put
t,a,.
ber' box Did you ever see Don't You
Remember box. Mr.. Barber - y,
mo miss 1 never did. so...orf-,f
Mamma has got such a funny lot of
things in it There's little bit of orange
blossom and little pinafore that Alec
nsed to wear That's Alec over there
by. the window And there's little red
shoe that was our little bruffer's. His
name was Robin, and he died before
amy OF us was sborned7 you know sy =
At this moment the mother stepped
forward and whispered to the little girl
There was an old gentleman with very
red face in one of the chairs who shook
like veritable jelly at the child's re-
mark. Big brother Alec was blushing
fnriously ansiSthe whole barber shop was
There was. silence for moment or
two. while the scissors went snip. snip
snip Then the little pr4sttler broke
forth again .s.lS 2.,-43 f.s-iJ ~.
Mamma says I'm talking too much
Mr.. Barber; but if don't talk shall be-
gan TO cry. Icried awfully yesterday. you
know: so did mamma and nurse That
was when the doctor came and said
they'd have to be cutted off We all
cried-'cept Cecil He's eight years old.
He never cries 'cepting when mamma
spanks him. then he howls But at last
. stopped crying. for Alec said ned take
me to lunch with him when we came in
TO have it dOnesi nurse said she'd let me
sit up till half-past for a whole week;
maIhma's going to get me a silver
thimble, and. cook is going to have
waff1es for tea when. we get back. Dc
you like waffies, Mr. Barber?"
The barber replied in the affirmative
and then there. was silence for a ittlt
while a % 4 d. J kasss,s ss.e<, = & =
Have you got a sweetheart. Mr.. Bar
ber7' A litter ran around the room, ant
the barber turned as red as his pole out
side, but he replied in the negative. -
-Alec's got one.r pursued the child
He goes to tea with her on Sunday
Cecil says he is awfully sweet on her
Cecil knows, too: he was under the sof;
when
But Alec waited to hear no further
He bolted bodily and waited on the cor
ner until the ordeal was at an end Tn
lady arose and whispered some furthe
cautions, but they proved of no avail
We'll. Mr.. Barber. if you haven't go
any sweetheart or papa or mamma, yo'
must be a norphan. Are you a uorphan
Mr.. Barber
The man nodded his head and the
asked his questioner to keep her hea'
still. like a good girlssasay
Anotherlpalse. Then: ,k
MIR Barbara Il 49,
Yes, miss.
If you is norphan, what does yo
say when you go to beds You can't ga
God bless papa and mamma any more
I'm very glad FIN not. a norphan.
There was a dead silence in the rooI
after that until the redfaced old gentle
man blew his nose. The BARRIERS tas
was almost finished now.
What's;the matter. mammt.: Your
.sryin', ;,
"Why, no. I'm not Lena Whs
nnakes,- .-s.f i S..--f 4-6
oh. but yes you-are, manma---l ca
hear you shifting, and besides, can Sc
your face in the looking glass. There
two big tears running down your nose
&Now, miss, Just please sit steady
minute.x <s ~ asn k
sThe scissors gave q snip, and po'
unplinga feil down into her lap Dir
followed an instant later, and tt
4 gazed ruefully atthe two beaut
cvered curls. 49,
bobby, Dumping and Dimple, 81
knd the tears began to gathe
\uost overfiowed moment Lat.
rtar Iiftad her from tbes cha