Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-05-20
MISS BABY'S NEW SHOES.
BY JESSIE F. ARMSTRONG.

"Ihe fact Is, Miss Babv," said nurse,
lyon got ont of bed the wrong side this
morning; you have been cross al day."
81 didn't getted out at all, answered
Miss Baby, "you took me out your
owuself, nurse. And 0, do put on my
new shoes, because they are so prettyi"
"No, you cannot wear them to-day.
40 it is no use to ask. Here are your
other shoes; try to put them on your
self while l go and dress" And nurse
put down a nice little thick pair of
shoes by Miss Baby, who sat on the
floor pOuting.
Then nurse went into the next room,
and baby, who was dressed TO go out,
looked around. Opposite to her was a
wardrobe, and through Its open door
baby could see the new shoes.
They had been bought for her birth
day party the week before the day she
was five years old-very pretty little
bronze shoes they were and Miss Baby
was rather proud of them. She looked
at them, and then in two minutes they
we're on baby's little feet, and these
very soon carried Miss Baby herself
into the garden. She was tired of wait
ing Nurse was so long dressing. And
she could hear music, and wanted to
know what 1t was. And also, deep in
her little mind, baby had an idea that
if she could get the start of nurse, and
wait for her in the garden, she would
never know that she had on her new
shoes.
little blacK-eyed boy with a violin,
was looking through the garden gate,
and when he saw Miss Baby coming he
laughed and nodded to her in the most
friendly manner, as he played.
Soon nurse, who was still in her bed
room, heard such merry sounds coming
from the garden that she quickly went
10 the window to see what was gong
on.
''Surely that is Miss Baby's voicep
she said to herself; chow naughty of
her to run out alOne"
Now nurse was rather ''slow coach"
1t took her long time to put on her
Jacket and bonnet; and then she gener-
ally found she had buttoned her jacket
wrong, and she had to undo it, and do
it all again, So she had plenty of time
to watch baby and the little violin boy,
as the stood dressing at the window.
And this is what she saw.
First of all baby stood at little dis
tance from the gate, shyly laughing at
the little musician, as he sang his mer-
~ song, rolling his black eyes and toss
ing his black curls. Then the little
girl drew nearer to the gate, and stood,
beating time with one tiny foot. At
last the boy began to dance with his
little bare feet, and nurse heard a
shrek of delighted laughter from Miss
Baby, and then she saw her open the
gate and drag tie boy into the garden.
80, Miss Babyr" screamed nurse.
"You naughty childl How dare you?"
Quickly she finished buttoning her
iacket-all wrong-for the third t me.
hastily she caught up her garden hat
and put 1t on, wrong side before. Down
the staircase and through the hall went
nurse, really in a hurry for once. When
she reached the children on the lawn
she could hardly believe her eyes. At
first she was too amazed and shocked
to speak.
The little Italian boy sat on the grass
trying to force a grimy, bare foot into
one of baby's bronze shoes, and baby,
deeply interested and unaware of
nurses approach, stood watching him,
with the other shoe ready in her hand.
In another moment nurse had joined
the pair.
Then there was such a noise as is not
often heard anywhere but in the par
rot-house at the Geological Gardens.
Miss Baby's mamma heard it, and came
running from the house, wondering
what it could mean.
There stood the little italian, rub
bing dirty little fist into each eye,
and shrieking shrilly at the top of his
voice. Nurse, with face like tur-
key cock, was talking loud and fast, as
she shook her finger at the boy and
threatened him with the dog and a
policeman, and Miss Baby, screaming
and stamping in passion of rage, was
beating nurse with the Ceramic bon
net she had snatched from her head for
The purpose.
80, baby, babyl What is the mat
ter?' cried mamma, as she came up.
"He-he-hadn't gotted any shoes
md sol gaved-I gaved him minel"
'obbed baby.
Wen, we'll. darling, but you must
aot beat poor nurse. Come, leave off
Tylng, and tell me why nurse is angry
ind why that little boy is crying?"
Then mamma sat down and took baby
Cu her lap, and while nurse put on her
shoes she and the little girl together
'old her all about it.
But he is a poor little boy, and l
wanted to give him my Shoes" said
oahy, dolefully.
."ell, darling. L am glad you are
sorry for the little boy, but your shoes
VIII not fit him, he shall have some
Nners. Go upstairs, please, nurse, and
Uring down an old pair of Master Har
Ad S; they will fit hi Il, l should think.
Nurse went away, and then baby's
mother told her that she must tell nurse
me was sorry that she had put on her
pest shoes when she bad told her not to
10 so; and that she ought not 10 give
my OF her clothes away without asking
cave.
Are You angry, mammal" asked
oaby, tearfully.
NO, dear; | am not angry now L see
fou are sorry. 1t always makes moth
very orry when baby is disobedient
,hd passionate; but L always love you,
hEhng, even when you are naughty"
baby was silent for few minutes,
hen she asked:
And does God, too?"
les, my darling; God loves us al
'ays, even when We are naughty. And
'ecause he loves us so much we ought
try to please Him, don't you think
ot Because 1t makes him so sorry to
ee us naughty"
les, mamma" said baby.
and then nurse came back with