Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-06-29
NAUGHTY MAID MARIAN.

Mr.. Sugar Doll was the swellest doll
in the confectioner's shop, SO every
body agreed. He had u distinguished
and naughty air, and a sort of stand
off appearance which was generally
conceded to be extremely correct form.
He was distinguished doll, having
been brought all the way from Paris.
Most of the fashionable dolls come from
France. te had been very i'll coming
over. so i'll that his pink cheeks turned
a sort of taffy candy color from NAL de
ner. But that was some time ago. He
was very fashionably y attired In evening
clothes. He wore real gold studs in
his shirt bosom, and there was an elaho.
rate black silk gold-mounted fob to
hold his watch, CThere wasn't any
watch on the end of the black silk fob,
only a penny to keep it in his pocket,
but this is between ourselves.) He
carried a hemstiched black silk hand
kerchief scented with something that
smelled like fresh ginger cookies, a
most delightful odor, as anyone who
has eaten ginger cookies hot from the
pan knows well.
Well, all the girl dolls In the shop
cast dolls eyes at Mr.. Sugar Doll, but
he stood up very stiffiy in the window
and didn't look az any of them.
Whether he was too proud or too bash
ful, nobody knew.
One day something very astonishing
happened. A lady came into the shop
holding little girl by the hand. When
the confectioner woman saw her, she
wiped her bands on her apron and hur.
ried forward, very anxious to wait on
the lady. Well, they had long talk,
and Mr.. Sugar Doll thought they never
would finish and relieve him from his
uncomfortable position. You see while
the two women were talking the little
girl had slipped around to where Mr.,
Sugar Doll stood so stiffly in the win.
dow, and she stood there staring at hin
fixedly, 1t embarrassed Mr.. Sugal
Doll extremely, aud, besides that, three
or four times the little girl stretched
out her hand to take him. Thi,
alarmed Mr. Sugar Doll so that the lit
tie beads of sugar perspiration stood
out all over his brow. He felt SURF
if she should take him be would bt
crushed to death in her chubby hands
But she didn't touch him. Sh,
| thought better of it, and at last the
lady said: Come, Marian" and she
trotted away beside her mother.
After they had gone confusion
reigned in the shop.
A wedding cake was to be made righ
away. That was what the lady ha(
had come to order for her eldest
daughter.
Well, when the cake was done, Mr.
Sugar Doll admitted that nothing il
Paris could have beaten it.
There were such elaborate floral de
signs on the top of it, such beautiful
little cupids dragging wedding chariot
around the side of it.
And then, to crown all, the confec
toner woman set MIR. Sugar Doll ol
top of it, and beside him Miss Aramint
Crystalline, a young lady who lveC
In the next window. AramInta looket
| lovely. She wore a white dress, whit
shoes and white gloves. Upon he
brow, which, like Annie Laurie's wa
"lIke the snawdrift," only a trIfi
coarser on account of their having use,
granulated sugar, was fastened beau
| tiful white wedding veil. This com
| pletely enveloped her and extinguishe
several small cupids on the side of tn
cake. But nobody cared for them.
Well, presently they were put in
big box and carried away.
The next thing that happened the,
were standing on a big table cover e,
with silver and crystal and glowin
with candles. 1t looked like fairyland
and from the room beyond came tn
J soft murmur of many voices and a soun
of music. Suddenly the portieres parte,
and little girl in white frock came in
Mr.. Sugar Doll knew her in an instant
1t was Marian. She looked at him
minute, then she climbed mp softly
grabbed MIR. Sugar DOLL and bit off Iii
head.
When the wedding guests came in
few minutes later, A-aminta Crystallin
was standing stiffly N her place, wit
unruffled brow, but MIR. Sugar Doll ha
vanished. He was under the table wit
| Marian.