The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1892-05-07

her with the utmost tenderness. Mini
came to her in May, and IL Was now
October.
Tie poor child. feeling that she WAS
no longer daughter tried 10 console
herself by imagining that she was the
mother OF her doll. shelayisiiei upon
. IL all the love she formerly had Tor her
mother. she MAS unwilling TO be sep
aratei from IL even at night, ana inc
poor little brain had conceived a sing
ular idea-it MAS that sho MAS Lot
sick, but tina, IL was the doll, her dear
Mini"
..shs has eouslIed all night" shs
would say TO Mother Gerard when she
had passed d restless night herself.
you suffer nay dear Mini, but viii
cure you. W. will cure her, nurse.
will NC no,g How feeble her yole- as
she would add list snins TO the weak
sound which tho doll made. beeau,,
the pressure upon ,lio spring grew
weaker As the lii II. hands grrs thinner.
Hour 10y hour size would tell her
own suhsrinss. Lut Always Atiribgt-
ing them TO tho doll. Al times shs
would yield to AN indefinite despair.
shs did no, know what death meant.
but she would cry out with indeserip-
able anguish. No, | do not want to
die. syento go 10 heaven,
She never sroks of her mother to
her nurse, bu, sometimes, when ell.
thought herself alone, they would
hear her murmur to her doll III
mamma would come back Nin, would
bc well.
In the village the arrival Of the talk.
Ing doll had produced a great sensa-
ton. All the children WISHED 10 SEQ
IL. and Sunday most OF the little girls
came To admire the marvellous TOY.
To so TO sec ia. little sifl from Paris
and hear her doll talk had bocoms "a
ror, Of i.,-. aud then Mini WAS so
sweet. so cnr-ssins TO all who Showed
friendship Tor her or who loved her
doll that she had bceon. the idol o!
the whole village.
Tho vicar cam. to relate to her
beautiful s,oriss al heaven. where
ih-s. lived "a mamma nnrvclously
beautiful and ndotabiy good.
The good sister who had chan. OF
III. yillas.- school hrou:h, her little
image, Of saints and ansris.
one OF Minis CREATES, pleasure, was
to sec all little friends come with their
doll.-dolls o. wood. OF cardboard. OF
rags. bu. shs thought ,h-m all charm.
Inc. and talked to them IN the mos;
delightful manner. and ns iith-y could
understand her. and replied 10 her.
Tho 18th OF August was the dolls
birthday. and all the little girls came
with their dolls and broush; the doll
Mini n bouquc; and one Tor tho real
Mini. What merry day !, WAS for
them ali'
The b-i Wa, covered with flowers.
and the doll wns NO happy That she
said again aud again. "Mninna'
Alas the ear. OF Mother Gerard.
I'll. love and cnrrc-sc- OF all. I'll"
hral,hiul air OF the country had bc-n
able only to ptolon. the day. oil III"
little sufferer. but nil together were
not able to cure her.
They began TO count the weeks. then
the days tim, she could bc with them.
'sho N very III. mhmmns Nini.
she said. cnrc.sinI tho doll. "st"
suffers greatly there. she said, touch
Ing tho doll :. chest.
Ono cv.n,n: she IA, up suddenly:
seized her doll ia both arms. looked
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