The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-11
Nor lean out the Window"
The yellow curls shook vigorously.
Nor get into any OF the trunks?"

Nor get into any OF the trunks?'
No, no, gammai' and the curls
shook harder than ever ''rll member
it all-every single bit Come on, dolly;
gamma says we can go up to the akkit."
and setting her favorite Betsey, Midget
rushed away.
''She thinks more of that old doll
than any of the rest laughed Aunt
Nan, looking at the row of handsome,
finely dressed dollies seated primly on
the sofa 1T used to be my favorite,
too: but didn't have such as these to
compare it with"
ct would have made no difference if
you had said grandama. Children
can take more solid comfort with an
everyday sort of doll like that than
with any of the fine ones.
what comfort Midget isl said
auntie, lovingly. 81 wish Sarah would
don't see how she can spare her an
hour"
''She is staying up there long time"
said grandma, after awhile 81 believe
I'll just 60 up and see what she is
about"
Now, mother" Aunt Nan replied.
what is the use of your firing your
self in that way? Midget is all right:
she always does as promises. sfm
going to get supper now: then ~ call
her" and the brisk young auntie bus
tied out into the kitchen, and soon was
at the foot of the attic stairs calling
merrily: Anybody up there that
wants raspberry shortcake for supper?"
There was no response, so saying:
''She must be asleep" auntie ran light
~ upstairs and looked all around.
No Midget was to be seen. so she
began calling. but suddenly stopped
and sank to the floor with both hands
over her face
There in corner. she suddenly saw
pecping from beneath the lid of an old
trunk, was bit of NUGGETS little pink
dress.
Only moment Aunt Nan sat thus.
then nerving herself, she quickly rose
and grasped the lid, faint and sick, but
thinking: "It may have been very
long
The trunk opened. and then she sank
on the floor again, laughing and crying
together, for there on pile of blankets
lay Betsey, robed in her mistress pink
dress. and gazing sweetly up into Aunt
Mans face.
Aunt Nan soon got up again, and
grabbing the doll, gave it shake, say
ing: 81 could almost shake Midget her
self for giving me such a fright"
just as she was beginning to hunt for
her small niece again, she heard grand
ma calling at the foot of the stairs:
"Are you up there looking for Midget?
You may as we'll stop. See here" So
with Betsy still in her arms. Aunt Nan
ran down and followed grandma to her
own room. There in the middle of the
bed was midget. fast asleep.
Her rosy little face was half-hidden
in the depths Of an old frilled muslin
cap, not so very unlike,her own dainty
bonnet.
A white Grape shawl was wrapped
around her. and black silk skirt COM
pleted her costume.
ITO think exclaimed grandma. ''of
her coming downstairs in that dress!
What if she had tripped on it! That was
something didn't think Of"
Aunt Nan was laughing at the funny
little figure; and soon Midget's eyes be-
gan to open, falling first of all on the
doll which auntie was holding absent
mindedly under her arm, head down
ward.
80 Auntie Nan" Midget cried, in
tones of distress: you're holding Betsey
so the blood'll all run into her head.
Don't. don't! Give her to me-"
Aunt Nan hastily restored the doll to
a proper position. then laid her in the
little mothers arms, where she was
Rugged tenderly.
Didn't her have nice bed, Auntie
Nan?" said Midget "What made you
wake her up for?"
Then Aunt Nan told her story.
Grandma was shocked and felt very
sorry for her. but Midget said, a little
severely: Il telled gramma l wouldn't
get in the trunk. didn't 1? So course it
wasn't me. You'd ought to have b'lieved
me, auntie, and then you wouldn't have
scarf yourself Sc. Is supper most
ready? Betsey and Use so hungry."-C.
A. Parker, in Youths Companion.