The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-08-13

which had come out of the looking glass,
had as quickly moved forward ana toward
her a few steps.
Don't come follerin after mel she cried
excitedly. ''kase eff you do, you'll sho GIT
hurried. l amt done nothin' tall ter you.
/ amt gwine ter poster you, an l amt
gwne ter let you poster me. 1 tell you DAT
now, so you'n know what ter pen on"
Don't move! Please don't mover cried
Sweetest Susan TO Buster John If you do
/ can't tell you apart l won't know which
is which. That wouldn't he treating me
right nor mamma, either"
Naturally the children were in a great
predicament when AIRS. Meadows came
hack. she saw the trouble ac once, ana
beean TO laugh. 1t was funny TO see BUS
ter John and Sweetest Susan and p"usllia
sIarding there staring first at the looking
class children and then 1T themselves, not
daring to move for fear they woald get
rrixed up With their doubles. The looking
,ylass children stared likeWlse, nrSt at
themselves and then at the others.
what is the matter?' Mrs. Meadows
asked. ''Why don't you so and play with
one another and make friends? II ism
many folks that have the chance you chill
dren nave got.
II don't feel like playing" said Sweetest
Susan. I'm afraid we'll get mixed up so
II at nobody will know one from the other.
"Nbv. there's all the difference in the
world" exclaimed Mrs. Meadows, Trying
hard not to laugh. 1.-THE looking glass
children are all left-handed. You nave 4
dover on the left side of your hat the
other Susan has a flower or the rlSht sue
~ her hat. Your brother there has but
IONS on the right side Of his coat; the
other John has buttons on the ielt sue;
There is Il flaw i'll the LOOKING siaSS' rIlu
IirneiIla being a little taller than you
no ,vas inst tall enough TOR the Sno OF
her nose to be even with the nav. IhII
the reason the other Druslla nose looNS 9
like il had been mashed WITH a h3lhHlS s,
'.Yes'm it do" exclaimed DruSllla' She
involuntarily took step forward 10 take
- naarer view of the hdWed nose, ana Oh
o,,rsa the other Drusila took a step for
ward as if to show the haWed nose
.'Don't you dast ter come bout me! eA-
Gonit look dat away. Go on, now! Go ten
tor vo' own business eff you got any:
Il don't want to play with 1,o you s,n,,t sa nn
v yiaT face. | don't like to play with dirty
ANN INV face cleaner'n yone dis blessed min
nit retorted DruSilla
and your hair is not cembed." said the
other Drusilla. cit is wrapped with
strings, and you couldn't comb it if you
wanted to- / think il is q shame.
Look at yo' own head!' retorted Drusilla,
anerily 'Its mo- woody Dan what mine
is. faint never been kyarded much less
combed. An VINO got any mo- strings
under der hair dun you got on yoneF
"IIow could I help it?' the other Dru-
eiIIa asked. You came ana looked at me
i'm the glass and l had to be just like you,
smttty face and all l don't think it is
right. 1 know I never looked like this
before. and | hope / never shall again"
.s,Tuf tut" said Mrs. Meadows, don't
get to moaning around here. You might
look better but you don't look so bad. 1t
will an come right on wash day. as the
woman said when she put her dress on
wrong side inward. Here comes Chi,ka ny
cranT Crow and Tickle-ATy-Toes. They'll
be clad to see you, no matter now You
look" A., ,..,.
And they were. They ran to the looking
glass children and greeted them warmly
Tickle-NIy-Toes stared at the other Drusilla
in surprise. but he didn't laugh at her.
you look as if you had fallen down the
chimney" he said, but that doesn't nuke
any difference. So long as you are mere
we are satisfied"
ooh. l don't mind it," said the other
Vow, then" remarked Mrs. Meadows,
'.vou couldn't please us better than to sing
us a song. You haven't practiced tosether
for a long time. 49, -,
The ether children looked at one another
in a shame-faced way, and Them without
a word of objection or explanation, they
began to sing as with one voice, the most
plaintive song that ever was heard. ~