The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-06-29
Overheard in the Toy Closet.

SO IVY SAoSos
"Heigho" said the wax doll,
YEARLY. ''I'm awfully tired. 1 sat
through two dolls teas this afternoon,
and then stood on my head in the cor
ner for one mortal hour. Idon't know
which is stupider-tea, or standing on
ones head"
They're both hard work." said the
rubber doll. ''But think of me. The
baby left me in the bath tub this
morning, and 1 was under water for
forty minutes. 1 never got such a
soaking in my life. I'm afraid 1
caught cold. Doesn't my whistle
sound a little hoarse?"
SIT is sort of squeaky," put in the
hoop; ''but I'd rather be squeaky in
my voice than dizzy. 1 was going
round and round for an hour and a
half steady this morning; and the
worst part of my work is that the
more attend to my duties the more
the children hit me with a stick"
"Tm very sorry to have to hit you,"
said the stick. sit hurts me Just as
much as it does you"
II know, my DEAR" returned the
hoop. "You are as gentle with me
as you can be. l suppose 1 ought to
be glad you are not made of hard
wood, like the bat"
Yes, indeed you ought cried the
baseball. I'm nearly dead being hit
in the head by that old bat"
81 miss you as often as 1 can," said
the bat.
"That's true enough" said the ball,
"but I think it's pretty hard on me
just the same. The only pleasure 1
get is in singing Bobbie's hands
when he catches me. l hit his palms
SO hot and hard yesterday he had to
drop me. He thought L was a bee"
"Well, isn't there ever going to be
any rest for us?:" asked the wax doll.
"Seems to me we ought to have a va
cation"
You'll get it, said the old rag
baby up on the shelf. ''VVait until
after next Christmas, and you'll have
just as much rest as I'm getting, and
you won't like it much. Mollie used
to play with me all the time, but last
Christmas whenyou came l was tossed
up here, and here I've been ever
since"
''Why don't you complaint" asked
the rubber doll.
"Yes-and get given away" re-
turned the rag baby. II might be
worse off than I am"
$50 might we all of us" put in the
baseball. Pm satisfied with things
as they are. Let's be happy as we
are"
That's what I say" said the sing
ing doll, "and if the rubber band will
accompany me, I'll MARBLE you all to
sleep"
And the rubber band good-naturedly
agreeing, the singing doll did as she
promised, and very shortly the toys
were all snoring away as contentedly
as can ~be.-Harper's Young People.
Angel Wings.
Little Hates claims to beauty are
hampered by a pair of remarkably
large ears, which stick straight out
from the head and seem to get larger
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of a fond mother and other admiring
feminine satellites of the small dam
sci. Kate has heard these large ears
mentioned frequently, but does not
seem at all disturbed by their size and
general aggressiveness. One after
noon the little maid appeared on the
lawn, just fresh from her bath,
and arrayed in the feeciest of
airy white gowns. Come here
this instant and kiss me love-
ly Kate" exclaimed an enraptured
admirer, "you sweet little summer
girl! You look like al angel only you
haven't any wings" Kate advanced
~graciously and bestowed the desired
salute, with an unwonted generosity
then she waved her small hands
toward her head with bewitching
grace and asked loosely, mo wings?
What's the matter with my ears?"-
New York Tribune.
But That Isn't What It Spells.
"What does glass spell?" asked a
backwoods teacher; but there was no
answer.
"When the window is broken what
do you put in it?" was the teachers
mex question.
"Pap's ole hat" said one of the boys
promptly.
JohDnie's View of 1t.
Six year old Johnnie walking
through a cemeteriyand seeing inscrip-
ton on tombstone, Not dead, but
sleeping" said:
"Well. l know if I was dead I
wouldn't tell a story about it,"
Twins.
Johnnie, seeing his twin cousin fer
the first time-Isn't it funny, mamma?
Mamma-What, dear?
Johnny-Why, this baby is a philo
pena. Inter on