The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1895-03-07

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nothing. First, with her stubby
pencil she painfully printed this let
ter:
Deer Mary Tn sorry for You anI want you
10 hav mi del haf the tine so send hcr to you
her name IL Ma-Scroct and you may hav her
cry C1tcrroon iron Jcs!c."
Then, choosing Il time when both
her aunt and Mrs. ONcil we're out,
she fastened Marguerite, dressed in
her finest, 10 the end of Mrs.
O'Neil's clothcslinc.
About two O'Clock Mrs. ONeil be-
gan to rcmovc the clothes from the
line TO put Out the second set. She
was doing the work mechanically
and did not notice the doll till she
took hold Of it.
Saints preserve us!' she OK
claimed, almost dropping the doll as
she removed the clothespins. What
under the canopy's this?' She read
the note. She looked at the opposite
window and saw q pink and white
face all smiles, with two blue eyes
dancing with delight. Josie nodded
gayly, ard what could Mrs. O'Neil
do but nod bacli2
For the rest of Josic's visit the
doll made regular trips back and
forth on the clothcslinc 1t was the
first toy Mary had ever had, and the
pleasure she took in it was some
thing wonderful and pathetic. The
little cripple sang to it, and danced
it, and huggcd it, and went through
all manner CT plays with it, now for
the first time getting glimpse of
the happy childhood that she had
never had. And josie stood at her
window and watched it all rejoicing
ly, while even Mrs. Murray cast q
pleased glance over the way now
and then, when Mrs. O'Neil was out.
But the days quickly passed, and
Josie must go back to the farm. She
trembled with joy at the thought of
father and mother and the children
and all the dear farm animals, each
ore of the latter being known to her
by its own name; but-what about |
the doll? This is what = written
more slowly than the first note, and
kept over night, before Josie could
quite make up her mind to send it:
Deer Mary am goIn bac HON and want
you to hav Margereet bclsas you are sic and
live in the sitty good bi my deer Mary from
josie
This note was carefully pinned to
the beloved doll, and all the dolls
except those it wore, were
rolled into q neat bundle The line
CHANGED to be unoccupied, so over
went the gift, Josie crying out as it
reached the other side: "Maryl
Mary! Here's Marguerite, come to
stay. Good-by, Marguerite, dear.
Be good girl"
Well, that morning there was
liutter of happy industry across the
way, for Mrs. O'Ncil had two jobs
to manage, her unfailing washing,
and something else; something over
which Mary was as merry as she.
About noon, just as Josie was kiss
ng her aunt good-by, while her big
brother Ned, who had como for her,
stood waiting for her with her little
7alise, bob! bob! bob! over on Mrs.
)'Neils clothesline came a covered
basket, while Mary called shrilly
rom her window. And in the bas-
,et was big apple turnover, and q
marvellous cake, with white frosting /
N top, and with red frosting trim
nings, while in the center waved
'lume of green tissue paper. And $
m the cover of the basket was slip
# paper with these words:
1.-The turnover IL for Josies lunch and the cak
or Mis- Murray from Mis- ONeil" .
That was at noon, and, after Josie
lad smiled and waved her thanks (
cross the alley, and kissed her hand \
o her poor crippled friend, and
.issed her hand to Marguerite, and
Used her aunt score of times, and .
led had at last forced her to go lest
hey should miss the train-after all
his, Mrs. Murray sat down to her
oncly dinner and ate it very
houghtfuliy.
The thoughtfulness continued as
he washed the dishes, and even as
he took the steaming clothes from
he boiler and vigorously rubbed
hem in the suds and ran them b
through the wringer. The next day n
he clothesline partnership was Ia
gain established. - Chicago In
erior.