The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-17

go back and take one more look at thenT
and l gave a scamper. and ran around
the room. IL was such fun TO be All
alone there. But just as l got around
again. all OF sudden the lights went
out-swish. And just at the same time
the door banged to. and 1 was shut INTO
the big room; and though I screamed and
beat upon the door, no one heard me.
began to know the museum was closed,
and / was shut up there for the night.
1t Is very foolish TO cry IL you can help
II, but sometimes you can't. The only
comfort 1 could get was TO sit down on
Queen Victoria's throne. because she
looked just a little like grandma.
Although the lights were all out, the
moon shone through the big skylight,
and I could see pretty well. And l felt
better close to her, though she did stare,
than IL had been near Queen Elizabeth,
who had Mary Queen Of Scots head cut
off. The gorilla was dreadful. but kept
saying "He is stuffed" And the worst
feelings / had were about mamma and
Jennie and Kitty and all the rest.
They would think 1 was killed by a troll
ley-car or lost in the dreadful streets.
And all of sudden l remembered that
IL was Saturday, and the next day Sun
day, and they would not open the muse
UNI until Monday. Then l did cry.
II there had been windows, | could
have climbed up 10 them and knocked
on the panes. but there was only SKY
light. as / told you. The moon was right
overhead and it seemed as IL she ought
to see me, but she sailed on, big ana
white. and cold as ice. Queen Eliza
beth looked as If she wanted to behead
me. too. George Washington looked no.
BILE but he didn't seem to see me. felt
haxr al npnnla
not speak to me. l got up and began
to run around the room, crying dread
fully, and all of a sudden L ran against
Christopher Columbus.
80, Christopher Columbus" / cried.
"you discovered America, do discover
way to get me homer
Now, they tell me he Is always point
ing. He is supposed to be just in sight
of land, you know. But 1t seemed to
me, there in the moonlight, that he lifted
his finger when L spoke. and it was all
the same to me as If he had, for looked
where he pointed, and there on the wall
saw a messenger-call We have one at
our house. You pull 1t once tor mes
senger and twice for police and three
times for the fire engines. Christopher
Columbus had discovered way for me
TO get home. / ran back to him, and
reached up and kissed his hand.
'Iney ought 10 nave Detl dShdhi'h ~
put you in chains" ! said. Don't yot
think Ia better call the firemen? The
messenger-boy couldn't get in, the polio
might think | was burglar, but the ilre
men would be sure to come"
Columbus looked kind; and pulled tht
call three times, and three times again
II did not seem five minutes before
heard a noise outside, and there were tn
engines, and feet came flying up-statr.
and the door burst open. / stood clos
TO Columbus. and the big firemen walk
ed up 10 me- and stopped down.
"Hullo"' said he did you give the
alarm. little oue?" Eyes. sir" | said
81 was left behind and shut up in here
and ! rang for you, because | know that
the brave fre-laddies always save little
girls from burning houses
"To be sure" he said.
Then he carried me downstairs ana
told the other men. and they all hurrah-
ed for me. and then he took me home 10
my house. and he carried me all the way
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