The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-12-24

You know I didn't even tell nurse wha'
l came for, and she brought me; shes
waiting in the ante-room. Now, DR.
EdmOnds," shaking her finger at him
you do your very best to get mamma
a baby, a nice little boy baby. Oh
Christmas day"
"I1l do my best" the doctor an.
ewered, rising, as his guest arose. II
may be a girl, and it may be Il day OF
two late, but il | can possibly do it
I'll bring your III on Christmas
day, a nice little red boy baby"
"A red baby" repeated Sissy. in evi,
dent disapproval. "Oh, no., not a red
baby. | don't like red babies. | want
a white one"
But. Sissy. red ones are healthieSt.
and they soon turn white, you know"
"Oh. do they"
eyes. always"
you are sure they are h~ealthier"'
"Ccrtainly."
We'll. then, a red baby that will
turn white, and try your best. doctor.
20 have it Il boy and to bring it on
Christmas day"
AHd the little guest departed.
1t was yet two weeks until Christ.
mas, and Sissy went about during all
that time with a burdpnSome secret in
her little mind. SC burdcnSoIoe. in fact.
hat she could hardly help telling it to
her mamma. Il Know something |
won't tell" she would say, and when
her ann would smile and ask her
to be let into the secret she would say:
Il know what Santa Claus is going to
bring you: but | won't tell" Then she
would laugh and dance ia the greatest
glCe, 1T which Mrs. Wallingford would
smile, for the doctor occasionally when
Sissy was at school. and | suspect he
had broken faith with our little friend:
a very wicked thing for him To do.
However, Sissy got her papa TO help
her keep the secret. and the burden be-
came easier then.
To make a long story short. there
was much excitement in the Walling-
ford house on the night before Christ
mas, caused by nothing less than t."
doctors tulfllment Of his promise. Eat
Sissy knew nothing of it. for she was
sound asleep, drea ,ling of SaLta Claus
and little red babies.
When she awoke in the morning she
was for rushing to her mammals room
to see if the baby had been brought.
but nurse told her that her mamma
was asleep and mustn't be disturbed.
For u while she tumbled her presents
about, only half enjoying them. so ex-
cited was she over the expected arriv-
al of the new baby. She was dressed
and sent to eat breakfast with her pa
but every minute she rose and ran
to the window to see if she could see
the doctor coming, end at last she saw
him turn the corner.
Before the doctor could reach the
house she had opened the door TO re-
ceive him. But when she saw that he
did not have the e1 pected bundle in his
arms her face fell.
woefully.
Hush" said the doctor, softly, "and
come with me-
Together they went up stairs, fol-
lowed by the smiling Mr.. WalIingford.
and the door of Mrs. Wallingford's
roo opened for them. The doctor
took Sissy to her WI little crib, by the
side of her mammals bed, and said:
Look! There's the little red boy
baby / promised to bring to you for
your mammals Christmas present"
Sissy gave n little screech. which
made her papa and the doctor laugh
II her mamm smile.
Il ordered it for you myself, NAM
ma, and it's for a merry Christmas to
you: and, oh, / had an awfully hard
time to get the doctor to have it a boy
and to bring it on Christmas day" But
then, remembering that she had not
seen the baby brought, she continued,
turning TO DR.. EdnIonds, but did you
bring it this morning."
Yes replied the doctor, II brought
it very early this morning. soon after
midnight, when you We're alseep."
"And disturbed mammal"
81 couldn't very well help it,"
'Why didn't you wait until after
breakfast?"