The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-25

l00t m0ntN tnat THO e83Es Of. HQo1le
wanted q boy. who would 10 c1AtMhen
he Ii dead. but the doctor could 90
only girl. And there u Mr.. CleV0s
land, the president Of the United
States, who has wanted boy ever -,
long, but the doctor could only get
girls to bring him. .5ss s5 n
care there 20 many Of us90 SloeY
asked. in blank dlsmay. .Ssss5 .ss;. \
land then, again, there are more b0ys
than girls" N n
"Well," said Sissy, with q eigh, after
a long pause, II think must 70 now.
OF course. you viii keep Il ali . secret.
You know I didn't even tell nurse what
came for, and she brought me; she's
waiting In the ante-room. Now, DIR.
Edmonds," shaking her finger at him,
''you do your very best to get mamma
a baby, nice little boy baby. On
i Christmas day" Is 5,s,. 5B "a u
"Tll do my best" the. doctor an
ewered, rising, as his guest arose. SIT
may be q girl, and 1t may be day or
two late, but It I can possibly do It,
Ill bring your mamma on Christmas
day, q nice little red boy baby"
"A red baby" repeated Sissy, in evil.
dent disapproval. ''Ofi, no, not q red
baby. I don't like red babies. want
O white one"
"But, Sissy. red ones are healthiest,
and they soon turn white, you know"
ooh, do theys' 8. 4.tS
eyes, always" M
'sYou are sure they are healthier:"
Certainly
Well, Their, a rcd baby that will,
turn white, and try your best, doctor,
TO have It boy. and to bring it on
Christmas day"
And the little guest departed.
1t was yet two weeks until Christ
mas, and Sissy went about during all
that time with burdens0lne secret in
her little mind, so burdenson.e, In fact.
that she, could hardly help telling It to
her mamma. I klnw something I
won't tell" she would say, and when
her mamma would smile and ask her
to be let into the secret she would say:
Il know what Santa Claus ID going to,
bring you: but won't tell" Then she
would laugh and dance In the greatest
glee. ut which Mrs. Wallingford would
smile. for the doctor occasionally when
Sissy was Mt school, and suspect he
had broken faith with our little friend:
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 long story short. there
was much excitement in the Walling.
ford house on the night before Christ.
mas, caused by nothing less than the
doctors fultillment OF his promise. But
Sissy knew nothing of 1t. for she was
| sound asleep. drea ming of SaLta Claus
and little red babies
When she awoke in the morning she
was for rushing to her mammals roOr
to see If the baby had been brought
but nurse told her that her mamms
was asleep and mustn't be disturbed
For a while she tImbled her presents
! about, only half enjoying them, 90 ex
cited was she over the expected afriv
| oil OF the new baby. She was dressed
aud sent to cat breakfast with her pa
pa, but every minute she rose and rar
to the window to gee IL she could zee
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 ex pectcd bundle in his
arms her face fell.
Didn't the baby Gomez" she asked
woefully
Flush" said the doctor, softly, 'and
come with me-"
Together they went up stairs, fol.
lowed by the smiling Mr.. WallingfOrl,
and the door of Mrs. Wallingford'a
room opened for them. The doctor
took Sissy to her own 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 a little screech, which
made her papa and the doctor laugh
and her mamma smile.
: Il ordered it for you myself, nam.
ma, and it's for merry Christmas to
you: and, oh. l. had an awfully hard
time to get the doctor to have It boy
and to bring it on Christmas day" But
then, remembering that che had not
seen the baby brought. she continued,
turning to DIR. Ednlonds, 'sbut did you
bring it this morning7'' q!
Yes replied the doctor, II brought
1t very early this morning, soon after
midnight. when you were alseep."
And disturbed mammal"
Il COULDN'T very well help it,
"Why didn't you wait until after
breakfast?''
Because it came at midnight ana I
had nothing to feed the poor little
thing, 30 ! had to bring It here, for II
. knew could find "a bottle Of milk
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