Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-29

l was dS Sunny as Ulrl, ana STUCK out nef
tongue at me. l left right away. /
couldn't tell Cousin Ernor about it, be-
cause she had told me not to go with Lily
Rubers.
Cousin Ernor cried all the time when
Uncle Jem was out of the house. 1 asked
her why she didn't hang herself. She said
1t was wicked of me to say such things.
Wasn't she mean? OF course 1 wouldn't
tell her about the little boy hanging him
self after that, would you?
Sure enough, Prince Charming wasn't
| coming back any more. Well. one day it
vas raining, and I was up in the garnet
playing. found an old clothes line. and
I thought all at once I'd see. / tied the
rope around my neck, and then l climbed
Up on top of an old trunk and tied the
other end of the rope around big nail in
the wall, because there wasn't any joist,
and then jumped Off the trunk. You see,
l was only seeing. But oh, l thought
was killed. 1t did feel! Oh, 1t felt awful,
and tried to make a sound and 1 couldn't,
just like an awful dream. / was nearly
dead, 1 guess, before 1 got back on that
trunk again, and that old rope on my
reck. Then / fell right Off the trunk and
tried to call Cousin Ernor. but couldn't.
and 1t got night all at once. and L was
| asleep. l walked up and heard Cousin
Efnor calling as loud as she could, and
ret" 1 tried to call her, too. but my throat
was awful sore-lots worse than Group,
and couldn't make sound. When Cousin
Efnor found me know she was scared.
because she scolded me, but didn't mind.
This feels lots better" said. and snug
gled up in her arms.
Better than what?' Cousin Ernor asked.
Better than that rope" said l, and then
told her all, and felt. oh, lots better
still. Well, 1 told her l wanted Prince
Charming, too. and she oughtn't have sent
him away. Uncle Jem was in the room,
and he didn't like it because she had him
go away, because he scowled and left the
room quick. l guess he wanted to cry.
That is how l always do when l want to
cry.
| walked I'D that night. and said to
Cousin Ernor (she let me sleep with herr:
Cousin Ernor, 1 want Prince Charm
irg.' What DO you suppose Cousin III nor
said?. Now Just think. ''Oh, Marjorie, L
want him, too!'
What made you send him off, then?' l
asked, and wouldn't you?
Cousin Error didn't answer that. she
couldn't.
was sick after that-a long time. Cousin
Elnor said so, too. One morning before II
was very lish; 1 heard Uncle Jem say:
She will have 10 be taken to your
grandmothers. Shell never get well here.
That was Inc, he was talking about Did
you ever!
That very day mamma came over, and
took me in a carriage to grandma 1t was
e. long way, because it was most night
before I got there. Blu. before i went AMI
WREN Cousin ETnor was kissing me good
bye. she whispered right in my carlow
iSteni
kiss Prince Charming for me-
When 1 woke up next morning at grand
mas, mamma brought me big cup OF
sweet milk. and l drank every drop. Then
l said to her next nS-"Mamnla, L want
Prize Charming"
VERY WELL" said mamma. and left the
room. She came back in minute, and
when L was wondering where Prince
Charming was she put an awful old tin dol
lie on the bed. What would you have done
if you had wanted Prince Charming real
bad. and somebody would have given you
Ill -
away hard i could, and just cried
awful, cause nay heart was broken--al-
most. Mamma, she was hurt, Of course;
wouldn't you? But i told her / was sorry,
but she left me alone. cried till j couldn't
cry another wink. and then L went to sleep.
When 1 woke up the room was all dark,
and I-heard-Prince-Char
aS-plain:
Poor little lady. is that SO? Why. 1
must see her right off,
Well. i knew he meant me. He always
called me lady, and he did. for Prince
Charming came right into the room, and
he picked me up in his arms, like L was
teensy baby. and said SO queerly, and in
such a creepy voice:
My poor little Tottleby. my poor little
lady, and he kissed me good, and said
just the next thing:
How is Cousin Ei'nor?" Just think.
And L said: IN tell You if you will prom
III promise" said Prince Charming.
and he sat down on the bed, and kissed
me again.
Promise me you'll come back again."
said l. because We need you. Ernor wants
you awful bad. She told me. Oh, I've told
all. didn't mean to. but it slipped out"
God bless YOU Tottleby," Prince Charm
ing said. and he cried, Prince Charming
cried. He did. because 1 felt something
warm drop on my cheek in the dark and
know what that means. 1t means crying.
because Ernor has cried in the dark lots of
times, and sometimes a tear would fall on
my cheek. I've felt it.
Then we both cried. 1t was awful nice.
Aren't We miserable, Prince Charming?"
and / Rugged him.
Then he said.
What do you suppose?
"Tottleby. my dear little lady. do you love
Prince Charming well enough 10 be willing
TO do something nice for him? Yes Tottle-
by. L am miserable. Would you make me
happy if you could?"
l answered, quick as wink: TRY me-"
Does Cousin Elnor look happy" said
my prince.
"No-o-o-o." I just pulled out the no as
long as could breathe; then asked Prince
Charming how L could make him happy,
and l wanted to start at it right off. He
said: Listen
Tell mamma to write to Cousin Ernor
that you want to see her.
Well. did. i told mamma that 1 wanted
Efnor. and mamma said l should have her
Cousin EInor came.
She was fixing me up for bed. and had
just given me my bed-night kiss, and
Prince Charming came in to kiss me bed
night, too. He said:
THANK God. thank God!'' Neither one of
them thanked me. Did you ever. They
didn't see me. Think Of it,
They kissed forty-leven dozen times. l
guess. Then he said. fast:
What does Uncle Jem say?"
And ETnor said that Uncle Jem still
fused some. but she thought he would for
give them.
He did.
Cousin Ernor said that Prince Charming
was just my Cousin Charlie But Prince
Charming says she is Princess Charming
now. OF course he is right Mamma saws
that Uncle Jem fused because they were
cousins. and didn't want cousins to marry.
l should think not!
Prince Charming says 1 married him and
Cousin Ernor. 1 did.
Cousin El'nor says / told this story real
nicely. did, too Don't you think so?
That hateful Lily Rulers didn't hang her
self after all. She never intended to- Prince
Charming says. He knows.
That's all.
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