The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-26
A True story.

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v.ars. lie had little round head
that was more than well covered by a
DERBY hat several sizes too large for him,
fallen TO him from an older brother. pro-
badly "Mikey." Joey had large brown
eyes that looked upon the world with the
wistfulness Of seven years that had fallen
in, to him. pleasant places, except when
his dolls were broken or lost. Inc secret
is told, Joey loved dolls, dolls of all sorts
and descriptions from the tiny penny
doll to the largest ne had ever seen, they
were all fascinating TO small joey. And
he bore bravely all the teasing that this
propensity brought him. joey went
home.
He Immediately commenced raid
upon closets, cupboards, drawers ana
every available hiding place, until his
mother appeared, somew hat inesnsee.
"Joey, whatever are ye doin', litterin'
round so."
"pm Iookin' for the doll Mikey sent
from Boston,"
"Whatever Is the chile talkin aboulf
"The doll Amt here joey, Corkey Nc
Shane's got 1t over to his house," Jimmy
called from the next room.. joey
marc he'd down stairs, out the back door,
down one street aud up another until
Mrs. McShane's house was reached. He
knocked at the door.
"who's thezs?v called voice.
"It's me, joey"
"What's wanted?" the voice called.
wants Corkey."
"CorKey amt in; what yer want wild
him?"
81 wants the doll Mikey sent from
Boston,
Mrs McShane, for it was that good wo-
man who owned the voice answered.
"Corkey's worxin'; he won't be home
till six o'clock"
Joey marched down the stairs up one
street and down another, home. Supper
had to be eaten, and then Joey's mother
vetoed any more outing for that evesing.
Joey went to sleep with one or two dolls
hideousIy mutilated beside him. The
next morning Joey did not awaken as
early as he had intended.
breakfast had to be eaten before he
could start out.
But at last he started with a rush for
Mrs. McShane's.
"Good mornin I" ne said, as Mrs.
M Shane opened the door "Is Corkey
Iers?"
"Corky's gone ter work, what yer
want wild him Joey?"
81 wants the doll Mikey stint from Bos-
ton, Jimmy says Corky's got it,
swell, If hes got 1t can't git 1t for
yer, its up attic and Corkey's got the
key"
"pIl come when he gifts home" said
Joey and started for school. The school
house was undergoing repairs and a
nice, pleasant man had been at work
with him at recess and after school hours,
in fact had had some business talk
with him. 1t happened thus:
81 wants ter git some work ter do"
Joey mad said after one or two interviews.
"What ter dor" said the nice, pleasant
man.
"Same's you do" said Joey.
Gan right; I'll speak to the boss a bout
you." said the nice, pleasant man. "He
likes folks that arc within to take hold of
anything"
I: Hence 1t happened that joey went home
and told his mother that he'd soon be
earning money to help out with the
family expenses, for Joey's father was
dead and he was the youngest OF eight
children. as we have recorded,
Joey's lines fell mostly in pleasant places
except in the matter of his dolls, and
that was a great exception. Joey's eldest
sister was a widow with two lite girls,
who made her home with her mother and
Joey felt the full importance of heing
uncle to two little neices. Kitty, the
elder, was fond of dolls. In way, but ii
was not Joey's way. lie did not like to
have doll broken or injured, and it re-
quired all his inventive ability to hide
his favorites from Kitty's careless hand
ling. Even then he was often iuconsed
by finding their hiding places had been
discovered and his very best dolls de-
stroyed while he was at school. One day
his wrath was not to be appeased.
"It's no use; don't like that Kitty,"
he declared.
"Why," said his mother, "you love
your sister Mamie and you must love her
child Kitty"
al DON'T" he said stoutly. "Mamie's
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