The Yale expositor., 1896-12-25

Inst month that the c7ar OF Russia
wanted a hoy, who would be ear when
| hr = dead. but the doctor could get
only = girl. And there Is Mr.. Cleve-
land. the president of the United
States. who has wanted n boy ever so
long, but the doctor could only get
girls to bring him"
Are there so many Of us?" Sissy
asked In flank dismay.
sometimes" returned the doctor,
land then, again. there are more boys
than girls"
"WelE" said Sissy. with a SIGH, after
long pause. II th'rk mist go now.
or course. YOU viii 80" II nj n secret.
You know d'du'i p,'nsi III nurse what
came for. and she bl,J4ht me; she's
waiting i'm the ant,-sn,tn Now, Dr.
Edmonds," shaking ror oE"er ut him,
you do your very best "a get mamma
n baby. nice lTttla boy baby. on
Christmas day"
I'll do my best" the doctor au-
ewered, rising. as his guest arose, "It
may be- girl and il may he n day o.
two Ire, Dut If / can possibly do II,
Ill bring your mamma on Christmas
day, hice little red boy baby"
"A r"d baby" repeated Sissy. in evil
dent disapproval. "Oh, no. not red
baby don't like red babies. | want
a WIN one"
Blu ',isSy, red ones are healthlest.
and they s"on turn white, you know"
"Oh, do they?"
Eyes. always"
you are sure they are healthierT'
Certainly"
Wei. then, n rcd baby that will
turn white, ard try your best. doctor.
20 have Il a boy and to bring it on
Christmas day"
And the little guest departed.
1t was yet two weeks until Christ.
mas. and Sissy wCni about during all
that time with a burdpnSome secret in
Dor little mind, so bUrdCnsoI"e. i'm fact.
that she could hardly help telling Il to
her mamma. Il k low something |
wont tell" she would say. and when
her mamma would smile and ask her
to be let into the scorer she would say:
II know what Santa Claus Is going TO
bring you; but I won't tell" Then she
would laugh and dance ia the greatest
glce, IT which Mrs. Wallingfnrd would
smile, for the doctor occA sionally when
Sissy was M school. and | suspect he
nad 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 he
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 the
doctors fulhllment OF his promise. But
Sissy knew nothing of IT, for she was
sound asleep. drea hing 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 distul he'd.
For a 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
| pa, but every minute she rose and ran
| TO the window 10 see If she could see
the doctor coming, end ut 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 expected bundle in hic
arms her face fell.
Didn't the baby Gomez" she asked,
wocfnlly
Hush" said the doctor, softly, "and
come with me-"
Together they went up stairs, fol-
lowed by the smiling Mr. WalliIGford,
and the door of Mrs. Wallingford's
room opened for them. The doctor
took Sissy 10 her own little crib. by the
side of her mammals bed. and said
Look! There's the little red boy
baby | promised 10 bring TO you for
your mammals Christmas present"
Sissy gave little screech. which
made her papa and the doctor laugh
and her mamma smile.
II ordered it for you myself, NAM
ma, and it's for merry Christmas TO
you: and, oh. had an awfully hard
time to get the doctor to have II boy
and TO bring II on Christmas day." But
then, remembering that she had not
seen the baby brought. she continued,
turning 10 DIR. Ednlonds, "but did you
bring it this morningT
Yes replied the doctor, IT brought
u very early this morning, soon after
midnight. when you were alseep."
And disturbed mammaF'
81 couldn't very well help it,"
why didn't you wait until after
BREAKFAST
Because it came at midnight, and /
had nothing TO feed the poor little
thing, so | had TO bring 1t here, for
knew L could find bottle of milk
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